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Anticipating the Power and Pleasure of Christmas
Advent, beginning December 1, is a spiritual warm-up to the joyful triumph of Christmas. And publishers are offering titles to brighten and enlighten people during the hectic holiday preparations.
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Christy Award Winners for Christian Fiction Honored at Gala
Among the winners, 'Indigo Isle' by T.I. Lowe (Tyndale House) took home the Christy Award for Book of the Year, and The Amplify Award for Christian Fiction, which seeks to elevate stories from ethnically diverse perspectives, went to 'The American Queen' by Vanessa Miller (Thomas Nelson).
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Religion Book Deals: November 20, 2024
Lisa Fields looks at fallen heroes for Multnomah, and WaterBook takes a nine book series from John Mark Comer and the team at Practicing the Way.
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Kids Christmas Books Where Jesus Stars
While many Christmas titles for tots are more jingle than Jesus, some publishers are explicit about salvation and the Son of God.
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Religion Book Deals: Nov. 6, 2024
Paraclete Press takes a new book by Jeff Crosby, a Jewish anthropologist looks at how Charismatic prayer changes the evangelical brain, and more
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A Humanist's View on Faith in Technology: PW Talks to Chaplain Greg Eptsein
Is technology a religion, a godlike system promising salvation and threatening of damnation? Yes, says Greg Epstein, the Humanist chaplain at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, in his new book 'Tech Agnostic: How Technology Became the World's Most Powerful Religion, and Why It Desperately Needs a Reformation' (MIT, out now).
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Christian Writer's Award Takes Fantasy to New Reality
On November 14, Christian Spec fiction author Sharon Hinck will be inducted into The Christy Award Hall of Fame, a milestone for both the author and the increasingly popular genre.
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New Book Proclaims the End Is Near—Ha! Ha!
It’s the day after Election 2024 and half the population of the United States thinks the end of the world is imminent. And the founders and editors of satire site 'The Babylon Bee,' whose new book 'The Babylon Bee Guide to the Apocalypse' (Regnery) releases next week, are delighted.
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IVP Titles View Christianity Through Multicultural Lenses to Offer a Comprehensive Understanding
A one-volume commentary and a two-volume set on African American Christianity highlight the mission and vision of InterVarsity Press.
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Good Guy with a Gun: PW Talks with Rachel Wagner
Author Rachel Wagner talks about the mashup of Christianity, masculinity, power, and gun culture in her book, 'Cowboy Apocalypse.'
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10,000 Years of Spirituality in America
Thomas Tweed’s sweeping ‘Religion in the Lands That Became America: From the Ice Age to the Information Age’ explores the history of religious beliefs in North America.
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A New Book Explores the History of Racialization in Psychiatry
Scholar Judith Weisenfeld explains how U.S. psychiatrists pathologized Black religious belief after the abolition of slavery in ‘New World A-Coming: Black Religion and Racial Identity During the Great Migration.’
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The Power of Charisma: PW Talks with Molly Worthen
'Spellbound' author and historian Molly Worthen discusses how some leaders amass followings by the power of the stories they tell.
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University Press Leaders Look Ahead
Executives at university presses—all of whom publish titles in the religion category—weigh in about new initiatives, their presses’ unique personalities, and publishing in a time of social, political, and technological upheaval.
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Academic Religion Publishing Faces Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities
Ahead of the SBL and AAR’s annual meeting, PW talked with 14 university press directors, trade publishers, and editors about today’s landscape and what they see on the horizon.
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Religion Scholars Set to Gather for Communion and Inspiration
The SBL and AAR’s annual meeting, set to run from November 23-26 in San Diego, will bring together some 7,000 scholars, authors, professors, and publishers from around the world to take on topics that are vital to academic religion publishers and biblical scholars.
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Thomas Nelson Bibles Partners with Museum of the Bible
A first-time agreement with a publisher will enable the museum to enhance event productions while highlighting Bible products.
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Religion Book Deals: October 16, 2024
WaterBrook signs pastor Charles Metcalf's book on overcoming self-doubt and stepping into God’s plan with confidence, Kregel lands a new book by Christy Award-winning novelist Katie Powner, and more.
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'New Studies in Biblical Theology' Series Switches Publishing Partners
Apollos announced this week that B&H Academic will take over from InterVarsity Press as North American co-publisher for new titles for the series in the U.S. and Canada.
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Finding Freedom One Breath at a Time: PW Talks with Jasmine Marie
The author of ‘Black Girls Breathing’ discusses how mindful breathing and other practices can help heal chronic stress and generational trauma.