Outskirts Press Announces the Empty Pew, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Christian - Contemporary Book from Montrose, PA Author Paul R. Carlson, ED. D.
Montrose, PA, August 10, 2009 --(PR.com)-- August 08, 2009. Denver, CO and Montrose, PA - Outskirts Press, Inc. has published The Empty Pew: Why Americans are Abandoning the Churches by Paul R. Carlson, Ed. D., which is the author's most recent book to date. The 6 x 9 Paperback cream in the Christian - Contemporary category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $19.95. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/theemptypew was launched simultaneously with the book's publication.
About the Book (Excerpts & Info)
The Empty Pew examines the crisis of faith in institutional Christianity in America at a time of unparalleled social unrest not seen since the Great Depression and World War II. It deals with both the recent sexual and financial scandals involving Roman Catholic and Protestant clergy, various schisms within the churches, the culture wars, the so-called politics of God, as well as faith under fire at a time when atheism is gaining adherents and respectability. For all these and other impediments, the author believes some of the largest losses may be attributed to unchristian behavior which many have experienced within local congregations-particularly those which promote themselves as being "caring and sharing" churches.
Deftly constructed at 307 pages, The Empty Pew: Why Americans are Abandoning the Churches is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Christian - Contemporary category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, The Empty Pew meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $19.95.
Additionally, The Empty Pew can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press wholesale online bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks
ISBN: 9781432740832
Format: 6 x 9 Paperback cream
SRP: $19.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/theemptypew
About the Author
Paul R. Carlson is a veteran religion writer who left the newsroom for the Presbyterian ministry. He has held public relations posts for the World Council of Churches in Geneva, Switzerland, as well as for the United Presbyterian Church, the United Church of Christ, and Union Theological Seminary, all in New York City. He supervised the press room for English-speaking journalists at the WCC's Third Assembly in New Delhi, India, in 1961, and was one of five public relations executives chosen to escort a group of Soviet clergymen on a tour of the United States. He was also a correspondent for Religious News Service from 1955-1985, and remains a retired member of the Religion Newswriters Association. Carlson holds five academic degrees, including the doctorate in education from New York University. He was an adjunct instructor at the University of Scranton, a Jesuit institution, at the same time he served as the executive director of the United Churches of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The Empty Pew is his eighth book.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press offers full-service, custom self-publishing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press, Inc. represents the future of book publishing, today.
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http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
About the Book (Excerpts & Info)
The Empty Pew examines the crisis of faith in institutional Christianity in America at a time of unparalleled social unrest not seen since the Great Depression and World War II. It deals with both the recent sexual and financial scandals involving Roman Catholic and Protestant clergy, various schisms within the churches, the culture wars, the so-called politics of God, as well as faith under fire at a time when atheism is gaining adherents and respectability. For all these and other impediments, the author believes some of the largest losses may be attributed to unchristian behavior which many have experienced within local congregations-particularly those which promote themselves as being "caring and sharing" churches.
Deftly constructed at 307 pages, The Empty Pew: Why Americans are Abandoning the Churches is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Christian - Contemporary category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, The Empty Pew meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $19.95.
Additionally, The Empty Pew can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press wholesale online bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks
ISBN: 9781432740832
Format: 6 x 9 Paperback cream
SRP: $19.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/theemptypew
About the Author
Paul R. Carlson is a veteran religion writer who left the newsroom for the Presbyterian ministry. He has held public relations posts for the World Council of Churches in Geneva, Switzerland, as well as for the United Presbyterian Church, the United Church of Christ, and Union Theological Seminary, all in New York City. He supervised the press room for English-speaking journalists at the WCC's Third Assembly in New Delhi, India, in 1961, and was one of five public relations executives chosen to escort a group of Soviet clergymen on a tour of the United States. He was also a correspondent for Religious News Service from 1955-1985, and remains a retired member of the Religion Newswriters Association. Carlson holds five academic degrees, including the doctorate in education from New York University. He was an adjunct instructor at the University of Scranton, a Jesuit institution, at the same time he served as the executive director of the United Churches of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The Empty Pew is his eighth book.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press offers full-service, custom self-publishing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press, Inc. represents the future of book publishing, today.
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Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd - 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
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