Zondervan
Parent company HarperCollins | | |
Founded | 1931 | |
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Founder | Peter Zondervan Bernard Zondervan | |
Country of origin | United States | |
Headquarters location | Grand Rapids, Michigan | |
Publication types | Books, Textbooks, Reference, Digital Books, Video | |
Nonfiction topics | Christianity, Religion, Inspirational, Personal Growth, Self Help | |
Fiction genres | Various | |
Imprints | Zondervan Academic, Zondervan Reflective, Zonderkidz | |
Owner(s) | News Corp | |
No. of employees | 100+ | |
Official website | www |
Zondervan is an international Christian media and publishing company located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Zondervan is a founding member of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA). It is a part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc. and has multiple imprints including Zondervan Academic, Zonderkidz, Blink, and Editorial Vida.[1] Zondervan is the commercial rights holder for the New International Version (NIV) Bible in North America. According to the Zondervan website, it is the largest Christian publisher.
History
Zondervan was founded in 1931 in
The first book it published was Women of the Old Testament by
Zondervan also publishes many other books by
The children's arm of the company
The NIV Zondervan Study Bible was released in 2015 during the 50th anniversary of the New International Version (NIV) translation.[11] The study Bible, edited by Dr. D. A. Carson, features over 60 evangelical contributors from multiple denominations.
On 11 March 2019, Zondervan announced the formation of two new imprints, Zondervan Reflective and Zondervan Academic.[12] Although both imprints ran informally at Zondervan for several years this announcement formalized their public brand.
Zondervan Reflective focuses on publishing books discussing the relationship between faith and culture, leadership, and how Christians can lead biblically faithful lives privately and in the public square. Noted authors include Andy Stanley, Clay Scroggins, J.D. Greear, Colin Hansen, Tim Challies, Michael Horton, Jared Wilson, John Lennox, Jemar Tisby, and Peter Scazzero. On 28 June 2020, Jemar Tisby's The Color of Compromise reached #13 on the New York Times Best Sellers list.[13]
Zondervan Academic publishes reference volumes, textbooks, and monographs, for both use in schools and by many pastors. It is widely known for its biblical language resources, including the bestselling textbooks Basics of Biblical Greek, Basics of Biblical Hebrew, and many others. The imprint also publishes several popular commentary series, including the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary, Story of God Bible Commentary, and Word Biblical Commentary. Noted authors include N.T. Wright, Douglas Moo, Scot McKnight, Michael Bird, John Walton, Michael Horton, Dan Wallace, Bruce Waltke, Tremper Longman, Thomas Kidd, Craig Keener, Thomas Schreiner, Nijay Gupta, Lynn Cohick, and D.A. Carson.
Recording business
Zondervan was in the Christian
In 1980, Zondervan and Paragon Associates bought Christian record label
Pradis
Pradis was the trademarked name for Zondervan's native format for biblical software. On September 22, 2009,
References
- ^ "Zondervan | HarperCollins Christian Publishing". www.harpercollinschristian.com. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ Charles L. Cohen, Paul S. Boyer, Religion and the Culture of Print in Modern America, University of Wisconsin Press, USA, 2008, p. 32
- ^ Elmer J. O'Brien, The Wilderness, the Nation, and the Electronic Era: American Christianity and Religious Communication, 1620-2000: An Annotated Bibliography, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 593
- ^ "Zondervan History". Zondervan.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ James Ruark and Ted Engstrom, The House of Zondervan, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981.
- ^ Jim Ruark, The House of Zondervan: Celebrating 75 Years, Zondervan, USA, 2011, p. 200
- ^ "Christian publishing house Zondervan announces new CEO and president | MLive.com". mlive.com. 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
- ^ "Zondervan Press Release". Zondervan.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ Burns, Jeremy (2013). "'The Jesus Storybook Bible' Tops 1 Million Units Sold - BCNN1". blackchristiannews.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ^ "'Jesus Storybook Bible' Sells Two Million Copies".
- ^ "50th Anniversary".
- ^ "Zondervan officially launches two imprints: Zondervan Reflective and Zondervan Academic". March 11, 2019.
- ^ "Jemar Tisby's the Color of Compromise Hits the New York Times Best Sellers List". June 23, 2020.
- ^ "Zondervan, Singspiration, Singcord, Milk & Honey". Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ a b "Zondervan-Paragon Pact Carved Out New Benson Co". CCM Magazine. 3 (4): 32. October 1980.
- ^ "Benson Music". Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ Burns, Ryan (2013). "Logos Bible Software Announces Zondervan Partnership - Logos Bible Software". logos.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
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- ^ "Zondervan.com". Zondervan.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2014.