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Tattooed Traditionalist: Nadia Bolz-Weber
"Pastrix" is a demeaning term used to refer to female ministers by certain Christians who believe in male-only pastoral ministry. But Lutheran Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber has reclaimed it as a title for her brand of faith.
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, July 2013
Awards and honors; Pope’s first encyclical coming; ChristianTrade Association back to CBA; Crossway/ Gospel Coalition expand publishing partnership.
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August 2013 Christian Marketplace Bestsellers: Adult, Children’s, Young Adult, Bibles
Your guide to the mega-sellers in Christian books.
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Guideposts Disbands Trade Books Program
Guideposts is disbanding its trade books program. The company will continue to publish fiction and nonfiction, but it will be sold only direct to consumer. The Summerside Press fiction imprint has been shut down.
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Author Signs with Her Feet at Christian Retail Show
At the Christian retail show, an author with a rare birth defect demonstrated how she has overcome her challenges.
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HarperCollins Christian’s Spanish Imprints Create Pastors’ Portal
The Spanish-language imprints of HarperCollins Christian Publishing—Editorial Vida and Grupo Nelson--have announced the launch of LiderVisión.com, an online portal for Spanish-speaking pastors and Christian leaders.
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Christian Books and Products Take Awards at Annual Trade Show
The International Christian Retail Show, concluded this week in St. Louis, was the occasion for handing out a trophy case’s worth of awards, especially for fiction.
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International Christian Retail Show 2013: Down But Not Out
Though attendance and Christian bookstore numbers continue to fall and exhibitors grumble, ICRS introduces innovations to revitalize the show, and all agree it’s still important to gather each year.
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Kingstone Announces Christian Comics Projects
Kingstone Comics announced at the International Christian Retail Show in June an ambitious graphic novel program, including a 12-volume graphic Bible coming in 2014 and a film adaptation of its graphic novel The Remaining. The AFFIRM Films/Sony Pictures Entertainment film adaption, in production now, will premier in fall 2014, just after the July 2014 release of the novel.
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It Is Written: News in Bibles and Sacred Texts, June 2013
The Message is now available in a version for Catholics, Anglicans, and Orthodox Christians.
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, June 2013
Influential agent recognized; awards and honors for publishers; a unique partnership for Max Lucado.
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Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, June 2013
Religious believers face tensions, a rabbi argues; a Manhattan pastor puts an urban spin on theology.
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PW Talks with Bishop John Shelby Spong: A New Look at the Gospel of John
The always provocative Bishop John Shelby Spong challenges traditional understandings of the Gospel of John, calling it “Jewish to its core, characterized by its boundless, mystical thought.”
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Carey Newman: How to Rescue a University Press
When Carey Newman became director of Baylor University Press in 2003 it was teetering on the edge of extinction, but now it is thriving.
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HarperCollins Christian Publishing Forms New Gift Division
HarperCollins Christian Publishing has announced the formation of Zondervan Gift Books.
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Christian Stores See 8.5% Overall Gain in 2012
CBA, the association of Christian retailers, has reported an 8.55% sales increase in 2012 over 2011, but only a few stores were winners in the channel.
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What’s So Funny? Tim Conway Still Is
The good news is that Emmy-winning comedian Tim Conway is alive, well, and has written a memoir. And he can still crack up a crowd, as he proved at a reception to launch his book. “I hope it does well for your company,” Conway told Howard staffers and reception attendees. “If it doesn’t, don’t call me.”
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