Top Religion Books -- 2014 (12 books)

Each year I create a list of the top ten to fifteen books that were published during the year. Only caveat -- these are books I read not ones I thought about reading

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1	Forward Together: A Moral Message for the Nation by William J. Barber II 4.27 avg rating — 56 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Faith-Rooted Organizing: Mobilizing the Church in Service to the World by Alexia Salvatierra 4.20 avg rating — 213 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Changing Our Mind: A call from America's leading evangelical ethics scholar for full acceptance of LGBT Christians in the Church by David P. Gushee (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 1,327 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	40 Days with the Fathers: A daily reading plan by Luke J. Wilson (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Reading the Parables: Interpretation: Resources for the Use of Scripture in the Church by Richard Lischer 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The American Church that Might Have Been: A History of the Consultation on Church Union by Keith Watkins really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	John Wesley in America: Restoring Primitive Christianity by Geordan Hammond 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Deuteronomy: A Theological Commentary on the Bible by Deanna A. Thompson 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The New Parish: How Neighborhood Churches Are Transforming Mission, Discipleship and Community by Paul Sparks (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 477 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Charles Marsh 4.26 avg rating — 851 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus by C. Christopher Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 799 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Jesus: A Pilgrimage – A New York Times Bestselling Meditation on Christ, Scripture, and Faith in the Holy Land by James Martin (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 3,954 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars