The Readers’ Choice Awards are here! 🏆 We want to hear from YOU: what were your favorite IVP books of 2026? https://www.ivpress.com/readerschoice PLUS all participants are entered to win the stack of winning titles! 📚 Books published from November 1, 2025 - October 31, 2026 are eligible.

"In Be Afraid, Callaway emerges with the thesis that encounters with darkness can strengthen faith, not eliminate it." Read more from @christianitytoday.com on faith, horror, and pop culture: https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/10/horror-movies-supernatural-evil-christian/

Among Today’s Horror Movies, The Supernatural Sells - Christianity Today

Curses, witches, demons, and the Devil are bringing supposedly secular audiences to theaters.

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Scripture itself contains many stories filled with horror and gore: Jael and Sisera, John the Baptist's beheading, and even the crucifixion of Jesus. 🫣 'Be Afraid' by Kutter Callaway argues that engaging with horror stories can benefit our spiritual lives by teaching us how to fear rightly.

'The Journey of God' by J. D. Lyonhart was named the winner of the 2026 Word Awards for Best Non-Fiction Book, as well as the winner of the Academic category: https://www.ivpress.com/press-releases/2026/ivp-s-the-journey-of-god-receives-top-word-guild-award-for-best-nonfiction-book-of-the-year

True humanism flows directly from the gospel. 'What Is Christian Humanism?' by Jens Zimmermann shows how humanistic values rooted in the incarnation of Jesus Christ can help us reclaim our humanity. Out now!

Yes, be afraid. 🦇 Horror helps us engage fear rightly. Theologian and psychological scientist Kutter Callaway explores the surprising relationship between fear, horror, and Christian faith in his new book, 'Be Afraid.' 🏚️ 🫣 Available now wherever books are sold!

In 'God's Presence with Us and in Us,' biblical scholar Miguel Echevarría explores how the divine personal Spirit has one of the most prominent roles in the Bible. Get the newest volume in the Essential Studies in Biblical Theology series today!

Wilderness is not a single metaphor. It’s a range of terrains—and each one can become a place of encounter. Listen to the episode with author of 'God in the Desert,' Noel Forlini Burt: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/44-the-interior-wilderness-noel-forlini-burt-on/id1283410573?i=1000785761463

44 The Interior Wilderness: Noel Forlini Burt on Encountering God in the Desert

Podcast Episode · Betwixt Podcast: Grounded Conversations & Embodied practices for Spiritual Wayfinding · August 25 · 44m

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Did you know there are horror stories in the Bible? Kutter Callaway joins the Kingdom Commentary podcast to explore the theology of horror movies. Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/obsession-the-theology-of-horror-movies-and/id1844227924?i=1000786271273

Review: "Every Somewhere Sacred: Rescuing a Theology of Place in the American Imagination" by @bennorquist & Brian Miller (@ivpacademic.bsky.social). The book has important implications for how Christians live in an increasingly diverse and complex world. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/09/ever... #Booksky

The new ideal theology textbook, just in time for the fall semester. 'The Cathedral of Theology' by J.V. Fesko, the first book in the Pillars of Christian Dogmatics series. Get your copy today: https://ivpress.com/the-cathedral-of-theology

Featured Book: Learning from John Wesley about sustainable, character-driven leadership. @ivpacademic.bsky.social

"For many Christian scholars, disability studies rarely come to mind when they think about the future of theological and missiological discourse. Yet it should." Read more: https://christianscholars.com/book-review-of-disability-and-evangelism-the-good-news-of-the-fullness-of-gods-kingdom/

Book Review of Disability and Evangelism: The Good News of the Fullness of God’s Kingdom - Christian Scholar’s Review

Disability and Evangelism: The Good News of the Fullness of God’s Kingdom Rochelle Scheuermann Published by IVP Academic in 2026 248pp / $28.99 / 978-1514009789 Amazon Goodreads For many Christian sch...

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Dr Sandra Glahn is the author of more than 25 books—her latest being 'A Woman's Place Is in the Story.' On Theology in the Raw, Sandra Glahn discusses several women in the Old Testament and how the biblical narrator frames their stories. Listen now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PE6l7YfukY

Faithful and Courageous Women in the Bible: Dr. Sandra Glahn

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Christian Theology Meets Pop Culture in New IVP Academic Series @publisherswkly.bsky.social @ivpacademic.bsky.social www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Christian Theology Meets Pop Culture in New IVP Series

The latest InterVarsity Press line looks for God in horror, anime, and more. The aim is show how “Christian faith can be made better or deepened by engagement with popular culture,” says acquiring edi...

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Real leadership happens at the intersection of a leader’s inner life with the outer expression of care for their organization and the communities it serves. 'Tried and True' draws on decades of leadership experience from Margaret Diddams and Shirley Mullen. Out now!

C. S. Lewis deeply respected the mystics and valued their experiences. In 'The Everyday Mysticism of C. S. Lewis,' professor of spiritual formation Gary Selby shows what the mystics can teach us about everyday spirituality through the eyes of C.S. Lewis.

Featured Book. "Loving God's world" and "love for country" are just abstractions without knowing, loving and caring for our place. Explores how we might think Christianly about place. @ivpacademic.bsky.social

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Women are not incidental to the biblical story. They are essential to it. Scholar Sandra Glahn's 'A Woman's Place Is in the Story' reexamines both well-known and neglected passages to show how women reveal profound truths about who God is. Preorder now.

Planning your next syllabus? The second edition of 'Authentic Communication' brings updated research and two new chapters on perspective taking and estranged relationships. Available now!

Each page of 'Candles in the Darkness' holds a Bible passsage, an ancient voice, a reflection, and a prayer. Four simple elements. One profound daily practice to carry you through Advent with intention and peace. Available now. Order your copy today.

What does an apologetics dinner party look like? Scott and Sean from Think Biblically explore this question with Dr. Louis Markos, author of 'My Apologetics Dinner Party.' Listen now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-apologetics-dinner-party-with-louis-markos/id1300837524?i=1000777705316

My Apologetics Dinner Party (With Louis Markos)

Podcast Episode · Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture · July 21 · 38m

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American Christians are often disconnected from the places we inhabit—cut off from nature, our neighbors, people different from us, and a sense of rootedness. Through interdisciplinary scholarship, 'Every Somewhere Sacred' seeks to rescue our theology of place.

"Contrary to what most people might think, human beings are inherently philosophical." —James K. Dew, Jr., co-editor of the series The Questions in Christian Philosophy series seeks to help readers love God with their mind through faithful philosophy.

Does beauty really exist? What is the nature and value of art? What makes someone an artist? What is the artist's place in the church? Dennis Bray explores these questions and more in 'What Is Beauty?,' an introductory textbook on art and aesthetics from a Christian perspective. Order now!

Featured Book. Love the idea of this, kind of a modern day version of Luther's Table Talks. @ivpacademic.bsky.social

Featured Book. This book does something I've not seen others do. It explores what it means to engage in international relations in a way consistent with Christian belief. @ivpacademic.bsky.social

Mission in Polycentric Perspective - InterVarsity Press — www.ivpress.com/mission-in-p... Pre-Orders have started Book is available by January 2027 Delighted to have so many great authors contributing excellent chapters. Edited with my friend Allen Yeh @ivpacademic.bsky.social