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April 20, 2024 | Vol. 39, No. 8

The battle for America’s identity

Sharon Dierberger, Emma Freire | Does Christian nationalism hold the key to the country’s past—and its future?


FEATURES
Rendering unto Caesar

Chiara Lamberti | Fight over property taxes highlights bias against evangelicals in Italy

Overture to harmony

Kim Henderson | A young composer finds his rhythm in the world of modern music


CULTURE
TRENDING

Making Notre Dame great again

TRENDING | Calls to keep the cathedral’s makeover culturally conservative have for the most part prevailed

Books

Ballad of beauty

BOOKS | Leif Enger’s latest novel makes the lyrical seem everyday

When all is forgotten

BOOKS | Finding forgiveness before it’s too late

On depravity and grace

BOOKS | A novelist’s take on Genesis will challenge her fellow liberals

Therapy that discourages

BOOKS | How children become “emotional hypochondriacs”

Children's Books

Magical and mysterious reads

CHILDREN’S BOOKS | Four new releases reviewed

 
FILM & TV

Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces

DOCUMENTARY | A famously private comedian opens up about finding joy late in life

The Baxters

TELEVISION | Roma Downey stars in a faith-based soap opera

Box Office Top 10

MOVIES | Top films for the weekend of March 29-31

Shirley

MOVIE | The complicated and courageous life of America’s first black congresswoman

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

MOVIE | Indiscriminate destruction by hero and villain alike overshadows a weak plot in latest MonsterVerse movie

Music

Finishing on a high note

MUSIC | Remembering pop crooner Eric Carmen

New and noteworthy

MUSIC | Four new albums reviewed


NOTEBOOK
Lifestyle
Mold buster

LIFESTYLE | When there’s something strange in the walls of Australian homes, Tim Law is on call to help

Religion
Teaching the tablets

RELIGION | Utah adds Ten Commandments to history curricula

Money
Gone with the wind

MONEY | Study finds turbines erode home values across the U.S.

Law
Second-guessing religion

LAW | Wisconsin’s high court weakens religious tax exemptions