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RNS picks for religion and spirituality books of 2024

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64% Informative

In an often-tense election year , a number of the books RNS featured in 2024 dealt with politically charged faith topics.

Amanda Tyler’s and Matthew D. Taylor's explorations of Christian nationalism and Joshua Leifer's breakdown of American Judaism's embrace of Zionism .

The more reflective offerings offer space for whatever readers might be feeling at the end of an exhausting year.

J.S. Park outlines an approach to grief that is less about letting go and moving on, and more about letting in and moving with.

Historian Jemar Tisby platforms over 50 little-known Christian historical figures, most of them Black and many of them women, who advocated against racism through the centuries .

VR Score

69

Informative language

68

Neutral language

46

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

57

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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Time-value

medium-lived

External references

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