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The 60 books I read in 2022 year in books

Cover of The Last Agent.

The Last Agent

by Robert Dugoni · read 2022-12-31
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
An entertaining spy novel, a genre which I hadn't read in a while. Should've started with the first one but this one stood alone well enough. I'll go back to the first one now, though, and fill in the gap.

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Slow Horses

by Mick Herron · published 2020 · read 2022-12-23
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right.

Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right

by Arlie Russell Hochschild · published 2018 · read 2022-11-24
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of Changing Our Mind: Definitive 3rd Edition of the Landmark Call for Inclusion of LGBTQ Christians with Response to Critics.

Changing Our Mind: Definitive 3rd Edition of the Landmark Call for Inclusion of LGBTQ Christians with Response to Critics

by David P. Gushee · published 2017 · read 2022-11-20
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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A Thicker Jesus

by Glen H. Stassen · published 2012 · read 2022-11-18
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Destined for Joy: The Gospel of Universal Salvation

by Alvin F. Kimel · published 2022 · read 2022-11-06
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

by Becky Chambers · published 2022 · read 2022-10-15
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Small Things Like These

by Claire Keegan · published 2021 · read 2022-10-13
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Sea of Tranquility

by Emily St. John Mandel · published 2022 · read 2022-10-11
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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The Coffin Dancer

by Jeffery Deaver · published 1998 · read 2022-10-02
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

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A Psalm for the Wild-Built

by Becky Chambers · published 2021 · read 2022-09-28
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Simply lovely and delightful. It’s somehow as if Wendell Berry started writing sci-fi short stories. I will be coming back to this one for sure.

Cover of The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila: A Biography.

The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila: A Biography

by Carlos Eire · published 2019 · read 2022-09-25
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of The Blue Diamond.

The Blue Diamond

by Leonard Goldberg · published 2022 · read 2022-09-17
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Cover of History and Eschatology: Jesus and the Promise of Natural Theology.

History and Eschatology: Jesus and the Promise of Natural Theology

by N.T. Wright · published 2019 · read 2022-09-17
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of Faith Victorious.

Faith Victorious

by Lennart Pinomaa · published 2001 · read 2022-09-05
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Perhaps it’s a fair summary of Luther’s teaching, but the author fawns over Luther to the point it feels disgusting.

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The Late Medieval English Church: Vitality and Vulnerability Before the Break with Rome

by G.W. Bernard · published 2013 · read 2022-09-03
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Love over Fear: Facing Monsters, Befriending Enemies, and Healing Our Polarized World.

Love over Fear: Facing Monsters, Befriending Enemies, and Healing Our Polarized World

by Dan White Jr. · published 2019 · read 2022-08-28
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of The Dark Interval: Towards a Theology of Story.

The Dark Interval: Towards a Theology of Story

by John Dominic Crossan · published 1988 · read 2022-08-26
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of The Phoenix Project: A Novel about It, Devops, and Helping Your Business Win.

The Phoenix Project: A Novel about It, Devops, and Helping Your Business Win

by Gene Kim · published 2018 · read 2022-08-14
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
One step above the typical corporate training video; sort of a casual primer on lean thinking and DevOps. Michael Crichton would’ve made it a lot more interesting.

Cover of The Invention of Religion: Faith and Covenant in the Book of Exodus.

The Invention of Religion: Faith and Covenant in the Book of Exodus

by Jan Assmann · published 2018 · read 2022-08-11
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Once a Thief.

Once a Thief

by Christopher Reich · published 2022 · read 2022-08-11
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms to Cultivate a Robust Faith.

Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms to Cultivate a Robust Faith

by Matt Tebbe · published 2022 · read 2022-07-23
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us.

This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

by Cole Arthur Riley · published 2022 · read 2022-07-23
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of Incarnation & Inclusion, Abba & Lamb.

Incarnation & Inclusion, Abba & Lamb

by Bradley Jersak · published 2019 · read 2022-07-02
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of Searching for the Oldest Stars: Ancient Relics from the Early Universe.

Searching for the Oldest Stars: Ancient Relics from the Early Universe

by Anna Frebel · published 2019 · read 2022-06-29
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Let the Light In: Healing from Distorted Images of God.

Let the Light In: Healing from Distorted Images of God

by Colin McCartney · published 2021 · read 2022-06-26
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
A very readable, accessible summary of the deconstructed evangelicalism in the stream of Greg Boyd, Brian Zahnd, and Brad Jersak. This is the one to give a friend who is struggling with the inherent inconsistencies of popular evangelical teaching to provide a good introduction before diving into the deep end.

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Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks

by Chris Herring · published 2022 · read 2022-06-26
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Salty: Lessons on Eating, Drinking, and Living from Revolutionary Women.

Salty: Lessons on Eating, Drinking, and Living from Revolutionary Women

by Alissa Wilkinson · published 2022 · read 2022-06-25
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of How God Becomes Real: Kindling the Presence of Invisible Others.

How God Becomes Real: Kindling the Presence of Invisible Others

by T.M. Luhrmann · published 2020 · read 2022-06-19
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of The Beatitudes through the Ages.

The Beatitudes through the Ages

by Rebekah Eklund · published 2021 · read 2022-06-10
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism.

White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism

by Kevin M. Kruse · published 2007 · read 2022-05-30
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of A Deadly Education.

A Deadly Education

by Naomi Novik · published 2020 · read 2022-05-29
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a true story).

Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a true story)

by Daniel Nayeri · published 2020 · read 2022-05-20
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of The Emergent Christ: Exploring the Meaning of Catholic in an Evolutionary Universe.

The Emergent Christ: Exploring the Meaning of Catholic in an Evolutionary Universe

by Ilia Delio · published 2011 · read 2022-05-07
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of When We Cease to Understand the World.

When We Cease to Understand the World

by Benjamín Labatut · published 2021 · read 2022-04-26
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of The Last Commandment.

The Last Commandment

by Scott Shepherd · published 2021 · read 2022-04-21
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Do I Make Myself Clear? Why Writing Well Matters.

Do I Make Myself Clear? Why Writing Well Matters

by Harold Evans · published 2017 · read 2022-04-17
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Protestants Abroad: How Missionaries Tried to Change the World But Changed America.

Protestants Abroad: How Missionaries Tried to Change the World But Changed America

by David A. Hollinger · published 2019 · read 2022-04-16
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Bible Nation: The United States of Hobby Lobby.

Bible Nation: The United States of Hobby Lobby

by Candida R. Moss · published 2019 · read 2022-04-10
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity.

The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity

by David Graeber · published 2021 · read 2022-04-09
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of A Different Kind of Animal: How Culture Transformed Our Species.

A Different Kind of Animal: How Culture Transformed Our Species

by Robert Boyd · published 2019 · read 2022-03-27
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World.

Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World

by Tara Isabella Burton · published 2020 · read 2022-03-24
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Attached to God: A Practical Guide to Deeper Spiritual Experience.

Attached to God: A Practical Guide to Deeper Spiritual Experience

by Krispin Mayfield · published 2022 · read 2022-03-20
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Biography.

The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Biography

by John J. Collins · published 2019 · read 2022-03-15
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act.

The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act

by Isaac Butler · published 2022 · read 2022-03-12
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of Belabored: A Vindication of the Rights of Pregnant Women.

Belabored: A Vindication of the Rights of Pregnant Women

by Lyz Lenz · published 2020 · read 2022-03-11
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of The Joshua Generation: Israeli Occupation and the Bible.

The Joshua Generation: Israeli Occupation and the Bible

by Rachel Havrelock · published 2020 · read 2022-03-07
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
An interesting and yet odd little book.

Basic structure:
- Ch. 1 & 2: Overview of the Book of Joshua
- Ch. 3 & 4: How David Ben-Gurion led modern Israel to read Joshua in a way that cast Jewish settlers as the re-embodiment of Joshua and the Israelites, driving out the Canaanites.
- Conclusion: Excursus on the struggle between the Israelis and Palestinians for Palestinian access to fresh water, with two sentences at the end dreaming about a future where they give up the strife.

I enjoyed the book, especially chapters 3&4. I am fascinated by the idea that modern Israelis have used novel interpretations of the Bible to support their political cause in ways that seem very familiar to American evangelicals.

The conclusion seemed like a complete non sequitur, a tacked-on ending apparently important to the author but almost completely unrelated to the bulk of the book. I’m very surprised the editor allowed her to keep it.

Still worth a read for the main body of the book.

Cover of Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics.

Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics

by A. Zee · published 2007 · read 2022-03-05
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
A little dated, but very readable.

Cover of Reading Evangelicals: How Christian Fiction Shaped a Culture and a Faith.

Reading Evangelicals: How Christian Fiction Shaped a Culture and a Faith

by Daniel Silliman · published 2021 · read 2022-03-01
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of The Joy of Being Wrong: Original Sin Through Easter Eyes.

The Joy of Being Wrong: Original Sin Through Easter Eyes

by James Alison · published 1998 · read 2022-02-26
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of The Aryan Jesus: Christian Theologians and the Bible in Nazi Germany.

The Aryan Jesus: Christian Theologians and the Bible in Nazi Germany

by Susannah Heschel · published 2010 · read 2022-02-21
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of The New Abolition: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Black Social Gospel.

The New Abolition: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Black Social Gospel

by Gary J. Dorrien · published 2018 · read 2022-02-15
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of Happiness and Contemplation.

Happiness and Contemplation

by Josef Pieper · published 1998 · read 2022-02-15
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Lent.

Lent

by Jo Walton · published 2019 · read 2022-02-06
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Heavy Burdens: Seven Ways LGBTQ Christians Experience Harm in the Church.

Heavy Burdens: Seven Ways LGBTQ Christians Experience Harm in the Church

by Bridget Eileen Rivera · published 2021 · read 2022-01-25
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America.

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

by Clint Smith · published 2021 · read 2022-01-18
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of Unthinkable.

Unthinkable

by Brad Parks · published 2021 · read 2022-01-10
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of The Argonauts.

The Argonauts

by Maggie Nelson · published 2015 · read 2022-01-09
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Music Is History.

Music Is History

by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson · published 2021 · read 2022-01-08
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found.

Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found

by Suketu Mehta · published 2005 · read 2022-01-07
★ ★ ★ ★ ★