Publishers Weekly - 27.01.2020

Spring Religion & Spirituality

HARPER

Madame Clairevoyant’s

Guide to the Stars:

Astrology, Our Icons, and

Our Selves by Claire

Comstock-Gay (Apr. 21,

$26.99, ISBN 978-0-06-

291333-3). New York maga-

zine columnist Comstock-Gay

explores how the 12 astrolog-

ical signs are embodied by

celebrities, including Aretha Franklin

and Fred Rogers, to reveal what the sky

has to teach about being human.

HARPERONE

American Prophets: The Religious

Roots of Progressive Politics and the

Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the

Country by Jack Jenkins (Apr. 7, $27.99,

ISBN 978-0-06-293598-4). Religion

reporter Jenkins explores the foundations

and evolution of progressive faith-based

activism in the U.S.

HARVARD UNIV.

Christianity: A Historical Atlas,

edited by Alec Ryrie, maps by Malcolm

Swanston (Apr. 14, $35, ISBN 978-0-674-

24235-7). Historian Ryrie and cartogra-

pher Swanston depict the rise and spread of

Christianity from its origins to the

present day through more than 100 color

maps.

HARVEST HOUSE

In Unison: The Unfinished Story of

Jeremy and Adrienne Camp by Jeremy

and Adrienne Camp (Apr. 7, $20 trade

paper, ISBN 978-0-7369-8068-5).

Grammy-nominated singer Camp and his

wife, Adrienne, share biblically infused

lessons from their years together.

HERALD

Speak Your Peace: What the Bible

Says about Loving Our Enemies by

Ronald J. Sider (Feb., $16.99 trade

paper, ISBN 978-1-5138-0625-9). Sider,

founder and president emeritus of

Evangelicals for Social Action, presents a

biblical case for nonviolence.

HIEROPHANT

How to Meditate Like a

Buddhist by Cynthia Kane

(Apr. 21, $16.95 trade paper,

ISBN 978-1-950253-00-5).

Meditation instructor Kane

guides readers through aspects

of meditation technique,

including posture, breathing,

and mind-set.

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

HARCOURT

Crystal Zodiac: An Astrological

Guide to Enhancing Your Life with

Crystals by Katie Huang (Apr. 14, $20,

ISBN 978-0-358-21304-8) breaks down

the benefits of crystal healing and astrology,

showing how the two can work together

to prioritize mindfulness.

IVP

The Myth of the American Dream:

Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy,

Safety, and Power by D.L. Mayfield

(Apr. 4, $22, ISBN 978-0-8308-4598-9).

In essays grouped around affluence,

autonomy, safety, and power, activist

Mayfield questions if the American

dream lives up to Jesus’s command to

love one’s neighbor.

IVP ACADEMIC

Stewards of Eden: What Scripture

Says about the Environment and Why

It Matters by Sandra L. Richter (Feb. 25,

$22 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-8308-4926-

0). Biblical scholar Richter investigates

scriptural passages to show how environ-

mental theology can be found within the

Bible and calls Christians to apply those

lessons to today’s environmental concerns.

JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY

The Biblical Hero: Portraits in

Nobility and Fallibility by Elliott Rabin

(Mar. 1, $29.95 trade paper, ISBN 978-

0-8276-1324-9). Rabin, editor of

HaYidion, a publication for Jewish day

schools, addresses core biblical questions,

such as, “What does the Bible say about

what it means to be a hero?” and “Why

do people need heroes?”

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