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Rumspringa: To Be or Not to Be Amish
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The Amish are an intriguing group, but you'd barely know it while wading through Shachtman's uninspiring, sometimes tedious take on an aspect of their life that not many know about: rumspringa. Translated as "running around," it is the rite of passage most Amish teens (beginning around age 16) are allowed to go through until they choose either to split... »
Shopping for God: How Christianity Went from In Your Heart to In Your Face
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James Twitchell's "Shopping for God" is about how many modern-day Christians in America go about the process of consuming - buying and selling - the religious experience. Twitchell focuses on what has been happening in America where there is a free market in religious products, more commonly called beliefs and on what is common with fast growing denomi... »
God's Harvard: A Christian College on a Mission to Save America
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This is a very humane, sometimes amusing, occasionally sharp-eyed, often sympathetic look at a determined subculture. It is not a chronological narrative but a series of episodes--detailed snapshots illuminating the lives of Patrick Henry students and faculty. Thankfully, Mrs. Rosin doesn't limit her focus to the campus itself, but shows ... »
Anthropology of Religion, Magic, and Witchcraft
This book is great for first-time anthropology students; it teaches basic as well as advanced concepts without seeming overly preachy or didactic. Its eth... »
Disciples of All Nations: Pillars of World Chri
A spate of recent works on "world (or global) Christianity," including Philip Jenkins' widely read "The Next Christendom" (New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2... »
Whose Religion Is Christianity?: The Gospel bey
We are in a time of extraordinary growth in Christianity fueled primarily, as Sanneh writes, by "several factors: the end of colonial rule; the effect of ... »
Cross-Cultural Conflict: Building Relationships
Duane Elmer's book Cross-Cultural Conflict is an important book intended to "clarify issues in intercultural and interracial conflict, to provide insights... »
A New Religious America: How a "Christian Count
The positives of this book is its reminder of how we have evolved as a nation. Yes, for the most part we have serious Judeo Christian roots, but lets not ... »
Christianity and the Social Crisis in the 21st
As an progressive Rauschenbusch does the unusual service of taking the time to describe how the past of Christianity, even though often sordid in the deta... »
Fundamentalism: A Very Short Introduction (Very
Don't be deceived by how short this book is. It is an intellectual powerhouse that cleverly presents the major developments and nuances of fundamentalism ... »
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