Books

Check out these recommended books from several of our interviews (listed in alphabetical order by author).

• Anti-Racism 4REALS: Real Talk with Real Strategies in Real Time for Real Change by Sheila M. Beckford and E. Michelle Ledder
• Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith by Sarah Bessey
• On the Spectrum: Autism, Faith, and the Gifts of Neurodiversity by Daniel Bowman Jr.
• Race in America: Christians Respond to the Crisis by Laura Cheifetz and David Maxwell, eds.
• Good White Racist? Confronting Your Role in Racial Injustice  by Kerry Connelly
• Blessed Are the Others: Jesus’ Way in a Violent World by Andrew DeCort
• Red State Christians: Understanding the Voters Who Elected Donald Trump  by Angela Denker
• White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism  by Robin DiAngelo
• “The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America” by Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer
• Citizen: Faithful Discipleship in a Partisan World  by C. Andrew Doyle
• Pray for the Bear: An Ordinary Person’s Guide to Unlocking Extraordinary Personal Strength by Carly Fauth
• A House Divided: Engaging the Issues Through the Politics of Compassion  by Mark Feldmeir
• Reckoning with Power: Why the Church Fails When It’s on the Wrong Side of Power by David Fitch
• Culture Care: Reconnecting with Beauty for Our Common Life  by Makoto Fujimura
• Just Faith: Reclaiming Progressive Christianity  by Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons
• Rebirth of a Nation: Reparations and Remaking America by Joel Edward Goza 
• The Moral Teachings of Jesus: Radical Instruction in the Will of God by David Gushee 
• Queering Contemplation: Finding Queerness in the Roots and Future of Contemplative Spirituality by Cassidy Hall
• The Julian Way: A Theology of Fullness for All of God’s People  by Justin Hancock
• Disability and the Church: A Vision for Diversity and Inclusion  by Lamar Hardwick
• How Ableism Fuels Racism: Dismantling the Hierarchy of Bodies in the Church – by Lamar Hardwick
• Fortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World–and How to Repair It All  by Lisa Sharon Harper
• Awakening the Light: A Survivors to Thrivers Going-Forward Story  by Tambry Harris
• Holy Chaos: Creating Connections in Divisive Times  by Amanda Henderson
• Anxious to Talk about It: Helping White Christians Talk Faithfully about Racism by Carolyn Helsel
• How Not to Be Afraid: Seven Ways to Live When Everything Seems Terrifying  by Gareth Higgins
• The Hundred Story Home  by Kathy Izard
• Trust the Whisper: How Answering Quiet Callings Inspires Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary Grace by Kathy Izard
• My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church – by Amy Kenny
• Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation by Steven Johnson
• White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity  by Robert P. Jones
• “The Way: Meaningful Spirituality for a Modern World” by Larry Jordan
• Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood
• When God Became White: Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Christianity by Grace Ji-Sun Kim
• Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation  by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
• Shine Your Light: 77 Blessings to Clear Your Energy and Claim Your God-Given Calling by Kate King
• Praying with Our Feet: Pursuing Justice & Healing on the Streets by Lindsey Krinks
• Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair by Duke Kwon and Gregory Thompson
• Zion Learns to See: Opening Our Eyes to Homelessness by Terence and Zion Lester
• The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee
• Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart by Brian McLaren
• Faith After Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do About It  by Brian McLaren
• Why Don’t They Get It? Overcoming Bias in Others (and Yourself) by Brian McLaren
• “The Seventh Story: Us, Them, and the End of Violence” by Brian McLaren and Gareth Higgins
• The Second Pandemic: Authoritarianism and Your Future by Brian McLaren
• Becoming Brave: Finding the Courage to Pursue Racial Justice Now  by Brenda Salter McNeil
• Empowered to Repair: Becoming People Who Mend Broken Systems and Heal Our Communities by Brenda Salter McNeil
• Living into God’s Dream: Dismantling Racism in America  by Catherine Meeks
• A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life by Parker J. Palmer
• Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit  by Parker J. Palmer
• Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation by Parker J. Palmer
• On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old by Parker J. Palmer 
• Daily Practices of Inclusive Leaders: A Guide to Building a Culture of Belonging by Eddie Pate and Jonathan Stutz 
• Undivided: A Muslim Daughter, Her Christian Mother, Their Path to Peace  by Patricia Raybon and Alana Raybon
• Worth Fighting For: Finding Courage and Compassion When Cruelty Is Trending by John Pavlovitz 
• Everything Good About God Is True: Choosing Faith by Bruce Reyes-Chow
• True Inclusion: Creating Communities of Radical Embrace  by Brandan Robertson
• Words, Wonder, and the Divine in You by Deborah Roof 
• A Journey Called Hope: Today’s Immigrant Stories and the American Dream by Rick Rouse
• Faith-Rooted Organizing: Mobilizing the Church in Service to the World  by Alexia Salvatierra and Peter Heltzel
• Howard Thurman: The Mystic as Prophet  by Luther E. Smith, Jr.
• In & Out of Season: Thriving in Life’s Transitions by Evelyn Johnson-Taylor
• Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman: Public Mystic and Freedom Fighter  by Therese Taylor-Stinson
• How to Preach a Dangerous Sermon  by Frank A. Thomas
• The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance by Jemar Tisby
• How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice  by Jemar Tisby
• Between Two Trailers: A Memoir by J. Dana Trent
• Abundant Lives: A Progressive Christian Ethic of Flourishing by Amanda Udis-Kessler
• The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy by Jim Wallis
• Something in the Water: A 21st Century Civil Rights Odyssey  by Michael W. Waters
• How to Film Truth: The Story of Documentary Film as a Spiritual Journey  by Justin Wells
• With Liberty & Justice for Some: The Bible, the Constitution, and Racism in America  by Susan K. Williams Smith
• “Looking Inward, Living Outward: The Spiritual Practice of Social Transformation“ by Daniel Wolpert
• Peter Paul and Mary: Fifty Years in Music and Life by Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey
• Everything Could Be a Prayer: One Hundred Portraits of Saints and Mystics by Kreg Yingst

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