A fantasy novel by theologian Alister McGrath.

Poems about being a military wife in wartime.

A biography of Henry Aaron.

A literary translator's rather narrow view.

Four slave women and their friendship.

A revisionist account of America's founding.

As understood by Herman Wouk.

The Cold War's over, but spy fiction flourishes.

Allegra Goodman's new novel is her best yet.

A new novel by the master of historical espionage.

The perfect house: then what?

A posthumous book of essays by Clifford Geertz.

Marilynne Robinson takes on "parascience."

A Southern Baptist convert to creation care.

An ethnographer sits in on Bible studies.

A fresh perspective on church-state tensions.

A memoir by Christopher Hitchens.

Two must-reads for soccer fans and neophytes.

A bittersweet elegy for a dying newspaper.

Crossing to Safety