by Ann Carlson | Jan 2, 2026 | bookshelf |
Recommended by Tom Julius This month we are featuring The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We can Do it Again, by Robert Putnam with Shaylyn Romney Garrett (2020, Simon and Schuster). Americans today seem to agree on only one thing: this is the...
by Ann Carlson | Dec 16, 2025 | bookshelf |
Recommended by: Ann Carlson As we move into the holiday season, don’t forget that MIP’s Interfaith Bookshelf has a section of books for young readers, any of which would make great holiday gifts. Our two newest additions to this section are both books by...
by Ann Carlson | Nov 12, 2025 | bookshelf |
This month we want to recommend Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution, by Rainn Wilson. Rainn Wilson, actor, author, podcaster, and well known member of the Baha’i faith, explores the possibility and hope for a spiritual revolution, a “Soul Boom,” to find a...
by Ann Carlson | Oct 2, 2025 | bookshelf |
See No Stranger is one of my very favorite books and this month, I wish that the whole world could hear and respond to its message. The world is so desperately in need, so many fractures, so much brokenness, so many hurting in all possible ways. Valerie Kaur gives us...
by Ann Carlson | Sep 15, 2025 | bookshelf |
This month’s featured book is by Rachel Held Evans and Matthew Paul Turner, with Illustrations by Ying Hui Tan. God is like a shepherd. God is like the stars. God is like a gardener. God is like the wind. And so much more… The late, beloved Rachel Held Evans...
by Ann Carlson | Aug 4, 2025 | bookshelf |
This month’s new book is The Lives we Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days by Kate Bowler and Jessica Richie, who “offer creative, faith-based blessings that center gratitude and hope while acknowledging our real, messy lives. Formatted like a...
