Wipf and Stock
{{Short description|American publishing house}}
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| founded = 1995
| founder = {{ubl|John Wipf|Jon Stock}}
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| country = United States
| headquarters = Eugene, Oregon
| distribution = Ingram, Baker & Taylor (US); Morning Star Publishing (Australia); Bertrams, Gardners Books (Europe); KCBS (Korea){{Cite web| title = Distributors| access-date = 2018-01-04| url = https://wipfandstock.com/distributors}}
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| publications = books, academic journals
| topics = theology, biblical studies, history and philosophy
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| imprints = {{unbulleted list | Wipf & Stock | Cascade Books | Pickwick Publications | Resource Publications | Slant | Front Porch Republic Books}}
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Wipf and Stock is a publisher in Eugene, Oregon, publishing works in theology, biblical studies, history{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1667651941.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402151405/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1667651941.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2015|title= Wipf and Stock Academic Reprints in Old English Studies|date=1 April 2005|work=Old English Newsletter |access-date=13 September 2012}} and philosophy.{{cite news|url=|title=Partners go for bookish change|last=Russo|first=Ed|date=15 October 2002|work=The Register Guard|url-access=|access-date=}}
History
Wipf and Stock was established in 1995 following a joint venture between John Wipf of the Archives Bookshop in Pasadena, California, and Jon Stock of Windows Booksellers in Eugene, Oregon. The company publishes new works and reprints under the imprints Wipf & Stock, Cascade Books,{{cite web | url=https://wipfandstock.com/journals/sehnsucht-the-c-s-lewis-journal/ | title=Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal }} Pickwick Publications, Resource Publications,{{cite web|url=http://wipfandstock.com/our-story|title=Our Story}} Slant, and Front Porch Republic Books. Cascade Books is aimed at the general public, whereas Pickwick Publications caters to academics.{{cite news |author1=NIJAY GUPTA |title=Dr. Chris Spinks (Cascade Books/Wipf & Stock): Editors behind the Great Books in New Testament Studies |url=https://www.patheos.com/blogs/cruxsola/2020/08/dr-chris-spinks-cascade-books-wipf-stock-editors-behind-the-great-books-in-new-testament-studies/ |access-date=29 July 2022 |work=Patheos |date=24 August 2020 |language=en |quote=Cascade Books (aimed at wider audiences) and Pickwick Publications (aimed at an academic audience)}}
The publishing focus of Wipf & Stock is broad, with books in biblical studies, theology, ethics, church history, linguistics, history, classics, philosophy, preaching, and church ministry.
Publishing model
Wipf and Stock has consolidated the publication process so that every aspect of production, from acquisitions and editing, to typesetting, printing, and binding happen in one location. It also employs short-run production methods. According to Wipf and Stock, this allows it to accept titles based on merit rather than on projected sales.[https://dhjhkxawhe8q4.cloudfront.net/wipf-and-stock-v2-wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/21211829/WS_AuthorGuide.pdf#page=6 Wipf and Stock Publishers Author Guide]
Journals published
Wipf and Stock publishes Sehnsucht: a Journal on the Works of C. S. Lewis, first published in 2007.{{cite web | url=https://www.jstor.org/journal/sehnsucht | title=Sehnsucht: The C.S. Lewis Journal }} It is the only peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of C. S. Lewis and his writings.
They also publish the Journal of Latin American Theology,{{cite web | url=https://wipfandstock.com/journals/journal-of-latin-american-theology/ | title=Journal of Latin American Theology }} Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies and Kesher: A Journal of Messianic Judaism.{{Cite journal |editor-last=Resnik (Rabbi) |editor-first=Russ |editor2-last=Sparks |editor2-first=Andrew |title=Kesher: A Journal of Messianic Judaism |journal=Kesher: A Journal of Messianic Judaism}}
Book retractions
In 2022, the Cascade imprint of Wipf and Stock retracted the book Bad and Boujee: Toward a Trap Feminist Theology. The book was retired following complaints raised on social media.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/arts/jennifer-buck-bad-and-boujee-book-pulled.html | title=A White Author's Book About Black Feminism Was Pulled After a Social Media Outcry | newspaper=The New York Times | date=15 April 2022 | last1=Alter | first1=Alexandra | last2=Harris | first2=Elizabeth A. }} Cascade apologized for the publication, lamenting the "inappropriateness of a White theologian writing about the experience of Black women."{{cite web | url=https://sojo.net/articles/wipf-and-stock-pull-bad-and-boujee-publication-distribution | title=Wipf and Stock to Pull 'Bad and Boujee' from Publication, Distribution | date=14 April 2022 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.resolutemag.com/articles/wipf-and-stock-bad-and-boujee | title=Resolute Magazine -- Read | date=30 April 2022 }}
Journals
- Journal of Latin American Theology,{{Cite journal |editor-last=Scott |editor-first=Lindy |title=Journal of Latin American Theology |journal=Journal of Latin American Theology |issn=1669-8649}} which had a special issue in collaboration with Memoria Indigena on Indigenous Theology.{{Cite journal |editor-last=Scott |editor-first=Linda |title=Special Issue in Collaboration with Memoria Indigena on Indigenous Theology. |journal=Journal of Latin American Theology |date=21 April 2023 |volume=18 |issue=1 |isbn=9781666772920}}
- Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies
- Kesher: A Journal of Messianic Judaism{{cite web | url=https://wipfandstock.com/journals/kesher-a-journal-of-messianic-judaism/ | title=Kesher: A Journal of Messianic Judaism }}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://wipfandstock.com/}}
- [http://www.runningheads.net/ Wipf and Stock editor blog]
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Category:1995 establishments in Oregon
Category:Book publishing companies based in Oregon
Category:Companies based in Eugene, Oregon
Category:Evangelical Christian publishing companies
Category:Publishing companies established in 1995
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