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Christine Havens

Christine Havens is a writer and a graduate of the Seminary of the Southwest. She is passionate about literature and theology. Her work has appeared on Mockingbird Ministries’ blog, Mbird, and in Soul by Southwest, the seminary’s literary journal.

Strength for a Demanding Journey

Walking Each Other Home: Spiritual Companionship for Dementia Caregivers By Jean M. Denton Morehouse Publishing, pp. 176, $16.95 As an Amazon Associate, TLC earns from qualifying purchases. Part...

Superficial, but Still Appreciated

The Stranger in the Lifeboat By Mitch Albom Harper, pp. 271, $23.99 As an Amazon Associate, TLC earns from qualifying purchases. Mitch Albom’s latest novel, The Stranger...

Jack: Exploring Interracial Love and Loneliness

A theologically charged love story and commentary on racism and segregation in the 1950s and now.

Why Is ‘Cli-Fi’ Important to the Church?

Climate fiction can be an excellent tool for spiritual exploration of creation-care issues.

The Play’s the Thing

Shakespeare, Theology, and the Unstaged God offers a provocative, well-researched look at the spaces that literature and theology can cohabit

A Woman Can Be a Doctor

Four Women Doctors of the Church reinforces the hard-won wisdom that women can take “the initiative … to launch themselves into the life of the Church.”

The Coffee Stains of Faith

Tim Schenck's Holy Grounds is about how coffee and faith are berries on the same tree.

A New Vocabulary for Belief

Jonathan Merritt analyzes 19 words from the sacred vocabulary, including yes, creed, prayer, pain, disappointment, mystery, God, fall, and sin.

Storytelling Relearned

For Rowan Williams, the tragic imagination keep us mindful that we are not in control of all that surrounds us.

Grace and Daily Life

This book is a memoir and yet doubles as a devotional, especially for mothers and wives who fret about the day-to-day messiness of their lives.