Buddhism


Cortland Dahl A Meditator’s Guide to Buddhism Shambhala, September, £19.99, pb, 9781645470977 Stories, examples and practices for dealing with information overload, anxiety and fear.


Dza Kilung Rinpoche The Free Mind Shambhala, August, £16.99, pb, 9781645473251 A Buddhist approach to the digital age with advice for reducing anxiety and media reliance.


Erik Varden Healing Wounds: The 2025 Lent Book Continuum, December, £12.99, pb, 9781399410403 Reflections on suffering and healing.


faltering and failing its adherents, arguing that Christianity needs to find new strength and purpose to remain culturally important.


Rich Villodas The Narrow Path John Murray Press, July, £16.99, hb, 9781399820479 Address emotional health through a Christian perspective.


Mina Smallman A Better Tomorrow: Life Lessons in Hope & Strength Ebury, July, £25, hb, 9781529199710 A memoir from the mother of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, who were murdered in a park as they were celebrating Bibaa’s birthday.


Stephen Fulder How to Thrive in Hard Times Watkins, December, £14.99, pb, 9781915672742 An accessible and practical guide for living according to Buddhist principles.


Dzogchen Rinpoche Meditation for Modern Madness Wisdom, October, £15.99, pb, 9781614299486 Shows how living our everyday lives can be turned into spiritual practice.


Jessica Wärnberg City of Echoes Icon Books, August, £11.99, pb, 9781837731824 A history of the city of Rome told through the domination of the papacy for over 2,000 years.


Andrew Gant Deck the Hall John Murray Press, October, £16.99, hb, 9781399807494 The social and musical history of the most famous and well-loved Christmas carols.


Rod Dreher Living in Wonder John Murray Press, October, £20, hb, 9781399807869 Guidance for recovering spirituality for those who feel lost and adrift.


Matthew Byrne A History of English Churches in 100 Objects Pitkin, October, £18.99, hb, 9781849949170 Arranged chronologically from the Roman era to the present day, the 100 objects chosen to represent church history range from mosaic to stained glass and church organs.


Cosima Clara Gillhammer Light on Darkness Reaktion, April, £15.99, hb, 9781836390435 A history of religious ritual in Western Europe exploring the legacy of liturgy in art, literature, music and architecture.


Lama Zopa Rinpoche The Power of Meditation Wisdom, August, £21, pb, 9781614297888 Explanations and instructions for the practice of meditation.


Christianity


Lamorna Ash Don’t Forget We’re Here Forever Bloomsbury, April, £22, hb, 9781526663146 Reports on the rediscovery of Christianity and other forms of religious belief among young people.


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Stephen Cottrell Praying by Heart John Murray Press, October, £12.99, hb, 9781399805308 A new look at the Lord’s Prayer, reinterpreting its message to include hope and a manifesto for change.


Rupert Shortt The Eclipse of Christianity John Murray Press, September, £25, hb, 9781399802741 Shortt sees Christianity


Joan Taylor Boy Jesus SPCK, February, £34.99, hb, 9780281084982 A biography of the boy Jesus, exploring what he might have experienced and learned as a child.


John Goldingay, Tom Wright


Daily Bible Meditations for Everyone SPCK, September, £19.99, hb, 9780281090303 Daily reflections and prayers, one for each day of the year.


Mick Fleming Walk in My Shoes SPCK, March, £12.99, pb, 9780281087921


Thomas Joshua Cooper, Catherine Mooney, Anne Lyden Desire Lines: A Year of Celtic Saints National Galleries, Scotland, September, £29.99, hb, 9781911054658 Explores sites important to the early Scottish Christians. The text is accompanied by Cooper’s magnificent black and white photographs.


Rachel Mann Do Not Be Afraid: The Joy of Waiting in a Time of Fear SPCK, September, £10.99, pb, 9780281090013 The Archbishop of York’s Advent Book for 2024.


Ed Olsworth-Peter Mixed Ecology SPCK, July, £19.99, pb, 9780281089376 Explains “mixed ecology”, the term the Church of England uses to describe its future vision, helping traditional parishes inte- grate with new ideas and new ways of inhabiting the Church.


John Hayward Rediscovering the Magic of Christmas SPCK, August, £14.99, hb, 9781789745146 An advent book tracing the story of Christmas, with John Hayward hoping to bring fresh life to a story we think we know so well.


Rowan Williams Discovering Christianity SPCK, February, £10.99, pb, 9780281090631 A concise guide to core Christian beliefs.


A sequel to Pastor Mick Fleming’s autobiography, Blown Away.


History, philosophy & science


Greg Epstein Tech Agnostic MIT, October, £27, hb, 9780262049207 Epstein claims that tech- nology has now become our most powerful religion. He encourages readers to be sceptical and ques- tion how technology can be reined in.


Joseph Luzzi Dante’s Divine Comedy Princeton, November, £20, hb, 9780691156774 A portrait of this poetic allegory, which ultimately shows how the reading experience can lead to better understanding of the self and a definition of spiritual belief in our modern age.


Magic & witchcraft


Lindsay Squire, Viki Lester (illus) The Witch’s Book of Spells Leaping Hare Press, August, £15.99, hb, 9780711289635 A collection of over 100 spells and rituals, simple spells for every day.


Lindsay Squire, Lisa Salsi (illus) Witchcraft: A Graphic History Leaping Hare Press, October, £14.99, hb, 9780711295254 Tells the history of the practice of witchcraft in graphic novel format.


Peter Maxwell-Stuart (ed) The Malleus Maleficarum Manchester UP, October, £9.99, pb, 9781526181473 A history of the book itself and what it reveals about medieval belief and the way it stoked the fires under women accused of witchcraft.


Dante Alighieri, Roberto Abbiati (illus) The Divine Comedy Princeton, November, £25, hb, 9780691212777 A single volume edition of Charles Singleton’s translation, with newly commissioned illustrations by Roberto Abbiati.


Judaism


Rose Hudson-Wilkin The Girl from Montego Bay SPCK, January, £19.99, hb, 9780281089604 The autobiography of Britain’s first Black woman Bishop.


Gavin Schaffer An Unorthodox History Manchester University Press, February, £20, hb, 9781526165473 Explores the post-war Jewish experience in Britain, revealing a complex history of inclusion and exclusion.


Joseph Toltz, Anna Boucher (eds) Out of the Depths: The First Collection of Holocaust Songs Manchester U P, January, £25, hb, 9781526165671 First collected in 1945 in a small printing that was quickly forgotten. Now, this new edition features songs and music with additional composer biographies and introductory essays.


Peter Forshaw Occult Tames & Hudson, August, £25, hb, 9780500027134 Examines occult cultures from around the world, their history, symbolism and philosophies.


Kelly-Ann Maddox Witch in Darkness Watkins, October, £16.99, hb, 9781786786524 Using witchcraft to help overcome some of the stresses and strains of the modern world.


Mind, body & spirit


Viki Lester Celestial Floral Affirmations Leaping Hare Press, October, £15.99, kit, 9781836000990 A set of 52 empowering affirmation cards.


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