The Soul’s Pilgrimage, Volume II: The descent of the Dove and the spiritual life by R. D. Crouse (DLT £29.99 (£26.99); 978-1-915412-64-5).

“This rich volume is the second of two collecting 96 sermons by the late priest and theologian Robert D. Crouse — one of the finest contemplative theological minds of our age. They are arranged to follow the principal celebrations of the ancient Christian Year, so they can be read in step with the liturgical seasons. A Preface by Rowan Williams and an Introduction by the collection's editor Gary Thorne highlight some of the connecting threads of the sermons - in particular the theme of Divine Friendship offered by the Gospel.”

What would Jesus See? Ways of looking at a disorienting world by Aaron Rosen (Broadleaf Books, £20.99 (£18.89); 978-1-5064-7865-4).

“What would Jesus see if he looked at the world around us today? In these pages, Aaron Rosen, one of the world’s leading experts on art and religion, tackles this question by considering Jesus as a visual thinker. He invites readers to use their imagination to explore with him how Jesus saw, what he saw, and why it is important today.”

T & T Clark Handbook to the Historical Paul, edited by Ryan S. Schellenberg and Heidi Wendt (T & T Clark, £39.99 (£35.99); 978-0-567-70765-9). New in paperback

“The T&T Clark Handbook to the Historical Paul gathers leading voices on various aspects of Paul’s biography into a thorough reconsideration of him as a historical figure. The contributors show how recent trends in Pauline scholarship have invited new questions about a variety of topics, including his social location, his mode of subsistence, his cultural formation, his place within Judaism, his religious experience and practice, and his affinities with other religious actors of the Roman world.” 


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