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The Pilgrim Press is an American publisher of books at the nexus of religion and culture.

Last updated September 10, 2026

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Overview

The Pilgrim Press is an American publisher. Its official website describes it as a bold voice with a rich heritage that publishes books nurturing spiritual growth, cultivating religious leadership, and provoking the soul for the sake of a just world. Its ecclesial history includes roots dating back to 1617 and the Bay Psalm Book of 1640, which it describes as making its tradition the oldest English-language publishing tradition in North America. Its book imprints include The Pilgrim Press, United Church Press, Open Waters Publishing, and the Stillspeaking Writers' Group.

History

The Pilgrim Press states that its roots date back to 1617 and that its ecclesial history includes the Bay Psalm Book of 1640, which it describes as making its tradition the oldest English-language publishing tradition in North America. Its book imprints include The Pilgrim Press, United Church Press, Open Waters Publishing, and the Stillspeaking Writers' Group.

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Books at the nexus of religion and culture

  • Keep on a-Walkin' | Kimberly Burwell Stands Up for Environmental Justice

  • Preaching Funerals (McDonald)

  • Preaching and the Margins | Justice and Hope as Good News in Homiletical Practice (Brooks)

  • Nice Is Not a Fruit of the Spirit | Living Faithfully in Complicated Times (Seymour)

  • Tongue in Church | A Liberating Primer on Christian Vocabulary

  • Abundant Lives | A Progressive Christian Ethic of Flourishing (Udis-Kessler)

  • 100 Spiritual Movies to See Before You Die (Zukowski)

  • Shepherding the Seasons | Stories from a Life with Two Flocks (Foote)

  • A History of the Evangelical and Reformed Church

  • Afro-Christian Convention | The Fifth Stream of the United Church of Christ

  • Ancient and Medieval Legacies | Volume 1, The Living Theological Heritage of the United Church of Christ

  • Colonial and National Beginnings | Volume 3, The Living Theological Heritage of the United Church of Christ

  • Confessing Our Faith | An Interpretation of the Statement of Faith of the United Church of Christ (Shinn)

  • Consolidation and Expansion | Volume 4, The Living Theological Heritage of the United Church of Christ

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