Abilene Christian University Press

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Abilene Christian University Press
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Parent company Abilene Christian University
Founded1984
FounderJ.D. Thomas
Headquarters location Abilene, Texas, United States
Key people C. Leonard Allen
Publication types Books
Imprints Leafwood Publishers
Official website www.acupressbooks.com

Abilene Christian University Press, also known as ACU Press, is an Abilene, Texas-based university press that is connected with Abilene Christian University. [1] Since being formed it has released or acquired 456 titles and as of 2013 the press releases, on average, thirty-six titles per year. The press is a member of the Association of University Presses. [2] The press publishes works in the areas of "Christianity and Literature; Faith-Based Higher Education; History and Theology of the Stone-Campbell Movement; Texas History and Culture." [3] Leafwood Publishers is an imprint of ACU Press.

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  1. "ACU Press, Leafwood Navigating Book Publishing Tides". ACU Today. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  2. "Our Members". Association of University Presses . Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  3. Directory 2013 . Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. 2013. p.  21. ISBN   978-0945-103295.