Do Christian nationalists want to bring back compelled orthodoxy and the resulting persecution? Well, the question of whether God is one, two or three has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths throughout history. In 16th-century England, one could only discuss religion, especially the Christian religion, at his or her peril. William Tyndale—an English scholar fluent […]
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The Battle for the Bible
What happens to a civilization when it abandons the authority upon which it was built? That question emerges from John Fugelsang’s 2025 book Separation of Church and HateFugelsang’s foundational premise is that the Bible we possess today bears little resemblance to what its original authors wrote. He calls Scripture the world’s longest game of telephone, […]
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In The Great Quiet
It’s Oklahoma, 1893. The starting gun for the land run isn’t a gun at all, it’s a cannon, firing at high noon to begin the race. Horses lunge forward and wagons rattle across open prairie as thousands of hopeful settlers surge into territory newly opened for homesteading. Laura Vogt’s debut novel “In the Great Quiet” […]
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Legendary Comic Book Collection of Late OKC Attorney Eric Groves Heads to Auction
A remarkable comic book collection assembled over a lifetime by late Oklahoma City attorney Eric J. Groves is headed to auction this month. Groves, who died last July at 82, was widely known for his civic leadership, preservation efforts and support of the arts. Less publicly — though no less passionately — he was a […]
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It’s Only a Game
Oklahoma’s red dirt has a way of shaping people. It teaches work, endurance, and the belief that nothing worth having comes easy. Darrel Johnson is an unmistakable product of Oklahoma: formed by old wooden gym floors, small towns, big dreams, and a faith that never fully left, even when tested to its breaking point. Johnson’s […]
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Oklahoma noir
Crooks Signing Event With Lou Berney 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 Best of Books1313 E. Danforth Road, Edmond405-340-9202 bestofbooksok.comFree Lou Berney is warmly funny and engaging, providing the thoughtful responses you’d expect from a seasoned author of seven novels, including Dark Ride, November Road and The Long and Faraway Gone. From his polite comportment, you’d […]