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October 2016 Books
October 2016 Books
The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement
By William J. Barber II, with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. Beacon Press, 2016. 138 pages. $24.95/hardcover; $16/paperback; $23.99/eBook. Many of us still…
Reviewed by Pamela Haines
October 2016 Books
Grounded: Finding God in the World—A Spiritual Revolution
By Diana Butler Bass. HarperOne, 2015. 336 pages. $26.99/hardcover; $14.99/paperback; $10.99/eBook. “Where is God?” Answer: “In the neighborhood.” This question-and-answer…
Reviewed by Tom Paxson
October 2016 Books
Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
By Jane Mayer. Doubleday, 2016. 425 pages. $29.95/hardcover; $17/paperback; $14.99/eBook. Recently I went to a celebration of one of the…
Reviewed by J.E. McNeil
October 2016 Books
The Listening Life: Embracing Attentiveness in a World of Distraction
By Adam S. McHugh. IVP Books, 2015. $16/paperback; $15.99/eBook. For McHugh the act of listening, in its broadest sense of…
Reviewed by William Shetter
October 2016 Books
Practicing Compassion
By Frank Rogers Jr. Fresh Air Books, 2015. 144 pages. $14.99/paperback; $9.99/eBook. “Love—even for myself is hard,” wrote Kim in Viewpoint…
Reviewed by Judith Favor
October 2016 Books
The Doubled Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Women, Sexuality, and Nazi Germany
By Diane Reynolds. Cascade Books, 2016. 449 pages. $53/paperback; $9.99/eBook. Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945) was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, and…
Reviewed by Beth Taylor
October 2016 Books
And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality
By Mark Segal. Open Lens, an imprint of Akashic Books, 2015. 320 pages. $29.95/hardcover; $16.95/paperback; $16.99/eBook. Just how bad was…
<h4><b>Reviewed by Mitchell Santine Gould</b></h4>
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The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement
October 1, 2016
Grounded: Finding God in the World—A Spiritual Revolution
October 1, 2016
Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
October 1, 2016