When the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature convene for their joint meeting November 22–25 in Boston, thousands of attendees are expected to flock to a vast book expo. Among the 85 booths, they'll find a wide array of scholarly works and opportunities to pre-order 2026 titles.
PW invited academic publishers to share some highlights among their fall and forthcoming titles. Here's a sampler, as described by the publishers.
B&H Academic
The Devil Reads Nietzsche: A Public Theology for the Post-Christian Age by Southern Baptist pastor and B&H Academic publisher Michael McEwen (out now) sets out to “disciple readers to engage with cultural ideologies from within the biblical-theological narrative, and an interaction with the grandfather of postmodernism and deconstructionism will serve as a 'case study' of how we might do this charitably, wisely and winsomely.”
Baker Academic
A Theology of Authority: Rethinking Leadership in the Church by theologian Christa McKirland (out now) “challenges our assumptions about authority, power, and leadership” and “tackles questions related to divine and human authority.”
Bloomsbury Academic
Tongues of Fire: How Charismatic Prayer Changes Evangelical Brains and Inspires Spirit-Filled Activism by psychologist Josh Brahinsky (Mar. 2026) is an 18-year study of “the mind-body practices of charismatic evangelicals,” including speaking in tongues.
Crossway
The Fountain of Life: Contemplating the Aseity of God by theologian Samuel G. Parkison (Jan. 2026) details how biblical truths “demonstrate God’s aseity—his self-existence, complete independence, and eternal nature.” The book is part of Crossway's Contemplating God series of books intended to be gateways to topics in classical theology.
Eerdmans
Christian Internationalism and German Belonging: The Salvation Army from Imperial Germany to Nazism by Rebecca Carter-Chand (out now), director of programs on Ethics, Religion, and the Holocaust at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, tracks how “the Salvation Army proactively shaped its public profile during the Nazi rise to power” to secure self-preservation and then after the war highlighted “different aspects of its identity to bolster and repair its reputation.”
Westminster John Knox
Finding God in the Basement: Reimagining a Theology of Addiction and Recovery by theologian Jennifer Carlier (Jan. 2026) is an “incisive critique of how Christian doctrines of sin and salvation fail to engage the lived realities of addiction and recovery.” Carlier points out that churches can learn from recovery programs that “center grace, authenticity, and vulnerability.”
Yale Univ.
Make Your Home in this Luminous Dark: Mysticism, Art, and the Path of Unknowing by philosophy professor James K.A. Smith (March 2026) looks back to ancient mystics “to learn how to live with uncertainty in the 21st century.”
Zondervan Academic
Vision of Ephesians by New Testament scholar and retired bishop N. T. Wright (Nov. 11) “offers an accessible introduction to Ephesians that works through the letter in nine sections, exploring the vital challenges Paul offers his readers, then and now.”
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