Book Reviews

Apr 08, 2020

Schenk's biography of Mercy Sr. Theresa Kane a detailed account of visionary's path

By Mary E. Hunt

Apr 01, 2020

'Unbelievers' is an engaging historical treatment of doubt, disbelief

By Bill Tammeus

Mar 25, 2020

On Flannery O'Connor's birthday, two books to celebrate her life, work

Mar 18, 2020

'Voyage of Mercy' tells resonant story of Americans aiding starving Ireland

Mar 11, 2020

Maggie Paxson converted from war reporting to being a peace correspondent

By Colman McCarthy

Mar 04, 2020

New book meditates on Emily Dickinson's acute awareness of natural world

Feb 29, 2020

GOP apostate aims to school Democrats on beating the devil on the ballot

Feb 19, 2020

Book on Civil War era activists has parallels to present moment

Feb 12, 2020

Book review: Researcher interviews struggling pornography users

By Bill Tammeus

Feb 05, 2020

Books on impeachment may both trouble and reassure President Trump

By Timothy Kelly

Jan 29, 2020

Richard Holbrooke biography is fraught, but enlightening

By William O'Rourke

Jan 22, 2020

Meticulous scholarly book on women's role in early church has a few sketchy claims

By Christine Schenk

Jan 15, 2020

New book on Charleston massacre depicts agonizing struggle to move on

By Diana L. Hayes

Jan 08, 2020

New book on liturgy synthesizes theology and sociological research

By Peter C. Phan

Jan 01, 2020

New biography of Thomas Berry reasserts importance of his work

By Marian Ronan

Dec 24, 2019

Shaping the early Christian church, Paul came before the Gospel writers

Dec 18, 2019

Breaking through oaths of secrecy at the 2013 conclave

By Donald Cozzens

Dec 11, 2019

Rich portrait of a social change agent in biography of Grail leader Anne Hope

By Mary E. Hunt

Dec 04, 2019

Oil rule America: New book details competing theological visions of US energy capitalists

By Marian Ronan

Nov 27, 2019

Rwandan memoir recounts couple's harrowing tale

By Bill Tammeus