Fall 2025 – Most Anticipated Books for Christian Readers!

The second half of 2025 promises a ton of excellent new books! Here are 60+ of our most anticipated books of Fall 2025 for Christian Readers…

These anticipated books of Fall 2025 (released in the second 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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[ NonFiction ] [ History / Biography ]
[ Young Readers ] [ Coming in 2026! ]

 
 

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(In Alphabetical Order by Author’s Last Name)

Rebecca Sue: A Sister’s Reflections on Disability, Faith, and Love

Kathleen Norris

(IVP Books, September 16)

“My sister Rebecca had perinatal hypoxia, but I knew and loved her as my little sister long before I heard that term applied to her. As Becky became a toddler our parents noted that her development was not like that of my older brother and myself. But that mattered less to all of us than the fact that we enjoyed the company of a lively little person, who in an atmosphere of familial love and support was developing a strong personality.”

Discover the untold story behind one of Kathleen Norris’s deeply personal relationships in Rebecca Sue. Best known for her insightful and poignant reflections on faith and life, Norris steps into uncharted territory by sharing an intimate memoir exploring the life of her younger sister Becky. Born with perinatal hypoxia, Becky’s life was shaped by physical and mental disabilities, yet her spirit and resilience illuminate the hidden power of faith, family, and love.

With Norris’s signature blend of poetic prose, spiritual reflection, and heartfelt storytelling, Rebecca Sue invites readers into a profoundly moving narrative. This isn’t just a memoir; it’s a tender tribute to Becky’s intelligence, her struggles, and her extraordinary ability to inspire those around her. Through Becky, Norris examines the strength of familial bonds, the complexity of emotional and practical caregiving, and the myriad ways God works in our lives―seen and unseen.

Kathleen Norris, a five-time New York Times bestselling author, weaves her family’s story with the depth and nuance her fans have come to cherish. Rebecca Sue explores the resilience of the human spirit, weaving a powerful story of perseverance, hope, and the unexpected ways people find strength during life’s toughest moments.

This book is a heartfelt exploration of relationships, resilience, and faith―perfect for anyone drawn to spiritual growth, human connection, or those who belong to or support the disability community.

You Have a Calling: Finding Your Vocation in the True, Good, and Beautiful

Karen Swallow Prior

(Brazos Press, August 5)

What if your vocation doesn’t align with your passion?

Some people are lucky enough to get paid to do what they love. But many are not.

In You Have a Calling,award-winning author Karen Swallow Prior has encouraging news: If you pursue the good, true, and beautiful in all your work, you will find your greatest fulfillment. In this book, you’ll discover

· how knowing the crucial difference between passion and calling transforms how you view work;
· how to finding meaning in every role, regardless of your career; and
· how everyday work reflects the image of God through truth, goodness, and beauty.

In an age when passion and calling are often confused, Prior helps you understand that passions come from within, while your calling, or vocation, comes from without and is about being called by others to serve. That crucial distinction can help you understand how God can use both your passions and our work, even if for different purposes.

This book will appeal to everyone who wants to know that their daily work, ordinary though it may be, can fulfill a higher calling to God. You will gain a renewed sense of purpose, knowing you are created for virtue in all you do because you are created in the image of God.

Time and World

Hartmut Rosa

(Polity, December 8)

Hartmut Rosa is a leading social theorist and his books on social acceleration and resonance have become milestones in discussions about the problems and promises of late modern societies. Rosa not only presents a critical diagnosis of our times but also searches for innovative solutions.

This new collection of Rosa’s essays provides an overview of his work and explores key topics and concepts in depth. Among the topics discussed are Charles Taylor’s account of alienation, self-interpretation and social critique; the theory of acceleration and the challenges for identity formation and democratic politics in the high-speed society; the theory of resonance and its relation to alienation and uncontrollability; and the relation between social theory and moral philosophy. Among other things, this volume highlights the influence of Charles Taylor’s social philosophy on Rosa’s work and it brings out the architecture of Rosa’s social theory, in particular the opposition between the concepts of resonance and alienation. In a substantial introduction, Frédéric Vandenberghe provides a comprehensive overview of Rosa’s work.

This volume, by one of the most creative and influential social theorists writing today, will be essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary social theory, critical theory and the sociology of late modernity.

Fear Less: Poetry in Perilous Times

Tracy K. Smith

(W.W. Norton, November 18)

A Pulitzer Prize–winning poet reveals how poetry is a powerful tool of connection and understanding in a fractured world.

Drawing on deep passion and personal experience, former US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith demystifies the art form that has too often been mischaracterized as “inaccessible,” “irrelevant,” or “intimidating.” She argues that poetry is rooted in fundamentally human qualities innate to our capacities to love, dream, question, and cultivate community. Lifting the veil on her own creative process, Smith shows us how reading and writing poetry allows us to better confront life’s many uncertainties and losses, build camaraderie with strangers, and understand ourselves more fully. In six insightful chapters, she grounds readers in the technical elements of the craft and provides close readings of the works of contemporary poets such as Joy Harjo, Danez Smith, and Francisco Márquez, alongside classic poems by Dickinson, Keats, Millay, and others. By reimaging and reexamining the age-old art form, Fear Less is a warm invitation to find meaning, consolation, and hope through poetry for poetry fans and newcomers to the art form.

Contesting the Body of Christ: Ecclesiology’s Revolutionary Century

Myles Werntz

(Baker Academic, August 5)

The church changed tremendously in the twentieth century, with new churches emerging and old churches being renewed. This period encompassed the birth of the World Council of Churches, the rise of American evangelicalism, the Second Vatican Council, the coming of age of charismatic Christianity, and more.

In this book, Myles Werntz explores the landscape of twentieth-century ecclesiology and shows how the four marks of the church were remade, contested, and reaffirmed in surprising and innovative ways in the course of this turbulent century.

Werntz asks what it means to say that the church is one, holy, catholic, and apostolic amid so many diverse alternatives. He explains how the many dynamics of the twentieth century posed both theological and ethical challenges for confessing the marks of the church but also what promise comes from expanding our vision of how God might be at work across traditions. Werntz shows that the four marks of the church can help us see what the last century brought and what we might learn from it now. He also provides guidance for the future of the twenty-first century church. The book includes a foreword from Ephraim Radner.
 

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