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The Bible Gets a Graphic Makeover
Featuring three volumes of full-color hardcover comics adaptations, the Kingstone Bible from Kingstone Comics marks the first time the complete text of the Bible has been made available as a graphic work.
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Steve Laube Launches a Writer’s Learning Center, New Imprint
In addition to launching the Christian Writers Institute (CWI), a website offering classes for writers in a range of formats, literary agent Steve Laube is now publishing books under a new CWI imprint.
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Religion & Spirituality Update 2016: All Our Coverage
Seasonal religion and spirituality highlights include new books by scholars that explore racism, Scripture, and Islam; dozens of titles publishing around the 500th anniversary of the Reformation; and more.
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October Religion Bestsellers: ‘Jesus Always’ Debuts at the Top; Karen Kingsbury Takes #2
‘Jesus Always’ by Sarah Young hit #1 on PW’s Religion Nonfiction bestsellers list in October, while Karen Kingsbury took #2 on the Fiction chart with ‘A Baxter Family Christmas.’
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Even Scholars Misunderstand Early Christianity: Larry W. Hurtado
Scholar Hurtado set out to “to correct what I perceived as a scholarly imbalance and some popular misconceptions” with his new book, 'Destroyer of the Gods.'
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Christians’ Nostalgia for An Imagined Past Worsens Divisions: David Gushee
The widespread anxiety bubbling up along economic, cultural, and political lines, especially among white Christians, led Christian ethicist Gushee to write his latest book, 'A Letter to My Anxious Christian Friends: From Fear to Faith in Unsettled Times.'
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Domestic Terrorism of Lynching Has Lingering Pain: Angela D. Sims
With 'Lynched: The Power of Memory in a Culture of Terror,' Sims wants to end the silence of African-American elders whose lives intersected with the brutality of lynching, and to bring their stories to wider attention.
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Veteran Journalist Says the Bible Has Lost Its Place in America: Kenneth A. Briggs
In 'The Invisible Bestseller: Searching for the Bible in America,' religion journalist Briggs writes that the bible has become “a museum exhibit” that people mostly leave on the shelf.
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Bible Scholars Look at Scriptures Through Different Lenses
In biblical studies, scholars look for new ways to understand Jesus, offer feminist readings of Scripture, and examine the ways the Bible relates to politics and social issues.
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The Durable Bible: New Editions of the Bible Keep Coming
New editions of the Bible acknowledge and reconnect with its Jewish roots, train a spotlight on biblical women, and are redesigned for smoother reading.
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Dozens of Books to Publish Around 500th Anniversary of Protestant Reformation
October 2017 brings the 500th anniversary of a revolution that transformed the Christian church, and a year-long advance commemoration has produced more than 40 books on the Reformer and the ideas that reshaped Western civilization.
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Books About Islam Get a Boost as Authors Hope for Deeper Understanding
With the faith of more than a billion people at the center of current events, academic publishers are churning out more books about Islam, and some are publishing in the field for the first time.
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For All the Wrong Reasons, New Activists Must Push for Justice
Social justice is at the center of today’s national conversation and is a special concern for millennials. Books provide perspective and guidance for the push toward a more equal nation.
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As Racial Tensions Dominate Headlines, Books Offer Insights for Change
In a crop of thoughtful new books, scholars untangle the historical roots of racism, trying to understand why America still struggles with its original sin and to discover paths to healing.
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A Spiritually Harmful Election: Evangelical Authors Sound Off on Trump and Clinton
Evangelical Christian authors discuss what it's like to be faced with choosing one of two major party candidates whose values in one way or another deeply contradict their own.
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From Murder Mysteries to Christian Fiction: PW Talks to Karen Kingsbury
With over 7.8 million copies sold in the Baxter Family series alone and a new collection on the way, Christian fiction star Karen Kingsbury reflects on her writing career.
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Religion and Spirituality Books Preview: November 2016
A memoir by the grandson of Henri Matisse, Judah Smith’s new book, and a search for the “real” Pope Francis are among some of the big books coming from religion and spirituality publishers in November.
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New Harbinger Launches Spirituality Imprint
The psychology and self-help books publisher is expanding with its new spirituality imprint, Reveal Press.
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Religion Book Deals: October 2016
Todd Burpo moves from Thomas Nelson to FaithWords with his follow-up to ‘Heaven is For Real,’ Katie Davis Majors lands at Multnomah, Eerdmans nabs a PBS documentary tie-in, and more.
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Christian Living Remains a Strong Publishing Category
Books on Christian living remain cornerstones of many Christian publishers' programs.
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