WALLoE world

Filmmaker Andrew Stanton says his latest film isn’t about the environment or obesity

Gender wars

A new survey traces the divide between elementary boys' and girls' reading tastes

Commuter-driven bestseller

The Shack wracks up sales by recasting a personal spiritual odyssey unfettered by church life

Anti-moralist Christianity

Book of the Year author and New York pastor Tim Keller takes skeptics in and outside the church from doubt to reason-filled faith

'Godward thought'

Allen Levi may not be a music star, but he's had an impact that goes beyond fame

Getting the Word out

China's Bible printing venture gets a high-speed makeover

Changing Times

The world's most celebrated best-seller list suddenly is crammed with religious titles

An old deception

Author and cult expert Richard Abanes explains the attraction and heresy of A New Earth

War reads

Election season is coming and Iraq rhetoric will be humming.

Beauty in hardship

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl offers girls more than a typical wealth fantasy

Notable CDs

Four new culturally enriching CDs reviewed by Arsenio Orteza