SPCKA (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Australia) has announced its shortlist for the Australia Christian Book of the Year this morning:

Eternity will be reviewing these books in the lead up to the awards ceremony. Check out the reviews so far:

• Preach like a train driver – Book Review – April 2013
• Fearfully and wonderfully made – Megan Best on the need for a new public discussion on which babies we’ll allow into our society – November 2013

The awards will be announced and prizes presented during a celebration supper on 8 August 2013 at St Alfred’s Anglican Church, North Blackburn, VIC. All entrants and book lovers are invited to attend.

Judging the awards this year are Alex Crawford, a practising barrister and secretary of the Mathew Hale Public Library, Mark Conner, Senior Minister at CityLIfe Church in Melbourne, and Alice Priest, religious educator and commentator.

Shortlisted books and their publishing details:

• A faith to live by – Roland Ashby | Mosaic Books
• Driven by purpose: Charities that make the difference – Stephen Judd, Anne Robinson, Felicity Errington | Hammond Press
• Fearfully and wonderfully made: Ethics and the beginning of human life – Dr Megan Best | Matthias Media
• Forged with flames: A true story of courage and survival – Ann Fogarty & Anne Crawford | Wild Dingo Press
• Paul: A pastor’s heart in Second Corinthians – Paul Barnett | Aquila Press
• Preach like a train driver – Tim Hawkins | Hawkins Ministry Resources
• Preachers, prophets and heretics: Anglican women’s ministry – Elaine Lindsay & Janet Scarfe (eds.) | Newsouth Publishing