My latest list of great books features ten volumes published in 2020:
- (5.0) Always a Guest: Speaking of Faith Far From Home by Barbara Brown Taylor (Westminster John Knox, 2020)
- (4.5) Sanctuary: Being Christian in the Wake of Trump by Heidi B. Neumark (William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2020)
- (4.5) Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World by Tyson Yunkaporta (HarperOne, 2020)
- (4.5) The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket by Benjamin Lorr (Avery, 2020)
- (4.0) I Have Something to Tell You by Chasten Buttigieg (Atria Books, 2020)
- (4.0) . . . And the Church Actually Changed: Uncommon Wisdom for Pastors in an Age of Doubt, Division, and Decline by N. Graham Standish (Fortress Press, 2020)
- (4.0) The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good by Michael J. Sandel (Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux, 2020)
- (3.5) Everything is Spiritual: Who We Are and What We’re Doing Here by Rob Bell (St. Martin’s Essentials, 2020)
- (3.5) The Innovative Church: How Leaders and Their Congregations Can Adapt in an Ever-Changing World by Scott Cormode (Baker Academic, 2020)
- (3.5) The Post-Quarantine Church: Six Urgent Challenges + Opportunities That Will Determine the Future of Your Congregation by Thom S. Rainer (Tyndale Momentum, 2020)
Always a Guest
Barbara Brown Taylor has been recognized as one of the greatest living preachers by Baylor University, as one of the most influential people by TIME, and her books have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list. Additionally, she has been mentioned on So What Faith on many occasions, including being recognized for writing two top books of the year:
Barbara Brown Taylor is an Episcopal priest who spent the latter part of her career as a professor. During those years she had the opportunity to serve as a guest preacher in a wide variety of settings. Always a Guest is a collection of must read sermons from those years.