The goal isn’t merely getting closer to God... (Originally published in Christianity Today, September/October 2017.)

Elizabeth D. Samet's “Looking for the Good War” is a worthy exploration of not only how we remember events such as the attack on Pearl Harbor but also whether we do so well. The ways we make subsequent decisions, and the lives in the balance,…

In the introduction and in Chapter 1, Elcott and his colleagues focus on how fear makes religious traditions such as Catholicism, Protestantism and Judaism vulnerable to being subsumed by nationalism. While adherents to those traditions may appear fervent in their conviction, part of the irony…

Christian Smith and Amy Adamczyk's new book is a note of encouragement. In essence, they contend, “parents are the most important figures shaping the religious lives and futures of their children in the United States.”

In “Expect More! Dare to Stand Up and Stand Out,” Muffet McGraw details what it took to make those gains, as well as what is needed to bring Title IX's promise of equality to reality.

Long after Saturday's cheers for old Notre Dame subside, the university's mystique will still rally the hearts of and minds of loyal sons and daughters. To individuals seeking to understand that mystique, Thomas E. Blantz and James T. Connelly's efforts prove indispensable reading.

Defining “The Upswing” is what Putnam and Garrett refer to as “the I-we-I curve.” In essence, they mined the depths of existing data to determine how the sense of community shared by Americans has changed over time. The result is the I-we-I curve, which “traces…