intersections

N. T. Wright: Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church

Shane Claiborne: Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals

Tony Jones: The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier

Jim Wallis: The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith & Politics in a Post-Religious Right America

Mark Labberton: The Dangerous Act of Worship: Living God's Call to Justice
Excellent accessible theology of worship and justice. Pastors and worship leaders need to read this book!

Bryan P. Stone: Evangelism after Christendom: The Theology and Practice of Christian Witness
A MUST for any pastor who is serious about Christian witness in our post-Christian age. The introduction is worth the price of the book!

Naomi Klein: The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
You'll never see the world the same way again. It connects 9/11, Iraq, Katrina, and so many other events in an form of fundamentalist capitalism championed by Milton Friedman.

Chris Erdman: Countdown to Sunday: A Daily Guide for Those Who Dare to Preach

Tim Keel: Intuitive Leadership: Embracing a Paradigm of Narrative, Metaphor, and Chaos (emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith)

Brian McLaren: Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope

Christopher Hitchens: God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything

Scot McKnight: A Community Called Atonement (Living Theology)

Malcolm Bull and Keith Lockhart: Seeking a Sanctuary: Seventh-day Adventism and the American Dream

Bill McKibben: Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
An clear and articulate explication of an obvious truth: at some point More does not equal Better. Read this book - it is central to the modern practice of radical discipleship.

Khaled Hosseini: The Kite Runner