Inventing the Universe: Why we can’t stop talking about science, faith and God by Alister McGrath (Hodder & Stoughton, £20 (Church Times SPECIAL OFFER PRICE £16.99); 978-1-444-79845-6).

Igniting the Heart: Preaching and imagination by Kate Bruce (SCM Press, £16.99 (Church Times SPECIAL OFFER PRICE £12.99); 978-0-334-05319-4).

Edith Cavell: Faith before the firing squad by Catherine Butcher (Monarch, £18.99 (£17.10); 978-0-85721-657-1).

The Story of Monasticism: Retrieving an ancient tradition for contemporary spirituality by Greg Peters (Baker, £13.99 (£12.60); 978-0-8010-4891-3).

Buildings for Mission by Nigel Walter and Andrew Mottram (Canterbury Press, £29.99 (£27 use code CT907); 978-1-84825-760-3).

Selected by Frank Nugent, of the Church House Bookshop, which operates the Church Times Bookshop.