Books

Mark Guiney’s debut introduces Gloria Treddle, a spirited young sleuth whose adventures combine humour, moral clarity and the familiar world of Catholic school life

John-Henry Keenan

Freya India argues that social media and consumer culture have hollowed out young women’s inner lives, while leaving open the deeper question of what might restore them

Georgia Gilholy

Alan Don’s witty and revealing private journals illuminate the ceremonial, politics and personalities that shaped Anglican public Christianity between the wars and beyond

Robin Ward

A new translation of Jacques Fesch’s prison journal reveals a profound conversion and a searching testimony of faith on the eve of execution

Archbishop John Wilson

Elise Ann Allen’s biography benefits from exceptional first-hand sources but dwells too long on stating the obvious. The best bit is the actual interview with the Pope at the end

Melanie McDonagh

From Dante to Viktor Frankl, the search for meaning points beyond psychological wellbeing towards the soul’s ultimate end in God

Jan C. Bentz

A thoughtful revival of William Nicholson’s play traces CS Lewis’s unexpected marriage to Joy Davidman and the spiritual questions it provoked

Georgia L. Gilholy

A new book explores how Old Testament prophecy continues to point to the divine reality of Jesus and deepen faith among believers today

Clement Harrold

A provocative collection asks what becomes of a subculture defined by transgression when the mainstream abandons its own rules

Joseph Shaw

Leo Darroch’s new biography explores how a schoolteacher became a leading voice in debates over liturgy and doctrine

Joseph Shaw