Hodder & Stoughton was founded in 1868 as a Christian publisher. Today Hodder Faith is an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton, publishing the NIV Bible and a wide range of Christian books. Genres range from Christian lifestyle issues to popular theology and even some Christian fiction.
The NIV Bible is the world's most popular modern English translation.[1]
Hodder Faith published the word-of-mouth phenomenon The Shack by Wm Paul Young in the UK in 2008. The book now has over 18 million copies in print worldwide and spent 70 weeks at number 1 in The New York Times bestseller list. [2]
Hodder Faith authors include Rob Parsons, Philip Yancey, J.John, Richard Foster, Joyce Meyer, R.T. Kendall, Wm Paul Young, Timothy Keller, John Eldredge and Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.
Notable recent publications
- Prayer: Does it Make Any Difference? by Philip Yancey
- The Shack by Wm Paul Young
- The Great Partnership by Jonathan Sacks
- Life with God by Richard Foster
- Naked Spirituality and Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha and Mohammed Cross the Road by Brian D. McLaren
- Red Letter Christianity by Shane Claiborne & Tony Campolo
- Beautiful Outlaw by John Eldredge
- The Manga Bible by Siku
- Cycling Home from Siberia by Rob Lilwall
Notable backlist publications
- Celebration of Discipline and Prayer by Richard Foster
- Run Baby Run by Nicky Cruz
- Chasing the Dragon by Jackie Pullinger
- The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
- God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew (Andrew van der Bijl)
References
- Nicola Menzie. NIV More Popular Than KJV, NLT Bibles; 11 Million Copies Sold Worldwide The Christian Post, 2013-03-26, retrieved 2023-08-14^
- Best Sellers - Books - The New York Times The New York Times, retrieved 2023-08-14^