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Eerdmans Recognized in Christianity Today Book Awards: The annual Christianity Today book awards were announced today, and it is our pleasure to report that five Eerdmans titles have been recognized on this year’s list. I Told Me So by Gregg A. Ten Elshof was chosen as the winner in the Christian Living category and Notes from Underground written by Fyodor Dostoevsky, and newly translated by Boris Jakim, was selected as winner in the Fiction category. Awards of Merit were also given to Faith at the Edge by Robert N. Wennberg in the Apologetics/Evangelism category, The First and Second Letters to the Thessalonians by Gordon D. Fee in the Biblical Studies category, and The World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh 1910 by Brian Stanley in the Missions/Global Affairs category. Click here to view the Christianity Today awards announcement, which includes the judges' comments and other resources.
Respected Author and Historian Ed Harrell Gives Insight into the Life of Oral Roberts: David Edwin Harrell, Jr., whose 1985 biography of Oral Roberts is considered the standard work on the famous evangelist, is being quoted in numerous news articles on the life and influence of Roberts — who died Tuesday at the age of 91. Harrell's newest project is a meticulously researched biography of Pat Robertson, due from Eerdmans in the spring of 2010. Click here to listen to the NPR show All Things Considered, where Harrell discusses Roberts’ legacy. Other articles about Roberts can be found in The New York Times and Newsweek. For more information about Harrell’s forthcoming Eerdmans title, click here.
Barry Hankins Wins 2009 John Pollock Award: Barry Hankins recently was awarded the 2009 John Pollock Award for Christian Biography for Francis Schaeffer and the Shaping of Evangelical America. The John Pollock award, presented by Samford University's Beeson Divinity School, was established in 2001 and named for after John Pollock — the British author of more than 30 books on religion, the majority of them biographies of Christian leaders. Hankins received the award earlier this month at a gala award luncheon on the Samford campus in Birmingham, Alabama, where he also spoke about Schaeffer.
EBYR Title Chosen as One of the "Top Ten Religion Books for Youth": Booklist magazine has chosen the EBYR title Something to Sing About by C.C. Payne as one of the 2009 "Top 10 Religion Books for Youth." The list is featured in the November 15th issue of Booklist magazine and is available online today. Click here to view the entire list of books.
Eerdmans Author, Eugene Peterson, Honored by Image Journal with Levertov Award: Congratulations to Eugene Peterson, who was recently given the 2009 Levertov Award. The Levertov Award, sponsored by the Seattle Pacific University English department and Image journal, is given in honor of Denise Levertov — a poet who used her Christian belief as one of the themes in her work. This award is presented each year to "an artist or creative writer whose work exemplifies a serious and sustained engagement with the Judeo-Christian tradition." Past recipients include poets Madeline DeFrees and Franz Wright, nonfiction writers Kathleen Norris and Thomas Lynch, and fiction writer Bret Lott.
Eerdmans Author, Richard Bauckham, Wins Michael Ramsey Prize: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, awarded the 2009 Michael Ramsey prize to Richard Bauckham's Jesus and the Eyewitnesses at the Guardian Hay festival on May 28, 2009. read more
Eerdmans Hires New Director of Sales: We are pleased to announce that Steven Alderman has joined Eerdmans as our new Director of Sales. As a key member of Eerdmans' management team, Alderman will be responsible for sales to both domestic and foreign religious trade stores, national chains, and distributors. He will oversee the national accounts and wholesalers, manage distribution and inventory, and support the work of subrights agents for Eerdmans' titles. Alderman will also direct the sales team, rights and permissions, special sales, and book club sales. read more
Eerdmans Author Chosen for 2009 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise: Congratulations to Alyssa Lyra Pitstick, author of Light in Darkness, who was recently chosen as one of 12 scholars worldwide to receive the 2009 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise - an award that recognizes the 12 best young scholars globally on the basis of their doctoral dissertation. Click here for more information on the John Templeton Award and to see all 2009 recipients.
Christianity Today Honors Two Eerdmans Titles: The annual Christianity Today book awards have been announced and two Eerdmans titles have been recognized as "outstanding volumes that shed light on people, events, and ideas that shape evangelical life, thought, and mission." It is our pleasure to report that Stories with Intent by Klyne R. Snodgrass was chosen as the winner in the Biblical Studies category and Tell It Slant by Eugene H. Peterson was chosen as a honor book in the Spirituality category. Click here to view Christianity Today's online awards announcement, which includes the judges' comments and other resources.
2009 ALA Youth Media Awards Announced, Two EBYR Titles Receive Prestigious Honors: The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the top books, videos, and audiobooks for children and young adults-including the Caldecott, King, Newbery, Schneider Family, and Batchelder awards-at its Midwinter Meeting in Denver. Among the selections for award winners and honor books were A River of Words, and Garmann's Summer, two books from Eerdmans Books for Young Readers. read more
Shortlist for Michael Ramsey Prize Announced, Three of Five Finalists are Eerdmans Titles: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, has announced the shortlist for the 2009 Michael Ramsey Prize (MRP). Eerdmans is proud to have three titles chosen for this distinguished honor. The prize will be awarded in May at the Guardian Hay Festival — an annual literature festival held in Hay-on-Wye, Wales. read more
Cooperative Children's Book Center Selects EBYR Title for Honor Award: A River of Words written by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet, was recently selected as an honor book for the 2009 Charlotte Zolotow Award, an award for outstanding writing in a picture book for children, given by the Cooperative Children's Book Center, a library of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This prestigious honor is just the latest of many that A River of Words has received. Click here to see more awards and recognitions. Click here for more information about the Charlotte Zolotow Award.
Two Eerdmans Titles are Top Ten Academy of Parish Clergy Picks: The Academy of Parish Clergy has selected Practical Theology by Richard R. Osmer and Christ and Culture Revisited by D. A. Carson for its Top Ten Books for Parish Ministry list for books published in 2008. In the past ten years, Eerdmans has placed more than twenty-five books on this influential list. For more information about the Academy of Parish Clergy, visit www.apclergy.org. You can also find past honored Eerdmans titles on our awards page.
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Filled with the Spirit
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Living Well and Dying Faithfully: Christian Practices for End-of-Life Care
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This book explores ways in which Christian practices — the practice of love, prayer, lament, compassion, and so on — can contribute to the process of dying well. read more
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Against the Tide: Love in a Time of Petty Dreams and Persisting Enmities
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Miroslav Volf's writing unerringly points away from the pettiness and selfishness so prominent in our culture today and toward the love that Christians are called to exemplify. This compelling collection of articles on that theme is a gem, perfect for all who wish to follow that path of love. read more
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Practice Resurrection: A Conversation on Growing Up in Christ
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In Practice Resurrection Peterson brings the voice of Scripture — especially Paul's letter to the Ephesians — and the voice of the contemporary Christian congregation together to unpack what is involved in the practice of becoming mature — growing up to the "stature of Christ." read more
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