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December 7, 2019 | Vol. 34, No. 23

2019 Books of the Year

Great books tell stories. Here’s our pick of vivid and insightful new releases for better understanding America, world events, history, science, and theology
2019 Books of the Year
FEATURES
Liberty and justice for all
Liberty and justice for all
Will religious liberty survive?
Grappling with evil
Grappling with evil
Explaining an ‘unmitigated, genocidal disaster’
Vivid memories
Vivid memories
Asking probing questions, diving into details
Darwinism’s big breakdown
Darwinism’s big breakdown
Michael Behe says evolution degrades genes but doesn’t create them
Curving heavenward
Curving heavenward
Paul Miller explains how true living comes through dying
Battles on La Rambla
Battles on La Rambla
Two great older books illuminate the Spanish Civil War and the road to polarization
A 30-ring circus
A 30-ring circus
Tribulations and trials highlight a fortnight’s news 
From watchdogs to lapdogs?
From watchdogs to lapdogs?
USCIRF commissioner resigns over attempts by Congress to ‘undermine the independence’ of commissioners
DISPATCHES
Quick Takes
Quick Takes
Quotables
Quotables
Human Race
Human Race
By the numbers
By the numbers
CULTURE
MOVIES & TV

Men of the church

The Two Popes portrays a friendly rivalry between Pope Emeritus Benedict and Pope Francis

Magic on ice

Funny Frozen II flirts with vague animism but offers some positive messages

Neighborly graces

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood shows the power of unselfish love
Music

New Christmas albums

Another Sunday Service

Music from Jarvis Cocker’s BBC show reveals an interesting and open musical mind
 
Children's Books

’Tis the season

Family devotionals for advent 
NOTEBOOK
Lifestyle
Learning to wrestle pigs
Learning to wrestle pigs
Farmers Dennis and Margaret Guth fought often—until they learned to understand and appreciate their differences
History
A Heart Mountain reunion
A Heart Mountain reunion
Formerly interned Japanese Americans gather 75 years after the Supreme Court decision that ended their exile 
Sports
Muscling in
Muscling in
No matter the activists’ spin, biological males maintain unfair advantages when competing against women
VOICES
The Editors

The Editors

Mailbag

Joel Belz

Joel Belz

Mailbag medicine

Marvin Olasky

Marvin Olasky

Be the solution

Andrée Seu Peterson

Andrée Seu Peterson

Looking forward

Mindy Belz

Mindy Belz

In the house of mourning

Janie B. Cheaney

Janie B. Cheaney

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