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Top 10 Books Read in 2025
by Joel Wentz
Joel Wentz is the producer of our podcast, and he also runs his own YouTube channel where he posts video reviews of books and other book-related commentary. We are excited to begin sharing Joel’s videos here on our site, and encourage you to subscribe to his YouTube channel, and if you are able, also to support his work on Patreon.
Video description:
I read over 140 books in 2025 (including fiction) and these 10 non-fiction books have stuck with me the most. They have challenged my thinking, stretched some of my paradigms, and confronted some of my previous assumptions about the world. Not all of them are easy to read, but they are all worth the effort! 00:00 – Intro
01:58 – The Paradise King by Blaine Eldredge
04:43 – Jesus and Divine Christology by Brant Pitre
07:59 – The Violent Take it By Force by Matthew Taylor
11:01 – Kairos Classroom Partnership
14:07 – On Classical Trinitarianism edited by Matthew Barrett
18:04 – The Nicene Faith by John Behr
21:11 – The Lost Soul of American Protestantism by D.G. Hart
25:49 – Christ the Heart of Creation by Rowan Williams
29:12 – Jesus and the Law of Moses by Paul T. Sloan
31:46 – The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist
34:44 – Metaphors We Live By by George Lakoff & Mark Johnson
Joel Wentz
Joel Wentz is currently the Executive Pastor at Missio Dei Church in Portland, Maine. He previously served in college campus ministry with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. In addition to reading and writing, his passions include tabletop gaming, music, and coffee. His favorite book genres are epic fantasy and epic theology. He lives in Portland, Maine with his wife and son, and his personal writing and podcast are at: joelwentz.com
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