Here is a selection of recent additions to the collection.

 1066: the year of the three battles /Frank McLynn. A new version of the Battle of Hastings through a triple biography of the key players: William of Normandy ; Harold Godwinson ; and Harald Hardrada.

 And we came outside and saw the stars again: writers from around the world on the COVID-19 pandemic /edited by Ilan Stavans. In this rich, eye-opening, and uplifting anthology, dozens of esteemed writers, poets, artists, and translators send literary dispatches from life during the pandemic.

 Anxious to talk about it: helping white people talk faithfully about racism /Carolyn B. Helsel. Helsel offers  new content to contextualize the conversation for this new season of the racial justice movement. This new edition includes an updated introduction, fresh stories reflecting current events, new research, and tips for parents and teachers. Anxious to Talk about It helps whites engage their feelings of anxiety, shame, and guilt, and work through them so that they can join conversations with more courage and confidence. Reflection questions close each chapter.

 Blessed union: breaking the silence about mental illness and marriage /Sarah Griffith Lund. Griffith Lund opens up about depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in her own marriage and shares stories of other couples who have been impacted by mental illnesses such as addiction, anxiety, autism spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, postpartum depression, schizophrenia, suicidality, and more. Using traditional marriage vows as a framework for the book, Blessed Union explores the challenges of loving in the midst of mental health challenges, why it happens, what we can do about it, and how our faith is connected to mental illness.

 Bread from heaven: an introduction to the theology of the Eucharist /Bernhard Blankenhorn. Bread from Heaven offers a contemporary theological synthesis on the Eucharist that brings together classical and critical biblical exegesis, debates on the early history of the Christian liturgy, patristic doctrine, the teachings offered by the Councils, and the Church’s lex orandi, all within a framework provided by the Eucharistic theology of Thomas Aquinas.

Celebrities for Jesus: how personas, platforms, and profits are hurting the Church /Katelyn Beaty. An award-winning writer shows how and why celebrity is woven into the fabric of the evangelical movement, identifies many ways fame goes awry, shows us how we all unwittingly foster a celebrity culture, and offers a vision of faithfulness to the Messiah who was despised and rejected.

 Dancing about architecture is a reasonable thing to do: writing about music, meaning, and the ineffable /Joel Heng Hartse. In this short, insightful book argues that music and the impulse to write about it is part of the eminently mysterious desire for meaning-making that makes us human. Touching on the close resonances between music, language, love, and belief, Dancing about Architecture is a Reasonable Thing to Do is relevant to anyone who finds deep human and spiritual meaning in music, writing, and the mysterious connections between them.

 Does religion do more harm than good? /Rupert Shortt. In this succinct but richly reflective book, Shortt offers even-handed guidance on one of the most disputed questions of our time. Among much else he sheds light on the contrast between good and bad religion, and on why the distinction is of urgent relevance in an era increasingly described as post-secular.

 From Nineveh to New York: the strange story of the Assyrian reliefs in the Metropolitan Museum and the hidden masterpiece at Canford School /John Malcolm Russell, with contributions by Judith McKenzie and Stephanie Dalley. The story of Sir Austen Henry Layard’s rediscovery of ancient Assyria and its fabled capital, Nineveh, is one of the great tales of the nineteenth century, uniting archaeological imperialism, genius, and romance. No less remarkable is the story of the collection, dispersal, and then frantic re-acquisition in the twentieth century of the world.

 Green theology: an eco-feminist and ecumenical perspective /Trees avan Montfoort. van Montfoort demonstrates that Ecological Theology is not a sub-discipline of Theology but a rediscovery of Theology, focused not only on God and people, but all of creation. Drawing on the perspectives of eco-theologians from around the world, this is a ground-breaking book that redefines the scope of Theology for a world in urgent need of answers.

 Honest to God preaching: talking sin, suffering, and violence /Brent A. Strawn. Strawn focuses on the importance of honesty in preaching, especially around three challenging Old Testament themes: sin, suffering, and violence. He makes the case that preaching honestly is critical in the church today.

Hurting yet whole: reconciling body and spirit in chronic pain and illness /Liuan Huska.  Huska went through years of chronic pain; she questioned how the Christian story speaks to our experiences of pain and illness. Countering a gnosticism that pits body against spirit, Huska helps us redefine what it means to find healing and wholeness, even in the midst of ongoing pain