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Biblical Commentaries


Publishers of Books on Religious Topics

Publisher Perspective & Audience Chart

Publisher

Perspective

Audience

Abingdon

Liberal Methodist (United Methodist)

Academic and practical

ACSI

Evangelical

Professional and Christian educators

Alban Institute

Liberal

Academic; pastors

AMG Publishers

Evangelical

Pastors and missionaries

Ashgate

Secular

Academic

Augsburg Fortress

Liberal Lutheran (ELCA)

Academic

Baker

Evangelical

Practical

Baker Academic

Evangelical

Academic

Banner of Truth

Conservative Reformed

Pastors and missionaries

Bethany House

Evangelical

Academic

Blackwell

Secular

Academic and professional

Bob Jones University Press

Fundamental

Practical; professional Christian educators

Brazos Press

Various theological perspectives

Academic and popular

Brill

Secular

Academic

Broadman & Holman

Evangelical Southern Baptist

Academic and practical

Cambridge

Secular

Academic

Chalice Press

Liberal (Disciples of Christ)

Academic and popular

Christian Focus

Conservative Reformed

Popular

Cokesbury

Liberal Methodist (United Methodist)

Practical

Concordia

Conservative Lutheran (Missouri Synod)

Practical

Continuum

Secular

Academic

Covenanter Press

Conservative Reformed (Presbyterian)

Practical

Cowley Publications

Liberal Episcopalian and Anglican

Practical

Crossroad

Catholic

Pastoral

Crossway

Evangelical

Popular

Day One

Evangelical

Practical

Doubleday

Secular

Academic and popular

Eerdmans

Various theological perspectives

Academic and popular

Eisenbrauns

Secular

Academic

Evangelical Press

Evangelical Reformed

Practical

Harvest House

Evangelical

Practical

Hendrickson

Evangelical and liberal

Academic

Howard Publishing

Nondenominational

Popular

InterVarsity Press

Evangelical, but moving left

Academic and popular

Kregel

Conservative evangelical

Academic and popular

Liturgical

Roman Catholic

Academic and popular

Mentor

Conservative Reformed

Bible college & seminary students

Mohr Siebeck

Secular

Academic

Multnomah

Evangelical

Popular

NavPress

Evangelical

Popular

Northwestern Publishing House

Conservative Lutheran (Wisconsin Synod)

Popular

Orbis

Roman Catholic

Academic and popular

Oxford University Press

Secular

Academic

Paternoster

Evangelical

Academic

Paulist

Roman Catholic

Academic and popular

Pilgrim Press

Liberal (United Church of Christ)

Academic

Presbyterian & Reformed

Conservative Reformed

Academic and popular

Regular Baptist Press

Fundamental (Regular Baptist)

Publisher of the GARBC

Revell

Evangelical

Popular

SCM Press

Various theological perspectives

Academic

Sheed and Ward

Roman Catholic

Academic

Sheffield

Various perspectives

Social science - college level

Smyth & Helwys

Liberal (Southern Baptist)

Academic and Popular

Society of Biblical Literature

Liberal

Academic

Soli Deo Gloria

Conservative Reformed

Pastoral

SPCK Publishing

Various theological perspectives

Academic and practical

T & T Clark

Liberal

Academic

Thomas Nelson

Evangelical

Academic and popular

Tyndale House

Evangelical

Academic and popular

Waterbrook

Evangelical

Popular

Westminster John Knox

Liberal (Presbyterian Church U.S.A.)

Academic

William Carey Library

Evangelical

Mainly missions resources

Wipf & Stock

Various theological perspectives

Academic

Word

Evangelical and liberal evangelical

Academic and popular

Xulon

Various theological perspectives

Practical (self-published)

YWAM Publishers

Evangelical

Practical

Zondervan

Evangelical

Popular - Academic