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Refreshing Faith with Devotionals
These popular books offer reflection, inspiration, and a spiritual call to action. “The value of the devotional format is that it directs you inward,” says Brazos editorial director Katelyn Beaty. “It grounds you and takes you out of the frenetic demands on your time and energy.”
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Biblical Books for Kids Abound
For religion publishers, parents sharing biblical lessons with their children is a double-dip opportunity. “Parents are taking in and learning just as much as the kids when reading with them,” says Linda Howard, associate publisher for children and youth at Tyndale House.
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A Bible Study with a Monster Twist
PW talks with Manny Arango, who sees the wreckage of chaos—and the promise of a savior—in scripture.
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New Looks for New Bibles
Publishers' new Bibles feature commentary from global perspectives and contemporary presentations.
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Bible Study Guides Take Flight
Rising demand has prompted editors to reexamine and redesign their Bible studies, with several expanding how many they publish and juicing up their offerings with video links, reflection points for individual study, and discussion prompts for small groups.
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Strong Attendance at 2024 Realm Makers Conference
Owned and run by Becky and Scott Minor, Realm Makers has succeeded in creating a place for faith-based speculative fiction readers and authors to call home—and the 2024 event, held in St. Louis, July 18-20, was its best-attended yet.
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Christian Fiction Publishers Embrace a Classic Genre—The Western
Cowboys, wide open spaces, and strong women are drawing Christian publishers to stories set in the American West.
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Religion Book Deals: August 7, 2024
Zondervan signs Faith Womack’s book to help readers understand the Bible, Brazos takes Speaking with Joy podcaster Joy Marie Clarkson's look at influential Christian women, Paraclete acquires a children’s book to help children slay the spiritual dragons they face, and more.
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IVP Signs Overseas Deals with Ingram, SPCK
InterVarsity Press has reached new agreements with Ingram Publisher Services UK and the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge that the publisher says will increase its sales in the U.K. and Europe.
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David C Cook Earns ECPA Gold Milestone Sales Award for 'What Does It Mean to Be Chosen?'
“This award not only symbolizes the milestone of half a million books sold, but also the fact that this book connects millions of readers to the person of Jesus Christ so brilliantly,” said Chadd Miller, divisional president of David C Cook’s publishing arm, in a statement.
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Christian Publisher Editorial Patmos Celebrates 25 Years in the U.S.
The Florida-based company, which focuses exclusively on Christian titles, has seen significant growth over the past quarter-century, a testament to the growing Spanish-speaking population in the U.S.
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Religion Book Deals: July 17, 2024
IVP takes a book on weathering change by Courtney Ellis, Revell signs Jon Seidl's book for christians coping with alcoholism, and more.
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'A Threat to Politics is a Threat to Life': PW talks with Steven Millies
With the November elections drawing near, PW talks with the director of The Bernardin Center at Catholic Theological Union, who describes himself as a political scientist, a theologian, and a public intellectual, about his latest book 'A Consistent Ethic of Life: Navigating Catholic Engagement with U.S. Politics.'
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God Knows We're a Mess: Religious Books Address Contemporary Times
Burned out. Exhausted. Traumatized. Suffering. Lonely. Angry. Fearful. Grieving. To judge by many religion books on the fall horizon, we're all a mess right now. PW asked four editors and publishers about new books aimed at uplifting people from the spiritual pits.
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Tim Keller and Dallas Willard Still Speak
Zondervan will release posthumous titles by the renowned Evangelical authors this October: Keller's 'Forward in Love: A Year of Daily Readings from Timothy Keller,' and Willard's 'The Scandal of the Kingdom: How the Parables of Jesus Revolutionize Life with God.'
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The Mystics Send a Message in Shannon K. Evans’s Latest
Shannon K. Evans spoke with PW about her latest book, 'The Mystics Would Like a Word: Six Women Who Met God and Found a Spirituality for Today.'
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Religion & Spirituality Books On-Sale Calendar: June/July 2024
Leah Reesor-Keller argues that tackling climate anxiety begins in communities rooted in faith, Nancy Mehl wraps up the Ryland & St. Clair series, and more in new religion books publishing this summer.
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Religion Book Deals: July 3, 2024
Chosen Books takes pastor Sherman Dumas's book of practical advice to help restore the family unit; Tyndale signs T.I. Lowe's new novel, and more.
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New Religion Titles Deal with 'Trust Issues'
Forthcoming titles from religion presses are threaded with concern for restoring trust from bedrooms to boardrooms, pews to playgrounds.
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New Book Evangelizes to Christian Nationalists
PW talks with Caleb Campbell, author of 'Disarming Leviathan,' about his "field guide" to luring Christian Nationalists back to following Jesus.