PW's top five spirituality and religion books for 2014 are from preachers and teachers, Christians and atheists, a grieving mother and a happily married pastor and his wife. The perspectives are varied, the voices fresh and eloquent
Learning to Walk in the Dark
Barbara Brown Taylor (HarperOne)
At home on a page or at a podium, Taylor always offers eloquent provocation to thought. The title conceit exemplifies how the Episcopal priest and theologian develops insights from unusual perspectives that lead to more enlightened living.