The best new books I’ve read in the last month are
- (5.0) Prophets, Priests, Pastors, & Poets: Being and Becoming the Resurrected Christ by Bruce Reyes Chow (Chalice Press, 2026)
- (5.0) Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women in the World They Made by Kristin Kobes Du Mez (Liveright Publishing, 2026)
- (5.0) Situated: Find the People and Places that Bring Out Your Best by Angela Duckworth (Scribner, 2026)
- (4.5) AI and the Future Church: Make Your Ministry Irreplaceable in a World of Artificial Everything by Carey Nieuwhof (Forefront Books, 2026)
- (4.5) You Can Just Do Things: How High Agency People Get What They Want Out of Life by Cate Hall (HarperEdge, 2026)
- (4.5) Vibe: The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World by Adam Grant (Viking, 2026)
- (4.0) Tongue in Church: A Liberating Primer on Christian Vocabulary by Samantha Bise (Pilgrim Press, 2026)
- (4.0) The Case for Quitting: The Surprising Benefits of Opting Out by Lindsay Crouse (HarperOne, 2026)
It is rare for me to give three books five stars in a single month. What makes this month particularly interesting is how different these three exceptional books are from one another.
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Three of this month’s authors have appeared previously on So What Faith
- Bruce Reyes Chow has appeared numerous times since his first mention in 2010. In 2024, I named Everything Good About God is True: Choosing Faith a top book of the year.
- Kristin Kobes Du Mez has also been recognized for authoring a book of the year. In 2020, I named Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation a top book of the year.
- Carey Nieuwhof has been mentioned on several occasions dating back to 2013. In 2018, I rated Didn’t See It Coming: Overcoming the Seven Greatest Challenges That No One Expects and Everyone Experiences 4.0.