New Books in Christian Studies

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Joanna Kline, "Narrative Analogy in the David Story" (Mohr Siebeck, 2024)

Have you ever heard echoes of the Genesis patriarchs in the story of David? If so, you're not alone!

Join us as we speak with Joanna Kline about her monograph, Narrative Analogy in the David Story (Mohr Siebeck, 2024) where she brings out parallels... more

11 Apr 2026 • 18 min

S5E5 The Gospel According to Josephus: On the Final Days of Jesus Christ with Thomas C. Schmidt

In this fifth episode of Season 5, I interview Professor Thomas C. Schmidt, a historian who focuses on the New Testament, Patristics, and Eastern Christianity. An Associate Professor at Fairfield University, he is currently a 2025-2026 Visiting Fello... more

8 Apr 2026 • 58 min

Scott M. Kenworthy, "The People's Patriarch: Tikhon Bellavin and the Orthodox Church in North America and Revolutionary Russia" (Oxford UP, 2026)

On October 28, 1917, just days after the Bolsheviks seized power, the great Council of the Russian Orthodox Church voted to restore the patriarchate, which had been abolished by Peter the Great two centuries earlier. The Council chose Tikhon (Bellavi... more

6 Apr 2026 • 1 hr 23 min

Leland Brown, "The First Pastors: Early Christianity’s Vision for Ministry" (Gorgias Press, 2026)

Most accounts of Christian leadership in the first two centuries focus on the diversity of leadership structures and the various cultural influences that impacted it. The First Pastors: Early Christianity’s Vision for Ministry (Gorgias Press, 2026) d... more

5 Apr 2026 • 34 min

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Scott Kenworthy

Professor of History, Miami University (Ohio)

Miami University

Episode: Scott M. Kenworthy, "The People's Patriarch: Tikhon Bellavin and the Orthodox Church in North America and Revolutionary Russia" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Leland Brown

Author of The First Pastors: Early Christianity's Vision for Ministry

Author, Pastor at a local church in Charleston, South Carolina

Episode: Leland Brown, "The First Pastors: Early Christianity’s Vision for Ministry" (Gorgias Press, 2026)

Thomas C. Schmidt

Professor of Religious Studies, Fairfield University; author of Josephus and Jesus

Fairfield University

Episode: The Gospel According to Josephus: A Conversation with Thomas C. Schmidt, Part 1

Philip Wingeier-Rayo

Executive Director of Education and the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church; Professor of World Christianity, Missiology, and Methodist Studies at Wesley Theological Seminary

Wesley Theological Seminary; United Methodist Church

Episode: Philip Wingeier-Rayo, "John Wesley and the Origins of Methodist Missions" (Abingdon Press, 2025)

Hans Harmakaputra

Author, Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion, Philosophy and Classics

Augustana University

Episode: Hans A. Harmakaputra, "Christian-Muslim Relations in Post-Reformation Indonesia: Resistance, Identity and Belonging" (Edinburgh UP, 2026)

Christopher Mitchell

Old Testament editor for the Concordia Commentary series; author

Concordia Publishing House

Episode: Christopher Wright Mitchell, "The Song of Songs - Concordia Commentary" (Concordia Publishing, 2001)

Davy Ellison

Director of Training and Lecturer in Old Testament at the Irish Baptist College

Irish Baptist College

Episode: S. D. Ellison, "Hope for a New David in the Psalter's Narrative Impulse: Reading the Psalms as Utopian Literature" (Fortress Academic, 2025)

Gijs Kruijtzer

Author of Justifying Transgression, Muslim, Christians, and the Law 1200-1700

Leiden University (historian)

Episode: Gijs Kruijtzer, "Justifying Transgression: Muslims, Christians, and the Law - 1200 to 1700" (de Gruyter, 2023)

Philip Almond

Emeritus professor in the history of religious thought, University of Queensland

University of Queensland

Episode: Philip C. Almond, "Noah and the Flood in Western Thought" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

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One of the hosts of The New Books Network; host of New Books in Christian Studies

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Su Hwa Keum, "From Juche to Jesus: A Study of Worldview Transformation Among North Korean Defector Christians in South Korea" (Pickwick Publications, 2025)

Q: How were the 20 defectors selected and studied?

The researcher used ground theory and theoretical sampling, selecting participants recommended by leaders and pastors to ensure relevant insights, and conducting pilot interviews to refine the approach until theoretical saturation.

Su Hwa Keum, "From Juche to Jesus: A Study of Worldview Transformation Among North Korean Defector Christians in South Korea" (Pickwick Publications, 2025)

Q: What is Juche and why is it central to this study?

Juche is the official North Korean state ideology framed as self-reliance, functioning as a secular religion that shapes identity and loyalty; the research treats moving from Juche to Jesus as a radical ontological shift that redefines a person's core being.

Philip Wingeier-Rayo, "John Wesley and the Origins of Methodist Missions" (Abingdon Press, 2025)

Q: So Phil, could you explain more about this trip to Georgia and what kind of impact it had on him?

Wesley went to Georgia with a hope to evangelize Native Americans, but the colonial setup and parish duties redirected him toward parish ministry; the experience clarified the difficulties of mission work and tempered his later enthusiasm for overseas evangelism.

Christopher Wright Mitchell, "The Song of Songs - Concordia Commentary" (Concordia Publishing, 2001)

Q: Tell us about yourself and what led you to writing a commentary on The Song of Songs.

I describe my graduate studies, mentors, and the personal journey that intertwined professional focus with lived experience, including teaching at seminaries and the influence of family and faith on my interpretation of the text.

Christopher Wright Mitchell, "The Song of Songs - Concordia Commentary" (Concordia Publishing, 2001)

Q: Chris, welcome to New Books in Biblical Studies.

Thank you for inviting me; I discuss my long-term engagement with Song of Songs, the manuscript's development, and how the book's themes of divine love and human marriage inform both scholarly and pastoral readings.

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