Emmaus Academic

Emmaus Academic is the academic publishing arm of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, a Catholic nonprofit organization founded in 2001 and based in Steubenville, Ohio. The imprint exists to serve the renewal of Catholic theology by publishing faithful scholarship, with a particular emphasis on the integrated study of Scripture and the Church's tradition. Its catalogue spans biblical commentaries, systematic and historical theology, translations of classic texts, and scholarly monographs. The imprint operates as a distinct brand within the St. Paul Center's publishing program, alongside the more general-audience Emmaus Road Publishing and the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible. Emmaus Academic organizes its list into recognizable series and categories, including "Texts in Translation," "Renewal Within Tradition," "Thomas Aquinas," and journals such as Nova et Vetera and Letter and Spirit. These series signal the imprint's scholarly orientation and its commitment to ressourcement and to reading Scripture within the Church's Tradition. Representative titles include the Biblia cum Glossa Ordinaria volume on Exodus — a translation of the great medieval commentary on Sacred Scripture — as well as Mapping the Itinerarium: A Companion to Bonaventure's Journey of the Mind into God by Randall Smith, and The Incarnate Savior: An Introduction to Christology and Soteriology. Such works illustrate the imprint's focus on patristic and medieval exegesis, Thomistic theology, and accessible introductions to core theological disciplines. Emmaus Academic is not a standalone company; it is a publishing brand owned and operated by the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. Its books are sold through the St. Paul Center's online store and distributed to scholars, clergy, seminarians, and lay readers. The imprint's mission statement frames its work as participation in the renewal of Catholic theology through the publication of the very best in faithful scholarship.

Emmaus Academic is the academic publishing imprint of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. The St. Paul Center was founded in 2001 and describes its mission as "Reading the Bible from the Heart of the Church," empowering Catholics around the world to encounter the incarnate Word in God's inspired Word. As the Center's publishing activities grew, it developed distinct publishing brands: Emmaus Road Publishing for general-audience works and Emmaus Academic for scholarly titles. Emmaus Academic's stated purpose is to participate in the renewal of Catholic theology through publishing the very best in faithful scholarship, with a special interest in promoting the integrated study of Scripture and the Church's tradition. The imprint's list is organized into series and categories that reflect its scholarly focus. "Texts in Translation" makes classic theological works available in English; "Renewal Within Tradition" presents contemporary theology in continuity with the tradition; and a "Thomas Aquinas" category gathers works related to the Angelic Doctor. Emmaus Academic also publishes or distributes journals including Nova et Vetera and Letter and Spirit, which serve as venues for academic theological discourse. Among the imprint's notable projects is the Biblia cum Glossa Ordinaria translation, beginning with the volume on Exodus. The Glossa ordinaria was the most popular and influential biblical commentary of the Middle Ages, surviving in thousands of manuscripts and referenced by Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure, and other medieval schoolmen. Emmaus Academic's edition makes this medieval commentary accessible to modern readers. Other representative titles include Randall Smith's Mapping the Itinerarium, a companion to Bonaventure's Journey of the Mind into God, and The Incarnate Savior: An Introduction to Christology and Soteriology. Emmaus Academic operates within the St. Paul Center's broader ecosystem, which includes the Digital Library, courses, events, and the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible. Its books are sold through the St. Paul Center's online store and are aimed at scholars, clergy, seminarians, and educated lay readers. The imprint does not have a separate corporate existence; it is a brand of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.

• 2001

  St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, the parent organization of Emmaus Academic, is founded.

• Emmaus Academic is established as the academic publishing arm of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.

• Publication of the Biblia cum Glossa Ordinaria - Exodus volume, the first in a planned translation of the great medieval commentary.

• Publication of Mapping the Itinerarium: A Companion to Bonaventure's Journey of the Mind into God by Randall Smith.

• Publication of The Incarnate Savior: An Introduction to Christology and Soteriology.

Academic publishing imprint dedicated to the renewal of Catholic theology through faithful scholarship, emphasizing the integrated study of Scripture and the Church's tradition.

• Biblia cum Glossa Ordinaria - Exodus

  A translation of the great medieval commentary on Sacred Scripture, making the Glossa ordinaria accessible to modern readers.

• Mapping the Itinerarium: A Companion to Bonaventure's Journey of the Mind into God

  By Randall Smith, a companion volume aiding readers of Bonaventure's classic work.

• The Incarnate Savior: An Introduction to Christology and Soteriology

  An introduction to Christology and soteriology.

• Nova et Vetera

  A theological journal published or distributed by Emmaus Academic.

• Letter and Spirit

  A theological journal published or distributed by Emmaus Academic.

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