Loyola Press is a
publishing house based in Chicago, Illinois. It is a
nonprofit apostolate
An apostolate is a Christian organization "directed to serving and evangelizing the world", most often associated with the Anglican Communion or the Catholic Church. In more general usage, an apostolate is an association of persons dedicated to the ...
of the Chicago-Detroit Province of the
Society of Jesus
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.
It has no connection with
Loyola University Chicago.
It primarily publishes school books for the parochial school market. However, in 1997, the press did publish a bestseller: ''The Gift of Peace,'' the last testament of Cardinal
Joseph Bernardin
Joseph Louis Bernardin (April 2, 1928 – November 14, 1996) was an American Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Cincinnati from 1972 until 1982, and as Archbishop of Chicago from 1982 until his death in 1996 from ...
.
[M.W. Newman, "Bernardin's Last Words Put Loyola Press On The Publishing Map,]
''Chicago Tribune'' April 4, 1997
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History of Loyola
Loyola University Press was founded in 1912 and became a separate non-profit in 1940 independent of any university. It changed its name to Loyola Press in 1995.
Imprints
Loyola Press publishes Chicago-related titles under the Wild Onion imprint, Jesuit studies titles under the Jesuit Way banner, and textbooks under the Loyola University Press imprint.
Notable authors
Loyola Press has published books by the following notable people:
*John Dear
John Dear (born August 13, 1959) is an American Catholic priest, peace activist, lecturer, and author of 35 books on peace and nonviolence. He has spoken on peace around the world, organized hundreds of demonstrations against war, injustice and nu ...
, S.J.
* James Martin, S.J.
* John R. Powers
*Richard Rohr
Richard Rohr, (born 1943) is an American Franciscan priest and writer on spirituality based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was ordained to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church in 1970. In 2011, PBS called him "one of the most popular s ...
, O.F.M.
References
External links
Loyola Press
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Publishing companies established in 1912
Book publishing companies based in Illinois
Loyola University Chicago
Non-profit organizations based in Chicago
University presses of the United States
1912 establishments in Illinois