Westminster John Knox Press is an American publisher of Christian books located in

Louisville, Kentucky Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...

and is part of

Presbyterian Publishing Corporation The Presbyterian Publishing Corporation is a religious corporation, which is the publishing agency of the Presbyterian Church (USA). According to its official website, "The Presbyterian Publishing Corporation is one of six agencies of the Presb ...

, the publishing arm of the Louisville, Kentucky-based

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) The Presbyterian Church (USA), abbreviated PC(USA), is a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States. It is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the US, and known for its liberal stance on doctrine and its ordaining of women and ...

. Their publishing focus is on books in:

History

Westminster John Knox Press is the result of a merger in 1988 of the publishing companies Westminster Press and John Knox Press. Westminster John Knox Press publishes scholarly works in religion and theology for the academic community, for congregations, and resources for teaching and ruling elders. They also publish "nationally recognized trade books for general readers, and essential resources for ministry and the life of faith." WJK currently has over 1,600 books in print, and has been publishing books and other materials since 1838. In 2001 they had to reduce staff by 20%.

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* Christian publishing companies Book publishing companies of the United States Presbyterian Church (USA) Publishing companies established in 1838 Companies based in Louisville, Kentucky American companies established in 1838 {{reli-media-stub