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July Religion Bestsellers: ‘Purpose Driven Life’ Makes a Comeback; James Patterson Tops
Rick Warren is back in the top 10 in Religion Nonfiction with his perennial favorite, ‘The Purpose Driven Life.’ Plus, James Patterson debuts on PW’s Religion Fiction Bestsellers list with the paperback edition of ‘Woman of God.’
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Divine Encounters of Biblical Times: PW Talks to James Kugel
How can modern readers relate to the Bible’s descriptions of direct human interactions with God? Harvard professor and biblical scholar James Kugel provides some possibilities in ‘The Great Shift: Encountering God in Biblical Times.’
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New Devotional Highlights Hillary Clinton’s Spiritual Side
Rev. Dr. Bill Shillady and other pastors wrote more than 600 devotions that were sent to Hillary Rodham Clinton each morning over the course of the rancorous 2016 presidential campaign; 365 are included in a forthcoming devotional, ‘Strong for a Moment Like This.’
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Religion and Spirituality Books Preview: August 2017
Bestselling author of ‘The Artist’s Way’ Julia Cameron’s new book ‘Life Lessons,’ and HGTV star Jen Hatmaker’s newest release, are among the most-anticipated titles publishing in August.
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Religion Deals Report: July 2017
ABC News correspondent Linsey Davis is bringing her first book to Zonderkidz, Sounds True nabbed a book by former death row inmate turned magician Damien Echols, and more.
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Praising the Messiness of Motherhood in 4 New Books
This season, a number of authors are debunking myths of “supermoms" and are exploring spiritual truths about motherhood instead.
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Barbour Publishing Goes Employee Owned
Christian publisher Barbour transitioned to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) on June 30, offering each of its 36 employees a share of the company.
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Religious Biographies Spotlight Inspiring Lives
Biographers immortalize the religious and spiritual teachers and others who shaped their faith in these new and forthcoming books.
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Regnery Rebrands, Expands Its Faith Imprint
Regnery Publishing is renaming its religion books imprint, Regnery Faith, Salem Books. In a move related to growing its Christian publishing program, the press has hired Tim Peterson as associate publisher of Salem Books.
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Fall 2017 Religion & Spirituality Announcements
Recent political trends reveal how business interests and religion are intersecting in America today, and publishers are taking notice. This season also features books that apply novel interpretive techniques to well-known texts and traditions.
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June Religion Bestsellers: A Guide to Self-Talk Takes #4, Karen Kingsbury Tops
Jennifer Rothschild’s latest book on how to talk to and about yourself debuted at #4 on our Religion Nonfiction Bestsellers list. Plus, Karen Kingsbury came in at #1 Religion Fiction with the newest installment to the Baxter Family series.
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No Filter and Unashamed: PW Talks to Jen Hatmaker
Despite her outspokenness for the inclusion of LBGTQ people in the church, the bestselling author of ‘For the Love’ explains why she avoids political and cultural hot-button topics, preferring to gather women around common issues and struggles in her books instead.
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Christian Stores to Launch Online Ordering Initiative
The Association for Christian Retail (CBA) is providing Christian stores with a consumer website that allows online sales and in-store customer pick-up. The Get It Local Today program is scheduled to launch this year.
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Sweeney Named Publisher, Editor-in-Chief at Paraclete
Jon Sweeney, currently executive editor for trade books at Ave Maria Press, will return to Paraclete Press as publisher and editor-in-chief at on September 1.
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Gilead Publishing, Kregel Partner on Fiction
Christian fiction publisher Gilead has been given new life via a publishing partnership with Kregel Publications that will see a division of tasks.
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Former Evangelical Extremist Recalls Life in Westboro Baptist Church
The granddaughter of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps recounts why, and how, she fled one of the most inflammatory and notorious evangelical groups in the U.S. in her book, ‘Girl on a Wire.’
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Religion and Spirituality Books Preview: July 2017
An author aims to debunk ‘Lies We Believe About God;’ plus a new biography of Martin Luther places him in a political context in new religion and spirituality books publishing in July.
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The Woman Behind the Reformation: Martin Luther’s Wife, Katharina, Takes the Stage in Crop of New Books
Martin Luther is garnering a lot of attention this year, with 2017 marking the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. But the largely untold life story of his wife, Katharina, is also getting some love in three new books.
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Religion Book Deals: June 2017
A new book on the Enneagram—an increasingly popular ancient personality classification system—lands at HarperOne. Plus, ‘Without Rival’ author Lisa Bevere sticks with Revell on her latest title.
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In Memoirs, Religious Writers Tell of Faith Lost and Found
New and forthcoming memoirs in the religion and spirituality category tell stories of overcoming adversity, and of faith found, changed, or regained.
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