| Parent company | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Official website | www |
ThePresbyterian Publishing Corporation is areligious corporation, which is the publishing agency of thePresbyterian Church (USA). According to its official website, "The Presbyterian Publishing Corporation is one of six agencies of the Presbyterian Church (USA) but we receive no funding from the denomination, but rather contribute to the mission of the PC(USA) through our operating surpluses."[1] Its primary unit is the publisherWestminster John Knox Press.
On July 1, 2006, the PPC publishedChristian Faith and the Truth Behind 9/11: A Call to Reflection and Action, a book byDavid Ray Griffin.[2] The book argues that "The Bush-Cheney administration... orchestrated 9/11 in order to promote this empire under the pretext of the so-called war on terror." The book echoes other9/11 conspiracy theories in claiming that the Bush administration used explosives to destroy theWorld Trade Center, and adds a theological argument that theUnited States is an "evil, even demonic empire" comparable to theRoman Empire.[3]PPC President Davis Perkins claimed that the book's arguments "merit careful consideration by serious-minded Christians and Americans concerned with truth and the meaning of their faith."[4]
Publication of this book aroused criticism of the PPC and the PC(USA) leadership by church members and clergy.[5][6][7]