The best new books I’ve read in the last month are
- (5.0) Money, Lies and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy by Katherine Stewart (Bloomsbury, 2025)
- (4.5) The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for An Age of Outrage by Richard Rohr (Convergent, 2025)
- (4.5) Undivided: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church by Hahrie Han (Alfred A. Knopf, 2024)
- (4.5) Disposable: America’s Contempt for the Underclass by Sarah Jones (Simon & Schuster, 2025)
- (4.5) Unicorn Team: The Nine Leadership Types You Need to Launch Your Big Ideas with Speed and Success by Jen Kem (Hay House, 2025)
- (4.0) Healing Affluenza and Resisting Plutocracy: Luke’s Jesus and Sabbath Economics by Ched Myers (Fortress Press, 2025)
- (4.0) I’ve Got Questions: The Spiritual Practice of Having it Out with God by Erin Hicks Moon (Baker Books, 2025)
- (3.0) A Church That Every Community Needs by Duncan Banks, Jeff Brodie, Josh Crain, et. al. (Irresistible Church Network, 2025)
Money, Lies and God
“Those who wish to protect democracy in the US should hold at the front of their minds a simple fact: We – that is, those of us who reject the politics of conquest & division – are in the majority” (p.236).
If you’re looking to gain a deeper understanding of the growing authoritarian impulse in America, Katherine Stewart’s Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy is a must-read. While she revisits some familiar themes and groups, Stewart’s thorough reporting and sharp analysis uncover much more – offering fresh insights into the powerful forces seeking to end our democracy.
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Richard Rohr has appeared on this blog many times over the last fifteen years, including four books he’s written or contributed to
- Naked and You Clothed Me: Homilies and Reflections for Cycle A (Clear Faith, 2013) – Rated 5.0
- The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe by Richard Rohr (Convergent Books, 2019) – Rated 4.5
- Essential Teachings on Love by Richard Rohr (Orbis, 2018) – Rated 4.5
- Falling Upward: Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life (Jossey-Bass, 2011) – Reviewed in 2011 prior to introducing a rating system