Publishers Weekly - 27.01.2020

24 PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ■ JANUARY 27, 2020

Spring Religion & Spirituality

different life and secretly writes novels

about the Englisch world. When

Chicagoan Marcus Jackson visits her fam-

ily’s store, Hannah’s world is changed by

their friendship.

ZONDERVAN

Long Bridge Home by Kelly Irvin

(Feb. 11, $15.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-

0-310-35673-8). After Christine Mast’s

Amish community is consumed by a

wildfire, she moves to a new town where

she’s introduced to the Native culture of

the Kootenai people, causing her to ques-

tion her life plan.

Nonfiction

ABINGDON

Grace Guide: Live Your One

Beautiful Life by Susie Davis (Apr. 21,

$19.99, ISBN 978-1-5018-9842-6).

Davis presents a spiritual guide for

women designed as biblically grounded

reflections on memories both good and

bad, including challenges such as writing

a letter to one’s younger self.

AVE MARIA

Teachings for an Unbelieving

World: Newly Discovered

Reflections on Paul’s Sermon at the

Areopagus by St. John Paul II (Mar. 20,

$20, ISBN 978-1-59471-985-1) is a

newly discovered work written by

Archbishop Karol Wojtyla of Krakow

just after Vatican II, before he became

pope, concerning faith in a culture of

skepticism and unbelief.

B&H

The Good Life by Derwin

Gray (June 2, $17.99 trade paper,

ISBN 978-1-5359-9571-9).

Gray, a former NFL player and

the lead pastor at Transformation

Church in South Carolina, bases

this book-length sermon about

happiness on the teachings of

Jesus in the Beatitudes.

BAKER

Praying Women: How to

Pray When You Don’t Know What to

Say by Sheila Walsh (Feb. 4, $22.99,

ISBN 978-0-8010-7802-6). Bible

teacher Walsh asks women to experience

the power of prayer through conversation

with God by inspiring them to develop a

lifestyle of prayer.

BAKER ACADEMIC

In Stone and Story: Early

Christianity in the Roman World by

Bruce W. Longenecker (Feb. 18, $32.99

trade paper, ISBN 978-1-5409-6067-2).

This full-color textbook introduces

readers to the life and culture of the

first-century towns of Pompeii and

Herculaneum, which demonstrate how

the early Christian movement spread.

BARBOUR

Peace in the Storms of Life:

Devotional Encouragement for

Women by Julie Rayburn (Mar. 1,

$12.99, ISBN 978-1-64352-321-7).

Christian speaker Rayburn provides 125

devotional readings to challenge readers

to investigate God’s words in order to

find strength and peace during hard

times.

BEACON

Demystifying Shariah: What It Is,

How It Works, and Why It’s Not

Taking Over Our Country by Sumbul

Ali-Karamali (May 12, $22.95, ISBN

978-0-8070-3800-0). Lawyer and Islamic

law specialist Ali-Karamali explains

sharia in an effort to dispel the notion it

is a set of punitive rules or laws, arguing

it is rather a collection of religious rules

and recommendations that provide

Muslims with guidance

in various aspects of daily

life.

BLOOMSBURY

Alive in God: A

Christian Imagination

by Timothy Radcliffe

(Feb. 4, $18 trade paper,

ISBN 978-1-4729-

7020-6). Radcliffe,

former master of the

Dominican Order in Rome, considers

the strength of the Christian imagination

in its ability to inspire others.

BRAZOS

Native: Identity, Belonging, and

Rediscovering God by Kaitlin B.

Curtice (May 5, $17.99 trade paper,

ISBN 978-1-58743-431-0). Curtice,

drawing on her Native American heri-

tage, shares her journey toward a better

self-understanding, showing how her

sense of nativeness both informs and

challenges her Christian faith.

CHALICE

Acting on Faith: Stories of Courage,

Activism, and Hope Across Religions,

edited by Daine Faires Beadle and Jamie

Lynn Haskins (Mar. 17, $16.99 trade

paper, ISBN 978-0-8272-0089-0). In 30

first-person stories from eight different

faith traditions, contributors share how

faith has inspired courageous acts of

justice and love.

CHARISMA

Love Them Anyway by Choco De

Jesús (June 2, $18 trade paper, ISBN

978-1-62999-715-5). Pastor De Jesús

speaks of his struggles on the gang-

ridden streets of Chicago and calls

Christians to confront their prejudices,

remove fences, and get the gospel to the

marginalized.

CHRISTIAN CLASSICS

Reed of God by Caryll Houselander

(Apr. 2, $13.95 trade paper, ISBN 978-

0-87061-240-4). British Catholic writer

and artist Houselander explores the

humanity of Mary, Mother of God.

CHURCH

Citizen: Faithful Discipleship in a

Partisan World by C. Andrew Doyle

(Feb. 17, $22.95 trade paper, ISBN 978-

1-64065-201-9). Doyle, ninth bishop

of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas,

explores how Christian principles of

citizenship apply to the current

hyperpolarized political environment.