Spirituality and Religion
September 2025
Recent Releases
The Keys to a Happy and Healthy Marriage
by Joyce Meyer

Whether you've been married for thirty days or thirty years, you want a marriage that outlasts difficult times, grows in love and intimacy, and matches God's perfect plan for relationships. But our marriages don't always look the way we thought they would-you may be suffering through a marriage crisis, financial difficulties, or spiritual attacks. Or perhaps you aren't struggling in your marriage, but you want to make your relationship as strong as it possibly can be. In The Keys to a Happy and Healthy Marriage, you'll hear from beloved Bible teacher Joyce Meyer about how to unlock powerful truths from God's Word for you and your marriage, overcome roadblocks to healthy relationships, live in peace with an insecure person, and take the focus off yourself and your spouse and instead look to the Lord.
Struck Down, Not Destroyed: Keeping the Faith as a Vatican Reporter
by Colleen Dulle

Blends personal narrative with investigative reporting as it follows a Catholic journalist's spiritual struggle amid the Church's institutional failures, offering readers an honest, hopeful reflection on doubt, faith and the difficult but enduring search for God within a flawed religious community.
Augustine the African
by Catherine Conybeare

This revelatory biography re-centers St. Augustine’s African heritage, offering a fresh lens on one of Christianity’s most influential thinkers. Catherine Conybeare’s scholarly yet accessible portrait highlights how Augustine’s outsider status shaped his theology -- and why his legacy deserves a more global, nuanced understanding.
The Last Supper: Art, Faith, Sex, and Controversy in the 1980s
by Paul Elie

Paul Elie's riveting cultural history that traces how artists, musicians, and filmmakers in the 19802 wrestled with faith in the shadow of rising conservatism. From Leonard Cohen to Madonna, Elie explores how creative expression became a battleground for belief, sparking the spiritual debates that still shape our world.
Death: Only for Those Who Shall Die--A Yogi's Guide to Living, Dying, and Beyond
by Jaggi Vasudev

This insightful exploration of death challenges conventional views, offering a spiritual perspective that encourages living fully by embracing death as an essential part of life while providing practical guidance on dying with purpose and supporting others through their journey.
Silence of the Gods: The Untold History of Europe's Last Pagan Peoples
by Francis Young

A masterful new history of Europe's last unchristianised peoples in the period between 1387 and 1900, from the Sâami of northern Fennoscandia to the Balts and the Finno-Ugric peoples of European Russia, exploring the reasons for their late adoption of Christianity and their creative religious responses to encounters with missionaries.
Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom
by Christine Brown Woolley

Traces the Sister Wives star's life from her polygamist upbringing in Utah to becoming Kody Brown's third wife and a reality TV personality, revealing both the ideals and struggles of plural marriage and her eventual decision to leave the lifestyle behind.
How Not to Miss the Point: The Buddha's Wisdom for a Life Well Lived
by Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche

Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche cuts through spiritual clutter with clarity and warmth, offering timeless Buddhist teachings for modern life. Whether you're new to Buddhism or seeking deeper understanding, this book invites reflection, responsibility, and a renewed sense of purpose rooted in compassion and wisdom.
How to Be a Saint: An Extremely Weird and Mildly Sacrilegious History of the Catholic...
by Kate Sidley

History meets hilarity in this irreverent guide to sainthood. With wit and weirdness, Kate Sidley explores the bizarre lives of saints and the quirky process of canonization. This will delight anyone who loves religious history with a twist -- and a few severed heads.
A Jesus-Shaped Life: How Diving Deeper into Theology Can Transform Us and Our World With the Radical Kindness of God
by Lisa Harper

Theology doesn't have to be stuffy or intimidating! Bestselling author and Bible teacher Lisa Harper makes academic-sounding concepts engaging, practical, and applicable by explaining how the realities behind them can actually transform the way we live with God and with other people. Discover practical theology for a more Jesus-shaped life!
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