Westminster John Knox
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Westminster John Knox is in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...

 and is part of Presbyterian Publishing Corporation
Presbyterian Publishing Corporation
The Presbyterian Publishing Corporation is a religious corporation, which is the publishing agency of the Presbyterian Church . According to its official Web site, "The Presbyterian Publishing Corporation is one of six agencies of the Presbyterian Church but we receive no funding from the...

, the publishing arm of the Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...

 based Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
The Presbyterian Church , or PC, is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. Part of the Reformed tradition, it is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the U.S...

. Their publishing focus is on books in:
"theology, biblical studies, preaching, worship, ethics, religion and culture, and other related fields for four main markets: scholars and students in colleges, universities, seminaries, and divinity schools; preachers, educators, and counselors working in churches; members of mainline Protestant congregations; and general readers. Geneva Press publishes books specifically related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)."

History

Westminster John Knox publishes scholarly works in religion for the academic community. They also publish "nationally recognized trade books for general readers, and essential resources for ministry and the life of faith." They have over 1,600 books in print and a publishing heritage that dates to 1838. In 2001 they had to reduce staff by 20%.
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