Bonhoeffer as Biblical Interpreter: Reading scripture in 1930’s Germany by Jameson E. Ross (T & T Clark, £28.99 (£26.09); 978-0-567-70224-1). New in paperback

“By oscillating between Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s explicit hermeneutical reflections and his actual practice of interpreting biblical texts, Jameson E. Ross shows that Bonhoeffer’s interpretive acts consist of a theologically self-reflective hermeneutic in which Scripture is for interpretation, underscoring how essential the interpreter’s Spirit-given freedom, actions, theology, context and needs are for reading Scripture.”

Politics and Mission: Rediscovering the political power of what Christians do by Martin Gainsborough (Sacristy Press, £12.99 (£11.69); 978-1-78959-270-2).

“Politics & Mission examines five pieces of liturgy — namely morning prayer, baptism, eucharist, footwashing and the funeral — detailing in turn the ways in which the language of the liturgy, which we often take for granted, is powerful and counter-cultural. Through its analysis, the book sheds light on three principal areas: what it is to be human, the challenges of contemporary mission, and the particular way in which the Church is political.”

The Image of God in the Theology of Gregory of Nazianzus by Gabrielle Thomas (Cambridge University Press, £22.99 (£20.69); 978-1-108-74252-8). New in paperback

“Gregory of Nazianzus, known best for his Christology and Trinitarian doctrine, presents an incomparable vision of the image of God. In this book, Gabrielle Thomas offers a close analysis of his writings and demonstrates how Nazianzen depicts both the nature and experience of the image of God throughout his corpus.” 

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