The best new books I’ve read in the last 30 days are listed below.
- (4.5) The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America by Kathryn J. Edin, H. Luke Shaefer, and Timothy J. Nelson (Mariner Books, 2023)
- (4.5) Life After God: Finding Faith When You Can’t Believe Anymore by Mark Feldmeir (Westminster John Knox Press, 2023)
- (4.5) Afro-Christian Convention: The Fifth Stream of the United Church of Christ edited by Yvonne. V Delk (Pilgrim Press, 2023)
- (4.0) The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images & Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis by Karen Swallow Prior (Brazos Press, 2023)
- (4.0) Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America by Russell Moore (Sentinel, 2023)
- (4.0) Radical Acts of Justice: How Ordinary People Are Dismantling Mass Incarceration by Jocelyn Simonson (The New Press, 2023)
- (3.0) The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back? by Jim Davis and Michael Graham (Zondervan Reflective, 2023)
- (2.5) The Way to Live: Purpose Isn’t Discovered, It’s Created by Joshua Craft (1% Publishing)
Best of the Best
Regular readers are used to seeing me share a brief blurb or occasionally a more comprehensive review of the month’s top book. With three volumes atop this month’s list I’ll simply offer that I learned much from each of these books and recommend them to you.