Canon Press

{{Short description|Christian publishing company}}

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| founded = {{Start date and age|1988}}

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| founder = Doug Wilson

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| country = United States

| headquarters = Moscow, Idaho

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| keypeople = Jess Hall, CEO{{cite news |last1=Dumas |first1=Breck |title=Tired of woke politics, COVID vaccine mandates? There's a new job site for you |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/new-site-offers-jobs-dont-require-covid-19-vaccination |access-date=6 November 2021 |work=Fox Business |date=22 September 2021}}

| publications = Books

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| imprints =Logos Press
Canonball Books
Noeo Science
Logos Online School

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| url = {{URL|http://canonpress.com/}}

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Canon Press is a Christian publishing house in Moscow, Idaho. It was founded by Doug Wilson in 1988 as a literature ministry of his Christ Church.{{cite news |title=Anti-woke activist sees white nationalism in churches |url=https://www.baptiststandard.com/news/faith-culture/anti-woke-activist-sees-white-nationalism-in-churches/ |access-date=26 July 2024 |work=Baptist Standard |agency=Religion News Service |date=August 24, 2023}} It has published more than 100 books by Wilson and his family members.{{cite book |last1=Stankorb |first1=Sarah |title=Disobedient Women |date=October 25, 2023 |publisher=Hachette Book Group |location=Excerpted in VICE Magazine |isbn=9781546003809 |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/disobedient-women-book-excerpt-ohio-churches-abuse/ |access-date=26 July 2024}} Canon Press was sold in 2012 and continues to operate as a private company owned by Aaron Rench and N. D. Wilson.{{cite web|last1=Wilson|first1=Douglas|author-link=Douglas Wilson (theologian)|title=Outfitters of the Reformation|url=https://dougwils.com/books/outfitters-of-the-reformation.html|website=Blog & Mablog|date=18 April 2013 |accessdate=24 August 2015}}

Two books published by Canon Press were found to contain significant portions of uncited work by other authors and were subsequently retracted and remaindered: Southern Slavery As It Was (1996), co-authored by Doug Wilson and Steve Wilkins{{Cite web|title = Plagiarism As It Is|url = https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2004/plagiarism-it|website = Southern Poverty Law Center|accessdate = 2015-12-11}} and A Justice Primer (2015), co-authored by Doug Wilson and Randy Booth.{{cite news |last1=Belz |first1=Emily |title=Douglas Wilson apologizes for plagiarized work |url=https://wng.org/sift/douglas-wilson-apologizes-for-plagiarized-work-1617408230 |access-date=21 July 2024 |work=World |publisher=World News Group |date=December 14, 2015}}

In 2021, the company said that its opposition to identity politics and COVID-19 pandemic restrictions allowed its workforce to be "free to work", and that it had tripled in size since 2019.

As a marketing initiative, Canon Press put up billboards across the United States in 2023 with the words "Christ is Lord" in bold white letters on a black background, along with a URL.{{cite news |last1= |title="Christ is Lord" Billboard Appears on US-95 |url=https://kootenaijournal.com/2023/07/11/christ-is-lord-billboard-appears-on-us-95/ |access-date=20 July 2024 |work=Kootenai Journal |date=July 11, 2023}} The campaign was a promotion for Doug Wilson's book Mere Christendom,{{cite web |last1=Daventport |first1=Tony |title=Billboards With A Powerful Message |url=https://vision.org.au/faith/billboards-with-a-powerful-message/ |website=vision.org.au |publisher=Vision Christian Media |access-date=20 July 2024 |date=May 13, 2023}} which one theology professor said promotes Christian nationalism.{{cite news |last1=Carey |first1=Greg |title=When 'Christ Is Lord' is actually bad news |url=https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/when-christ-is-lord-is-actually-bad-news-column/article_d3dd2ae0-16a6-11ee-b4b4-b79e1376e33d.html |access-date=20 July 2024 |work=Lancaster Online |date=July 2, 2023}}