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Luther’s Jews: A journey into anti-Semitism by Thomas Kaufmann (OUP, £18.99 (£17.10); 978-0-19-873854-1).

Barth: A guide for the perplexed by Paul T. Nimmo (Bloomsbury, £19.99 (£18); 978-0-567-03264-5).

Materialism by Terry Eagleton (Yale, £16.99 (Church Times SPECIAL OFFER PRICE £14.99); 978-0-300-21880-0).

Cancer: A pilgrim companion by Gillian Straine (SPCK, £9.99 (£9); 978-0-281-07502-7).

A Liberal and Godly Dean: The life of Edward Carpenter by Michael De-La-Noy (Gloriette Publications, £10 (£9); 978-0-99571900-2).

Selected by Frank Nugent, of the Church House Bookshop, which operates the Church Times Bookshop.

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