Shopping for God: How Christianity Went from In Your Heart to In Your Face5 reviews James B. Twitchell Simon & Schuster, 2007 Straight from the apatheist's mouth: the marketing of religion in America + Big Box Christianity: Thinking Outside the Box? + A "Cold" Christian and Professor of Advertising Coolly Addresses "Hot" and Growing Churches + Selling an Experience: The Dirty Details             Discovering God: The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Belief18 reviews Rodney Stark HarperOne, 2007 Excellent work of Rational Choice Theory applied to Religion + The Author is Fascinated by The Subjects Stark is a first rate scholar who examines various theories of religion and examines various aspects of world religions from the rational choice vantage point and Christainity makes a good showing. Well documented and well argued. An excellent book!             The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason836 reviews Sam Harris W. W. Norton, 2005 Sam Harris presages Sarah Palin. + Well worth it - even after reading Dawkins, Dennett and Hitchens + A Thought Provoking Outlook on World Events and Religious Attitudes + Chaotic World: Belief in Faith Nourished in Primitive Times             Letter to a Christian Nation616 reviews Sam Harris Knopf, 2006 A true breath of fresh air.... + Eye-opening and thought-provoking, though not infallible + Amen + Fantastic Book             The Stillborn God: Religion, Politics, and the Modern West11 reviews Mark Lilla Knopf, 2007 The History of the Great Separation + The Tenuous Rope of Political Thelogy + Two Undying Worlds Forever in Conflict: The Stillborn God by Mark Lilla + The Stillborn God + Excellent Summary of Political Theology and Theological Philosophy             Cities of God: The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome10 reviews Rodney Stark HarperOne, 2007 Another grand effort by a leading, perhaps the leading, historian of early Christianity + Well written, advances some arguments, raises interesting questions + A Thorough Statistical Analysis of the Rise of Christianity I am not a Christian, but I am interested in the history of Christianity. Rodney Stark, I've concluded, is probably the leading historian of Christianity and, best of all, he doesn't defend, proselytize. mythologize - he simply describes the history. And, surprisingly, according to Stark, the ...             The New American Judaism: The Way Forward on Challenging Issues from Intermarriage to Jewish Identity5 reviews Rabbi Dr. Arthur Blecher Palgrave Macmillan, 2007 Enlightening, Passionate, Refreshing + "A must read for every American Jew" + Helping Jewish Americans Help Themselves + Intellectually exciting + A refreshing voice             Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope41 reviews Brian D. McLaren Thomas Nelson, 2007 I agree with this book's author! + Don't fear the bad reviews! + Emerging Church & the alternative framing story of hope I agree with this book's author! I am very pleased to see that there are some Christians who care about making the world we are living in a better place. Like Brian McLaren, I don't approve of Christians who don't care about how bad the world we are living in is, as long as they go to Heaven when ...             Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite15 reviews D. Michael Lindsay Oxford University Press, USA, 2007 A well-needed work on the subject + Christianity - personal faith, powerful idea + Balance to Evangelicalism Three years of research brings an excellent, well needed work to the subject of the influence of evangelical Christians in American society. D. Michael Lindsay does an outstanding job. I highly recommend it.             Have a Nice Doomsday: Why Millions of Americans Are Looking Forward to the End of the World (P.S.)5 reviews Nicholas Guyatt Harper Perennial, 2007 Believe It or Not, Prophecy Affects You + The End Of The World As They Know It (And They Feel Fine) + The phrophetic world is a murky world + Bringing on the crazy! A character study             God's Harvard: A Christian College on a Mission to Save America22 reviews Hanna Rosin Harcourt, 2007 A fascinating report + Excellent + God's "New" Harvard Looks Like God's "Old" Harvard + What hath God wrought?             Hollywood Faith: Holiness, Prosperity, and Ambition in a Los Angeles Church Gerardo Marti Rutgers University Press, 2008 In Christianity, as with most religions, attaining holiness and a higher spirituality while simultaneously pursuing worldly ideals such as fame and fortune is nearly impossible. So how do people pursuing careers in Hollywood's entertainment industry maintain their religious devotion without sacrificing their career goals? For some, the answer lies just two miles south of the historic center of ...             Shopping for God: How Christianity Went from In Your Heart to In Your Face5 reviews James B. Twitchell Simon & Schuster, 2007 Straight from the apatheist's mouth: the marketing of religion in America + Big Box Christianity: Thinking Outside the Box? + A "Cold" Christian and Professor of Advertising Coolly Addresses "Hot" and Growing Churches + Selling an Experience: The Dirty Details             The New American Judaism: The Way Forward on Challenging Issues from Intermarriage to Jewish Identity5 reviews Rabbi Dr. Arthur Blecher Palgrave Macmillan, 2007 Enlightening, Passionate, Refreshing + "A must read for every American Jew" + Helping Jewish Americans Help Themselves + Intellectually exciting + A refreshing voice             Letter to a Christian Nation616 reviews Sam Harris Knopf, 2006 A true breath of fresh air.... + Eye-opening and thought-provoking, though not infallible + Amen + Fantastic Book             Discovering God: The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Belief18 reviews Rodney Stark HarperOne, 2007 Excellent work of Rational Choice Theory applied to Religion + The Author is Fascinated by The Subjects Stark is a first rate scholar who examines various theories of religion and examines various aspects of world religions from the rational choice vantage point and Christainity makes a good showing. Well documented and well argued. An excellent book!             Hollywood Faith: Holiness, Prosperity, and Ambition in a Los Angeles Church Gerardo Marti Rutgers University Press, 2008 In Christianity, as with most religions, attaining holiness and a higher spirituality while simultaneously pursuing worldly ideals such as fame and fortune is nearly impossible. So how do people pursuing careers in Hollywood's entertainment industry maintain their religious devotion without sacrificing their career goals? For some, the answer lies just two miles south of the historic center of ...             Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite15 reviews D. Michael Lindsay Oxford University Press, USA, 2007 A well-needed work on the subject + Christianity - personal faith, powerful idea + Balance to Evangelicalism Three years of research brings an excellent, well needed work to the subject of the influence of evangelical Christians in American society. D. Michael Lindsay does an outstanding job. I highly recommend it.             The Stillborn God: Religion, Politics, and the Modern West11 reviews Mark Lilla Knopf, 2007 The History of the Great Separation + The Tenuous Rope of Political Thelogy + Two Undying Worlds Forever in Conflict: The Stillborn God by Mark Lilla + The Stillborn God + Excellent Summary of Political Theology and Theological Philosophy             Have a Nice Doomsday: Why Millions of Americans Are Looking Forward to the End of the World (P.S.)5 reviews Nicholas Guyatt Harper Perennial, 2007 Believe It or Not, Prophecy Affects You + The End Of The World As They Know It (And They Feel Fine) + The phrophetic world is a murky world + Bringing on the crazy! A character study