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Eerdmans Author, Richard Bauckham, Wins Michael Ramsey Prize: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, awarded the 2009 Michael Ramsey prize to Richard Bauckham's Jesus and the Eyewitnesses at the Guardian Hay festival on May 28, 2009. Read more
Eerdmans Hires New Director of Sales: We are pleased to announce that Steven Alderman has joined Eerdmans as our new Director of Sales. As a key member of Eerdmans' management team, Alderman will be responsible for sales to both domestic and foreign religious trade stores, national chains, and distributors. He will oversee the national accounts and wholesalers, manage distribution and inventory, and support the work of subrights agents for Eerdmans' titles. Alderman will also direct the sales team, rights and permissions, special sales, and book club sales. Read more.
Eerdmans Author Chosen for 2009 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise: Congratulations to Alyssa Lyra Pitstick, author of Light in Darkness, who was recently chosen as one of 12 scholars worldwide to receive the 2009 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise – an award that recognizes the 12 best young scholars globally on the basis of their doctoral dissertation. Click here for more information on the John Templeton Award and to see all 2009 recipients.
Christianity Today Honors Two Eerdmans Titles: The annual Christianity Today book awards have been announced and two Eerdmans titles have been recognized as "outstanding volumes that shed light on people, events, and ideas that shape evangelical life, thought, and mission." It is our pleasure to report that Stories with Intent by Klyne R. Snodgrass was chosen as the winner in the Biblical Studies category and Tell It Slant by Eugene H. Peterson was chosen as a honor book in the Spirituality category. Click here to view Christianity Today's online awards announcement, which includes the judges' comments and other resources.
2009 ALA Youth Media Awards Announced, Two EBYR Titles Receive Prestigious Honors: The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the top books, videos, and audiobooks for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, King, Newbery, Schneider Family, and Batchelder awards—at its Midwinter Meeting in Denver. Among the selections for award winners and honor books were A River of Words, and Garmann's Summer, two books from Eerdmans Books for Young Readers. Read More
Shortlist for Michael Ramsey Prize Announced, Three of five finalists are Eerdmans titles: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, has announced the shortlist for the 2009 Michael Ramsey Prize (MRP). Eerdmans is proud to have three titles chosen for this distinguished honor. The prize will be awarded in May at the Guardian Hay Festival – an annual literature festival held in Hay-on-Wye, Wales. Read More
Cooperative Children's Book Center Selects EBYR Title for Honor Award: A River of Words written by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet, was recently selected as an honor book for the 2009 Charlotte Zolotow Award, an award for outstanding writing in a picture book for children, given by the Cooperative Children's Book Center, a library of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This prestigious honor is just the latest of many that A River of Words has received. Click here to see more awards and recognitions. For more information about the Charlotte Zolotow Award, visit http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/zolotow.asp.
Two Eerdmans Titles are Top Ten Academy of Parish Clergy Picks: The Academy of Parish Clergy has selected Practical Theology by Richard R. Osmer and Christ and Culture Revisited by D. A. Carson for its Top Ten Books for Parish Ministry list for books published in 2008. In the past ten years, Eerdmans has placed more than twenty-five books on this influential list. For more information about the Academy of Parish Clergy, visit www.apclergy.org. You can also find past honored Eerdmans titles on our awards page.
Author Richard John Neuhaus Passes Away: With great sadness, Eerdmans notes the passing of our longtime author and friend Father Richard John Neuhaus, who died on January 8, 2009. In the twenty-five years of our association, Eerdmans was privileged to publish many books written or edited by Neuhaus, most notably The Naked Public Square, a seminal study of religion and democracy in the United States, which became the jumping off point for subsequent discussion of this important topic.
Eerdmans Author Passes Away: William C. Placher, the LaFollete Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at Wabash College, has passed away at the age of 60. A popular professor at Wabash for thirty-three years, Placher was author or editor of more than a dozen books, including Callings: Twenty Centuries of Christian Wisdom on Vocation.
Leadership Book Awards: Leadership Journal has announced the titles for the 2008 Leadership Book Awards, which honor the ten books of 2008 deemed most valuable for church leaders. Congratulations to Paul Louis Metzger, author of Consuming Jesus, and Eugene Peterson, author of Eat This Book, for being among this year’s selections.
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The Life Worth Living
Byron L. Sherwin
Sherwin's rich and lovely book lays out the path to abundant, fulfilled living — by cultivating religious virtues such as love, wisdom, gratitude, and humility. It demonstrates how living in partnership with God can provide all of us with the means to craft our lives into unique and "exquisite" works of art. Very accessibly written, The Life Worth Living will resonate with a wide spectrum of thoughtful readers — believers and seekers alike. read more
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Imminent Domain
Ben Witherington III
What is the kingdom of God? Where is it? How should the church celebrate the coming of the kingdom? In this popularly written study Ben Witherington addresses these and various other questions about the ever-elusive kingdom of God. Clearly defining the kingdom in terms of God’s dominion, Witherington discusses both its present ("already") and future ("not yet") dimensions, and he brings out at length the implications of kingdom thinking for theology, ethics, and worship. read more
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Out of My Bone
Don W. King, editor
Although best known as the wife of C. S. Lewis, Joy Davidman was an accomplished writer in her own right, with several published works to her credit. Out of My Bone tells Davidman's life story in her own words through her numerous letters—most never published before—and her autobiographical essay "The Longest Way Round." Moving and riveting, Out of My Bone> reveals anew the singular woman whom Lewis deeply loved and who influenced his later writings, especially Till We Have Faces. read more
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A Pilgrim in a Pilgrim Church
Rembert G. Weakland
For many people, the name of Archbishop Rembert Weakland brings to mind only connotations of scandal—the titillating tale of a prominent priest disgraced. But that whiff of dishonor barely begins to tell the whole story. Throughout his book Weakland describes with poignant honesty his psychological, spiritual, and sexual growth. Evocative and inspiring, A Pilgrim in a Pilgrim Church tells the story of a life fully lived. read more
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Christianity Today
on Francis Schaeffer
"A skillful biography written with both fondness and a keen eye that discerns the underlying consistency of Schaeffer's outlook. (Five Stars)." book information
Publisher's Weekly
on Tell It Slant
"Peterson's greatest gift is his ability to write about such ideas as sin, repentance, grace and glory in masterfully simple—and concrete—ways. (Starred Review)." book description
Booklist
on A Short Life of Jonathan Edwards
"A work of grace, lit by affection for the great clergyman and understanding of his place and time. . . . A lovely précis of Edwards." book description
Christian Century
on The Fear of Beggars
"Johnson writes beautifully and blends assertion with critique with disarming equanimity." more reviews
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