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The Theology Shelf

New and notable theology, tracked every week — biblical studies, apologetics, ministry and preaching, church history, and the backlist worth pulling down. Chosen with care, one shelf at a time.

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How we choose

This shelf is rooted in historic Protestant Christianity, and most of what you'll find here comes from Reformed, evangelical, and Baptist writers. We also include careful work from scholars outside that tradition when it serves readers well, and when it matters, the description says where an author is coming from.

We're glad to shelve books that disagree with each other, and with us. Honest debate over doctrine, practice, and the reading of Scripture is part of how the church has always done theology.

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If you think we've shelved something that doesn't belong, or missed something that does, write to us at [email protected].

New & notable theology

The newest titles on each part of the shelf, straight from the release calendar — systematics and ethics, biblical studies, church history, and books for ordinary Christian life.

New & Notable Systematic & Doctrinal Theology

Doctrine, ethics and apologetics - the load-bearing books.

This We Believe by John Stott

This We Believe

John Stott

Stott's sermons on the Apostles' Creed, preached at his London church and taken phrase by phrase alongside Scripture. They have not been in print before, and the volume adds a foreword by Christopher Wright and an eight-session study guide.

January 26, 2027IVP
The Fire of Glory by Derek Rishmawy

The Fire of Glory

Derek Rishmawy

In The Fire of Glory, Derek Rishmawy develops a comprehensive historical, biblical, and dogmatic treatment of God's holiness in the Old Testament and the ministry of Jesus.

January 19, 2027IVP Academic
Clothed with Confidence by Morgan Renew

Clothed with Confidence

Morgan Renew

Imputed righteousness is usually treated as a doctrine to defend; Renew shows it is a doctrine to live from, shaping assurance, obedience, and joy. A Reformed classic in miniature for the ordinary believer.

January 19, 2027Christian Focus
Borrowed Light by Amy Crider & Jonathan Pennington

Borrowed Light

Amy Crider & Jonathan Pennington

Amy Crider and Jonathan Pennington on writing as a Trinitarian act - a theology of Christian writing from B&H Academic. Niche, but exactly the kind of book a reader who cares about words will be glad to find.

January 15, 2027B&H Academic

New & Notable Biblical Studies

Commentaries, biblical theology and the academic work behind the preaching.

The Biblical Christ by Brandon D. Smith & Ched Spellman

The Biblical Christ

Brandon D. Smith & Ched Spellman

Brandon Smith and Ched Spellman give seven truths for reading all of Scripture as being about Christ. A short, broadly appealing case for Christ-centered reading from two Baptist theologians who do it well.

January 19, 2027Baker Books
Colossians and Philemon by Jarvis J. Williams · New Word Biblical Themes

Colossians and Philemon

Jarvis J. Williams · New Word Biblical Themes

Williams introduces Colossians and Philemon, surveys their contents and background, and then treats a small number of their main themes at greater length. A 224-page softcover in the New Word Biblical Themes series, written with preaching and teaching in view by a professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

January 19, 2027Zondervan Academic
Jesus, Hercules, and the Gospel Truth by Joseph R. Dodson

Jesus, Hercules, and the Gospel Truth

Joseph R. Dodson

In Jesus, Hercules, and the Gospel Truth, Joseph R. Dodson brings readers face-to-face with an ancient 'superhero,' Hercules, exploring parallels between the myths about Hercules and the truth about Jesus Christ…

January 15, 2027B&H Academic
"Son of Man" Volume 2 by Richard Bauckham

"Son of Man" Volume 2

Richard Bauckham

Bauckham's second volume turns from the Jewish background of the phrase to the Gospels themselves and what Jesus meant by it. Dense, and worth the work.

January 14, 2027Eerdmans

New & Notable Church History

Historical theology, the Puritans, the confessions, and the lives worth knowing.

A Communion of Saints by Coleman M. Ford

A Communion of Saints

Coleman M. Ford

Within the chapters of this book, Coleman M. Ford offers insight into the Baptist thought and practice that shaped the communal life within the local church.

December 15, 2026B&H Academic
We Too Shall Arise by Robert Kolb

We Too Shall Arise

Robert Kolb

Robert Kolb, one of the leading Luther scholars alive, recovers the Reformation's art of dying well - the ars moriendi - and sets it under the hope of resurrection. Church history put to pastoral use, for a culture that has forgotten how to die.

November 10, 2026Baker Books
Clothed in the Word by David Ney

Clothed in the Word

David Ney

How the church has read Scripture through the figures it inhabits: Elijah, Paul, Mary, Cain and Abel, Moses. Historical hermeneutics as a lived practice rather than a method.

November 10, 2026IVP Academic

New & Notable Christian Living

Devotional, pastoral and counselling books for ordinary Christian life.

Enduring with Hope by Jared Mulvihill

Enduring with Hope

Jared Mulvihill

In this caregiver's guide, Dr. Mulvihill reveals the Bible's most essential truths about disability, sickness, and healing while encouraging readers to trust in God and his promises and persevere…

February 2, 2027Crossway
Away from Eden by J. Garrett Kell

Away from Eden

J. Garrett Kell

Reflecting on his daughter's life-threatening illness, pastor Garrett Kell shares 31 heartfelt meditations and prayers, written to help weary readers draw near to God in times of suffering.

January 19, 2027Crossway
We Are Far Too Easily Pleased by John Piper

We Are Far Too Easily Pleased

John Piper

Piper takes fifteen hard questions about happiness, such as whether God wants us happy and how self-denial fits with joy, and answers each one from Scripture. A short question-and-answer introduction to Christian Hedonism, written with youth groups and young adults in mind.

January 5, 2027Crossway
The Cancer in My Soul by Phil Allcock

The Cancer in My Soul

Phil Allcock

Allcock writes on indwelling sin, why it remains a danger to the believer, and the hope the gospel gives for fighting it. A short, practical book on the Christian's ongoing fight against sin.

November 17, 2026Christian Focus

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