Spring 2026 – Most Anticipated Books for Christian Readers!

The first half of 2026 promises a ton of excellent new books! Here are 60+ of our most anticipated books of Spring 2026 for Christian Readers…

These anticipated books of Spring 2026 (released in the first half of the year) wrestle with some of the deepest challenges of our day, and will orient us toward faithful living in the present and in years to come.

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[ Theology ] [ Church / Formation ] [ Literature ]
[ NonFiction ] [ History / Biography ]
[ Young Readers ] [ Coming in Fall 2026! ]

Page 9: Coming in the second half of 2026!!!

(In Alphabetical Order by Author’s Last Name)

• • Once a Crown: A Carrick Hall Novel, Book 3 
    by Sarah Arthur
    (WaterBrook, July 14)

• • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made 
    by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
    (Liveright, September 15)

• • Reading the Reformation: How Theologians, Printers, and Scribes Fueled the Growth of Protestantism 
    by Zachary Purvis
    (Baker Academic, November 3)

• • To Set the World Aflame: How Artists Bear Witness to the Fullness of God’s Creation 
    by W. David O. Taylor
    (Brazos Press, September 8)

• • Cool Machine: A Novel (The Harlem Trilogy)
    by Colson Whitehead 
    (Doubleday, July 21)

• • The Dance: Poems
    by Christian Wiman
    (FSG Books, July 7)

• How Western Christianity Got It Wrong: Replacing the God of Fear with a Spirituality of Healing
  by Randy Woodley 
  (Broadleaf Books, July 14)

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C. Christopher Smith

C. Christopher Smith is the founding editor of The Englewood Review of Books. He is also author of a number of books, including most recently How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church (Brazos Press, 2019). Connect with him online at: C-Christopher-Smith.com

 

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