Publisher of the Month: Westminster John Knox
Press
Our Publisher of the Month feature is a quick way to get to know
a religious publisher and their stock.
This month's publisher is Westminster John Knox Press
(WJK), one of the most highly regarded academic publishers
in the United States. It is noted for its academic works in
biblical studies and theology, its preaching resources, its work
for general readers in social justice and progressive religion, and
for introducing new theological voices.
David Dobson, President and Publisher
From Calvin's Institutes to Christian Doctrine
to the Interpretations, Connections and Feasting on the Word
preaching series, to Womanist Midrash, WJK is one of the
most respected names in religious publishing. WJK publishes about
fifty books each year and manages a backlist of more than 2,500
titles that are sold throughout the world.
Key Titles for WJK
The Connections Series
Designed to empower preachers as they lead congregations to
connect their lives to Scripture, Connections features a broad set
of interpretive tools that provide commentary and worship aids on
the Revised Common Lectionary. This nine volume series offers
creative commentary on each reading in the three year lectionary
cycle by viewing that reading through the lens of its connections
to the rest of Scripture and then seeing the reading through the
lenses of culture, film, fiction, ethics and other aspects of
contemporary life. Commentaries on the Psalms make connections to
the other readings and to the congregation's experience of
worship.
The Feasting on the Word Series
With this lectionary commentary series, Westminster John Knox
offers the most extensive resource for preaching on the market
today. Now complete, the twelve volumes of the series cover all the
Sundays in the three-year lectionary cycle, along with movable
occasions, such as Christmas Day, Epiphany, Holy Week and All
Saints' Day.
For each lectionary text, preachers will find four brief essays
- one each on the theological, pastoral, exegetical and homiletical
challenges of the text. This gives preachers sixteen different
approaches to the proclamation of the Word on any given
occasion.
The editors and contributors to this series are world-class
scholars, pastors and writers representing a variety of
denominations and traditions. And while the twelve volumes of the
series follow the pattern of the Revised Common Lectionary,
each volume contains an index of biblical passages so that
non-lectionary preachers, as well as teachers and students, may
make use of its contents.
Books from the beloved Walter Brueggeman
Sabbath as Resistance
From Judgement to Hope
Materiality as Resistance
Returning from the Abyss
Books from John Pavlovitz
If God is Love, Don't be a Jerk
A Bigger Table
Books about LGBTQIA issues
Called Out (Upcoming)
Unclobber
Unashamed
Transforming
Modern Kinship
She's My Dad
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Flyaway Books
Begun in 2017, Flyaway Books are penned by a variety of authors
and illustrators, from beginners to experienced writers and
artists. They are intentionally multicultural in their artwork and
characters and carry themes of diversity inclusion, self-esteem,
kindness, compassion and care for God's world. Current
authors included noted New Testament scholar Amy-Jill Levine,
beloved preacher Barbara Brown Taylor and children's book legend
Katherine Paterson.
Key Titles from Flyaway Books
Growing in God's Love: A Storybook Bible
Walking toward Peace
Three Lines in a Circle
Hiding Baby Moses