The titles "Old" and "New Testament" were used by St ... the terms "Old" and "New" Testaments also designate the sacred books of each.

After much pre-publicity, which I reflected on at the time, The Widening of God’s Mercy: Sexuality within the Biblical Story (Yale University Press) has finally appeared. This enables an end to ...

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In Kwame Alexander’s new verse novel and Karen L. Swanson’s nonfiction picture book, Black girls pursue their dreams of playing big-league baseball. By Abby McGanney Nolan As spooky season ...

Long considered to be the first off the subs’ bench should one of thrash’s Big 4 fall by the wayside, Testament have overcome more than their fair share of adversity – from time in the post-thrash ...

Lila Pereira, a successful media executive, rises to the top of her career but has to reckon with her youngest daughter, Grace, resenting her for not being a PTA mom. Grace also dredges up the ...

Ursula K. Le Guin attends 2014 National Book Awards on November 19, 2014, in New York City. One of six Le Guin Nebula Award winners, Powers is part of the Annals of the Western Shore series for ...

Katharine Spurrier dives into the stunning selection of photographs by Carlos Muñoz-Yagüe in this new book which takes us behind the scenes of iconic designer, Yves Saint Laurent. Alexander ...

About Best Books: Every year the librarians and staff on our Best Books committees read thousands of titles to select noteworthy new books for readers of all ages. Find out more, discover which titles ...

Maddow's podcast "Ultra" and her book "Prequel" detail the history of ... Maddow explained to David Remnick last week at The New Yorker Festival. "It is something that's coming from a fascist ...

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