Abilene Christian University Press, also known as ACU Press, is an
Abilene, Texas
Abilene ( ) is a city in Taylor County, Texas, Taylor and Jones County, Texas, Jones counties, Texas, United States. Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan ar ...
-based
university press
A university press is an academic publishing house specializing in monographs and scholarly journals. They are often an integral component of a large research university. They publish work that has been reviewed by scholars in the field. They pro ...
that is connected with
Abilene Christian University
Abilene Christian University (ACU) is a Private university, private Christian research university in Abilene, Texas, United States. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as an R2 (High Research Spending and Doctorate Production) institutio ...
. 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
Association of University Presses
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. The press publishes works in the areas of "Christianity and Literature;
Faith-Based Higher Education
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; History and
Theology
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of the
Stone-Campbell Movement;
Texas History and Culture."
is an imprint of ACU Press.
Notable authors
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C. Leonard Allen
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James Burton Coffman
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Everett Ferguson
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Douglas A. Foster
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Gary Holloway
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Larry M. James
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Walt McDonald
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Michael A. O'Donnell
Michael A. O'Donnell (born June 17, 1956, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania) is an American writer and researcher and co-principal investigator of the Adolescent Wellness Research Project, jointly with family strengths scholar Nick Stinnett. Their resea ...
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Rick Ostrander
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Jerry Pattengale
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Rubel Shelly
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Darryl Tippens
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Jeanne Murray Walker
See also
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List of English-language book publishing companies
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List of university presses
A university press is an academic publishing
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Academic publishing
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References
External links
Abilene Christian University Press{{Abilene Christian University
Book publishing companies based in Texas
Press
Abilene Christian University
Abilene Christian University (ACU) is a Private university, private Christian research university in Abilene, Texas, United States. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as an R2 (High Research Spending and Doctorate Production) institutio ...
Christian publishing companies
Publishing companies established in 1984
1984 establishments in Texas