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A
Jew Among the Evangelicals Named
One
of Publishers Weekly
Best
Books of the Year
November 6, 2006
A Jew Among the Evangelicals: A Guide for the Perplexed by Mark Pinsky
(Westminster John Knox Press, $14.95, August 2006) has been named
one of the Best Books of the Year by Publishers Weekly, the bible
of the publishing industry. It is one of ten books selected in the
religion category.
Books in contention for the best books list are those that received
one of the magazine’s coveted starred reviews, indicating a
book of outstanding quality. “We receive approximately three
thousand religion and spirituality books each year, and that number
is growing” says Jana Riess, PW’s Religion Reviews Editor.
Of those, we can review several hundred in the magazine, and star
only a small number. For 2006, we had 55 starred religion books
competing for ten slots on the best books list."
The Publishers Weekly starred review of Pinsky’s book remarked
“...it is Pinsky’s treatment of evangelicals in politics
that distinguishes his book from countless other journalistic forays
into the land of megachurches...Kudos to Pinsky for offering nuanced
reporting instead of stereotypes.”
In A Jew Among the Evangelicals, Pinsky, longtime religion reporter
for the Orlando Sentinel, writes of his “curious journey”
from “nice Jewish boy from Jersey” to professional observer
of evangelical Christianity. He examines the hopes, fears, and motivations
of this influential subculture, and breaks down some of the stereotypes
about them. It’s a surprisingly sympathetic portrayal of an
unpredictable, multifaceted group.
Mark Pinsky is also the author of the bestseller The Gospel According
to The Simpsons, and The Gospel According to Disney, both published
by Westminster John Knox Press.
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