Miriam’s Sisters, Deborah’s Daughters: When women lead the way by Liz Crumlish (Canterbury Press, £14.99 (£13.49); 978-1-78622-605-1).

“Miriam’s Sisters, Deborah’s Daughters explores a fresh approach to leading the church through its current times of change. Most books on church leadership are written by men and focus on formulae and strategy, but this examines how different times demand a different kind of leadership, involving imagination and creativity — gifts and qualities exhibited by numerous women in scripture.”

Cloistered: My years as a nun by Catherine Coldstream (Vintage, £10.99 (£9.89); 978-1-529-93151-8). New in paperback

“Discover Catherine Coldstream’s compelling account of life as a nun in the 1990s, and the dramatic events which led to her flight from the monastery.”

Holy Places: How pilgrimage changed the world by Kathryn Hurlock (Profile, £22 (£19.80); 978-1-80081-743-2).

“Kathryn Hurlock follows the trail of pilgrimage through nineteen sacred sites — from the temples of Jerusalem to the banks of the Ganges, by way of Iona, Lourdes, Amritsar and Buenos Aires — revealing the many ways in which this ancient practice has shaped our religions and our world.” 

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