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Abingdon Launches New Line Blending Fiction and Bible Study
Abingdon is melding women’s fiction and Bible studies to create a unique line that explores biblical themes via Christian fiction.
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Catholicism at a Crossroads
While books about Pope Francis have been the biggest story in Catholic publishing lately—along with books that look back at Benedict’s tenure and focus on the papacy itself—others take a wider-angle view of the Church, or offer wisdom and encouragement for those in the pews.
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Atheists, the Next Generation: Unbelief Moves Further into the Mainstream
Books by and about nonbelievers have taken a new turn, growing beyond angry disdain to include more moderate voices.
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Reinventing the Bible: Books on Older Texts Shake Its Immutable Image
The Bible as we know it today developed over a long period of time, and four new books by biblical studies scholars shed light on that not-simple process.
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Zondervan Launches New YA Imprint
Zondervan is launching a new YA imprint targeted to the general trade rather than the Christian market.
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Mesu Andrews: Understanding Hosea
Mesu Andrews’ novel illuminates the complicated story of Old Testament prophet Hosea.
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Pope Francis Books Proliferate
It’s a moving target, but here’s PW's round-up of new and forthcoming Pope Francis books.
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Desmond Tutu Wins 2013 Templeton Prize
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has won the $1.7 million Templeton Prize for his “exceptional contributions to affirming life’s spiritual dimension.”
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Christian Self-Publishers Finally Get Some Respect
These days, Christian self-publishing has moved from the Rodney Dangerfield era to the Aretha Franklin age.
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C.S. Lewis: Still Bringing Readers Joy
C.S. Lewis died on the same day—November 22, 1963—as JFK and Aldous Huxley. Huxley is now largely forgotten, and Kennedy remains a symbol of lost promise, while Lewis’s work lives on.
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, March 2013
Best books for ministry professionals; Medal of Honor for hero priest; sales achievements; media bumps.
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Religion Editor’s Note, March 2013
The biggest story now in religion and in religion publishing is the new pope, and every day brings the announcement of another book, either about Pope Francis or about the current state of the Vatican and the Catholic Church and how he might affect them.
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It Is Written: News in Bibles and Sacred Texts, March 2013
A study tool for the Spanish-language market; The Story sells a million; Bibles for Ghana.
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Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, March 2013
A philosopher makes a case against religion and for humanism; a historian examines belief in demon possession and the "golden age of the demoniac."
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April 2013 Christian Bestsellers: Adult, Children’s and Young Adult, Bibles
Your guide to the mega-sellers in Christian books.
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Stormie and Paige Omartian: A Heart for Young Women
Stormie Omartian and her daughter-in-law Paige share a concern for young women that grew into a book of prayers especially for them.
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Pope Books Compete for Shelf Space
Rather like a crowd in St. Peter’s Square awaiting the Pope, publishers are multiplying reading choices for those who want to know about newly elected Pope Francis, the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires.
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The Postmodern Surfing Pastor: PW Talks with Rob Bell
Having left Mars Hill, the Michigan church he founded and led for a dozen years, Rob Bell, who now lives in southern California, is something of a freelance pastor, as well as a controversial author.
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Ignatius Press Enters Pope Book Race
The second entrant in the new Pope book sweepstakes is Ignatius Press, which on Thursday announced the forthcoming publication of Francis, Pope of a New World by Andrea Tornielli, a biography to release April 30.
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Image to Release Book on New Pope in April
Image Books is the first to announce a new book on Pope Francis, set to be published April 30. The as yet untitled book will be written by Robert Moynihan, founder and editor of Inside the Vatican, a monthly Catholic news magazine based in Rome.