During the first month of 2020, I read ten great new books (published in 2020): (5.0) Where Goodness Still Grows: Reclaiming Virtue in an Age of Hypocrisy by Amy Peterson (W Publishing Group, 2020) (4.5) We Were Spiritual Refugees: A Story to Help You Believe in Church by Katie Hays (Eerdmans, 2020) (4.5) Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn (Knopf, 2020) (4.5) Another Way: Living and Leading Change on Purpose by Stephen Read More …
Books
Top 20 Books of the 2010s (#1844)
For the last ten years I've published an annual list of my top ten books published each year. While these lists have been alphabetical rather than in rank order, they've also included mention of two books from each list that had the greatest impact on me that year. Over the last decade that adds up to 20 books that have significantly impacted me. Author Title Year Diana Butler Bass Christianity After Religion: The End of the Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Read More …
Top 10 Books of 2019 (#1840)
In 2010, I started publishing a list of my top books of the year each year here at So What Faith. The 2019 edition (aka the 10th Annual) of the best books of the year follows. Author Title Chris Arnade Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America Claire Brown and Michael T. McRay Keep Watch with Me: An Advent Reader for Peacemakers Bruce Deel Trust First: A True Story About the Power of Giving People Second Chances Lenny Duncan Read More …
5 Star Books Published in 2019 (#1839)
Over the course of this year, I've provided ratings here at So What Faith for well over 100 books published in 2019. This year 17% of those volumes earned a rating of 5 or better (including 4 books that received a rating of 5+). These books are listed below in alphabetical order by author last name. Author Title Chris Arnade Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America Susan Beaumont How to Lead When You Don't Know Where You're Going: Leading in a Liminal Read More …
Book Recommendations – December 2019 (#1838)
My final monthly list of recommended reads for the year features thirteen books published in 2019, including three focused on Advent. (5.0) Keep Watch with Me: An Advent Reader for Peacemakers by Claire Brown and Michael T. McRay (Abingdon Press, 2019)(5.0) The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall (Simon & Schuster, 2019)(4.5) Light of the World: A Beginner's Guide to Advent by Amy-Jill Levine (Abingdon Press, 2019)(4.5) Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Read More …
Book Recommendations – November 2019 (#1832)
Over the last several weeks, I've read a wide variety of new books. The list below features the ten best books I read in the last month that were published in 2019. (5.0) Christ in Crisis: Why We Need to Reclaim Jesus by Jim Wallis (HarperOne, 2019)(5.0) How to Lead When You Don't Know Where You're Going: Leading in a Liminal Season by Susan Beaumont (Rowan and Littlefield Publishers, 2019)(4.5) Miracles and Other Reasonable Things: A Story of Unlearning and Relearning God by Sarah Read More …
Book Recommendations – October 2019 (#1828)
Over the last thirty days I've read a number of good books published in 2019. (5.0) When Islam Is Not a Religion: Inside America's Fight for Religious Freedom by Asma T. Uddin (Pegasus Books, 2019)(4.5) Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor by Steven Greenhouse (Knopf, 2019)(4.5) Health Justice Now: Single Payer and What Comes Next by Timothy Faust (Melville House, 2019)(4.0) Catholic Social Activism: Progressive Movements in the United Read More …
Book Recommendations – September 2019 (#1821)
My latest list of recommended reads features ten books published in 2019. (5.0) Trust First: A True Story About the Power of Giving People Second Chances by Bruce Deel (Optimism Press, 2019)(5.0) Truth Worth Telling: A Reporter's Search for Meaning in the Stories of Our Times by Scott Pelley (Hanover Square Press, 2019) (4.5) Embracing God's Future without Forgetting the Past: A Conversation about Loss, Grief, Read More …
Book Recommendations – August 2019 (#1816)
Over the last thirty days I've read many recently published books worth recommending. Published in 2019 (5+) Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination by Lenny Duncan (Fortress Press, 2019) (5.0) Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America by Chris Arnade (Sentinel, 2019) (5.0) We Speak for Ourselves: A Word from Forgotten Black America by D. Watkins (Simon and Schuster, 2019) (4.5) How to Human: An Read More …
Book Recommendations – July 2019 (#1810)
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 …