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
- 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
- Citizen: Faithful Discipleship in a Partisan World by C. Andrew Doyle
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- Peter Paul and Mary: Fifty Years in Music and Life by Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey
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