Religious Biographies in 2025

Merchant Saint: The Church, the Market, and the First Lay Canonization by Voss, Paul J., Prudlo, Donald S.

The Golden Garuda: The Extraordinary Life of Modern-Day Mahasiddha Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche by Sodargye, Khenpo

The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom by Franke, Shari

Hope: The Autobiography by Bergoglio, Jorge Mario, Pope Francis

Muhammad Hamidullah: His Pioneering Works on Islamic Economics by Islahi, Abdul Azim

Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa

Julian: Rome's Last Pagan Emperor by Freeman, Philip

Stretching the Heavens: The Life of Eugene England and the Crisis of Modern Mormonism by Givens, Terryl L.

Lasting Ever: Faith, Music, Family, and Being Found by True Love by St James, Rebecca, Fink, Cubbie

Abraham: The First Jew by Julius, Anthony

Amasa Mason Lyman, Mormon Apostle and Apostate: A Study in Dedication by Lyman, Edward Leo

Girl from Montego Bay: The Autobiography of Britain's First Black Woman Bishop by Deane, Olivia

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church by McCammon, Sarah

No Place Left to Go: Why Palestine Matters by Wagner, Donald E.

Pilgrim: A Theological Memoir by Campolo, Tony

Son of Southtown: My Life Between Two Worlds by Sandoval, Sonny

As Many as the Stars by Glover, Robert

Life: My Story Through History by Pope Francis

Sister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson by Hoffman, Claire

Godstruck: Seven Women's Unexpected Journeys to Religious Conversion by Osgood, Kelsey

The Church of Living Dangerously: Tales of a Drug-Running Megachurch Pastor by Bishop, John Lee

Seeking Spirit: A Vietnamese (Non) Buddhist Memoir by Trinh, Linda

Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus (Large Print Edition) by Pagels, Elaine

The Church Must Grow or Perish: Robert H. Schuller and the Business of American Christianity by Mulder, Mark T., Marti, Gerardo

Grimké on the Christian Life: Christian Vitality for the Church and World by Martin, Drew

Thomas Becket and His World by Staunton, Michael

Tim Keller on the Christian Life: The Transforming Power of the Gospel by Smethurst, Matt

Cardinal Wolsey: For King and Country by Roberts, Phil

Katharine Barnwell: How One Woman Revolutionized Modern Missions by Monson, Jordan

Church Camp: Bad Skits, Cry Night, and How White Evangelicalism Betrayed a Generation by Meredith, Cara

Love Is a Journey: The Inspiring Life and Legacy of Pope John Paul I by Guernon, Mo

An Island to Myself: The Place of Solitude in an Active Life by McGregor, Michael N.

The True and the Eternal: Experiences with the Divine by Muhl, Lars

Just John: The Authorized Biography of John Habgood, Archbishop of York, 1983-1995 by Wilbourne, David

The Ayatollah's Gaze:: A Memoir of the Forbidden and the Fabulous by Parsa, Majid

Whitefield on the Christian Life: New Birth to Enjoy God by Schwanda, Tom, Maddock, Ian

Becoming Baba: Fatherhood, Faith, and Finding Meaning in America by Ismail, Aymann

The Salt of the Universe: Praise, Songs, and Improvisations by Leach, Amy

Augustine the African by Conybeare, Catherine

Reimagining Buddhism: Understanding Sangharakshita and His Teachings by Blomfield, Vishvapani

Jesusland: Stories from the Upside Down World of Christian Pop Culture by Kidd, Joelle

The Concise Autobiography of a Yog by Yogananda, Paramahansa