Hodder & Stoughton Hodder & Stoughton is a British publishing house, now an imprint (trade name), imprint of Hachette (publisher), Hachette. History Early history The firm has its origins in the 1840s, with Matthew Hodder's employment, aged 14, with Messrs ...

was founded in 1868 as a

Christian publisher Christian media, sometimes referred to as inspirational, faith and family, or simply Christian, is a cross-media genre that features a Christian message or moral. Several creative studios and mass media formats are considered to be aspects of Ch ...

. Today Hodder Faith is an imprint of

, publishing the NIV Bible and a wide range of Christian books. Genres range from

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'' (Χρι ...

lifestyle issues to popular

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 the ...

and even some

Christian fiction A Christian novel is a Christian literary novel which features Christian media genre conventions. The tradition of Christian fiction Christian novels are works of imaginative literature drawing on Christian themes, theology, and social norms. T ...

. The NIV Bible is the world's most popular modern English translation. Hodder Faith published the word-of-mouth phenomenon '' The Shack'' by Wm Paul Young in the UK in 2008. The book now has over 18 million copies in print worldwide and spent 70 weeks at number 1 in ''The New York Times'' bestseller list. Hodder Faith authors include Rob Parsons,

Philip Yancey Philip Yancey (born November 4, 1949) is an American author who writes primarily about spiritual issues. His books have sold more than 15 million copies in English and have been translated into 40 languages, making him one of the best-selling con ...

, J.John, Richard Foster, Joyce Meyer,

R.T. Kendall Robert Tillman Kendall (born July 13, 1935) is a Christian writer, speaker, and teacher who pastored Westminster Chapel for 25 years. He is author of more than 50 books, including ''Total Forgiveness''. Kendall was part of the Word, Spirit, Power t ...

, Wm Paul Young, Timothy Keller, John Eldredge and Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

Notable recent publications

* ''Prayer: Does it Make Any Difference?'' by

* '' The Shack'' by Wm Paul Young * ''The Great Partnership'' by

Jonathan Sacks Jonathan Henry Sacks, Baron Sacks ( he, יונתן הנרי זקס, translit=Yona'tan Henry Zaks; 8 March 19487 November 2020) was an English Orthodox rabbi, philosopher, theologian, and author. Sacks served as the Chief Rabbi of the United He ...

* ''Life with God'' by Richard Foster * ''Naked Spirituality'' and ''Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha and Mohammed Cross the Road'' by Brian D. McLaren * ''Red Letter Christianity'' by Shane Claiborne &

Tony Campolo Anthony Campolo (born February 25, 1935) is an American sociologist, Baptist pastor, author, public speaker and former spiritual advisor to U.S. President Bill Clinton. Campolo is known as one of the most influential leaders in the evangelical ...

* ''Beautiful Outlaw'' by John Eldredge * ''

The Manga Bible ''The Manga Bible: From Genesis to Revelation'' is an original English-language manga adaptation of the Bible created by British artist Ajinbayo "Siku" Akinsiku, who was responsible for the concept and the art and the scripter Akin Akinsiku. It w ...

'' by Siku * ''Cycling Home from Siberia'' by

Rob Lilwall Rob Lilwall (born 1976) is a British-born adventurer, author and motivational keynote speaker. He currently lives in Singapore, and is one of the most popular and acclaimeprofessional speakersin Asia. Lilwall went to school in London and Shropsh ...

Notable backlist publications

* ''Celebration of Discipline'' and ''Prayer'' by Richard Foster * ''Run Baby Run'' by Nicky Cruz * ''Chasing the Dragon'' by Jackie Pullinger * '' The Hiding Place'' by

Corrie Ten Boom Cornelia Arnolda Johanna "Corrie" ten Boom (15 April 1892 – 15 April 1983) was a Dutch watchmaker and later a Christian writer and public speaker, who worked with her father, Casper ten Boom, her sister Betsie ten Boom and other family member ...

* ''God's Smuggler'' by Brother Andrew (

Andrew van der Bijl Andrew "Anne" van der Bijl (; 11 May 1928 – 27 September 2022), known in English-speaking countries as Brother Andrew, was a Dutch Christian missionary and founder of the Christian organization Open Doors. He was known for smuggling Bibles an ...

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