Beth Allison Barr signs two-book deal with Brazos Press

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Beth Allison Barr signs two-book deal with Brazos Press Ada, Mich. (March 28, 2022)—Beth Allison Barr, author of the bestselling The Making of Biblical Womanhood, has signed a new contract with Brazos Press to publish two new books. Becoming the Pastor’s Wife will release in Fall 2024, and Losing Our Medieval Religion is slated for Fall 2026. Brazos has exclusive world rights. The projects were agented with Giles Anderson with the Anderson Literary Agency. “Beth Allison Barr captures exactly what we want Brazos to be: scholarly…

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Three Brazos Press titles chosen as Finalists for the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards

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Three Brazos Press titles chosen as Finalists for the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Ada, Mich. (March 25, 2022)— Foreword Reviews magazine recently announced the finalists for the 2021 INDIES Book of the Year Awards. Three Brazos Press titles were chosen as finalists, all in the Adult Nonfiction Religion category. The titles are Heavy Burdens by Bridget Eileen Rivera, Reparations by Duke L. Kwon and Gregory Thompson, and The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr. As part of its mission to discover, review, and share the best books…

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Five Baker Academic and Brazos Press titles named Outreach Magazine Resources of the Year

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Five Baker Academic and Brazos Press titles named Outreach Magazine Resources of the Year Ada, Mich. (March 3, 2022)—Outreach Magazine recently announced the winners of their Resources of the Year. Baker Academic titles received three top honors and one “also recommended” title. Brazos Press received two top honors and two recommended titles. Heading up the Baker Academic list was Teaching and Learning across Cultures by Craig Ott in the Cross-Cultural and Missional category. Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn’t by Gavin Ortlund was one of two winners in the Apologetics category. Women…

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Katelyn Beaty named Editorial Director of Brazos Press

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Katelyn Beaty named Editorial Director of Brazos Press Ada, Mich. (February 10, 2022)—Katelyn Beaty has been named Editorial Director of Brazos Press. Beaty has served as acquisitions editor at Brazos Press since fall 2018. She is a writer, journalist, editor, and keen observer of trends in the American church. She also cohosts the Saved by the City podcast (Religion News Service). Beaty previously served as print managing editor at Christianity Today and is the author of A Woman’s Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in…

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Lisa Sharon Harper journeys into her family’s past to understand how race broke the world

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Lisa Sharon Harper journeys into her family’s past to understand how race broke the world Ada, Mich. (October 27, 2020)—Lisa Sharon Harper has signed a new contract with Brazos Press to publish Fortune. Brazos has exclusive world rights and the project was agented with Howard Yoon of the Ross Yoon Agency. The book is slated to release in the fall of 2021. Thanks to DNA testing and archives, Lisa Sharon Harper has spent three decades learning about her family history,…

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Brazos Press signs two-book deal with renowned theologian Miroslav Volf and the Yale Center for Faith and Culture

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Brazos Press signs two-book deal with renowned theologian Miroslav Volf and the Yale Center for Faith and Culture  Grand Rapids, MI‚ January 22,2020 — Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group, has signed distinguished theologian Miroslav Volf of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, to a two-book deal. Brazos Press published Volf and associate director Ryan McAnnally-Linz’s, Public Faith in Action, a 2016 Publishers Weekly Best Book in religion, and Volf’s most recent book, For the Life of the World: Theology That Makes…

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Brazos Press appoints new acquisitions editor

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Brazos Press appoints new acquisitions editor Baker Publishing Group is pleased to announce the addition of Katelyn Beaty to its acquisitions team in the role of Acquisitions Editor, Brazos Press. Beaty will secure new author relationships and participate in publishing strategy. Beaty began her career as copy editor of Christianity Today, where she went on to manage the print publication and serve as the youngest and first female managing editor. She also cofounded the women’s website Her.meneutics (now CT Women) and served as…

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Brazos Press signs best-selling author and activist Shane Claiborne for a book on America’s gun violence epidemic

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Brazos Press signs best-selling author and activist Shane Claiborne for a book on America’s gun violence epidemic “Beating Guns: A Book for People Who Are Tired of Violence” due out Fall 2018 Grand Rapids, MI‚ June 12, 2017 — Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group, has signed noted activist Shane Claiborne for a book that offers a Christian response to America’s gun violence crisis. Claiborne will coauthor Beating Guns: A Book for People Who Are Tired of Violence with Mike Martin, founder…

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America’s Original Sin Hits New York Times Best Sellers List

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America’s Original Sin Hits New York Times Best Sellers List Contact: Lynnae Lubbers (616)676-9185 x193 llubbers@bakerpublishinggroup. com  Ada, Mich. (February 18, 2016)—America’s Original Sin (Brazos Press; ISBN 9781587433429; ebook ISBN 9781493403486; $21.99) by Jim Wallis has landed on theNew York Times Best Sellers list, achieving the #5 spot on the February 2016 Race and Civil Rights list during its first month of release. This ranking reflects sales for January 2016 and is based on sales from thousands of nationwide venues where general books are sold.  Jim…

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Baker Academic and Brazos Press Announce Key Appointments

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Baker Academic and Brazos Press Announce Key Appointments  Contact: Louis McBride (616)676-9185 x325 lmcbride@bakerpublishinggroup. com Grand Rapids, MI (Sept. 21, 2015)—Baker Publishing Group is pleased to announce that they have recently hired Bryan Dyer as New Testament Acquisitions Editor for the Baker Academic division. Dyer, who previously served as Marketing Director for Baker Academic and Brazos Press, received his PhD from McMaster Divinity College and has degrees from Denver Seminary and Calvin College. Jim Kinney, Editorial Director of Baker Academic and…

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Brazos Press Title Receives Foreword Reviews’ IndieFab Book of the Year Award

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Brazos Press Title Receives Foreword Reviews’  IndieFab Book of the Year Award Contact: Bryan Dyer Tel: 616-676-9185 Email: bdyer@bakerpublishinggroup.com Web: www.bakerpublishinggroup.com Grand Rapids, MI (July 1, 2015)—Presence and Encounter: The Sacramental Possibilities of Everyday Life (ISBN 9781587433610; $15.99) by Dr. David G. Benner was honored with the silver award in the Body, Mind & Spirit category of the 2014 Foreword Reviews IndieFab Book of the Year Awards. Winners of these awards exemplify the best work coming from today’s indie authors and publishers. Award winners were determined by…

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