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Dr. McGowin’s latest book, Households of Faith: Practicing Family in the Kingdom of God, is now available for pre-order from IVP. It will be released on January 28, 2025.

Now available for pre-order!

“Finally, a book that actually looks for the blueprint for families from the words of Jesus! Emily McGowin does not pretend to put forward answers or formulas for the Christian family, but she relies on the verb 'practice' as a way of discovering what family means in God's kingdom. For those who desire to practice family as Christians, this book should be your guide.”

- Jessica Hooten Wilson, Fletcher Jones Chair of Great Books at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, and author of The Scandal of Holiness

She is also the author of Christmas: The Season of Life and Light (IVP, 2023). Read a review by Hearts & Minds Books here.

She is also co-editor with Dr. Jeffrey W. Barbeau of God and Wonder: Theology, Imagination, and the Arts (Cascade, 2022). Read a review by Christian Scholar’s Review here.

Dr. McGowin’s first book, Quivering Families: The Quiverfull Movement and Evangelical Theology of the Family (Fortress Press, 2018) focused on the lived theology of the American Quiverfull movement. Read a two-part interview about the book here and here. 

Her scholarly work has also appeared in journals like Ecclesial Practices, New Blackfriars, Baptist History & Heritage, and Faith & Mission. She has also written book chapters on feminism, the gender of God, gender roles and vocation, children and wonder, and the practice of motherhood in evangelicalism. Her latest book, Households of Faith: Practicing Family in the Kingdom of God, will be released from IVP on January 28, 2025.

Read some recent online articles from Dr. McGowin below: