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(Washington) Senator Barack Obama’s faith and the larger subject of the role of faith in politics will almost assuredly become an issue in the general election.

In the wake of the Rev. Wright scandal, there is confusion over exactly what Senator Obama believes and perhaps more importantly, how those beliefs would shape his policies as president of the United States.

In The Faith of Barack Obama (Thomas Nelson, August 2008), Best-selling author Stephen Mansfield explores Obama’s religious faith without political or ideological bias. READ MORE »

(Nashville, TN) As reported by the June 2 Publishers Weekly Religion Update, young adult literature is all the rage. Thomas Nelson Fiction is substantially increasing commitments to publishing high-quality, entertaining YA titles. With the great success of The Lost Books from bestselling Ted Dekker—more than 100,000 copies of the thrilling YA series have sold since January with two more (Lunatic and Elyon) and graphic novel editions of these books that will begin releasing November 2008—the road is paved for more series launches. READ MORE »

Christian Retail and Nelson Ministry Direct Sales Teams Integrated
Under the Leadership of Gary Davidson

(Nashville, Tenn.) Thomas Nelson, Inc. announced today that they are joining their two Christian sales divisions under the leadership of Gary Davidson, Senior Vice President of Christian Retail Sales/Ministry Development Group. This move will join the Christian Retail Sales team and the Nelson Ministry and Direct Sales team, the group responsible for selling direct to churches and ministries.

“Over the past few years, we have struggled with how to maximize our impact with churches, ministries, and our Christian retail partners. Although these groups have a common mission and vision they were competing instead of collaborating,” said Michael S. Hyatt, President and CEO. “By aligning their efforts under Gary’s leadership, we hope to increase their productivity and profitability.”

With this move, the name of the ministry arm of the sales division will be change from Nelson Ministry and Nelson Direct to the Ministry Development Group. The new name of the group emphasizes their shift in focus from direct sales to aiding in the development of these ministries as they seek to impact the world with the word of God.
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(Dallas, TX) Thomas Nelson Live Events will host 29 Women of Faith conferences throughout the United States in 2008. Thousands of women will gather for the events filled with inspiration, laughter and time to relate to other women.“It’s such a great time for women to get away for a weekend and be with our girlfriends,” says Nancy Persinger, from Medinah, IL.”We all need to do that at least once a year – if not more.”2008 marks the 13th year for Women of Faith conferences. As the nation’s largest women’s event, nearly 4 million women have attended the conferences since the organization began, and more than 350,000 women are expected to attend this year’s events. READ MORE »

The Boomer Burden: Dealing with Your Parents’ Lifetime Accumulation of Stuff
Releases June 2008

(Nashville, Tenn.) Every day approximately forty-eight hundred baby boomers become middle-aged orphans when their elderly parents pass away, leaving behind a lot more than just memories. Now what?

You’ve heard the horror stories: arguments over stuff . . . an inheritance lost forever when an easily deceived parent is scammed . . . siblings estranged . . . an adult heir taken from daily responsibilities for months because of the enormous task of emptying a childhood home.
It doesn’t have to be that way for you.
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