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New Year, New You: Health and Wellness Books Take a Spiritual Turn
Set for a healthier 2015? Religion publishers offer new titles and reissues of bestsellers to encourage both physical health and spiritual fitness.
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Publishers Weekly’s Top Religion Stories of 2014
Scandals, shake-ups, sticky scholars, and best books—here are the top ten religion stories of 2014 from publishersweekly.com.
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Ben Carson Apologizes for Plagiarism
Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson said he is "working with his editors to rectify" the plagiarism in his bestselling book, 'America the Beautiful.'
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Gift Books Are Big Business for Christian Publishers
A number of publishers in the religion category offer gift books with spiritual or religious themes, and while many publish only a few gift titles per year, others are in the gift book business in a major way, with entire imprints devoted to gifts and robust product lines.
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To Risk Being Known: PW Talks with Donald Miller
Donald Miller broke out eleven years ago with his bestselling memoir 'Blue Like Jazz.' Now he's back to write about what it means to get 'Scary Close' to another human being.
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The Power of Words, to Build or to Tear Down
Two January books from religion publishers address the topic of the words we use and their effect on those who hear them, for good or ill.
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Anita Eerdmans Named President and Publisher of Eerdmans Publishing
As Bill Eerdmans, Jr. steps down as president and publisher of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, Anita Eerdmans succeeds him, becoming only the third president and publisher in the 103-year-old company’s history.
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The Scoop on American Religion: PW Talks with Peter Manseau
Peter Manseau helped pioneer religion journalism online and went on to win acclaim as a memoirist of American Catholicism and a novelist telling a story of Yiddish culture. Manseau's new history of religion in America upends conventional wisdom, arguing that religion at the margins has shaped mainstream faiths.
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Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, December 10, 2014
New titles include a look at how the experience of Holocaust survivors has influenced the faith of their descendants.
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, December 10, 2014
Audio line debut for IVP; 2015 Grawemeyer winner announced; Target Holiday Book Club features Nelson book; Baker titles selected as best church resources; Puritan/Reformed publisher releases new Bible, books.
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PW's Picks: The Best Spirituality and Religion and Books of 2014
PW's top five spirituality and religion books for 2014 range from meditations on grief to observations on belief.
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Faith After the Holocaust: Stuart Matlins
When publisher Stuart Matlins visited Auschwitz, he silently screamed to God, “How could you let this happen?” That crisis of faith led to a book of stories about how the descendants of Holocaust survivors have dealt with a devastating legacy.
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Dealing with Debt: Christian Books Tell How to Avoid It, Eliminate It
New books from Christian publishers address the risks of carrying too much debt, which can cause both emotional and spiritual stress.
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Panelists Tell Religion Scholars How to Get Published
At a recent annual meeting of religion scholars, publishing professionals gave aspiring academic authors cold-eyed advice on how to--and how not to--get published.
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Nazarene Restructures, and Stays Open
Following its announcement in October that it would “cease current operations” and lay off all 60 employees, Nazarene Publishing House says it is not closing down but restructuring, and will continue the Beacon Hill imprint.
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Ordinary Grace: PW Talks with Amy Julia Becker
Amy Julia Becker’s first book told the story of Penny, her first-born daughter, who has Down syndrome. Now Becker writes about all of her three children and shows that for the younger ones Penny's Down syndrome doesn't define her.
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Religion Scholars, Publishers Meet in San Diego
Religion scholars met before Thanksgiving in San Diego to exchange ideas, find books for their courses, and stock their personal libraries.



