There are so many good books published every year. The best of the best among those I read this year follow in my seventh annual listing of my top ten books of the year.
Top 10 Books of 2016
| Author | Title |
| Lillian Daniel | Tired of Apologizing for a Church I Don’t Belong To |
| Robert P. Jones | The End of White Christian America |
| Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and Douglas Carlton Abrams | The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World |
| Brian McLaren | The Great Spiritual Migration: How the World’s Largest Religion is Seeking a Better Way to Be Christian |
| Michael S. Piazza | Vital Vintage Church: How Traditional Congregations Thrive |
| Stephen Prothero | Why Liberals Win the Culture Wars (Even When They Lose Elections): The Battles That Define America from Jefferson’s Heresies to Gay Marriage |
| John Shelby Spong | Biblical Literalism: A Gentile Heresy: A Journey into a New Christianity Through the Doorway of Matthew’s Gospel |
| Andy Stern | Raising the Floor: How a Universal Basic Income Can Renew Our Economy and Rebuild the American Dream |
| Jim Wallis | America’s Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America |
| Marianne Williamson | Tears to Triumph: The Spiritual Journey from Suffering to Enlightenment |
Top Two
From the list above, the two books that have had the greatest impact on me are
- The End of White Christian America by Robert P. Jones, and
- Why Liberals Win the Culture Wars (Even When They Lose Elections): The Battles That Define America from Jefferson’s Heresies to Gay Marriage by Stephen Prothero
Prior Lists
Check out my prior top books of the year lists:
And, don’t miss my Top 10 Faith Enriching Books.