Here are some excellent new theology books * that were released in October 2026 :
* broadly interpreted, including ethics, church history, biblical studies, and other areas that intersect with theology
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The Gospels Are Reliable History: Eyewitnesses to the Ministry of Jesus
Craig S. Keener
( Eerdmans )
Learn what makes the Gospels trustworthy historical sources.
For anyone who wonders how much can we really know about the historical Jesus, the answer hinges on a crucial question: can we trust the Synoptic Gospels as historical sources?
Scholar Craig S. Keener explores this question using methods accessible to believers and non-believers alike. Setting aside theological questions about divine inspiration, he asks: How do historians evaluate ancient texts’ reliability? What did first-century readers expect from contemporary biographies? And what could Jesus’s followers still remember about him when Matthew, Mark, and Luke were written?
Drawing on cutting-edge research in genre and memory studies, Keener demonstrates that the Synoptic Gospels function as ancient biographies―accounts deeply concerned with preserving historical information about a real person. By understanding how ancient biography worked and how early communities transmitted memories, readers gain powerful tools for assessing the reliability of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
Keener previously explored this subject matter in Christobiography, an in-depth, fully documented study for advanced scholars. Now in The Gospels Are Reliable History, he makes this vital research readable and engaging for seminary students, pastors, and general readers. Here, readers will discover why the Synoptic Gospels deserve serious consideration as historical sources―and what that means for learning about Jesus.
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Pressing In On the Word of God: The Practice of Lectio Divina
Kathleen A. Cahalan
( Liturgical Press )
Slow down and learn practical approaches to a sustained conversation with God from Ritual’s Daily Lectio Divina leader Kathleen A. Cahalan.
The ancient practice of lectio divina has attracted believers for centuries, but many struggle with getting started or are unsure if they are doing it “wrong.” In Pressing In On the Word of God, Kathleen Cahalan offers engaging stories of her personal lectio experience―rooted in a historical, theological, and practical approach―to draw us closer to the word, to listen, and to respond.
Lectio divina is a long conversation with God that can be experienced through a sacred encounter, a biblical text, and creation. In Pressing In On the Word of God, Cahalan suggests accessible guidelines for the reader’s practice. In addition to the popular approach of Guigo II (multiple readings of the text), she explores other forms of lectio divina: following the lectionary, memorization, reciting short arrow prayers, and sustained reading of a text over time. Framing lectio as a practice of discernment, Cahalan invites readers to delve into the encounter of reading, listening, and repeating the word so that it may become our primary consciousness, replacing our self-talk with Christ Consciousness.
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