IN THE NEWS | Israel resists pressure to end operations against Hamas amid warnings of a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza
BOOKS | A history of rope and its role in civilization
TELEVISION | A new season of Shiny Happy People revisits the evangelical youth organization Teen Mania
BOOKS | Douglas Murray examines the conflict between Israel and Hamas
BOOKS | The German Peasants’ War reminds us that the Reformation was always more than a battle of ideas
William Fleeson | Massive, youth-led rallies show cracks in country’s wartime unity
BOOKS | A notable scholar misreads the life of Christ
BOOKS | A new interpretation of the Gospel of Matthew
BOOKS | A flawed yet engaging look at charisma in American religion and politics
MOVIE | Scary creatures loom large in a heartwarming drama about a loving family dealing with grief