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Religion Book Deals Feb. 14
Among this week's deals, a football fable from Tony Dungy, how to confront hunger from InterVarsity, and more.
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James Sire, Influential IVP Editor, Dies at 84
The late InterVarsity Press author and editor James Sire was lauded as a major force in Evangelical intellectualism and apologetics -- in his own works and those of the authors he brought forward.
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Why Pope Francis Alarms Catholic Columnist
Conservative columnist Ross Douthat's new book argues that Pope Francis is making the wrong call on how to change the Catholic Church, shifting perspectives on doctrine and potentially undermining the authority of the papacy itself.
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Billy Graham's Centennial Birthday Prompts New Looks
The renown evangelist's 100th birthday, coming up November 7, has prompted a boomlet of books on his life, his message, and his impact on American life.
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‘Ordinary’ Gets a Spiritual Spin
Publishers are eager to help readers lift the drab veil that sometimes covers daily life to reveal spiritual possibilities and reopen eyes and hearts.
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Sparkhouse Family Rebrands as Beaming Books
Under the Beaming Book imprint, the Christian children's book arm of 1517 Media will expand its content range and update illustration styles to reach readers of all faiths.
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Religion Books Preview: February 2018
Scholars begin the springtime focus on Easter and the early church and an ancient prayer tool is revived for the modern faithful in February releases.
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Armed With Faith: A Civil Rights Heroine Fights New Battles
In her new memoir, Melba Pattillo Beals, one of the Little Rock Nine, the black teenagers who broke the color line in segregated 1950s Arkansas, says God will always be there to lift people out of pain, disillusionment and despair.
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Snakes Alive! New Books Highlight Serpent-Handling Preachers
Two university press titles from Duke and Tennessee offer a close-up look at faith, danger, and death among serpent-handling preachers in separate updates on a longtime subject of academic religious publishing.
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Religion Book Deals: January 24, 2018
'Sensible Shoes' author keeps walking with InterVarsity; FaithWords signs unique devotional.
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Publishers Offer Parents Guidance In Challenging Times
Whether its books on racial tensions, single parenting, social change or social media, religion publishers are satisfying a demand for books that help parents address the most challenging issues of the day.
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Finding the Apostle Paul Between Two Worlds
In Paula Fredriksen's forthcoming book, 'Paul: A Pagan's Apostle' (Yale, Aug.), the scholar finds that understanding Paul is key to reconstructing the first generation of the Christian movement.
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Spotlight on Crossway's 'ESV Archaeology Study Bible'
This new edition of the ESV Bible, annotated and illustrated by field-trained archaeologists, locates Scripture in vivid historical context. (Sponsored)
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Saving Christian Fiction
In a moribund market, faith-based publishers hunt for fresh voices and new genres.
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Pope Francis focuses the faith on mercy, scholar finds
Jesuit scholar and moral theologian Thomas Massaro's book, "Mercy in Action," details the pontiff's urgent call for social change.
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Bringing Biblical Women to Life: 'PW' Talks with Mesu Andrews
Acknowledging the patriarchal society of biblical times, author Mesu Andrews finds inspiration among the obscure women in Scripture and hopes to add more to their stories in her award-winning novels, including her latest, ‘Isaiah’s Daughter.’
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Religion Book Deals: January 10, 2018
NavPress nabbed the latest book by Kenny Luck, plus Tyndale Kids signs the co-creator of the 'VeggieTales' series.
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Five Religion Books Headed to Screens in 2018
Titles such as ‘The Alchemist’ and ‘God’s Not Dead 3’ are getting book-to-film adaptations that are slated to hit the screen in 2018.
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