An ambitious narrative follows many characters with ties to a certain plot of land across history, but it fails to achieve coherence or rootedness. Review by Maura Ronayne

Artists, scholars, and theologians explore the Holy Spirit’s distinctive presence in the interplay of art and theology. Review by Joy Moore

Seth Wieck takes on the role of landscape poet, ushering his Texas Panhandle home into the reader’s imagination and showing the sacredness of place. Review by Aaron Brown

Reformed philosopher James K. A. Smith’s new book follows a path beyond knowledge into doubt, suffering, and wonder. Review by Hayden Kvamme

What if patriotism isn’t boastful flag-waving but rightly-ordered love for God and neighbor in the place you call home? Review by Christopher Parr

If reasonableness means getting it right about what really matters, then true reasonableness requires an openness to transcendence. Review by Anna Heetderks

In Talking Classics, Mary Beard rejects old justifications for studying classics but fails to articulate compelling reasons of her own. Review by Sebastian Neri

In his new primer on religious freedom in America, Randall Balmer makes a historical defense for the separation of church and state. Review by Sara Holston

Patricia L. Hamilton’s latest collection poetically reveals how personal and cultural memories constellate our unfolding present. Review by Gloria Heffernan

Lived experiences often provide the strongest rebuttals to intellectual doubts. Review by Katy Carl

In her new verse drama, J.C. Scharl takes on profound theological questions to remind us that their importance goes beyond abstract, academic musing. Review by Benjamin Myers

Rachel Hicks’s poetry shows the powerful role words play in bridging the gap between everyday experience and the divine. Review by Elise Tegegne