c. 1996 Religion News Service
(UNDATED)”The Jesus I Never Knew”by Philip Yancey (Zondervan Publishing House) has won the Christian Book of the Year Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association.
The fifth annual award, presented jointly with the Christian Booksellers Association, was given Saturday (July 13) to Yancey, a best-selling author and editor-at-large for Christianity Today magazine.
The Christian Book of the Year Award honors a book for having the most significant effect during the preceding calendar year.
In addition to the book of the year, 22 Gold Medallion Book Awards were presented by the publishers’ association.
Winners of the Gold Medallion Book Awards include Frank Peretti in the fiction category for”The Oath”(Word Publishing) and Franklin Graham in the biography/autobiography category for”Rebel With a Cause”(Thomas Nelson Publishers).
Yancey, who has won eight Gold Medallion Awards since 1978, was also honored this year in the inspirational category for”Finding God in Unexpected Places”(Moorings).
The Gold Medallion Book Awards were presented at a banquet of the publishers’ association on the eve of the Christian Booksellers Association international convention in Anaheim, Calif., which ends Thursday (July 18).
They were chosen by a panel of more than 200 judges _ mostly Christian retailers _ from 440 entries submitted by publishers.
Winners in other categories included:
Bible study:”The Handbook for Bible Study”by Lee Gugliotto (Review & Herald Publishing Association).
Bibles:”New Geneva Study Bible”(Thomas Nelson Publishers).
Christian education:”The Jesus Expedition Very Exciting Bible School”edited by Debbie Bible (Cook Communications Ministries).
Christian living:”Life on the Edge,”by James Dobson (Word Publishing).
Christian ministry:”The Purpose-Driven Church”by Rick Warren (Zondervan Publishing House).
Christianity and society:”Hitler’s Cross: The Revealing Story of How the Cross of Christ was Used as a Symbol of the Nazi Agenda”by Erwin W. Lutzer (Moody Press).
Classics:”My Utmost for His Highest _ Journal Edition”by Oswald Chambers (Barbour & Co.).
Commentaries:”Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 33B: Matthew 14-28″by Donald A. Hagner (Word Publishing).
Devotional:”Abiding in Christ”by Cynthia Heald (NavPress Publishing Group).
Elementary children:”Paw Paw Chuck’s Big Ideas in the Bible”(Word Publishing).
Family and parenting:”God’s Design for Sex Series”by Stan and Brenna Jones (NavPress Publishing Group).
Gift book/poetry:”Immanuel, God With Us”by Robert Doares (Crossway Books/Good News Publishers).
Marriage:”Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts”by Les Parrott III and Leslie Parrott (Zondervan Publishing House).
Missions/evangelism:”Evangelism That Works”by George Barna (Gospel Light/Regal Books).
Preschool children:”Mouse in King Solomon’s House”by Mack Thomas (Questar Publishers).
Reference:”Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary,”edited by Ronald F. Youngblood (Thomas Nelson Publishers).
Spanish:”Los Evangelicos Y La Politica”by Jose Luis Martinez (Baptist Spanish Publishing House).
Theology/doctrine:”Faith Alone _ The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification,”by R.C. Sproul (Baker Books).
Youth:”I’m Outta Here!: Facing the Tough Choices After High School”by Len Woods (Baker Books).
MJP END
