Religion in the Lands That Became America: A New History Entertainment_Gift_Guide THE VILLAIN: The Dark One—probably

THE VILLAIN: The Dark One—probably not fun at parties

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Interpreted in a form designed to appeal to the general reader

Vasya’s stepmother forbids her family from honoring their household spirits

Soviet forces dig in for a last stand

Religion in the Lands That Became America: A New History Entertainment_Gift_Guide THE VILLAIN: The Dark One—probablyA sweeping retelling of American religious history, showing how religion has enhanced and hindered human flourishing from the Ice Age to the Information AgeThis book, which looks like dynamite tucked into the cracks of the old foundation, might become the cornerstone of a new one. What one critic recently said of James Baldwin applies to Tweed: This was not the voice of a generation. He belonged entirely to himself.Grant Wacker, Christian Century