Abingdon Press
Encyclopedia
Abingdon Press is the book
publishing arm of the United Methodist Publishing
House which publishes sheet music
, ministerial resources, Bible
-study aids, and other items, often with a focus on Methodism
and Methodists. Abingdon Press was begun in the early 1900s by The Methodist Church, and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee
. Its retail
division is called Cokesbury
.
Book
A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of hot lava, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf or leaflet, and each side of a leaf is called a page...
publishing arm of the United Methodist Publishing
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
House which publishes sheet music
Sheet music
Sheet music is a hand-written or printed form of music notation that uses modern musical symbols; like its analogs—books, pamphlets, etc.—the medium of sheet music typically is paper , although the access to musical notation in recent years includes also presentation on computer screens...
, ministerial resources, Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
-study aids, and other items, often with a focus on Methodism
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
and Methodists. Abingdon Press was begun in the early 1900s by The Methodist Church, and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. Its retail
Retail
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
division is called Cokesbury
Cokesbury
Cokesbury is the retail division of the United Methodist Publishing House. While it is an agency of the United Methodist Church, Cokesbury serves Christians of all denominations...
.