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The 82 books I read in 2019 year in books

Cover of Hannah's Child: A Theologian's Memoir.

Hannah’s Child: A Theologian’s Memoir

by Stanley Hauerwas · published 2010 · read 2019-12-30
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Cover of Supernova Era.

Supernova Era

by Liu Cixin · published 2019 · read 2019-12-28
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Cover of Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood.

Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood

by Lisa Damour · published 2016 · read 2019-12-28
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Cover of Jesus and the Disinherited.

Jesus and the Disinherited

by Howard Thurman · published 1996 · read 2019-12-24
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Cover of The Interpretation of the New Testament, 1861-1986.

The Interpretation of the New Testament, 1861-1986

by Stephen Neill · published 1988 · read 2019-12-23
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Cover of The Warehouse.

The Warehouse

by Rob Hart · published 2019 · read 2019-12-14
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Cover of The Old Religion in a New World: The History of North American Christianity.

The Old Religion in a New World: The History of North American Christianity

by Mark A. Noll · published 2001 · read 2019-12-09
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Cover of Change Agent.

Change Agent

by Daniel Suarez · published 2017 · read 2019-11-30
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Cover of The Death of the Messiah and the Birth of the New Covenant: A (Not So) New Model of the Atonement.

The Death of the Messiah and the Birth of the New Covenant: A (Not So) New Model of the Atonement

by Michael J. Gorman · published 2014 · read 2019-11-22
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Cover of Watchmen.

Watchmen

by Alan Moore · published 2005 · read 2019-11-18

Cover of The Fifth Column.

The Fifth Column

by Andrew Gross · published 2019 · read 2019-11-16
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Cover of Letters to a Young Catholic.

Letters to a Young Catholic

by George Weigel · published 2005 · read 2019-11-16
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Scythe

by Neal Shusterman · published 2016 · read 2019-11-15
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Pachinko

by Min Jin Lee · published 2017 · read 2019-11-09
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Cover of American Spy.

American Spy

by Lauren Wilkinson · published 2019 · read 2019-11-02
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Cover of The Overstory.

The Overstory

by Richard Powers · published 2019 · read 2019-10-29
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Cover of The Kremlin Strike.

The Kremlin Strike

by Dale Brown · published 2019 · read 2019-10-28
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Cover of Noughts & Crosses.

Noughts & Crosses

by Malorie Blackman · published 2006 · read 2019-10-23
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Cover of Flunking Sainthood: A Year of Breaking the Sabbath, Forgetting to Pray, and Still Loving My Neighbor.

Flunking Sainthood: A Year of Breaking the Sabbath, Forgetting to Pray, and Still Loving My Neighbor

by Jana Riess · published 2011 · read 2019-10-19
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Cover of Man's Search for Meaning.

Man’s Search for Meaning

by Viktor E. Frankl · published 2006 · read 2019-10-12
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Cover of The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place.

The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place

by Andy Crouch · published 2017 · read 2019-10-11
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Cover of In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World.

In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World

by Pádraig Ó Tuama · published 2015 · read 2019-10-11
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Cover of Wanderers.

Wanderers

by Chuck Wendig · published 2019 · read 2019-10-05
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Michael Crichton meets Stephen King... best page turner I’ve read in a long while.

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Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2016

by Steve Coll · published 2018 · read 2019-10-02
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Cover of A Short History of Nearly Everything.

A Short History of Nearly Everything

by Bill Bryson · published 2004 · read 2019-09-28
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Cover of A High View of Scripture?: The Authority of the Bible and the Formation of the New Testament Canon.

A High View of Scripture?: The Authority of the Bible and the Formation of the New Testament Canon

by Craig D. Allert · published 2007 · read 2019-09-21
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Cover of Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America.

Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America

by Chris Arnade · published 2019 · read 2019-09-16
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Cover of What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics.

What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics

by Rachael Denhollander · published 2019 · read 2019-09-12
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Cover of Stokely: A Life.

Stokely: A Life

by Peniel E. Joseph · published 2014 · read 2019-09-09
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Cover of The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to Eastern Christianity.

The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to Eastern Christianity

by Kallistos Ware · published 2015 · read 2019-09-07
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Cover of Alif the Unseen.

Alif the Unseen

by G. Willow Wilson · published 2013 · read 2019-08-31
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Cover of The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race.

The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race

by Willie James Jennings · published 2010 · read 2019-08-29
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Cover of The Bird King.

The Bird King

by G. Willow Wilson · published 2019 · read 2019-08-24
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Cover of Normal People.

Normal People

by Sally Rooney · published 2019 · read 2019-08-18
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Cover of Reading Romans Backwards: A Gospel of Peace in the Midst of Empire.

Reading Romans Backwards: A Gospel of Peace in the Midst of Empire

by Scot McKnight · published 2019 · read 2019-08-18
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Cover of Laurus.

Laurus

by Eugene Vodolazkin · published 2015 · read 2019-08-10
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Cover of Last Day.

Last Day

by Domenica Ruta · published 2019 · read 2019-08-06
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Cover of God Land: A Story of Faith, Loss, and Renewal in Middle America.

God Land: A Story of Faith, Loss, and Renewal in Middle America

by Lyz Lenz · published 2019 · read 2019-08-04
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God Land is an insightful and challenging critique of Christianity in Middle America. Lyz Lenz clearly still loves her Midwestern home, but laments that the predominant Christian voices are conflating Republicanism, gun culture, and male-only leadership with the message of Jesus.

God Land doesn't try to paint an overly cheery "we just shouldn't let politics divide us" picture. Lenz's own story illustrates how divisive these issues can be on a personal level. She doesn't pull punches as she recounts the end of her marriage, leaving one church, having a church plant die, and her struggles to find supportive community.

God Land's clear affection for Middle America and portraits of small-town Americans combined with Lenz' beautiful prose and painfully honest diagnosis make it a must-read in 2019 America.

Cover of The Inner Kingdom.

The Inner Kingdom

by Kallistos Ware · published 2001 · read 2019-08-02
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On The Neurobiology of Sin

by Lazar Puhalo · published 2017 · read 2019-07-29
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Not exactly sure what Puhalo is working to accomplish with this little book. The bulk of it is spent describing the genetic causes of transgender, homosexual, and asexual conditions. Not quite a scientific treatise, nor quite a theological one. He needs a third section to the book to explain the “so what?” from a theological perspective.

Cover of Palace Walk.

Palace Walk

by Naguib Mahfouz · published 1990 · read 2019-07-28
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Cover of The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt: The History of a Civilisation from 3000 BC to Cleopatra.

The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt: The History of a Civilisation from 3000 BC to Cleopatra

by Toby Wilkinson · published 2010 · read 2019-07-21
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Cover of My Ántonia.

My Ántonia

by Willa Cather · published 2000 · read 2019-07-17
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Cover of The Rule of Law.

The Rule of Law

by John Lescroart · published 2019 · read 2019-07-15
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Americanah

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie · published 2013 · read 2019-07-13
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Cover of Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America.

Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America

by Darren Dochuk · published 2019 · read 2019-07-11
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Cover of How to Forget: A Daughter's Memoir.

How to Forget: A Daughter’s Memoir

by Kate Mulgrew · published 2019 · read 2019-07-02
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Cover of God in the Rainforest: A Tale of Martyrdom and Redemption in Amazonian Ecuador.

God in the Rainforest: A Tale of Martyrdom and Redemption in Amazonian Ecuador

by Kathryn T. Long · published 2019 · read 2019-06-30
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Cover of The Song of the Lark.

The Song of the Lark

by Willa Cather · published 1983 · read 2019-06-20
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Cover of Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle's Vision for Men and Women in Christ.

Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle’s Vision for Men and Women in Christ

by Cynthia Long Westfall · published 2016 · read 2019-06-19
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Cover placeholder for Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch.

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

by Terry Pratchett · published 2006 · read 2019-06-08
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Cover of The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women.

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women

by Kate Moore · published 2017 · read 2019-05-28
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Cover of A Song for Nagasaki: The Story of Takashi Nagai: Scientist, Convert, and Survivor of the Atomic Bomb.

A Song for Nagasaki: The Story of Takashi Nagai: Scientist, Convert, and Survivor of the Atomic Bomb

by Paul Glynn · published 2009 · read 2019-05-26
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Dette livet eller det neste

by Demian Vitanza · published 2017 · read 2019-05-25
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Cover of Talent.

Talent

by Juliet Lapidos · published 2019 · read 2019-05-18
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Cover of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot · published 2010 · read 2019-05-18
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Cover of Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible.

Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible

by E. Randolph Richards · published 2012 · read 2019-05-13
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Cover of O Pioneers!.

O Pioneers!

by Willa Cather · published 1992 · read 2019-05-10
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Cover of Mission Critical.

Mission Critical

by Mark Greaney · published 2019 · read 2019-05-07
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Cover of Golden State.

Golden State

by Ben H. Winters · published 2019 · read 2019-04-25
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Flee, Be Silent, Pray: An Anxious Evangelical Finds Peace with God through Contemplative Prayer

by Ed Cyzewski · published 2017 · read 2019-04-19
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Cover of All You Can Ever Know.

All You Can Ever Know

by Nicole Chung · published 2018 · read 2019-04-12
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Cover of Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?: Larry Norman and the Perils of Christian Rock.

Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?: Larry Norman and the Perils of Christian Rock

by Gregory Alan Thornbury · published 2018 · read 2019-04-09
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Zoo Nebraska: The Dismantling of an American Dream

by Carson Vaughan · published 2019 · read 2019-04-08
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Cover of A Prayer for Owen Meany.

A Prayer for Owen Meany

by John Irving · published 1990 · read 2019-03-28
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Cover of Paul: A Biography.

Paul: A Biography

by N.T. Wright · published 2018 · read 2019-03-23
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Cover of Benefit of the Doubt: Breaking the Idol of Certainty.

Benefit of the Doubt: Breaking the Idol of Certainty

by Gregory A. Boyd · published 2013 · read 2019-03-22
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Cover of Reconstructing the Gospel: Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion.

Reconstructing the Gospel: Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion

by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove · published 2018 · read 2019-03-17
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Cover of The Text of the Old Testament: An Introduction to the Biblia Hebraica.

The Text of the Old Testament: An Introduction to the Biblia Hebraica

by Ernst Würthwein · published 1994 · read 2019-03-15
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Cover of Rogue Lawyer.

Rogue Lawyer

by John Grisham · published 2015 · read 2019-03-12
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Cover of My Traitor's Heart: A South African Exile Returns to Face His Country, His Tribe, and His Conscience.

My Traitor’s Heart: A South African Exile Returns to Face His Country, His Tribe, and His Conscience

by Rian Malan · published 1990 · read 2019-03-04
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Cover of Radical Technologies: The Design of Everyday Life.

Radical Technologies: The Design of Everyday Life

by Adam Greenfield · published 2017 · read 2019-03-03
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We Need Each Other: Responding to God’s Call to Live Together

by Jean Vanier · published 2018 · read 2019-03-02
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Cover of The Feral Detective.

The Feral Detective

by Jonathan Lethem · published 2018 · read 2019-02-22
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Cover placeholder for Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years.

Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years

by Diarmaid MacCulloch · published 2010 · read 2019-02-20
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Cover of Becoming the Gospel: Paul, Participation, and Mission.

Becoming the Gospel: Paul, Participation, and Mission

by Michael J. Gorman · published 2015 · read 2019-02-09
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The Killer Collective

by Barry Eisler · published 2019 · read 2019-02-04
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Cover of The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism.

The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism

by Jemar Tisby · published 2019 · read 2019-01-26
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An excellent overview of the history of the American church’s compromise with racism. Should be mandatory reading in evangelical churches across the country.

Cover of Virgil Wander.

Virgil Wander

by Leif Enger · published 2018 · read 2019-01-13
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Cover of Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World.

Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World

by Nicholas Ostler · published 2005 · read 2019-01-12
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Fruit of the Drunken Tree

by Ingrid Rojas Contreras · published 2018 · read 2019-01-05
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Cover of All That's Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment.

All That’s Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment

by Hannah Anderson · published 2018 · read 2019-01-03
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