1. BIBLE STUDY
GOLD: The Cities That Built the Bible, by Robert R. Cargill (HarperOne)
SILVER (tie): Through Her Eyes: Bible Studies on Women in Scripture, by Deborah Spink Winters (Judson Press)
Remember Her For This: A Study on the Women in the Gospels, by Deborah Kaine Thompson (Self Published)
BRONZE: The Path: A Journey Through the Bible, edited by Melody Wilson Shobe (Forward Movement)
2. CHRISTIAN LIVING
GOLD (tie): Called to Community: The Life Jesus Wants for His People, Edited by Charles Moore (Plough Publishing House)
Outlaw Christian: Finding Authentic Faith by Breaking the Rules, by Jacqueline A. Bussie (Nelson Books)
SILVER: Good Christian Sex: Why Chastity Isn’t the Only Option- and Other Things the Bible Says About Sex, by Bromleigh McCleneghan (HarperOne)
BRONZE: Act Justly, Love Tenderly, by John Neafsey (Orbis Books)
3. DEVOTIONAL
GOLD (tie): The God Who Heals: Words of Hope for a Time of Sickness, by Johann Christoph Blumhardt & Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt (Plough Publishing House)
Love & Care For the One and Only You, by Michelle Medlock Adams (Worthy Inspired)
SILVER: Where Jesus Prayed: Illuminating the Lord’s Prayer in the Holy Land, by Danielle Shroyer (Paraclete Press)
BRONZE: Spark Story Bible Devotions for Kids, by Jill C. Lafferty (Sparkhouse Family)
4. THEOLOGY
GOLD: Original Blessing: Putting Sin in its Rightful Place, by Danielle Shroyer (Fortress Press)
SILVER: A Harvey Cox Reader, by Harvey Cox; edited by Robert Ellsberg (Orbis Books)
BRONZE: Undeniable: How Biology Confirms Our Intuition That Life is Designed, by Douglas Axe (HarperOne)
5. MINISTRY / MISSION
GOLD: Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith, by D.L. Mayfield (HarperOne)
SILVER: From Classism to Community: A Challenge for the Church, by Jini M. Kilgore Cockroft (Judson Press)
BRONZE: Holy Heroes: The Gospel According to DC & Marvel, by Scott Bayles (Judson Press)
6. CATHOLIC
GOLD: I Believe, by Pope Francis (Orbis Books)
SILVER: Of Poets, Prophets, and Preachers, by Joseph J. Juknialis (World Library Publications)
BRONZE: Dodging Satan: My Irish/Italian Sometimes Awesome But Mostly Creepy Childhood, by Kathleen Zamboni McCormick (Sand Hill Review Press)
7. FAMILY / PARENTING
GOLD: Still A Mother: Journeys Through Perinatal Bereavement, edited by Joy M. Freeman & Tabatha D. Johnson (Judson Press)
SILVER: Malnourished: Equipping Parents to Battle Spiritual Poverty on the Home Front, by Jaime Hampton (Self-Published)
BRONZE: Cups Everlasting, by Krista Potvin (Tate Publishing & Enterprises)
8. EDUCATION
GOLD: Psalm Hymns: Dramatic, Contemplative, Singable, Recitable Psalms! (Volume One), by L.L. Larkins (Capture Books)
SILVER: Mom and Dad Please Teach Me, by Joe Wesley (Archway Publishing)
BRONZE: True, False, None of the Above, by Marjorie Maddox (Cascade Books)
9. SPIRITUALITY
GOLD: Talking Back to the Bible: A Historian’s Approach to Bible Study, by Edward G. Simmons (Dorrance Publishing)
SILVER: Redeemed for a Reason, by Amy Garner (Westbow Press)
BRONZE: Awake! Sleeping Giant: A Call to Arise to the Truth of Victorious Living, by Rosalie Gregory (Olive Orchard Press)
10. ILLNESS / DEATH / DYING
GOLD: Navigating Alzheimer’s, by Mary K. Doyle (ACTA Publications)
SILVER: Death Takes Time, by E Eugene Baillie, MD (Gene Baillie Publishing)
BRONZE: Grief Guts and Grace, by Joan T. Broussard (Tate Publishing)
11. SELF-HELP / RECOVERY
GOLD: Grace Calls: Spiritual Recovery After Abandonment, Addiction or Abuse, by Robin Weidner with David Weidner (Purity Restored)
SILVER (tie): Child, Arise!, by Jane N. Dowling (David Lovell Publishing)
Shrinking the Monster: Healing the Wounds of Abuse, by Norbert Krapf (ACTA Publications)
BRONZE: Deep Happiness, by Gil Stieglitz (PTLB Publishing)
12. BIOGRAPHY / MEMOIR
GOLD: The Root of War is Fear: Thomas Merton’s Advice to Peacemakers, by Jim Forest (Orbis Books)
SILVER: Bipolar Faith: A Black Woman’s Journey with Depression and Faith, by Monica A. Coleman (Fortress Press)
BRONZE: Diving into the Deep: A Gripping True Story of Adventure, Risk and Spiritual Quest, by Lowell Lytle with Leslie Turner (Encourage Publishing)
13. HOLIDAY
GOLD: A Very Special Christmas Tree, by Debra Buchanan (Dancing Pen Publishers)
SILVER: The Birth of Jesus: A Pop-Up Book, by Agostino Traini (Sparkhouse Family)
BRONZE: Rufus and the Very Special Baby, by Carla Barnhill (Sparkhouse Family)
14. CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK
GOLD (tie): Martin Luther, by Simonetta Carr (Reformation Heritage Books)
Dear Pope Francis, by Pope Francis (Loyola Press)
SILVER: Where Are You From?, by Karine-Marie Amiot and Lucie Minne (Sparkhouse Family)
BRONZE: Saints On The GO!, by Chantal Baros (Shining Light Dolls)
15. JUVENILE / YOUNG ADULT FICTION
GOLD (tie): Chains of Gwyndorr, by Joan Campbell (Enclave Publishing)
Songkeeper, by Gillian Bronte Adams (Enclave Publishing)
SILVER: Flower Swallow, by Alana Terry (Self Published)
BRONZE: The Land of Beyond Belief, by Mark Cramer and Kathryn Dahlstrom (Pigtale Publishing)
16. GENERAL FICTION
GOLD: Hosanna, by Katelyne Parker (Self Published)
SILVER: A Way Out of Hell, by Jim Baton (Self Published)
BRONZE: Uncharted: An Inspirational Novel, by Graeme Connell (Self Published)
17. INSPIRATIONAL/ROMANCE FICTION
GOLD: The Refuge: An Inspirational Novel of Scotland, by Regan Walker (Self Published)
SILVER: Judah’s Scepter and the Sacred Stone, by D.A. Brittain (First Edition Design Publishing)
BRONZE: Whispering Vines, by Amy Schisler (Self Published)
18. KEEPSAKE/GIFT/SPECIALTY BIBLE
GOLD: Stuff Jesus Never Said, by Paul Ellis (Kings Press)
SILVER: Frolic First Bible, by J.A. Reisch (Sparkhouse Family)
BRONZE: Be Who You Are, by Bro. Mickey McGrath, OSFS (Clear Faith Publishing)
19. EBOOK NON-FICTION
GOLD: Willing Hearts-Sisters of the Holy Cross-Civil War Nurses, by Marie Davis and Margaret Hultz (Self-Published)
SILVER: Sabbatical of the Mind: The Journey from Anxiety to Peace, by David L. Winters (DAVIWIN Publishing)
BRONZE: Walking With the Enemy: A Testimony, by C. Read (True Light Publications)
20. EBOOK FICTION
GOLD: Deborah Rising, by Avraham Azrieli (HarperOne)
SILVER: Autumn Imago, by Bryan Wiggins(HarperOne)
BRONZE:Written in the Ashes, by Hollan K. Van Zandt (HarperOne)
