Baylor University Press is a university press affiliated with Baylor University, which is located in Waco, Texas.[1] The press releases books largely about religion and theology; it also publishes works about social criticism, sociology, literary criticism, and popular culture.[2][3][4] Baylor University Press is currently a member of both the Association of University Presses,[5] and the Association of American Publishers.[6] In May 2002[update], it reportedly published around five books annually.[7]
Parent company | Baylor University |
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Founded | 1897 (Historical) 1955 (Modern) |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | Waco, Texas |
Publication types | Books |
Official website | baylorpress |
History
While an older "Baylor University Press" was established in 1897 (making it one of the first university presses to be established in the United States);[8][9][10] this iteration of the press, operated by Baylor students, published original research by faculty,[11] textbooks,[12] and monographs,[13] as well as periodicals like the Baylor Bulletin (a bimonthly magazine that served as the "official organ" of the university), the Lariat (a weekly university newspaper), and the Round-Up (an annual).[14] The modern version of the press, on the other hand, was founded in 1955 as a faculty committee that released books intermittently. The press instituted a more "intentional program" of publishing in the 1980s before beginning to expand in 1997.[7] The following year, it joined the Texas A&M University Press's Texas Book Consortium program (although it is not presently a member).[7][15]
Publications
Book series
Notable book and monograph series published by Baylor University Press include the following:[16]
- "Baylor Handbook on the Greek New Testament" (BHGNT), edited by Martin Culy[17]
- "Baylor Handbook on the Hebrew Bible" (BHHB), edited by W. Dennis Tucker, Jr.[18]
- "Charles Edmondson Historical Lectures", sponsored by the Department of History, Baylor University[19]
- "Documents of Anglophone Christianity", edited by Roger Lundin and Debora Shuger[20]
- "The Making of the Christian Imagination", edited by Stephen Prickett[21]
- "New Perspectives on Latina/o Religion", edited by Miguel A. De La Torre[22]
- "Studies in Christianity and Literature", sponsored by the Conference on Christianity and Literature[23]
- "Studies in Religion and Higher Education", edited by Michael Beaty et al.[24]
- "Studies in Rhetoric and Religion" (SRR), edited by Martin J. Medhurst[25]
See also
References
- ^ "Baylor University Press". Baylor University. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "Baylor University Press". Publishers Archive. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Jones, Karen (June 18, 2013). "Carey Newman: How to Rescue a University Press". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Garrett, Lynn (2010). "What Do Academic Religion Publishers See?". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ "Our Members". Association of University Presses. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ "Our Members | B". Association of American Publishers. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c Gaart, Brian (May 7, 2002). "Slow Book Sales Taking Toll on Baylor University Press – School Cutting Back on Number Of Copies Printed". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ Clement, Richard W. (2011). "Library and University Press Integration: A New Vision for University Publishing". Journal of Library Administration. 51 (5–6): 507–528. doi:10.1080/01930826.2011.589330. ISSN 0193-0826.
- ^ Tebbel, John (1975). "The Rise of the University Press". A History of Book Publishing in the United States. Vol. 2. New York City, NY: R. R. Bowker Co. pp. 535–539. ISBN 9780835204897.
- ^ Lane, Robert Frederick (1939). The Place of American University Presses in Publishing (PhD dissertation). University of Chicago. p. 21.
- ^ E.g., Strecker, John K. (1915). "Reptiles and Amphibians of Texas". Baylor Bulletin. 18 (4). Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ E.g., Dow, Grove Samuel (1920). Introduction to the Principles of Sociology: A Text Book for Colleges and Universities. Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press. Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ E.g., Tidwell, J. B. (1924). Genesis: A Study of the Plan of Redemption. Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press. Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ Baylor University (1922). "Annual Catalogue of Baylor University at Waco, Texas". Baylor Bulletin. 25 (3): 33–34. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Texas Book Consortium". Texas A&M University Press. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ "Baylor University Press". Directory 2016: Information on Scholarly Presses in the U.S., Canada, and Overseas. Washington, DC: Association of American University Presses. 2016. pp. 37–38.
- ^ Evans, J. F. (2016). A Guide to Biblical Commentaries and Reference Works: 10th Edition. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Academic. p. 45. ISBN 9780310520979.
- ^ Price, J. D. (2008). "Jonah: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 51 (1): 123. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Smith College's Helen Horowitz Will Give the 2014 Charles Edmondson Historical Lectures". Targeted News Service. 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ Eggert, Katherine (2017). "Recent Studies in the English Renaissance". SEL: Studies in English Literature 1500–1900. 57 (1): 181–225. doi:10.1353/sel.2017.0008.
- ^ Klassen, N. (2016). The Fellowship of the Beatific Vision: Chaucer on Overcoming Tyranny and Becoming Ourselves. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock. p. 6. ISBN 97814982-83687.
- ^ "Series: New Perspectives on Latina/o Religion". Project Muse. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ McGehee, Michael (2010). "Review of 'Invisible Conversations: Religion and the Literature of America' ed. by Roger Lundin". Christianity & Literature. 59 (4): 742.
- ^ Higton, M. (2012). A Theology of Higher Education. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 257. ISBN 9780199643929.
- ^ Cahill, Thomas; Houck, Davis W.; Dixon, David E. (2007). "History and Biography". Religion and the Arts. 11: 122–126.