The Theology Shelf

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.

Truth and Power

J. I. Packer

Packer on the authority of Scripture, back in print. Written into a controversy that has changed shape without changing substance.

November 17, 2026IVP

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Christ Will Give You Rest

Beau Landers

Is the Sabbath still required for Christians? Opinions range from indifference to strict observance, yet few explore the question across the whole sweep of Scripture. In this thoughtful and accessible study, Beau M. Landers traces the theme of Sabbath from the Old Testament to its fulfilment in Christ.

November 15, 2026B&H Academic

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Prodigal Culture

Andrew T. Walker

Examining 10 personal, social, and existential crises affecting men and women today, Andrew T. Walker explains why the Christian moral tradition is the remedy to social decline.

November 3, 2026Crossway

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For Us and for Our Salvation

N. Gray Sutanto

The fourth volume in the We Believe series, working through the doctrine of humanity and sin. Sutanto is among the most careful of the younger Reformed dogmaticians, and this is anthropology done in the Bavinck line.

November 3, 2026Baker Academic

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New & Notable Biblical Studies

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

2 Peter & Jude

Richard D. Phillips (ed.)

Two urgent epistles on false teaching, expounded in the Reformed Expository Commentary series.

November 18, 2026P&R Publishing

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Cries of a Conquering King

Ryan Swale

A practical theology of the imprecatory psalms: what to do with the prayers most Christians skip. Swale argues they belong in Christian worship, and makes the case without softening what they say.

November 17, 2026Christian Focus

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Biblical Worship

Matthew Westerholm

Presenting a redemptive-historical look at worship from Genesis to Christ, Matthew Westerholm provides believers with a unified vision of worship that is not only biblically faithful but…

November 17, 2026Crossway

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The Prophets

Andrew T. Abernethy

A handbook to the prophetic books: what each one is doing, and how they hold together. The kind of volume that saves a preacher a month of orientation.

November 10, 2026Baker Academic

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New & Notable Church History

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

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

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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

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Wisdom from Westminster

Nathan Nocchi (ed.)

Twelve men who shaped the Westminster Standards, with Puritan prayers and brief biography.

November 4, 2026P&R Publishing

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Reading the Reformation

Zachary Purvis

The Reformation as a reading revolution — the printers, scribes, and theologians who put books in ordinary hands and changed what Christians could know.

November 3, 2026Baker Academic

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New & Notable Christian Living

Devotional, pastoral and counselling books for ordinary Christian life.

Scroll Less, Live More

Samuel D. James

Scroll Less, Live More offers 10 practical habits for navigating the world of technology, helping teens keep digital tools in their proper place and find wisdom in God's perfect design.

November 3, 2026Crossway

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Immanuel

Paul David Tripp

Fifty-two museum-quality illustrations, with accompanying devotions from Paul David Tripp, brilliantly depict the life, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ.

October 13, 2026Crossway

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Finally Home

Dane Ortlund

In Finally Home, Dane Ortlund ushers readers into the surprising wonders of our final future in the new heavens and the new earth. It provides deep comfort and joy that outweighs all our many…

October 6, 2026Crossway

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The Stories We Live By

Timothy Keller & Michael Keller

Timothy Keller's last collaboration with his son Michael, reading the culture's governing stories against the one Jesus tells. Broadly evangelical rather than confessional, and vintage Keller in its patience with the person who disagrees.

October 1, 2026Zondervan

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