10 Books I Would Love For Everyone To Be Reading That Are Influencing My Preaching Right Now

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I got a request this last week to share some new reading possibilities with you. My Thanks to Lola for publishing the reading list I created about white Christian nationalism in the October Notes from the Journey (page 8).

 We are going to be starting a new UCH Book Group during the 2026 Season of Lent, that I am hoping will become a permanent small group offering. Some of these books will definitely be on that list down the road. Books on B may have some of these, or can definitely order them. Many are also available as audiobooks if you prefer that reading method. I think it is always a great time to read and learn new things. Thank you to Chris for the suggestion. 

-Rev. Jeanne

  1. Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church by Rachel Held Evans

  2. Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible’s View of Women by Sarah Bessey

  3. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

  4. Accidental Saints: Finding God in all the Wrong People by Nadia Bolz Weber

  5. Love Wins: A Book about Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived by Rob Bell

  6. Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes DuMez

  7. Reading the Bible Again for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously Not Literally by Marcus Borg 

  8. How We Learn to be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith by Mariann Edgar Budde

  9. Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible and What We Don’t Know About Them by Bart Ehrman

  10. The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy by Jim Wallis