Rediscovering Lewis by edited by Ian S. Markham and Andrew Lazo (Pickwick Publications, £18 £16.20); 979-8-3852-4154-5)

“This timely collection of essays is an invitation to listen afresh to C. S. Lewis. America’s much-loved theologian, especially among evangelicals and Roman Catholics, is being reclaimed as an Anglican who can shape the theology of the mainline. A textured, integrated, and nuanced Lewis emerges from these essays, with a focus on symbol, poetry, conversion, friendship, atonement, and suffering.”

Unwavering Faithfulness: Pivotal moments in the Book of Isaiah by Walter Brueggemann and Brent Strawn (WJK, £15 (£13.50); 978-0-664-26729-2)

“Walter Brueggemann and Brent Strawn lead readers through the prophetic book of Isaiah, moving between looming predictions of punishment against Israel for breaking covenant with God and exultation in the ultimate hope of Israel’s restoration. Unwavering Faithfulness provides an accessible guide to Isaiah, helping contemporary readers grasp both the uncompromising demands of God’s holiness and God’s unshakable faithfulness to covenant relationship and desire to bring about a good future for God’s people.”

The Bible in the Age of Empire: A cultural history by Scott McLaren (T & T Clark, £28.99 (£26.09): 978-1-350-43854-5). New in paperback

“The essays in this book explore how the Bible shaped and was shaped by the social and cultural forces at work during the nineteenth century -- forces that drove both scientific discovery and the colonial project, provoked unprecedented economic gain and condemned countless workers to urban poverty, gave birth to women's rights movements and reinforced traditional gender norms. Ultimately, all the essays in this book demonstrate one thing: that the nineteenth century emerges in its greatest clarity only when we approach it as the Victorians themselves approached it: through the lens of the Bible.”

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