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Jon Sweeney: A Life in Books and On the Move

By Henry L. Carrigan, Jr. | 06/11/2014 @ 10:30AM

Jon Sweeney's religious evolution has been as peripatetic as his writing and publishing careers. From evangelical to Episcopal to Catholic (and married to a rabbi); from bookseller to publisher to author, his love of religions and thirst for learning have kept him on the move.
Religion On-Sale Calendar: June 2014

| 06/11/2014 @ 10:30AM

Significant religion books publishing in June.
Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, June 11, 2014

| 06/11/2014 @ 10:30AM

Starred review for a historian's thoughtful, humorous memoir of his Mormon missionary youth; Christian pastor Bill Hybels offers strategies for simplifying life.
PW Talks with Joseph Telushkin: Legacy of the Rebbe

By Chana Thompson Shor | 06/09/2014 @ 05:30PM

In his new biography of Menachem M. Schneerson, Joseph Telushkin offers admiring but clear-eyed insight into the life and legacy of the 7th Rebbe of the Lubavitch Chabad movement and explains why the Rebbe is still such a presence in the Chasidic world, 20 years after his death.
E-book Subscription Service for Christian Books Launched

By Lynn Garrett | 06/06/2014 @ 10:15AM

Entitle Books, an e-book subscription service, has launched Entitle Christian, devoted exclusively to Christian books.
From Ducks to Bells: Religion Publishers Trumpet Big Books at BEA

By Lynn Garrett and Marcia Z. Nelson | 06/05/2014 @ 05:30PM

Religion publishers showcased big new books and previewed forthcoming titles—including the Duck Dynasty patriarch's autobiography and a VeggieTales comic book series--at BookExpo America in New York May 29-31.
BEA 2014: Steady and Strong for Religion Publishers

By Lynn Garrett and Marcia Z. Nelson | 06/05/2014 @ 05:30PM

Religion publishers were busy during BookExpo America's three-day run in New York May 29-31. Their participation seems to have stabilized--there were no new dropouts, and some publishers have returned after taking breaks over costs vs. benefits, finding the show valuable after all.
RBTE 2014: Catholic Show Soldiers On

By Heidi Schlumpf | 06/02/2014 @ 01:30PM

With half as many vendors and buyers as last year, the 23rd annual Religious Booksellers Trade Exhibit was very quiet, and speculation on the future of the show continues.
Same-Sex Relationships: In Churches, Change Is Coming, But Slowly

By Lynn Garrett | 05/27/2014 @ 06:30PM

Just as attitudes toward homosexuality have shifted greatly in the wider culture, change is coming in Christian churches too, though at a relative snail’s pace. Churches worry today about stemming the tide of young refugees from the pews, and intolerance toward gays is cited as a key issue for many who drop out. Some pastors are reexamining the Bible and rethinking traditional views.
Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, May 28, 2014

By Lynn Garrett | 05/27/2014 @ 06:30PM

Image celebrates 60 years; Gary Chapman endows counseling chair at Moody; Cambridge Bibles back to Cambridge; awards and honors.
Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, May 28, 2014

| 05/26/2014 @ 04:30PM

New books look at the religiously unaffiliated--the "nones"--and at what it means to be born anew.
Bonnie Gray: Finding Healing Rest

By Holly Lebowitz Rossi | 05/26/2014 @ 09:30AM

Bonnie Gray’s panic attacks started just as she was making progress on her first book. The attacks didn’t end until she turned from that project and embarked on a very different book, a memoir-cum-guidebook about her search for peace and rest in the swirl of modern life.
Busy Busy Busy: Books Urge, Slow Down

By Ann Byle | 05/23/2014 @ 12:00AM

Tethered to our smartphones, over-scheduled, spiritually and physically fatigued--all symptoms of a society gone crazy busy. Is running from work to school to church to practice to home and back again really the best way to live? A crop of new books says no.
Christian Self-Publisher Adds PR Firm

Marcia Z. Nelson | 05/22/2014 @ 10:00AM

A Christian self-publisher will acquire a PR firm to enhance its services to authors.
PW Talks with Marcus J. Borg: Overturning Common Christianity

By Henry L. Carrigan, Jr. | 05/20/2014 @ 10:30AM

In his new book, "Convictions: How I Learned What Matters Most," biblical scholar Marcus J. Borg ("Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time") reflects on the events in his life that shaped his faith and his convictions about the future of American Christianity.
Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, May 14, 2014

By Lynn Garrett | 05/14/2014 @ 01:00PM

IPPY award-winners announced, a new kids' imprint at Barbour, a website for all things Amish, the popes in pictures and much more.
Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, May 14, 2014

| 05/13/2014 @ 04:00PM

A Mormon writer takes a spiritual journey; a Presbyterian minister finds support for same-sex marriage in the Bible.
Sales Up, Store Numbers Down in Christian Retail

Marcia Z. Nelson | 05/13/2014 @ 09:30AM

Christian retail sales increased slightly last year, even while the total number of stores in that market continued to decline, according to a state-of-the-industry report for 2013.

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