From the Foreword by Mark A. Noll . . . This book, though presenting its research calmly and moving carefully to thoughtful conclusions, has been written by an author with a… read more

“Holy Week” for Christians has been and is just that, the holiest of weeks in our liturgical calendar. Through the liturgies of Holy Week, we experience a tradition… read more

Christians today have a tendency to get into the Christmas spirit a little earlier than we probably should. Retailers in the United States more than a century ago decided that the … read more

Just as secret shoppers help retailers know what real customers are experiencing in their stores, John (or Jane) Q. Visitor offers the real view from the pew in congregations… read more

I know the so-called "worship wars" are so 1990s, and I'm not even sure how they turned out. (Maybe the emergent church threw a wrench in all of it as a surprise third-party… read more

As a teenager, I worked as a counselor at an Episcopal summer camp tucked away in the Cascade Mountains. The camp was focused on group process: helping kids grow in their ability… read more