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Mary Eberstadt
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Family first

Books |  Author argues that strong families can prevent a broken church

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Notable Books

Books |  Popular theological books

Fred Phelps Jr., of Topeka, Kansas., with the Westboro Baptist Church holds a sign in front of the Supreme Court in Washington.

Signs and Wonders: Hacker gives Westboro a taste of its own protest

Newsworthy |  Hactivist hates Phelps. Westboro Baptist Church is infamous for seeking publicity in the wake of national tragedies, which it often says are punishments from…

Myanmar President Thein Sein

Globe Trot: Soft sell in Washington for Myanmar democracy

International |  Myanmar President Thein Sein meets in Washington today with President Barack Obama and contends in a Washington Post interview that the army he has presided over…

Mehnaz Afridi

Muslim Journeys: Let’s talk about it … again

Islam |  Mehnaz Afridi, professor of religious studies at Manhattan College in New York, is one of the many librarians and humanities council directors preparing to…

Best in show?
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Best in show?

Books |  Houghton Mifflin makes some good choices in its annual series but leaves out a lot

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Notable Books

Books |  Four Christian novels

Stacking library shelves
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Stacking library shelves

Islam |  How Washington is pushing Islamic propaganda into local communities. Where’s the ACLU when we need it?

FAILURE TO COMPLY: Saint Sebastian, who was ordered killed by the Roman emperor Diocletian.
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Persecution myth?

Religion |  A new book claims Christian martyrdom was fabricated, but the present sheds light on the past

The NEH's list of books and recipient libraries

The NEH's list of books and recipient libraries

Islam |  Tomorrow WORLD will publish a story about the National Endowment for the Humanities promotion of Islam. During the past three days we’ve posted lists of…

The Muslim Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem as seen with the silhouette of a cross in the window of the Dominus Flevit church on the Mount of Olives.

More books to read about Islam

Islam |  On Friday, WORLD will publish an article showing how the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is using taxpayer funds to send books promoting Islam to…

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