There are so many good books published every year. The best of the best among those I read this year follow in my eighth annual listing of my top ten books of the year.
| Author | Title |
| Marcus Borg | Days of Awe and Wonder |
| Tony Campolo and Bart Campolo | Why I Left, Why I Stayed: Conversations on Christianity Between an Evangelical Father and His Humanist Son |
| Joan Chittister | Radical Spirit: 12 Ways to Live a Free and Authentic Life |
| Elizabeth Currid-Halke | The Sum of Small Things: A Theory of the Aspirational Class |
| Michael Eric Dyson | Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America |
| Michael Kinnamon | The Witness of Religion in an Age of Fear |
| Anne Lamott | Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy |
| Jonathan Morduch and Rachel Schneider | The Financial Diaries: How American Families Cope in a World of Uncertainty |
| Seth Stephens-Davidowitz | Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are |
| Joan C. Williams | White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America |
Top Two
From the list above, the two books that have had the greatest impact on me are
- Days of Awe and Wonder by Marcus Borg, and
- The Witness of Religion in an Age of Fear by Michael Kinnamon
Marcus Borg (1942-2015) has long been a great influence on my faith journey. This is his fifth and final appearance on my annual list of top books
- 2017 – Days of Awe and Wonder
- 2014 – Convictions
- 2012 – Evolution of the Word
- 2011 – Speaking Christian
- 2010 – Putting Away Childish Things
Prior Lists
Check out earlier editions of my top books of the year: