MERRIMACK, New Hampshire, (Zenit.org).- A partnership between a college and a publishing house will return to print several classics of Catholic writing, including Bishop Fulton Sheen's "God's World and Our Place in It."
The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts and Sophia Institute Press announced this week that the institute is to become the publishing division of the college.
This collaboration will immediately return to print over 50 works from Sophia Institute Press that are currently out-of-print, including "How to Get More out of Holy Communion."
Jeffrey Nelson, president of Thomas More College, is now chairman of the Sophia Institute and its press. John Barger, founder of Sophia Institute Press, will continue his work as publisher.
Nelson explained in a press statement that the college had plans to establish a publishing house similar to Sophia Institute Press: "I have always admired the work of Sophia Institute Press, and had hoped to establish a Press that mirrored Sophia's substantial work.
"All of us at Thomas More College are excited to have the opportunity to form a relationship with Sophia that reduces repetition and enables Thomas More College and the Institute to more fully realize their missions of serving both the Church and society."
Positive outlook
Barger is equally enthusiastic about this endeavor: "We at Sophia Institute Press are excited to be closely associated with an orthodox Catholic college like Thomas More. I am delighted that Sophia's 25-year tradition of publishing great Catholic spiritual works will continue well into the future as the publishing imprint of Thomas More College.
"I have full confidence in Jeff Nelson's leadership and look forward to working closely with him for years to come."
The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts is a four-year Catholic college founded in 1978.
The college has launched four centers that seek to that seek to advance the teachings of the Catholic Church: the Vatican Studies Center, the Center for New England Politics and Culture, the Caroline Gordon Program, and the Center for Faith and Culture in Oxford, England.
Sophia Institute Press has published more than 200 titles over the past 25 years, and sold nearly 2.5 million books worldwide.
In a letter to Barger, the late Mother Teresa of Calcutta said, "I am convinced of the good your books can do in helping people grow closer to God."
ZE08083101 - 2008-08-31
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Sophia Press Partners With Thomas More College
50 Catholic Books to Return to Print
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