Book Interviews | Writing for Your Life

Please enjoy these book interviews, featuring many of our author partners and emerging authors. Click on the author’s name to see the interview.

Recent Interviews

Brian Anderson – “Fathering Together: Living a Connected Dad Life”
Tonya May Avent – “Using God’s Playbook for the Game of Life: 52 Scriptures Your Young Athlete Should Know Before Sending Them Off Into the World”
Meta Herrick Carlson – “Ordinary Blessings for Parents: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Family Life”
Miguel Escobar – “The Unjust Steward: Wealth, Poverty, and the Church Today”
Cheryl Minor – “Godly Play in Middle and Late Childhood“
Jennifer Garcia Bashaw – “Scapegoats: The Gospel Through the Eyes of Victims”
Debbie Bronkema – “Writing Toward Wholeness: Exploring Creativity and Spirituality”
Doug Peters tells stories about his times with Frederick Buechner
Dawn Darwin Weaks – “Breakthrough: Trusting God for Big Change in Your Church“
Sabrina Chan and La Thao – “Learning Our Names: Asian American Christians on Identity, Relationships, and Vocation”
Valerie Brown – “Hope Leans Forward: Braving Your Way toward Simplicity, Awakening, and Peace”
Angela Denker – “Red State Christians: A Journey into White Christian Nationalism and the Wreckage It Leaves Behind”
Damon Garcia – “The God Who Riots: Taking Back the Radical Jesus”
John Noltner – “Portraits of Peace: Searching for Hope in a Divided America“
Willie Dwayne Francois III – “Silencing White Noise: Six Practices to Overcome Our Inaction on Race”
Grace Ji-Sun Kim – “Invisible: Theology and the Experience of Asian American Women”
Karen Tibbals – “Persuade, Don’t Preach: Restoring Civility across the Political Divide”
Katelyn Beaty – “Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church”
Patty Krawec – “Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future”
Little Coleman – “ABC That Could Be Me”
Mark Yaconelli – “Between the Listening and the Telling: How Stories Can Save Us”
Shannon Kearns – “In The Margins: A Transgender Man’s Journey With Scripture”
Kevin Nye – “Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness”
Richard Mouw – “How to Be a Patriotic Christian: Love of Country as Love of Neighbor“
Mari Fitz-Wynn – “RISE UP! Poems of Protest, Poems of Praise”
Paul Miller – “The Religion of American Greatness: What’s Wrong with Christian Nationalism”
Kate Ott – “Sex, Tech, and Faith: Ethics for a Digital Age”
Glenys Nellist – “Little Mole Goes to School”
Amy Kenny – “My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church”
Kate Meyer – “Faith Doesn’t Erase Grief: Embracing the Experience and Finding Hope”
Sharei Green, Beckah Selnick, and Nikki Faison – “God’s Holy Darkness”
Clarence Shuler and Gary Chapman – “Life-Changing Cross-Cultural Friendships: How You Can Help Heal Racial Divides, One Relationship at a Time”
Michael Granzen – “Breaking Through the Plate-Glass Window—Prophetic Fragments: On Doing Justice and Loving Kindness in a Time of Reckoning”
Bunmi Laditan – “Help Me God, I’m a Parent: Honest Prayers for Hectic Days & Endless Nights”
Brianne Edwards – “A Thousand Pounds: Finding the Strength to Live and Love under the Weight of Unbearable Loss”
Patrice Gopo for “All the Places We Call Home”
Rohadi Nagassar – “When We Belong: Reclaiming Christianity on the Margins“
Randy Woodley – “Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting with Sacred Earth”
Susanna Snyder and Ellen Ott Marshall – “Parenting for a Better World: Justice Practices for Your Family and the Planet”
Brandon Wrencher and Venneikia Samantha Williams – “Liberating Church: A 21st Century Hush Harbor Manifesto”
Eric Minton – “It’s Not You, It’s Everything: What Our Pain Reveals about the Anxious Pursuit of the Good Life”
Idelette McVicker – “Recovering Racists: Dismantling White Supremacy and Reclaiming Our Humanity”
Deborah Nelson Linck – “Pauli Murray: Shouting for the Rights of All People”
Brian McLaren – “Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned”
Jonny Rashid – “Jesus Takes a Side: Embracing the Political Demands of the Gospel”
Michelle Reyes – “The Race-Wise Family: Ten Postures to Becoming Households of Healing and Hope”
Sarah Griffith Lund – “Blessed Youth: Breaking the Silence about Mental Illness with Children and Teens”
John Roberto – “Lifelong Faith: Formation for All Ages and Generations”
Glenys Nellist – “Baptized in the Water: Becoming a member of God’s family”
Hannarich Asiedu – “Decoding the In-Law Code: Master Your Mind for Peaceful Relationships”
Marilyn McEntyre and Shirley Showalter – “The Mindful Grandparent: The Art of Loving Our Children’s Children”
Kevin Sweeney – “The Making of a Mystic: My Journey with Mushrooms, My Life as a Pastor, and Why It’s Okay For Everyone to Relax”
Lisa K. Swallow – “Yes, You CAN Talk Politics: A workbook for talking across party lines” and “No One Was Listening”
Melissa Guthrie – “Colors of Hope: A Devotional Journal from LGBTQ+ Christians”
Caryn Rivadeneira – “Saints of Feather and Fang: How the Animals We Love and Fear Connect Us to God”
Celine O’Donovan – “Gifts from the Devastation: What Cancer Taught Me About Life“
Douglas Brouwer – “Chasing after Wind: A Pastor’s Life”
Terry Catasús Jennings and Rosita Stevens-Holsey – “Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist”
Laura Alary – “Sun in my Tummy” and “The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything”
David Morris – “Lost Faith and Wandering Souls: A Psychology of Disillusionment, Mourning, and the Return of Hope”
Patrick Henry – “Flashes of Grace: 33 Encounters with God” and “Benedictine Options: Learning to Live from the Sons and Daughters of Saints Benedict and Scholastica”
Robyn Henderson-Espinoza – “Body Becoming: A Path to Our Liberation”
Denise Goosby – “Thank You, Daddy!: A Tribute to My Girl Dad-And Girl Daddies Everywhere”
Jim Belcher – “Cold Civil War: Overcoming Polarization, Discovering Unity, and Healing the Nation”
Rick Prashaw – “Father Rick, Roamin’ Catholic”
Caroline Hamilton-Arnold – “Wonder Awaits!”
Andre Henry – “All the White Friends I Couldn’t Keep: Hope–and Hard Pills to Swallow–About Fighting for Black Lives”
Jennifer Grant – “Sing, Wrestle, Spin: Prayers for Active Kids”
Bruce Tallman – “God’s Ecstatic Love”
Sharon Elliott – “Why I Get Into Trouble: I Really Need To Know”
Kerry Connelly – “Wait, Is This Racist? A Guide to Becoming an Anti-racist Church”
Monica Guzman – “I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times”
Amy Julia Becker – “To Be Made Well: An Invitation to Wholeness, Healing, and Hope”
Ashley Abercrombie – “Love is the Resistance: Learn to Disagree, Resolve the Conflicts You’ve Been Avoiding and Create Real Change”
Khristi Lauren Adams – “Unbossed: How Black Girls Are Leading the Way”
Jay Payleitner – “Don’t Take the Bait to Escalate: Conflict Is Inevitable. Being a Jerk Is Optional.”
Tonya May Avent – “Grieving, Loss, and Healing” from Chicken Soup for the Soul
Sandy Eisenberg Sasso and Amy-Jill Levine for “The Good for Nothing Tree”
Tom Vozzo – “The Homeboy Way: A Radical Approach to Business and Life”
Teesha Hadra and John Hambrick – ” Black and White: Disrupting Racism One Friendship at a Time”
Brittini Palmer – “Small Group Workbook: The Bible in 52 Weeks for Women”
Liz Theoharis – “We Cry Justice: Reading the Bible with the Poor People’s Campaign”
Brandan Robertson – “Filled to Be Emptied: The Path to Liberation for Privileged People”
Hymn interview with Wes Granberg-Michaelson and Ken Medema – “Love Can Open Any Door”
Caroline Beidler “10 Practical Ways to Make Your Recovery Shine”
Michael Coren – “The Rebel Christ”
Lisa Sharon Harper – “Fortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World–and How to Repair It All”
Amy Hoppock, Michael Kroth, and Davin Carr-Chellman – “Framing the Moment: Haiku Conversations”
Toni Shiloh – “In Search of a Prince”
Jennifer Ohman-Rodriguez – “A Time To Mourn & A Time To Dance: A Love Story of Grief, Trauma, Healing, & Faith”
Tracie Morrison – “PRAY-ER: Talk, Listen, Obey – Starting and Strengthening Conversations with God”
Claire Brown and Anita Peebles – “New Directions for Holy Questions: Progressive Christian Theology for Families”
Walter Fluker – we discuss his faith, writing, teaching, and research journey, including his books about Howard Thurman and the upcoming Howard Thurman conference
Kelly Brown Douglas – “Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter”
Jennifer Bailey – “To My Beloveds: Letters on Faith, Race, Loss and Radical Hope”
Betty Pries – “The Space Between Us: Conversations about Transforming Conflict”
Lisa Miller – “The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and our Quest for an Inspired Life” and “The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving”
Nathan Aaseng – “I Wonder: Mind-Freeing Encounters With God”
Mori Morris-Mitchell – “The Book on Joy”
Suzanne Kelsey – “Skipping Church: Notes from an Accidental Minister’s Wife”
Stacey Chomiak – “Still Stace: My Gay Christian Coming-of-Age Story”
Ann Kansfield – “Be the Brave One: Living Your Spiritual Values Out Loud and Other Life Lessons”
Victoria Loorz – “Church of the Wild: How Nature Invites Us into the Sacred”
Marva Smith – “Time to Thrive: A Busy Woman’s Devotional Journal”
Lauren Hunter – “Write Your Journey: A Step-by-Step Guide to Write Your Life Story Fast”
Paul Pastor – “Bower Lodge”
Christopher B. Hays and C. L. Crouch – “God and Guns: The Bible Against American Gun Culture”
Daneen Akers – “Holy Troublemakers & Unconventional Saints”
Jennie McLaurin – “Designed to Heal: What the Body Shows Us about Healing Wounds, Repairing Relationships, and Restoring Community”
Kaya Oakes – “The Defiant Middle: How Women Claim Life’s In Betweens to Remake the World”
A conversation between Frank Schaeffer and Jacqui Lewis about their new books (courtesy of Wild Goose)
Palitha Jayasooriya – “Christmas Reflections: A 21-day devotional for the Christmas Season”
Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis – “Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Heal the World”
Jerry Zehr – “The Peacemaker’s Path: Multifaith Reflections to Deepen Your Spirituality”
Jemar Tisby – “How to Fight Racism, Young Reader’s Edition: A Guide to Standing Up for Racial Justice”
Joy Jordan-Lake – “Sir Drake the Brave”
Glenys Nellist – “’Twas the Season of Advent: Devotions and Stories for the Christmas Season”
Luci Shaw – “The O in Hope: A Poem of Wonder”
Jennifer Grant – “Dimming the Day: Evening Meditations for Quiet Wonder”
Andy Wells – “Tried to Be Straight – Options for Gay Christians”
David Finnegan-Hosey – “Grace Is a Pre-existing Condition: Faith, Systems, and Mental Healthcare”
Tambry Harris – “Awakening the Light: A Survivors to Thrivers Going-Forward Story”
Daniel Williams Jr. – “Why Americans Hate Americans”
Danté Stewart – “Shoutin’ in the Fire: An American Epistle”
Philip Yancey – “Where The Light Fell: A Memoir”
Sheila Beckford and Michelle Ledder – “Anti-Racism 4REALS: Real Talk with Real Strategies in Real Time for Real Change”
Thomas Jay Oord discusses his books
Patricia Raybon – her first novel “All That Is Secret”
Nancy Gavilanes – “Rhythms of Rest: 40 Devotions for Women on the Move”
Kayla Craig – “To Light Their Way: A Collection of Prayers & Liturgies for Parents”
Kirsten Powers – “Saving Grace: Speak Your Truth, Stay Centered, and Learn to Coexist with People Who Drive You Nuts”
John Pavlovitz – “If God Is Love, Don’t Be a Jerk: Finding a Faith That Makes Us Better Humans”
Willard Ashley – “New Rules for Radicals: Techniques and Tactics for Faith-Based Leaders“
Glenys Nellist – “I Wonder: Exploring God’s Grand Story: an Illustrated Bible”
Adam Taylor – “A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community”
Dominique DuBois Gilliard – “Subversive Witness: Scripture’s Call to Leverage Privilege”
Michael G. Long – “Three Lines in a Circle”
Cindy Maddox – “In the Neighborhood of Normal”
Jennifer Grant – “Once Upon a Time Not So Long Ago”
Carrie Newcomer – music album “Until Now” and book “Until Now: New Poems”
Chris Hudson – Film interview for “The Mayberry Effect: What happens when a television show from the 1960s still affects audiences decades later?”
Frank Schaeffer – “Fall in Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy”
Daniel Bowman Jr. – “On the Spectrum: Autism, Faith, and the Gifts of Neurodiversity”
Olugbemisola Rhuday Perkovich about her middle grade and picture books
Janet Sarjeant – “Deep Calls Unto Deep: Reflections on the Intersecting Lives of Fred Buechner, Tony Abbott, and Louis Patrick”
Leah Gunning Francis – “Faith After Ferguson: Resilient Leadership in Pursuit of Racial Justice”
Kat Armas – “Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us about Wisdom, Persistence, and Strength”
David duChemin – marketing is not a dirty word
Elle Dowd – “Baptized in Tear Gas: From White Moderate to Abolitionist”
Jennifer Butler – “Who Stole My Bible?: Reclaiming Scripture as a Handbook for Resisting Tyranny”
Katelyn Beaty, Senior Acquisitions Editor at Brazos Press, provides an update on their efforts toward increasing diversity in the books they publish
Brent Bill – “Hope and Witness in Dangerous Times”
Mitali Perkins – “Steeped in Stories: Timeless Children’s Novels to Refresh our Tired Souls”
Lil Copan – “Little Hours: A Novel”
Allie Pleiter – “My Daily Momentum Journals”
Drew Hart – “Who Will Be A Witness: Igniting Activism for God’s Justice, Love, and Deliverance”
Tina Cho – a discussion of her four children’s books
Peter Friedrichs – “And the Stars Kept Watch”
Michelle Layer Rahal – “Straining Forward: One woman’s journey from oppression to redemption in the wake of the Vietnam War”
Carl McColman – “Eternal Heart: The Mystical Path to a Joyful Life”
Marilyn McEntyre – “Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies”
Cynthia Gipson Lee – “Women Crushing Mediocrity”
Jon Sweeney – “Thomas Merton: An Introduction to His Life, Teachings, and Practices”
Duke Kwon – “Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair”
Kate Rademacher – “Reclaiming Rest: The Promise of Sabbath, Solitude, and Stillness in a Restless World”
Justin R. Phillips – “Know Your Place: Helping White, Southern Evangelicals Cope with the End of The(ir) World”
Tonya May Avent – Chicken Soup for the Soul title “I’m Speaking Now: Black Women Share Truth in 101 Stories of Love, Courage, and Hope”
Denise Goosby – “Scarred Like Him: Seeing the Beauty in the Life You Live”
Carolyn Helsel – “Anxious to Talk about It: Helping White Christians Talk Faithfully about Racism”
Jennifer Farmer – “First and Only: A Black Woman’s Guide to Thriving at Work and in Life”
Quantrilla Ard – Chicken Soup for the Soul title “I’m Speaking Now: Black Women Share Truth in 101 Stories of Love, Courage, and Hope”
Barbara Becker – “Heartwood: The Art of Living With the End In Mind”
Elizabeth Hagan – “Brave Church: Tackling Tough Topics Together”
Kathy Izard – “The Last Ordinary Hour: Living life now that nothing will ever be the same“
Lamar Hardwick – “Disability and the Church: A Vision for Diversity and Inclusion”
Richard Lischer -“Just Tell the Truth: A Call to Faith, Hope, and Courage“
Becca Ehrlich – “Christian Minimalism: Simple Steps for Abundant Living”
Terence Lester – “When We Stand: The Power of Seeking Justice Together”
Eileen Campbell-Reed – “Pastoral Imagination: Bringing the Practice of Ministry to Life”
Eric Atcheson – “On Earth as It Is in Heaven: A Faith-Based Toolkit for Economic Justice”
Jeaninne Stokes – several books including “Lessons from the Writing Wilderness: How I survived the journey to become a Christian author– and how you can too!”
James W. Murphy – “Faithful Investing: The Power of Decisive Action and Incremental Change”
Bishop C. Andrew Doyle – “Citizen: Faithful Discipleship in a Partisan World” and “Embodied Liturgy: Virtual Reality and Liturgical Theology in Conversation”
Interview with Elissa Schauer, leader of the new IVP kids imprint
Michelle Reyes – “Becoming All Things: How Small Changes Lead To Lasting Connections Across Cultures”
Horace Williams – “The Furnace of Affliction: How God Uses Our Pain and Suffering for His Purpose”
L. Gregory Jones and Andrew P. Hogue – “Navigating the Future: Traditioned Innovation for Wilder Seas”
Ross Murray – “Made, Known, Loved: Developing LGBTQ-Inclusive Youth Resources”
Philip Yancey – “A Companion in Crisis: A Modern Paraphrase of John Donne’s Devotions”
Troy Brand, Nicole Parker, Gena Thomas – The LEAD Anti-Racism Challenge: A 40-Day Journey
Bonnie O’Neil – “Chronic Hope: Raising a Child with Chronic Illness with Grace, Courage, and Love”
Tyler Sit – “Staying Awake: The Gospel for Changemakers”
Diana Butler Bass – “Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence”
Lydia Wylie-Kellerman – “The Sandbox Revolution: Raising Kids for a Just World”
Rev. Dr. Lisa D. Robinson – “Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled: A Healing Guide for Black Women”
Pádraig Ó Tuama – “In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World” and “Borders and Belonging: The Book of Ruth: A story for our times”
Justin Hancock – “The Julian Way: A Theology of Fullness for All of God’s People”
Mark Schaefer – “Cumulative Advantage: How to Build Momentum for your Ideas, Business and Life Against All Odds”
Yolanda Pierce – “In My Grandmother’s House: Black Women, Faith, and the Stories We Inherit”
Sophfronia Scott – “The Seeker and the Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas Merton”
Sharon Norris Elliott – “She Writes for Him: Black Voices of Wisdom”
Emily Joy Allison – “#ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing”
Steven Charleston – “Ladder to the Light: An Indigenous Elder’s Meditations on Hope and Courage”
Sarah Bessey – “A Rhythm of Prayer: A Collection of Meditations for Renewal”
Bruce Reyes-Chow – “In Defense of Kindness: Why It Matters, How It Changes Our Lives, and How It Can Save the World”
Laura Mariko Cheifetz – “Race in America: Christians Respond to the Crisis”
Patrick Reyes – “The Purpose Gap: Empowering Communities of Color to Find Meaning and Thrive”
Crystal Cheatham – “The Deconstructionist Playbook”
Terry Glaspey – “Discovering God through the Arts: How We Can Grow Closer to God by Appreciating Beauty & Creativity”
Whitney Phillips and Ryan M. Milner – “You Are Here: A Field Guide for Navigating Polarized Speech, Conspiracy Theories, and Our Polluted Media Landscape”
Donna Fowler-Marchant – “Mothers in Israel: Methodist Beginnings Through the Eyes of Women”
Father James Martin – “Learning to Pray: A Guide for Everyone”
Kathryn Cosper – “The Defense Rests: Lessons Learned Through Illness and Grief”
Mel White – Mel is the author of several important books including “Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay And Christian In America”
Susan P. Hunter – “77 Letters: Operation Morale Booster: Vietnam”
Sarah Griffith Lund – “Blessed Union: breaking the silence about mental illness and marriage”
Denise Williams – “Wellspring of Words”
Andy Rogers – “Dive In! Devotions for Kids: Go Deep with God. . .by Understanding His Word”
Lindsey Krinks – “Praying with Our Feet: Pursuing Justice & Healing on the Streets”
Toni Shiloh – “An Unlikely Proposal”
Kerry Connelly – “Good White Racist? Confronting Your Role in Racial Injustice”
Glenys Nellist – “‘Twas the Morning of Easter”
Marilyn McEntyre – “Where the Eye Alights: Phrases for the Forty Days of Lent”
Michael W. Waters – “Something in the Water: A 21st Century Civil Rights Odyssey”
Lisa Deam – “3000 Miles to Jesus: Pilgrimage as a Way of Life for Spiritual Seekers”
Amelia Dress – “The Hopeful Family: Raising Resilient Children in Uncertain Times”
Jemar Tisby – “How to Fight Racism”
Mako Fujimura – “Art + Faith: A Theology of Making”
April Stace – “White Knuckle Love: A Memoir of Holding”
Pam Ross – “Get Ready to Fly”
Nikki Harris – “The Power of Process”
Kari van Wakeren – “Unbalanced but Centered: Tending to Your Heart in the Frenzy of Life”
Rick Prashaw – “Soar, Adam, Soar”
Burton Laine – “Arya The Protector”
Kimberly Turner – “The Struggle Is Over”
Chip Bristol – “Spiritual Java: Daily Cups of Inspiration”
Brian McLaren – “Faith After Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do About It”
Barbara Brown Taylor – “Always a Guest: Speaking of Faith Far From Home”
Kathleen Long Bostrom – “The Worst Christmas Ever” and “Will You Be Friends with Me?”
Wes Granberg-Michaelson – “Without Oars: Casting Off into a Life of Pilgrimage”
Christian Piatt – “You Can’t Ask That! 50 Taboo Questions about the Bible, Jesus, and Christianity”
Candace Waller – “Good Things Come”
Josh Mosey – “Men of Valor: 3-Minute Devotions” and “Dare to Be a Brave Boy: A Devotional Journal for Adventurous Boys Growing in Faith”
Emily Assell – “Chosen”
Nancy Gavilanes – “By Faith: Adventures and Reflections on Walking with God Here and Abroad”
Molly LaCroix – “Restoring Relationship: Transforming Fear into Love Through Connection”
Susan K. Smith – “With Liberty and Justice for Some: The Bible, the Constitution, and Racism in America”
Juanita Campbell Rasmus – “Learning to Be: Finding Your Center after the Bottom Falls Out”
Victoria McAfee – “Blessed is She”
Mary Potter Kenyon – “Called to Be Creative: A Guide to Reigniting Your Creativity”
Milton Brasher-Cunningham – “The Color of Together”
Natasha Frazier – “Fate (The Perfect Time for Love)”
Luci Shaw – “The Generosity”
Glenys Nellist – “Little Mole’s Christmas Gift”
Sharon Norris Elliott – “A Woman God Can Bless”
Chris Stedman – “IRL: Finding Realness, Meaning, and Belonging in Our Digital Lives”
Mark Feldmeir – “A House Divided: Engaging the Issues through the Politics of Compassion”
Kate Rademacher – “Their Faces Shone: A Foster Parent’s Lessons on Loving and Letting Go”
Donna Olivia Owasu-Ansah – “Loves…Regardless”
Melynne Rust – “Common Spaces Between Us”

Featured Interviews

Brian McLaren – “Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned”
Barbara Brown Taylor – “Always a Guest: Speaking of Faith Far From Home”
Diana Butler Bass – “Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence”
Jemar Tisby – “How to Fight Racism”
John Pavlovitz – “If God Is Love, Don’t Be a Jerk: Finding a Faith That Makes Us Better Humans
Brian McLaren – “Faith After Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do About It”
Lisa Miller – “The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and our Quest for an Inspired Life” and “The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving”
Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis – “Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Heal the World”
Duke Kwon – “Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair”
Frank Schaeffer – “Fall in Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy”
Father James Martin – “Learning to Pray: A Guide for Everyone”
Mark Feldmeir – “A House Divided: Engaging the Issues through the Politics of Compassion”
Mark Schaefer – “Cumulative Advantage: How to Build Momentum for your Ideas, Business and Life Against All Odds”
Philip Yancey – “Where The Light Fell: A Memoir”
Michael W. Waters – “Something in the Water: A 21st Century Civil Rights Odyssey”
Andre Henry – “All the White Friends I Couldn’t Keep: Hope–and Hard Pills to Swallow–About Fighting for Black Lives”
Sophfronia Scott – “The Seeker and the Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas Merton”
Steven Charleston – “Ladder to the Light: An Indigenous Elder’s Meditations on Hope and Courage”
Pádraig Ó Tuama – “In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World” and “Borders and Belonging: The Book of Ruth: A story for our times”
Justin Hancock – “The Julian Way: A Theology of Fullness for All of God’s People”
Marilyn McEntyre – “Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies”
Patricia Raybon – her first novel “All That Is Secret”
Mako Fujimura – “Art + Faith: A Theology of Making”
Philip Yancey – “A Companion in Crisis: A Modern Paraphrase of John Donne’s Devotions”
Carrie Newcomer – music album “Until Now” and book “Until Now: New Poems”
Sarah Bessey – “A Rhythm of Prayer: A Collection of Meditations for Renewal”
Bruce Reyes-Chow – “In Defense of Kindness: Why It Matters, How It Changes Our Lives, and How It Can Save the World”
Susan K. Smith – “With Liberty and Justice for Some: The Bible, the Constitution, and Racism in America”
Luci Shaw – “The Generosity”
Lamar Hardwick – “Disability and the Church: A Vision for Diversity and Inclusion”
Mel White – Mel is the author of several important books including “Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay And Christian In America”
Kerry Connelly – “Good White Racist? Confronting Your Role in Racial Injustice”
Glenys Nellist – “‘Twas the Morning of Easter”
Marilyn McEntyre – “Where the Eye Alights: Phrases for the Forty Days of Lent”
Kathleen Long Bostrom – “The Worst Christmas Ever” and “Will You Be Friends with Me?”
Wes Granberg-Michaelson – “Without Oars: Casting Off into a Life of Pilgrimage”