Top ten spiritual books of the past decade as chosen by Tablet readers

There comes a moment at the end of each meeting of the “spiritual” book club that I’ve been attending this past decade when collectively we pick what to read next. Usually whoever is hosting gets the casting vote, and the best-case scenario is that the choice emerges seamlessly. But there have been plenty of occasions when we find ourselves scratching our heads for inspiration. Never again. After my column last month on the Church Times’ admirable attempt to produce a list of the 100 Best Christian Books ever, you responded in large numbers to my closing appeal to put together your very own list of Christian classics of the past decade. I’ve now got intriguing suggestions to keep my book club in enthralling, contemporary reading for years. Before revealing