The ten best recently published books I read during the last month are
- (5+) For All Who Hunger: Searching for Communion in a Shattered World by Emily M. D. Scott (Convergent, 2020)
- (5.0) Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God by Kaitlin B. Curtice (Brazos Press, 2020)
- (5.0) Tough Questions, Honest Answers: Faith and Religion for 21st Century Explorers by Cameron Harder (Fortress Press, 2020)
- (4.5) Celebrity Worship by Pete Ward (Routledge, 2019)
- (4.5) Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World by Jacqueline Novogratz (Henry Holt and Co., 2020)
- (4.0) Beyond Hashtag Activism: Comprehensive Justice in a Complicated Age by Mae Elise Cannon (IVP, 2020)
- (4.0) Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity by Robert Chao Romero (IVP Academic, 2020)
- (4.0) Useful Wisdom: Letters to Young (and not so young) Ministers by Anthony B. Robinson (Cascade Books, 2020)
- (4.0) Your 168: Finding Purpose and Satisfaction in a Values-Based Life by Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr. (Wiley, 2020)
- (3.5) Something that may Shock and Discredit You by Daniel Mallory Ortberg (Atria Books, 2020)
So What?
Emily M. D. Scott is a Lutheran (ELCA) pastor, church planter, and author. She served as the founding pastor of St. Lydia’s Dinner Church in Brooklyn, and now serves as the founding pastor of Dreams and Visions in Baltimore.
For All Who Hunger: Searching for Communion in a Shattered World is the third book this year to receive a 5+ rating on So What Faith, and the only highly rated book published in 2020 that I’ve already read more than once. At its core, this For All Who Hunger is a memoir reflecting on many of the experiences from the early years of St. Lydia’s – a quirky congregation that helped shape a larger dinner church movement.
I invite you to read this book to experience the church as a place of authentic hospitality and worship as an experience that includes a place at the table for all people. And, I trust that as you read the story of Emily M. D. Scott’s adventurous and entrepreneurial response to God’s call you will be encouraged and emboldened to live out your faith.