Saint Austin Press
Encyclopedia
Saint Austin Press is a British
Roman Catholic publishing house founded in 1996.
In its first ten years of operation, Saint Austin Press published around 50 books on various themes as diverse as William Shakespeare
, hagiography
, Freemasonry
, floristry
, liturgy
, Scripture, Apologetics
, fiction and poetry. Its underlying message has been the communication of Catholic values and teaching through the promotion of Christian culture in general. It was notable for publishing Ad Completorium which contained the complete text and music for Compline
according to the Roman Catholic Breviary
of 1961.
In 2001, the Press launched a monthly review of culture, the St. Austin Review, carrying learned and more popular articles on cultural themes viewed from a Catholic perspective. The StAR
came about after negotiations for the Press to purchase The Month
and continue publishing the title ended in failure. The Month finally closed in the same year, having been for over a century a popular cultural forum for Catholic writers in the UK. StAR is currently published by Ave Maria University
in the United States
, but continues to feature a strong UK presence.
Saint Austin Press has slowed down its output in recent years and is currently publishing mainly academic titles of Catholic interest.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Roman Catholic publishing house founded in 1996.
In its first ten years of operation, Saint Austin Press published around 50 books on various themes as diverse as William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
, hagiography
Hagiography
Hagiography is the study of saints.From the Greek and , it refers literally to writings on the subject of such holy people, and specifically to the biographies of saints and ecclesiastical leaders. The term hagiology, the study of hagiography, is also current in English, though less common...
, Freemasonry
Freemasonry
Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under the jurisdictions of the Grand Lodge...
, floristry
Floristry
Floristry is the general term used to describe production, commerce and trade in flowers. It encompasses flower care and handling, floral design or flower arranging, merchandising, and display and flower delivery. Wholesale florists sell bulk flowers and related supplies to professionals in the trade...
, liturgy
Liturgy
Liturgy is either the customary public worship done by a specific religious group, according to its particular traditions or a more precise term that distinguishes between those religious groups who believe their ritual requires the "people" to do the "work" of responding to the priest, and those...
, Scripture, Apologetics
Apologetics
Apologetics is the discipline of defending a position through the systematic use of reason. Early Christian writers Apologetics (from Greek ἀπολογία, "speaking in defense") is the discipline of defending a position (often religious) through the systematic use of reason. Early Christian writers...
, fiction and poetry. Its underlying message has been the communication of Catholic values and teaching through the promotion of Christian culture in general. It was notable for publishing Ad Completorium which contained the complete text and music for Compline
Compline
Compline is the final church service of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours. The English word Compline is derived from the Latin completorium, as Compline is the completion of the working day. The word was first used in this sense about the beginning of the 6th century by St...
according to the Roman Catholic Breviary
Breviary
A breviary is a liturgical book of the Latin liturgical rites of the Catholic Church containing the public or canonical prayers, hymns, the Psalms, readings, and notations for everyday use, especially by bishops, priests, and deacons in the Divine Office...
of 1961.
In 2001, the Press launched a monthly review of culture, the St. Austin Review, carrying learned and more popular articles on cultural themes viewed from a Catholic perspective. The StAR
St. Austin Review
The St. Austin Review is a Catholic international review of culture and ideas. It is edited by author and columnist Joseph Pearce and writer Robert Asch...
came about after negotiations for the Press to purchase The Month
The Month
The Month was a monthly review, published from 1864 to 2001, which for almost all of its history was owned by the English Province of the Society of Jesus and edited by its members.-History:...
and continue publishing the title ended in failure. The Month finally closed in the same year, having been for over a century a popular cultural forum for Catholic writers in the UK. StAR is currently published by Ave Maria University
Ave Maria University
Ave Maria University or AMU is a private Catholic university in southwest Florida, United States, founded in 2003. The university moved to its permanent campus, situated in the planned town of Ave Maria, east of Naples, Florida, in August 2007...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, but continues to feature a strong UK presence.
Saint Austin Press has slowed down its output in recent years and is currently publishing mainly academic titles of Catholic interest.