Ada, Mich. (October 27, 2020)—Lisa Sharon Harper has signed a new contract with Brazos Press to publish Fortune. Brazos has exclusive world rights and the project was agented with Howard Yoon of the Ross Yoon Agency. The book is slated to release in the fall of 2021.
Thanks to DNA testing and archives, Lisa Sharon Harper has spent three decades learning about her family history, discovering the hopes and dreams of ancestors whose legacies would otherwise be lost to history. In Fortune, Harper introduces readers to various family members who spanned 10 generations of U.S. history to highlight how their lives and futures were shaped by various oppressive public policies. Their stories become a window into ways that American ideas, customs, and laws oppressed millions of people of African and indigenous descent; spanning the Northeast, the South and the Caribbean islands. Harper connects their stories to the biblical concept of reparation, which is fundamentally about repair. Harper argues that reparation is not only about a dollar amount or figuring out which individuals to blame, but about an entire community or nation repenting of the “fundamental decision to order society according to racial human hierarchy.” Beyond naming the problem, Harper uses the final section of the book to cast a vision of truth-telling, repentance, and peace-building. In this way, Fortune is both memoir and prophetic teaching, deeply personal but also accessible to anyone interested in addressing the legacy of racism in the U.S.
Lisa Sharon Harper is a leading Christian speaker and activist. With a master’s in human rights from Columbia University, she served as chief church engagement officer for Sojourners, where she led campaigns on immigration reform and racial justice. She is founder of Freedom Road, LLC, a consulting group dedicated to helping groups do justice more justly. Harper organizes the annual Ruby Woo Pilgrimage for Christian women. Her work has been featured in the New Yorker, Relevant magazine, the Huffington Post, and on Rick Warren’s website, PurposeDriven.com. Her leadership has been honored by the Center for American Progress, La Raza, and the National Black Women’s Roundtable.
“Fortune feels like the book that Lisa Sharon Harper was born to write,” said Katelyn Beaty, acquisitions editor for Brazos Press. “Our team is honored to partner with Harper to deliver this urgent call to remember our nation’s sins rightly so that we can collectively work for repair. We anticipate that this book will bear much fruit in the church, nation, and world.”
Brazos Press publishes books that creatively draw upon the riches of the Christian story to deepen our understanding of God’s world and inspire faithful reflection and engagement.
Contact: Shelly MacNaughton, (616)450-5560 smacnaughton@bakerpublishinggroup.com
BELLINGHAM, Wash., November 9, 2020 –
Bible League International’s Executive Vice President of Scripture Engagement, Lee Carter, is pleased to announce the appointment of Steven Wright as its PUBLISHER. Steven comes with 35 years’ experience in a broad range of publishing, training, and marketing roles in ministries dedicated to Scripture engagement, both here in the US as well as Canada. He has worked with Christian Bookstores, Scripture Press, David C Cook, Alpha International and has been an integral help in Bible League for the past 5 years serving in Production and Logistics. Steven will lead our publishing efforts to provide excellent Scripture engagement materials and training curriculum in different types of media to serve churches worldwide. We feel honored to have him and his experience helping us to achieve the ministry God has set before us as we move into our 83rd year.
Nashville, October 2020 – Marking over thirty-five years of stellar service with The United Methodist Publishing House (UMPH), Tammy Gaines will retire on December 31, 2020.
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Nov. 3, 2020 — Faithlife, makers of integrated church technology products including Logos Bible Software, and Servant Keeper, creator of the church management software Servant Keeper, announced today a new, exciting partnership that will see Servant Keeper join the Faithlife suite of church tools, becoming part of a revolutionary, integrated ministry platform.
This New Testament Papyri facsimile collection brings three of the oldest manuscripts of the Bible to a modern audience.
The culmination of the project is the production of a museum-quality print facsimile that allows the Scriptures to come alive like never before. It captures the ancient beauty of the text: its scars and handwritten scripts; its age and timeless significance.
Grand Rapids, Mich. (November 5, 2020) — Our Daily Bread Ministries, the global producer of multimedia Christian resources, announces publishing executive of more than 20 years Chriscynethia Floyd as the new vice president and publisher.
What Does It Mean to Be Chosen?: An Interactive Bible Study Guide by author, speaker Amanda Jenkins, American filmmaker
Along with contextual Scripture references, character scripts from the series, teaching and suggested discussion prompts, What Does It Mean to Be Chosen? will help readers understand the answer to that titular question. Being chosen means:
Grand Rapids, Mich. (November 6, 2020) – Zondervan today announced Matt Estel’s promotion to senior editor for Zondervan Academic and Zondervan Reflective, both nonfiction imprints for Zondervan.
Nashville, Tenn., November 9, 2020 – Thomas Nelson Publishing today announced Becky Thompson has signed a 3-book contract with its imprints W Publishing Group and Thomas Nelson Gift. Midnight Dad Devotional by Thompson and her father, Dr. Mark Pitts–a follow-up to the best-selling Midnight Mom Devotional — is planned for release in April 2021. Two trade books with W Publishing Group will follow in 2022 and 2023.




