Summer has arrived. Over the last month I read ten books I appreciate enough to recommend. All of these volumes were published in the last two years. Published in 2019 (5+) Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life by Amber Scorah (Viking, 2019) (4.5) The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong by Karen Gonzalez (Herald Press, 2019)(4.5) Called to Forgive: The Charleston Church Shooting, a Victim's Husband, and the Path to Healing and Read More …
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Book Recommendations – June 2019 (#1803)
The 10 best books published in 2019 that I read during the month of May are (5.0) Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence that Caring Makes a Difference by Stephen Trzeciak and Anthony Mazzarelli (Studer Group, 2019)(4.5) Love Big: The Power of Revolutionary Relationships to Heal the World by Rozella Haydée White (Fortress Press, 2019)(4.5) Engage!: Tools for Ministry in the Community by Dana Horrell (Fortress Press, 2019)(4.5) Sustaining Hope in an Unjust World: How to Read More …
Book Recommendations – May 2019 (#1797)
The 10 best books published in 2019 that I read during the month of April are (5.0) Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every Dollar Count by Phil Buchanan (Public Affairs, 2019) (5.0) Piloting Church: Helping Your Congregation Take Flight by Cameron Trimble (Chalice Press, 2019) (4.5) One Coin Found: How God's Love Stretches to the Margins by Emmy Kegler (Fortress Press, 2019) (4.5) Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World by Read More …
Top 12 Authors: 2009-2019 (#1791)
Over the last 10 years, I've reviewed, recommended, or rated more than 600 books here at So What Faith. Starting in 2011, I have provided a list of the top ten books I reviewed that year that were published during that year. To date, only 12 authors have appeared on more than one Top 10 List: Diana Butler Bass, 2012, 2015, 2018Marcus Borg, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017Joan Chittister, 2011, 2017John Dominic Crossan, 2010, 2012, 2015Lillian Daniel, 2013, 2016 Tenzin Gyatso (the 14th Dalai Read More …
500 Authors Featured on So What Faith (#1790)
Since writing my first blog post in the summer of 2009, I've shared book reviews, recommendations, and/or ratings on a regular basis. These efforts have focused on recently published books, and have allowed me to introduce my readers to more than 500 authors: Elias Aboujaoude, Mustafa Akyol, Jay Allison, Dianna E. Anderson, Keith Anderson, Christophe André, Michael J. Arena, Steve Argue, Sarah Arthur, Reza Aslan, Patty Azzarello, Cheryl Bachelder, Christopher Bader, Scott Bader-Saye, Alex Read More …
Book Recommendations – April 2019 (#1789)
During the first quarter of the year, I was fortunate to spend time reading a considerable number of excellent books published in 2019. The list below captures the best volumes I've read over the last few weeks. (5+) Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others by Barbara Brown Taylor (HarperOne, 2019) (4.5) The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on America edited by Nikesh Shukla and Chimene Suleyman (Little, Brown, and Company, 2019) (4.5) The Right It: Why So Many Ideas Fail Read More …
Christians Don’t Own Jesus (#1787)
Over the last 9 1/2 years, I've been rather active on Twitter. While the frequency of my tweeting has varied, I've never walked away from the platform for an extended period of time. After 14,200 tweets I was surprised to find that something I tweeted yesterday has been liked more than any of my other tweets. So What? The tweet is quote from page 157 of Barbara Brown Taylor's new book: Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others I'm pleased to know that more Read More …
Book Recommendations – Bonus List for March 2019 (#1784)
For the second month in a row, I'm pleased to share a "bonus list" of recommended reads. All of the books on this list were published in 2019. (5.0) The Time is Now: A Call to Uncommon Courage by Joan Chittister (Convergent Books, 2019) (4.5) Can I Get a Witness?: Thirteen Peacemakers, Community-Builders, and Agitators for Faith and Justice edited by Charles Marsh, Shea Tuttle, and Daniel P. Rhodes (Eerdmans, 2019) (4.5) Platform: The Art and Science of Personal Branding by Cynthia Johnson Read More …
Book Recommendations – March 2019 (#1782)
For March I'm sharing my traditional list of the best books I read over the last 30 days that were published this year alongside a bonus list of books I read recently that were published between 2015 and 2018. (5+) Outlandish: An Unlikely Messiah, a Messy Ministry, and the Call to Mobilize by Derek Penwell (Chalice Press, 2019) (5.0) Unsettling the Word: Biblical Experiments in Decolonization edited by Steve Heinrichs (ORBIS, 2019) (4.5) The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Read More …
Book Recommendations – Bonus List for February 2019 (#1777)
Over the last few years, I've typically shared a list of book recommendations on a monthly basis. Since I didn't read many books published in 2019 until January I didn't share my first list on the year until the first day of February. With so many wonderful books being published early in 2019, I've decided to share a second February list - a bonus list. Over the last two weeks, I read several new books worth recommending. The following volumes were all published in 2019. (5.0) Empty Read More …