Top Ten Books of 2009
The Academy of Parish Clergy gives the Book of the Year Award to the best book published for parish ministry in the previous year.
The 2010 Book of the Year Award, for the top book for parish ministry published in 2009, is awarded to:
Tending To The Holy: The Practice of the Presence of God in Ministry,
by Bruce G. Epperly and Katherine Gould Epperly (Alban Institute)
In addition, the 2010 Reference Book of the Year Award, for the top reference book for parish ministry published in 2009, is given to:
Revelation: A Commentary, in The New Testament Library by Brian K. Blount (Westminster/John Knox Press)
These awards were made at the Annual Conference of the Academy, April 20-22, 2010, at the Sienna Center, in Racine, Wisconsin.
In addition to the Book of the Year, the Academy selected the following books as the Top Ten Books for Parish Ministry published in 2009:
A People’s History of Christianity: The Other Side of the Story, by Diana Butler Bass (HarperOne)
At the Scent of Water: The Ground of Hope in the Book of Job, by J. Gerald Janzen (William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company)
Beyond the Yellow Ribbon: Ministering to Returning Combat Veterans, by David A. Thompson (Abingdon Press)
Kindling Desire For God: Preaching As Spiritual Direction, by Kay L. Northcutt (Fortress Press)
Preaching From Memory to Hope, by Thomas G. Long (Westminster/John Knox Press)
The Future of Faith, by Harvey Cox (HarperOne)
The Power to Comprehend With All the Saints: The Formation and Practice of a Pastor-Theologian, ed. by Wallace M. Allston Jr. and Cynthia A. Jarvis (William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company)
The Ten Commandments (Interpretation Resources for the Use of Scripture in the Church), by Patrick D. Miller (Westminster/John Knox Press)
Toxic Spirituality: Four Enduring Temptations of Christian Faith, by Eric W. Gritsch (Fortress Press)