Among the big questions authors tackle this season are what it means to lead a good life, where to put one’s faith in uncertain times, and how to mend the church’s broken places.
Top 10
Augustine the African
Catherine Conybeare. Liveright, Aug. 12 ($31.99, ISBN 978-1-63149-852-7)
Classicist Conybeare highlights St. Augustine’s oft-overlooked Algerian heritage in this “essential reconsideration of a seminal figure in the Western canon,” according to PW’s starred review.
Christianity and the Qur’an: The Rise of Islam in Christian Arabia
Gabriel Said Reynolds. Yale Univ., Sept. 2 ($30, ISBN 978-0-300-28175-0)
Historian Reynolds examines how the Quran engaged with the Christian milieu from which it arose, alternately undermining and building on the faith to advance its religious vision.
Glimmerings: Letters on Faith Between a Poet and a Theologian
Miroslav Volf and Christian Wiman. HarperOne, Jan. 13 ($29.99, ISBN 978-0-06-345829-1)
In these correspondences, poet Wiman and theologian Volf search for spirituality in uncertain times, finding glimpses of the divine amid the chaos. 50,000-copy announced first printing.
Gradually, Then Suddenly: How to Dream Bigger, Decide Better, and Leave a Lasting Legacy
Mark Batterson. Multnomah, Nov. 4 ($26, ISBN 979-8-217-15207-0)
Consistent, faithful daily action primes believers for personal and professional breakthroughs, contends bestseller Batterson.
Heart of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi’s Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging
Angela Buchdahl. Viking/Dorman, Oct. 21 ($32, ISBN 978-0-593-49017-4)
Tracing her path to becoming the first ordained Asian American rabbi, Buchdahl contemplates community, belonging, and caring for friends and strangers alike in an increasingly distrustful world.
Look Again: Recognize Your Worth. Renew Your Hope. Run with Confidence
Tim Tebow, with A.J. Gregory. Thomas Nelson, Nov. 4 ($29.99, ISBN 978-1-4002-5420-0)
Recognizing God’s image in friends, enemies, and themselves can help believers heal their communities, writes former college football star Tebow.
Lost, Hidden, Small: Finding the Way of Jesus Where We Never Think to Look
Kate Haynes Murphy. Broadleaf, Oct. 14 ($19.99 trade paper, ISBN 979-8-88983-700-8)
Pastor Murphy frames a quiet faith rooted in hope and small miracles as a corrective to a church culture preoccupied with power and control.
The Lost Mary: Recovering the Mother of Jesus
James D. Tabor. Knopf, Sept. 30 ($29.99, ISBN 978-1-101-94784-5)
Peeling back flimsy representations of the biblical Mary as an unassailably pure, ethereal figure, historian Tabor repositions her as a woman, mother, and vital figure in spreading Jesus’s teachings.
What Is Wrong with the World? The Surprising, Hopeful Answer to the Question We Cannot Avoid
Timothy Keller. Zondervan, Oct. 21 ($29.99, ISBN 978-0-310-37016-1)
The human desire to sin has plunged the world into chaos but also offers a reminder of God’s love and redemption, argues the late Presbyterian pastor.
Witness to Belief: Conversations on Faith and Meaning
Russell J. Levenson. Morehouse, Oct. 7 ($29.95, ISBN 978-1-64065-857-8)
Jane Goodall, William McRaven, Condoleezza Rice, Denzel Washington, and others open up about the ways Christianity has intimately shaped their lives.
Religion & Spirituality Longlist
Fiction
Barbour
The Red Cottage by Hannah Linder (Nov. 1, $15.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-63609-839-5). After a mysterious accident robs her of her memory, Meg Foxcroft must choose between the silver-tongued lord who seemingly saved her and the loving boyfriend she can no longer recognize.
Bethany House
Rescued Heart: The Story of Sarah by Angela Hunt (Oct. 7, $18.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-7642-4517-6). In ancient Israel, idol-worshipping Iscah’s life is turned upside down after she’s renamed Sarai and joins Abram in leading the Jewish people.
The Royal Artisan by Tessa Afshar (Nov. 4, $18.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-7642-4370-7). Afshar’s latest work of biblical fiction finds a potter in ancient Persia teaming up with her ex to foil Haman’s evil plot.
Kensington
C Is for Courting by Shelley Shepard Gray (Oct. 28, $28, ISBN 978-1-4967-4890-4). The latest in the Amish ABCs series pairs expectant single mother Beth Schrock with an Amish candle factory owner whose marriage proposal seems intended to save her reputation—but might lead to something more.
Revell
Final Approach by Lynette Eason (Aug. 5, $18.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-8007-4122-8) wraps up the Lake City Heroes series with a romantic thriller starring an air marshal who joins forces with an FBI agent to investigate a hijacking.
A Hidden Hope by Suzanne Woods Fisher (Oct. 7, $18.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-8007-4529-5). In this “immersive” contemporary romance, per PW’s review, an Amish doctor hires three new employees who stir up the community’s long-buried secrets.
Out of Time by Irene Hannon (Oct. 7, $18.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-8007-4190-7). An anthropologist trawling a vast library on a remote Missouri estate starts receiving threats from someone who wants to keep the past buried.
Tyndale Fiction
The Lies We Trade by Kristine Delano (Jan. 20, $18.99 trade paper, ISBN 979-8-4005-0492-1). After netting her Wall Street investment firm a lucrative deal, a high-powered portfolio manager’s life is rocked when a colleague threatens to reveal a devastating secret about her family.
The Stories We Carry by Robin W. Pearson (Oct. 7, $18.99 trade paper, ISBN 979-8-4005-0125-8). This “captivating” novel centers on a “stubborn bookseller [who] confronts childhood secrets after a mysterious stranger shows up in her small Southern town,” according to PW’s review.
Nonfiction
Abilene Christian Univ.
The Good and the Right: A Christian Introduction to Moral Philosophy by J. Caleb Clanton and Kraig Martin (Sept. 16, $49.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-68426-122-2) draws from ethical systems, like relativism and social contract theory, to construct a Christian framework for leading a moral life.
B&H
Made to Tremble: How Anxiety Became the Best Thing to Ever Happen to My Faith by Blair Linne (Sept. 16, $17.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-4300-9636-8) recounts how the author sought respite from panic attacks in her relationship with God.
Baker
The Legacy Life: How to Build Generations of Influence and Impact by David Green, with Bill High (Oct. 14, $28.99, ISBN 978-1-5409-0480-5). The Hobby Lobby CEO and founder invites Christians to live by biblical values that shape a strong family legacy.
Baker Academic
Worship and Awe in Christian Psychology: How Centering God Transforms Mental and Spiritual Health by Joshua J. Knabb (Jan. 27, $29.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-5409-6856-2) argues that cultivating one’s faith benefits mental health in ways that most well-meaning but self-focused therapies can’t.
Bethany House
I Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen: And Other Lies I Think Will Make Me Happy by Kate Strickler (Aug. 26, $26.99, ISBN 978-0-7642-4378-3). This “down-to-earth debut” details how the “chronically dissatisfied can swap comparison for contentment” with practices that boost gratitude and foster connection, according to PW’s review.
Bloomsbury Continuum
You Can, If You Want To: Navigating Christian Faith, Conscience, and Matters LGBTQ+ by James Alison (Sept. 2, $24 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-3994-2299-4) mines scripture, tradition, and the author’s experience as a queer priest in an effort to dismantle apparent contradictions between Christianity and homosexuality.
Brazos
Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm into a Tool of Healing by Zach W. Lambert (Aug. 12, $19.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-58743-668-0) encourages Christians to swap out literalist, apocalyptic readings of scripture for interpretative frameworks that center historical context and
liberating values.
Emerging Sexual Identities: Navigating the Landscape with Today’s Youth by Mark Yarhouse and Julia Sadusky (Oct. 21, $21.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-58743-644-4) outlines the increasingly varied ways young people account for their sexuality and advises pastors and parents on helping them figure out their identity.
The Myth of Good Christian Parenting: How False Promises Betrayed a Generation of Evangelical Families by Marissa Franks Burt and Kelsey Kramer McGinnis (Oct. 14, $19.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-58743-664-2) unpacks the harms wrought by the Christian parenting books industry that emerged in the 1970s, arguing that they spread a control-based philosophy that traumatized evangelical kids and fractured relationships with their families.
You Have a Calling: Finding Your Vocation in the True, Good, and Beautiful by Karen Swallow Prior (Aug. 5, $21.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-58743-665-9) contends that believers can use their day-to-day work to honor God.
Broadleaf
All Is Calmish: How to Feel Less Frantic and More Festive During the Holidays by Niro Feliciano (Oct. 14, $25.99, ISBN 978-1-5064-9834-8) advises readers on starting new traditions, forging connections, and drawing boundaries to brighten the holiday season while beating stress.
The Missionary Kids: Unmasking the Myths of White Evangelicalism by Holly Berkley Fletcher (Aug. 19, $29.99, ISBN 979-8-88983-203-4) uncovers the dark side of American evangelical missionary work, emphasizing its promotion of Western superiority under the guise of multiculturalism.
Cambridge Univ.
Catholicism: End or Beginning? by Mary Daly (Jan. 31, $39.99, ISBN 978-1-009-18063-4). In this rediscovered manuscript, the late theologian explores the limits of Catholic practices and theology in aligning with feminist principles.
Chosen Books
Exposing Emotional Manipulation: Break the Control, Grow Relationally, Heal Emotionally by Ryan Lestrange (Sept. 23, $18.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-8007-7330-4) aims to equip believers with spiritual tools to fend off intimidation, manipulation, and other attempts to weaken their faith.
Concordia
Wrestling with God: Shedding Light on Difficult Passages in the Old Testament by R. Reed Lessing and Andrew E. Steinmann (Jan. 13, $19.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-7586-7985-7) dissects hard-to-parse Old Testament laws, prophecies, and practices, and explores how they support God’s New Testament vision.
Convergent
Trust God, Love People: Stories of My Openhanded Faith by Jenny Marrs (Oct. 7, $27, ISBN 978-0-593-44435-1). The Fixer to Fabulous cohost recounts how her faith fueled her through such challenges as a yearslong struggle to adopt her daughter and encourages readers to lean on God in moments of crisis.
Eerdmans
Downsizing: Letting Go of Evangelicalism’s Nonessentials by Michelle Van Loon (Aug. 19, $24.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-8028-8462-6) critically surveys practices, habits, and trends from the past 50 years of evangelicalism, highlighting ideas, like the prosperity gospel, that fulfill legitimate spiritual needs but were enacted in damaging ways.
Hungry for Hope: Letters to the Church from Young Adults, edited by Jeremy Paul Myers and Kristina Frugé (Aug. 28, $32.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-8028-8552-4). Gen Zers discuss how marginalization and institutional corruption have driven them from the church and propose ways to bring them back.
Why Christians Should Be Leftists by Phil Christman (Sept. 16, $23.99, ISBN 978-0-8028-8405-3) takes an “astute if occasionally meandering” look, per PW’s review, at how socialist democratic values—and acts like giving to charity or starting unions—stem from Jesus’s values.
Faithwords
Healing the Wounds of Rejection: Moving Forward with Strength, Confidence, and the Ability to Trust Again by Joyce Meyer (Sept. 9, $29, ISBN 978-1-5460-0567-4) finds an antidote to rejection and betrayal in God’s unconditional acceptance.
Focus on the Family
Your Journey from Broken to Blessed: Finding the Love You Didn’t Receive by John Trent and Kari Trent Stageberg (Sept. 2, $18.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-64607-151-7) argues that divine love can help restore self-worth that’s been eroded by the lingering effects of childhood trauma.
For Dummies
Faith Deconstruction for Dummies by Mashaun Simon (Nov. 18, $22.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-394-33138-3) outlines how Christians can analyze their beliefs, discard what doesn’t fit, and shape a faith that’s aligned with their values.
Fortress
Your Soul Is Required: The Theology and Sermons of C.T. Vivian by C.T. Vivian, edited by Jo Anne Walker et al. (Dec. 2, $45, ISBN 979-8-88983-711-4). In these sermons, Vivian, the late preacher-activist and close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., contemplates how faith principles can make for a more just society.
Georgetown Univ.
Reclaiming American Catholicism: Faith, Politics, and the Future of the Catholic Church by John Gehring (Aug. 1, $29.95 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-64712-605-6) lays out a social justice–inflected vision of the denomination’s future, drawing inspiration from Pope Francis’s priorities rather than culture war Catholicism.
Terrafutura: Dialogues with Pope Francis on Integral Ecology by Carlo Petrini, trans. by Brett Auerbach-Lynn (Jan. 5, $24.95 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-64712-675-9). In these conversations, the late pope and the founder of the slow food movement critique economic systems that have harmed society and the environment, and discuss initiatives for promoting biodiversity and coexistence.
HarperOne
As a Jew: Reclaiming Our Story from Those Who Blame, Shame, and Try to Erase Us by Sarah Hurwitz (Sept. 9, $32, ISBN 978-0-06-337497-3) explores how entrenched antisemitic myths influence how American Jews understand their faith, often pushing them to shed inconvenient traditions to fit in.
Herald
Making It Plain: Why We Need Anabaptism and the Black Church by Drew G.I. Hart (Sept. 2, $21.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-5138-1634-0) presents values of freedom, redemption, and nonviolent resistance as tools for reforming a power-obsessed Western Christianity.
Hodder Faith
The Great Return: Why Only a Restoration of Christianity Can Save Western Civilization by Jamie Franklin (Sept. 23, $24.99, ISBN 978-1-3998-1492-8) posits that the revival of foundational Christian values will repair areas of Western society, like politics, that have in recent years been increasingly destabilized.
Image
Insane for the Light: A Spirituality for Our Wisdom Years by Ronald Rolheiser (Oct. 28, $27, ISBN 978-0-593-73646-3) encourages believers approaching their later years to adopt an ethos of quiet faith, surrender, and forgiveness modeled on Jesus’s “spirituality of passivity.”
IVP
Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around: How the Black Church’s Public Witness Leads Us Out of the Culture War by Justin Giboney (Nov. 4, $25.99, ISBN 978-1-5140-0842-3). The Black church models how institutions can pursue social justice initiatives while transcending polarization, according to the author.
From Dropout to Doctorate: Breaking the Chains of Educational Injustice by Terence Lester (Sept. 9, $19.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-5140-1148-5). Using his own rocky educational path as a lens, the author unpacks the structural inequalities that block Black students from succeeding in elementary school and beyond.
IVP Academic
Reading the Bible on Turtle Island: An Invitation to North American Indigenous Interpretation by H. Daniel Zacharias and T. Christopher Hoklotubbe (Nov. 18, $26.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-5140-0756-3) brings Native traditions and history to bear on scripture, reversing colonial notions that such traditions are incompatible with Western Christianity.
Jewish Publication Society
Ketubah Renaissance: The Artful Modern Revival of the Jewish Marriage Contract by Michael Shapiro (Aug. 1, $39.95, ISBN 978-0-8276-1562-5) surveys the 2,500-year history of the Jewish marriage contract, highlighting the 1960s shift toward unique calligraphic designs and text that reflected more egalitarian values.
Kregel
God Is Still for You: Ten Reasons You Can Be Sure Even When Life Is Hard by Bob Page (Oct. 21, $19.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-8254-4990-1). The author, a former brigadier general in the Air Force, promises readers they can overcome obstacles with the aid of their faith.
Leafwood
Art of Sainthood: Tradition and Innovation in Christian Spirituality by J. Omar Palafox (Oct. 14, $18.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-68426-024-9) draws on Latinx theology and such figures as Teresa of Avila to outline a spiritual road map for bettering oneself and one’s community.
Liturgical Press
The Paradox of Poverty: Why Are the Poor in Spirit “Blessed”? by Susan R. Pitchford (Aug. 15, $29.95 trade paper, ISBN 979-8-4008-0210-2) examines why social marginalization, stigmatization, and other forms of “spiritual poverty” can bring believers closer to God.
Llewellyn
Hoodoo Saints and Root Warriors: Stories and Magick for Liberation by Mawiyah Kai El-Jamah Bomani (Nov. 8, $18.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-7387-7854-9) compiles hoodoo practices, like dice divination and altar work, that aim to empower BIPOC and AAPI readers.
Loyola
The True Gifts of Christmas: Unwrapping the Meaning Behind Our Most Cherished Traditions by Megan Alexander (Aug. 11, $24.99, ISBN 978-0-8294-5897-8) unpacks the significance and history of yuletide symbols and traditions, from mistletoe to candy canes.
McClelland & Stewart
October 7th: Searching for the Humanitarian Middle by Marsha Lederman (Aug. 19, $26, ISBN 978-0-7710-2414-6). In these articles from the year that followed the Hamas-led October 7 attack on Israel, the Globe and Mail columnist meditates on grief, loss, and faith amid bloodshed in Gaza and rising tides of antisemitism.
McGill-Queen’s Univ.
Prime-Time Bishop: Fulton J. Sheen and Religious Celebrity in America by Alexander Nachaj (Nov. 18, $34.95 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-2280-2644-0) explores the life of Fulton J. Sheen, a 20th-century Catholic TV and radio personality, to investigate links between sanctity and celebrity.
Monkfish
My Son, the Priest: A Mother’s Crisis of Faith by Kristin Grady Gilger (Nov. 11, $24.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-958972-93-9). The author, a lapsed Catholic, recounts how she grappled with her son’s decision to become a Jesuit priest, igniting questions about whether liberal values can be compatible with the faith.
Moody
On Our Way Home: Reflections on Heaven in the Face of Death by Colleen Chao (Oct. 7, $13.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-8024-3777-8) frames the promise of eternity as a source of present-day hope.
Morehouse
Church Tomorrow? What the ‘Nones’ and ‘Dones’ Teach Us About the Future of Faith by Stephanie Spellers (Dec. 2, $26.95, ISBN 978-1-64065-860-8). Drawing from conversations with the religiously disaffiliated, the author examines why church attendance has declined despite a persistent desire for spiritual connection, and uses those insights to offer suggestions for fortifying church communities.
Is It God’s Will? Making Sense of Tragedy, Luck, and Hope in a World Gone Wrong by Brandon Ambrosino (Sept. 9, $26.95, ISBN 978-1-64065-841-7). Reconsidering divine agency, the author frames God as a source of hope in a troubled world rather than a wholly omnipotent force.
Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in Scripture by Brandon R. Grafius (Oct. 7, $18.95 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-64065-783-0) finds the horror genre’s origins in the Bible, in which devils and monsters rising out of the sea raise deeper questions about spiritual danger and what it means to be human.
Thomas Nelson
The Girl on the Bathroom Floor: Held Together When Everything Is Falling Apart by Amber Emily Smith (Oct. 14, $29.99, ISBN 978-1-4003-4789-6). The wife of former country singer Granger Smith recalls the grief she endured after the death of her three-year-old son, River, and advises readers on finding hope amid traumas of their own.
The Promise of Heaven: 31 Reasons to Get Excited about Your Eternal Home by David Jeremiah (Oct. 7, $29.99, ISBN 978-1-4003-4521-2) posits that the promise of Jesus’s return is already bettering believers’ lives.
Surviving an Unwanted Divorce: A Biblical, Practical Guide to Letting Go While Holding Yourself Together by Lysa TerKeurst
(Nov. 11, $25.99, ISBN 978-1-4002-5012-7) walks readers through enduring the breakup of their marriages and renewing their faith in the aftermath.
New York Univ.
Designer Science: A History of Intelligent Design in America by C.W. Howell (Sept. 9, $35, ISBN 978-1-4798-2767-1). According to PW’s review, Howell offers a “fascinating survey of the intelligent design movement, a late 1980s through early 2000s effort to displace Darwinian evolutionary theory” that has ostensibly fallen out of favor but seeded today’s current skepticism of science.
North Atlantic
The Five Blessings of Ifá: Reclaiming Black Futures Through Afro-Indigenous Spirituality by Gabrielle Felder (Oct. 28, $20.95 trade paper, ISBN 979-8-88984-104-3) examines how diasporic African communities have adapted principles from the Ifá—a West African spiritual tradition that emphasizes wealth, longevity, and more—to thrive amid oppression.
Orbis
More Than Half Way Home: A Story of Accompaniment in the Shadows of Incarceration by Dustin Feddon (Sept. 24, $25 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-62698-627-5) contemplates how the formerly incarcerated might be better reintegrated into society.
Princeton Univ.
Haman: A Biography by Adam J. Silverstein (Sept. 23, $39.95, ISBN 978-0-691-20360-7) constructs a portrait of the historical villain, discussing his biblical origins, portrayals in Islam and Christianity, and evolution in popular culture from ancient times to the present.
On the Altar: A History of Sacrifice from the Sacred to the Secular by Jonathan Sheehan (Jan. 27, $39.95, ISBN 978-0-691-19088-4) traces how the concept of sacrifice evolved in Christian and secular imaginations, highlighting the centrality of Jesus’s crucifixion and Christian martyrs.
Revell
Stones Still Speak: How Biblical Archaeology Illuminates the Stories You Thought You Knew by Amanda Hope Haley (Sept. 23, $19.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-8007-4648-3) draws from archaeology, history, and literature to more accurately tell scriptural stories, revising secularized interpretations that have seeped into movies, books, and popular culture.
Sentinel
The Desecration of Man: How the Rejection of God Degrades Our Humanity by Carl Trueman (Nov. 4, $29, ISBN 978-0-593-71385-3) finds the roots of today’s spiritual malaise in a widespread disavowal of the idea that humans are made in God’s image.
Shambhala
Seeing the Bodies Within: Exploring the Samma Araham Practice of Theravada Buddhism by Potprecha Cholvijarn (Nov. 25, $24.95 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-64547-338-1) outlines a lesser-known mystical meditation system that involves communing with 18 “inner bodies,” drawing influence from both canonical Buddhist texts and historical meditation practices that once thrived in southeast Asia.
Voices of Siam: Illuminating the Buddhist Path to Natural Reality by Bruce Evans (Dec. 16, $24.95 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-64547-307-7) compiles teachings from Thailand’s Theravada tradition, including the “Girimanada Sutta,” discovered on a palm-leaf manuscript and translated into modern Thai in 1922, and contemporary talks from a new generation of Buddhist masters.
Tarcher
Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love by Brian Recker (Sept. 30, $30, ISBN 978-0-593-85319-1). Revising punitive notions of Christianity, the author argues that baseless fears of hell distort the faith’s focus on forgiveness and love.
Tyndale Momentum
Stay in the Game: Making the Most of Every Season by Matt Forté (Oct. 7, $24.99, ISBN 979-8-4005-1078-6) reflects on the faith and tenacity that helped the author become a successful NFL running back and encourages readers to succeed through perseverance.
Univ. of Notre Dame
Black and Catholic: Racism, Identity, and Religion by Tia Noelle Pratt (Sept. 1, $35, ISBN 978-0-268-21017-5) explores the history of Black Catholic communities in the U.S., a demographic whose churches have suffered from a lack of institutional support but that has innovated a rich cultural identity.
Waterbrook
Be Good to Your Body: Getting Back to God’s Design in a World of Wellness Trends, Quick Fixes, and Conflicting Health Advice by Jordan Lee Dooley (Oct. 21, $26.99, ISBN 978-0-593-19347-1). Readers should ditch diet culture and see their bodies as sacred gifts to be tended with gentle movement, rest, and nourishment, the author suggests.
Dare to Be True: How to Defeat the Lies That Bind You and Live Out the Truth That Frees You by Madison Prewett Troutt (Sept. 23, $26.99, ISBN 978-0-593-44527-3) invites Christians to unlink their self-worth from material success and external approval and invest in God.
Wayne State Univ.
Every Body Beloved: A Jewish Embrace of Fatness by Minna Bromberg (Sept. 9, $24.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-8143-5211-3) sketches out a body liberation philosophy rooted in the belief that all are created in God’s image.
Westminster John Knox
Being Presbyterian in a Dysvangelical America: A Guide to Reclaiming the Good News of God by Ted V. Foote Jr. and P. Alex
Thornburg (Oct. 28, $18 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-664-26927-2) finds an antidote for today’s “dysvangelicalism”—a form of Christian theology that blends evangelicalism with authoritarian ideals—in a philosophy of grace, inclusion, and divine healing.
Second Thoughts About Hell: Understanding What We Believe by Ronald J. Allen and Robert F. Cornwall (Sept. 16, $18 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-664-26906-7) surveys how notions of hell have evolved from biblical times to the present, highlighting such contemporary philosophies as universalism (in which hell doesn’t exist because everyone is saved) and literalism (in which hell exists and those there will suffer).
Worthy
Understanding Your Attachment Style: The Path to Overcoming Unhelpful Patterns and Building Healthy, Secure Relationships by Marc Cameron (Dec. 2, $28, ISBN 978-1-5460-0856-9) explains how readers can adopt a more secure attachment style to facilitate stronger, God-centered relationships.
Yale Univ.
The Buddha: Biography of a Myth by Donald S. Lopez (Sept. 2, $28, ISBN 978-0-300-23427-5) pulls from Buddhist sources and the secular writings of George Eliot, Gustave Flaubert, and Oscar Wilde to trace the Buddha’s life and influence across the world.
Captive Gods: Religion and the Rise of Social Science by Kwame Anthony Appiah (Oct. 7, $32.50, ISBN 978-0-300-23306-3) contends that early social scientists viewed society and religion as interdependent categories, influencing widespread understandings of the way communities establish beliefs.
Zondervan
Don’t Burn Your Own House Down: Prioritizing Your Marriage, Your Spouse, and Yourself for a Deeper Connection by Lindsey Maestas (Jan. 27, $19.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-310-36947-9) suggests that readers can repair broken relationships through a Bible-based ethos of vulnerability and humility.
Everyday Revolutionary: How to Transcend the Culture War and Transform the World
by J.D. Greear (Oct. 7, $19.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-310-36962-2). The former Southern Baptist Convention president suggests ways to spread faith in an increasingly secular world.
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Women of God: Christianity and Femininity
Proving that there’s no one way to be a Christian woman, this season’s offerings include calls to dismantle patriarchy and misogyny in the church, profiles of biblical women, and a guide to motherhood.
