Baker Book House

Baker Publishing Group is an evangelical Protestant Christian book publisher based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It has six subdivisions: Bethany House, Revell, Baker Books, Baker Academic, Chosen, and Brazos Press. Since its founding in 1939 by Herman Baker, the company has published thousands of Christian books that discuss many issues, from family life to theology, but all within a broadly evangelical framework. [ [http://www.bakerpublishinggroup.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=9FC2E1F4E2464E5EADE1430BB2DF94E0&type=gen&mod=Core+Pages&gid=D5E300EEF9C74E6E970D1308C5631A88 Baker company history, Baker Book House web.] ]

Baker publishes books and ministry resources for pastors and church leaders, concentrating on topics such as preaching, worship, pastoral ministries, counseling, and leadership. Baker also publishes for lay Christians on topics such as discipleship, spirituality, encouragement, relationships, marriage, parenting, and the intersection of Christianity and culture. [ [http://www.bakerbooks.com/ME2/Audiences/Default.asp Baker mission, Baker Book House web.] ]

Bethany House

Bethany House is a publisher of Christian fiction, nonfiction and children's books. It is located in Bloomington, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. The express mission of Bethany House is to help Christians apply biblical truth in all areas of life—whether through a well-told story, a challenging devotional, or the message of an illustrated children's book. [ [http://www.bethanyhouse.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=9FC2E1F4E2464E5EADE1430BB2DF94E0&type=gen&mod=Core+Pages&gid=444758DA83844EE9A4886C372AADCB9C Bethany company history, Baker Book House web.] ]

Fleming H. Revell Company

The Revell publishing business was established in 1870 by D. L. Moody and his brother-in-law, Fleming H. Revell. The two men identified a market for practical books that would help bring the Christian faith to everyday life. In 1992, the Fleming H. Revell Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was absorbed by Baker books. [ [http://www.revellbooks.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=9FC2E1F4E2464E5EADE1430BB2DF94E0&type=gen&mod=Core+Pages&gid=AAE7EBD9D6A942D89E09DC5A260234D4 Revell company history, Baker Book House web.] ]

Chosen

The Chosen publishing enterprise began in 1971. In 1985, the company was absorbed into the Revell publishing Group. When Revell was bought by Baker Book House, the Chosen imprint remained as a distinct unit within the newly expanded company. [ [http://www.chosenbooks.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=9FC2E1F4E2464E5EADE1430BB2DF94E0&type=gen&mod=Core+Pages&gid=891E021908C84098B0643C3D8B3DDE12 Chosen company history, Baker Book House web.] ]

Brazos Press

Brazos Press is a publisher of theology and theologically-based cultural criticism, grounded in and growing out of the Great Tradition common to Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anabaptist, confessionally oriented mainline Protestant, and Protestant evangelical Christianity. [ [http://www.brazospress.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=9FC2E1F4E2464E5EADE1430BB2DF94E0&type=gen&mod=Core+Pages&gid=C23338ACB0E44E2F901CB4CF1A20DC67 Brazos mission, Baker Book House web.] ]

Cambridge University Press Bibles

Since 1990, Baker has been the North American distributor for Cambridge University Press Bibles. [ [http://www.cambridgebibles.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=9FC2E1F4E2464E5EADE1430BB2DF94E0&type=gen&mod=Core+Pages&gid=DC808B97C2A8485D966402204E2F3450 Cambridge distributor, Baker Book House web.] ]

References

* Fisher, Alan. (1995). "Fleming H. Revell Company: The First 125 Years, 1870-1995." Grand Rapids: Fleming H. Revell. 10-ISBN 0-800-75585-5; 13-ISBN 978-0-800-75585-0 (cloth)

External links

* [http://www.bakerpublishinggroup.com Baker Book House]