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| Founded | 1938[a] 1978 |
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| Founder | Clyde and Muriel Dennis[b] Lane and Ebeth Dennis |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Wheaton, Illinois |
| Key people | Josh Dennis (President andCEO) |
| Publication types | Christian books,ESV Bibles, tracts |
| Official website | www |
Crossway (previously known by its parent ministryGood News Publishers) is anot-for-profit[2]evangelicalChristian publishing ministry headquartered inWheaton, Illinois.[3] Clyde and Muriel Dennis founded Good News Publishers in 1938, working out of their home in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1]
Crossway is best known for publishing theEnglish Standard Version (ESV) Bible, along with evangelical Christian books. It claims to have distributed more than 290 million ESV Bibles and 1 billion tracts.[4]
In late 1978, Good News Publishers began expanding its reach by establishing Crossway, a publishing division.[5] Beginning under the leadership of Lane T. Dennis (Clyde and Muriel's son), Crossway claims that it has published more than 1,500 titles, including books "byFrancis A. Schaeffer,Martyn Lloyd-Jones,John Piper,John MacArthur, Paul David Tripp, Jen Wilkin,J. I. Packer,Chuck Colson,Frank Peretti,Max Lucado,Joni Eareckson Tada, andD. A. Carson."[1]
In 2012, Good News Publishers and theAmerican Tract Society entered into a joint publishing agreement regarding publication and distribution of gospel tracts throughout North America.[6]
In 2001, Crossway published the ESV translation of the Bible.[7] The ESV translation committee describes the ESV as a translation that is "essentially literal", following a "word-for-word" philosophy.[8]
According to Crossway, the publishing team behind the ESV "has included more than a hundred people."[8]
In 2008, Crossway published theESV Study Bible.[9]
In 2016, Crossway made headlines after announcing that the ESV text would be "unchanged forever, in perpetuity" as a "permanent text" edition.[10] After public discourse about the policy, Crossway announced that it would reverse the decision.[11]
Crossway, originally known as Good News Publishers ...
Crossway was established by Lane and Ebeth Dennis in the fall of 1978.
