Every year the editors at Christianity Today--assisted by panels of judges--select the books that best "shed light on the people, events and ideas that shape evangelical life, thought and mission".  Here are the winners, but I encourage you to check out this article on their website for comments from the judges, links to author interviews, and to see additional notable books in each category.

FICTION

Home by Marilynne Robinson

THEOLOGY/ETHICS

People and Place: A Covenant Ecclesiology by Michael S. Horton 

SPIRITUALITY

Acedia and Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life by Kathleen Norris

MISSIONS/GLOBAL AFFAIRS

Transforming Worldviews: An Anthropological Understanding of How People Change by Paul G. Hiebert

THE CHURCH/PASTORAL LEADERSHIP

Why We're Not Emergent (By Two Guys Who Should Be) by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck

HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY

Bill Bright and Campus Crusade for Christ: The Renewal of Evangelicalism in Postwar America by John G. Turner

CHRISTIAN LIVING

Reconciling All Things: A Christian Vision for Justice, Peace and Healing by Emmanuel Katangole and Chris Rice

CHRISTIANITY AND CULTURE

Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling by Andy Crouch

APOLOGETICS/EVANGELISM

The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller

BIBLICAL STUDIES

Stories With Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus by Klyne R. Snodgrass