Skinner House Books is a book publisher run by the
Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), specializing in books for
Unitarian Universalists
Unitarian Universalism (UU) is a liberal religion characterized by a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning". Unitarian Universalists assert no creed, but instead are unified by their shared search for spiritual growth, guided by ...
—meditation manuals, worship and church resources, and books on
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 ...
, UU history, and
social justice
Social justice is justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, Equal opportunity, opportunities, and Social privilege, privileges within a society. In Western Civilization, Western and Culture of Asia, Asian cultures, the concept of social ...
concerns. The editorial direction of Skinner House is provided by the Skinner House Board, a body of UUA staff and non-staff.
The publisher began as an imprint of Beacon Press in 1976, and later split off, with its own name. Skinner House Books is named after Clarence Skinner (minister), Clarence Skinner (1881–1949), a Universalism, Universalist minister, writer, and social activist who was Dean of the Crane Theological School at Tufts University.
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Skinner House Books
Publishing companies established in 1976
Book publishing companies of the United States
Unitarian Universalist organizations
1976 establishments in the United States
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