Abilene Christian University Press, also known as ACU Press, is an Abilene, Texas-based

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that is connected with Abilene Christian University. Since being formed it has released or acquired 456 titles and the press releases, on average, thirty-six titles per year. The press is a member of the

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. The press publishes works in the areas of "Christianity and Literature;

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; History and

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of the

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; Texas History and Culture."

Leafwood Publishers Leafwood Publishers (founded in 2000) is an imprint of Abilene Christian University Press located in Abilene, Texas. History Leafwood Publishers was founded in 2000 by C. Leonard Allen in Orange, California. By 2004, it was moved in Siloam Sp ...

is an imprint of ACU Press.

Notable authors

* C. Leonard Allen * James Burton Coffman * Everett Ferguson *

Douglas A. Foster Douglas A. Foster (born August 30, 1952) is author and scholar known for his work on the history of Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement. Life Douglas A. Foster was born in Sheffield, Alabama. He grew up in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Upon completing his ...

* Gary Holloway * Larry M. James * Walt McDonald * Michael A. O'Donnell *

Rick Ostrander Richard Ostrander, known as Rick Ostrander, is an American historian and higher education leader. He serves as Vice President for Research & Scholarship at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. Career After earning a PhD in history ...

* Jerry Pattengale *

Rubel Shelly Dr. Rubel Shelly is an author, minister, and professor at Lipscomb University. He is the former president of Rochester University . Life Shelly began as an instructor in the department of Religion and Philosophy at Freed-Hardeman University in 19 ...

Darryl Tippens Darryl Tippens is an American academic administrator and University Distinguished Scholar of Faith, Learning, and Literature (retired) at Abilene Christian University (ACU). He was provost of Pepperdine University from January 2001 until July 2014, ...

Jeanne Murray Walker Jeanne Murray Walker (born May 27, 1944) is an American poet and playwright. Life Jeanne Murray was born on May 27, 1944 in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, the daughter of John Gerald and Erna Murray. In 1965, she won the Atlantic Monthly Award for ...

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