Being something of a disaffected Orthodox Jew myself, I was captivated by Shalom Auslander’s no-holds-barred evocation of the right-wing modern Orthodox world in his new memoir “Foreskin’s Lament.” Echoing the themes of his debut story collection, “Beware of God,” “Foreskin’s” travels along parallel tracks, documenting Auslander’s increasing God-centric paranoia, fueled by his wife’s pregnancy, while…

If you think slavery died with the Civil War, think again. It’s a huge problem today, and getting worse. Dave Batstone’s written a book about it, “Not for Sale,” and he appeared on CBS’ “Eye to Eye” to discuss it. Click here to watch. Or, click here to see a slide show about slavery around…

9-11 and 3:16. What do those two numbers mean to you? For Max Lucado and his publishing teams, the first is the release date of a host of new products, and the second is the product itself. “What if hope could replace despair?” he asks. “What if the church could come together around what they’re…

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