{"id":286,"date":"2013-11-05T16:05:56","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T21:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/?p=286"},"modified":"2013-11-06T16:07:03","modified_gmt":"2013-11-06T21:07:03","slug":"paraclete-announces-new-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/index.php\/paraclete-announces-new-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Paraclete Announces New Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/span><\/strong>
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\nTo mark its 30th year in book publishing, Paraclete Press of Brewster, Massachusetts, is announcing three new initiatives that aim to position itself for a more global reach and impact in the coming decade. Each is an outgrowth of the mission of the Press as an outreach of the Community of Jesus in nearby Orleans, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

First, Paraclete announces the establishment of The Mount Tabor Centre for Art and Spirituality in Barga, Italy. This new centre, housed in a villa with ample space for lectures, workshops, and exhibits, will expand Paraclete\u2019s ecumenical outreach. The impetus for this venture began in 2011 when the Community of Jesus sponsored a forum on liturgical art and worship in nearby Florence, Italy, establishing relationships that resulted in this exciting new opportunity. Monsignor Timothy Verdon, one of the world\u2019s most respected art historians and a prolific author and well-known teacher, has been retained as the Academic Director of the Centre.<\/p>\n

Second, the Press announces a new imprint under the Paraclete umbrella, \u201cMount Tabor Books,\u201d which will focus entirely on liturgical worship, art and art history, ecumenism, and the first millennium church. The first \u201cMount Tabor Books\u201d will be published in late 2014 and will carry the dual geographical notice of Brewster, Massachusetts USA and Barga, Italy, signaling the expansion of Paraclete Press to Europe.<\/p>\n

Third, in another example of its commitment to the arts, Paraclete announces the expansion of its poetry line, which has long been among the most respected in religious trade publishing, but now will increase from two books a year to four or five, under the series name \u201cParaclete Poetry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finally, Paraclete Press announces the promotion of its Editor-in-Chief, Jon M. Sweeney, to the additional title of Publisher effective September 1, 2013. Jon has been with the Press since October 2004, and this promotion recognizes his contributions to Paraclete\u2019s recent success as well as the importance of his role in its future endeavors.<\/p>\n

If you would like to interview Jon M. Sweeney, please feel free to email him directly at jsweeney@paracletepress.com. If you have any questions about Paraclete Press, The Community of Jesus, or any of these initiatives, Carol Showalter would like to hear from you at carols@paracletepress.com.<\/p>\n

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The Community of Jesus<\/strong> is a monastic Christian community in the Benedictine tradition located on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. The liturgical life of the 300 resident members of this nearly fifty-year-old community, plus that of many oblates throughout the United States, is centered around chanting the Divine Hours (daily praying of the psalms), and community living. \u201cThe Community of Jesus may very well be the first neo-monastic community of the emergence sensibility to be established in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Phyllis Tickle, author of The Great Emergence<\/i><\/p>\n

Contact:\u00a0 Carol Showalter
\n<\/b>Tel. (508) 255-4685
\ncarols@paracletepress.com<\/p>\n

www.paracletepress.com<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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