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

Liberty and justice for all

Will religious liberty survive?

Grappling with evil

Explaining an ‘unmitigated, genocidal disaster’

Vivid memories

Asking probing questions, diving into details

Darwinism’s big breakdown

Michael Behe says evolution degrades genes but doesn’t create them

Curving heavenward

Paul Miller explains how true living comes through dying

Battles on La Rambla

Two great older books illuminate the Spanish Civil War and the road to polarization

A 30-ring circus

Tribulations and trials highlight a fortnight’s news 

From watchdogs to lapdogs?

USCIRF commissioner resigns over attempts by Congress to ‘undermine the independence’ of commissioners