Baker Publishing Group is a Christian book publisher that discusses historic Christian happenings for its evangelical readers. It is based in Ada, Michigan and has six subdivisions: namely Bethany House, Revell, Baker Books, Baker Academic, Chosen, and Brazos Press.

History

The company was founded in 1939 by Herman Baker in

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. The company mainly publishes content that covers many issues ranging from family life to

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing th ...

, mostly within a broad

evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being " born again", in which an individual exp ...

framework. Furthermore, Baker also publishes books and ministry resources for pastors and church leaders, concentrating on topics such as preaching, worship, pastoral ministries, counseling and leadership. Apart from that, they also publish content for lay Christians on topics such as discipleship, spirituality, encouragement, relationships, marriage, parenting and the intersection of Christianity and culture. In June 2014, Baker announced that it had acquired the publishing rights for Regal Books from Gospel Light.

Subdivisions

Bethany House

Baker is regarded as a "pioneer" in publishing Christian fiction.

Revell

The Fleming H. Revell Company was established in 1870 by

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words '' Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρ ...

Evangelist 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, Revell was absorbed by Baker.

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, the Chosen imprint remained as a distinct unit within the newly expanded company.

Brazos Press

Brazos Press is a publisher of theology and theologically-based cultural criticism with an orientation toward

postliberal Postliberal theology (often called narrative theology) is a Christian theology, Christian theological movement that focuses on a narrative, narrative presentation of the Christian faith as regulative for the development of a coherent systematic th ...

viewpoints within mainline

Protestantism Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...

References

External links

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