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Balancing the books: hard times in religion publishing
CONVENTIONAL wisdom holds that when times get bad, people turn to religion. But that's not the case in religion publishing. Like other business...
Christian Century, 05/05/09 by Marcia Z. Nelson · More from publication -
Peace-church colleges wrestle with having armed guards
In the wake of shooting rampages at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University that together left nearly 40 people dead, several colleges that...
Christian Century, 07/01/08 by Marcia Z. Nelson · More from publication -
The Year of Magical Thinking
The Year of Magical Thinking. By Joan Didion. Knopf, 240 pp., $23.95. The Year of Magical Thinking. By Joan Didion. Knopf, 240 pp., $23.95. IN...
Christian Century, 07/25/06 by Marcia Z. Nelson · More from publication -
Religion sells
BY A NUMBER of measures, sales of religion books are booming. The Association of American Publishers reports that religious publishing grew by 37...
Christian Century, 10/19/04 by Marcia Z. Nelson · More from publication -
The Way Things Are: Conversations with Huston Smith on the Spiritual Life
The Way Things Are: Conversations with Huston Smith on the Spiritual Life. By Huston Smith. Edited and with a preface by Phil Cousineau. University...
Christian Century, 05/18/04 by Marcia Z. Nelson · More from publication -
Knocking on Heaven's Door: American Religion in the Age of Counterculture
Knocking on Heaven's Door: American Religion in the Age of Counterculture. By Mark Oppenheimer Yale University Press, 304 pp., $30.00. Knocking...
Christian Century, 05/04/04 by Marcia Z. Nelson · More from publication -
Shopping Malls and Other Sacred Spaces: Putting God in Place
By Jon Pahl. Brazos, 238 pp., $19.99. By Jon Pahl. Brazos, 238 pp., $19.99. HE PLACES where Americans spend their time and treasure are where...
Christian Century, 03/09/04 by Marcia Z. Nelson · More from publication -
Insufficient funds: when hard work doesn't pay
ARE THE POOR blessed or lazy? The prevailing answer in America is lazy. The welfare revolution of the past decade put the poor to work. The...
Christian Century, 06/14/03 by Marcia Z. Nelson · More from publication -
Oprah on a mission: dispensing a gospel of health and happiness
THE ENTERTAINMENT business is not usually thought of as a missionary enterprise, but talkshow host and media queen Oprah Winfrey is a woman on a...
Christian Century, 09/25/02 by Marcia Z. Nelson · More from publication -
Getting real with Dr. Phil
Self Matters: Creating Your Life from the Inside Out. By Phillip C. McGraw. Simon & Schuster, 309 pp., $25.00. Self Matters: Creating Your Life...
Christian Century, 09/25/02 by Marcia Z. Nelson · More from publication
