Christianity and Migration: A Christian theology for our age by Peter C. Phan (OUP, £19.99 (£17.99); 978-0-19-782918-9).

“Our time has been dubbed the “Age of Migration” and as such it urgently calls for a reinterpretation of the Christian faith in a way that speaks both from and to the experiences of migrants. This book offers a fresh and systematic re-articulation of the fundamental Christian beliefs in the perspective of migration. Peter C. Phan, a leading Catholic theologian, offers here the first attempt to elaborate a comprehensive Christian theology of migration.”

Justice Song: The story of Christian Aid by Michael Taylor (SPCK, £17.99 (£16.19); 978-0-281-09198-0).

“For nearly 80 years, Christian Aid has been a force for justice on the global stage — speaking truth to power, responding to crises, and challenging the structures that keep people poor. Justice Song tells the story of this groundbreaking organisation not as a linear history, but through a series of vivid, thematic chapters that trace its evolution from post-war beginnings to present-day campaigns.”

The Materiality of Early Christ Devotion: Artistic innovation at four archaeological sites by Bruce W. Longenecker (Baylor, £40 (£36); 978-1-4813-2163-1).

“Building on the findings of archaeologists and historians, Longenecker's innovative interpretations offer fresh opportunities to see the diversity of localized forms of Christ devotion through the artistic ingenuity of pre-Constantinian Christ followers.”

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