{"id":343,"date":"2006-12-22T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-22T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godspolitics\/2006\/12\/our-books-of-the-year.html"},"modified":"2006-12-22T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-12-22T12:00:00","slug":"our-books-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/2006\/12\/our-books-of-the-year.html","title":{"rendered":"Our Books of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of our regular bloggers, Diana Butler Bass, had the great idea to asked the <\/span>Red Letter Christians<\/a> group for short lists of their favorite books that they’ve read this year. We’ve gotten a great response and will be sharing them over the few remaining days of 2006.<\/span><\/p>\n

To kick things off, Sojourners has published a list of recommended reading in their <\/span>special issue on books and film<\/a> . You can <\/span>read capsule reviews with the full article<\/a>, but here are the titles:<\/span><\/p>\n

Justice in a Global Economy: Strategies for Home, Community, and World<\/span><\/a>, edited by Pamela Brubaker, Rebecca Todd Peters, and Laura Stivers<\/p>\n

Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton<\/a>, <\/em>series <\/a>edited by Jonathan Montaldo and Robert Toth<\/p>\n

Beyond Prisons: A New Interfaith Paradigm for Our Failed Prison System<\/span><\/a>\"\" by Laura Magnani and Harmon Wray<\/p>\n

Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference?<\/a> <\/em>by Philip Yancey<\/p>\n

Donegal Suite<\/em><\/a>, by John McNamee<\/p>\n

Encountering Ecclesiastes<\/em><\/a>, by James Limburg<\/p>\n

The New Friars: The Emerging Movement Serving the World\u2019s Poor<\/em><\/a>, by Scott Bessenecker<\/p>\n

Vital Christianity: Spirituality, Justice, and Christian Practice<\/em><\/a>, edited by David L. Weaver-Zercher and William H. Willimon<\/p>\n

Look for more “books of the year” posts from other God’s Politics bloggers in the days to come!<\/span><\/p>\n

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