ECPA Christian Book Awards

Since 1978 the Christian Book Awards (formerly the Gold Medallion Awards) have awarded excellence in six categories: Bibles, Bible Reference & Study, Children & Youth, Inspiration & Gift, Christian Life, and Fiction. The awards are overseen by The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association .

Five finalists are selected in each category following a stringent judging process by judging panels specially selected for each category. Each title is evaluated and scored based on category-specific criteria such as content, literary quality, design and impact. The top scoring book in each category is named the Christian Book Award Winner.

The Christian Book of the Year is chosen among the finalists based on its overall impact on the consumer as measured by sales
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2010 Winners

2009

2009 Winners & Finalists

DALLAS, March 20, 2009 — For the first time in the award’s 30-year history, a study Bible was named Christian Book of the Year: the ESV Study Bible (Crossway).

The ESV Study Bible, which sold more than 180,000 units within five months of release, also won its category for best Bible, the first time a Bible has won both its category and the overall Book of the Year award. The ESV Study Bible released to strong demand in October 2008, selling out of its 100,000-copy first printing as quickly as it reached bookstores shelves. ESV stands for the Bible translation, the English Standard Version.

Presented annually to the finest in Christian publishing since 1978, the Christian Book Awards honors titles in six categories - Bibles, Bible Reference & Study, Christian Life, Fiction, Children & Youth, and Inspiration & Gift. The six category winners for 2009 are:

Bibles
The ESV Study Bible Study Bible
&Bibles, 9781433502415

Bible Reference & Study
Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series) Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings, Tremper Longman III, Peter Enns, Eds.
InterVarsity Press, 9780830817832

Children & Youth
For Young Men Only: A Guy's Guide to the Alien Gender , Jeff Feldhahn and Eric Rice with Shaunti Feldhahn
WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group, 9781601420206

Christian Life
Spectacular Sins: And Their Global Purpose in the Glory of Christ, John Piper
&Bibles, 9781433502750

Fiction
The Shape of Mercy: A Novel, Susan Meissner
WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group, 9781400074563

Inspiration & Gift
Holiness Day by Day: Transformational Thoughts for Your Spiritual Journey Devotional, Jerry Bridges
NavPress, 9781600063961

2009 Finalists for Christian Book of the Year

28th January -Winners of the Christian Book Awards will be presented at the 2009 Christian Book Awards Dinner on Mar. 19 at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas at the first annual Christian Book Expo.

BIBLES

• ESV Study Bible, Crossway Books & Bibles -Winner
• NKJV Study Bible: Second Edition, Thomas Nelson
• NLT Study Bible, Tyndale House Publishers
• The Grandmother’s Bible, Doris Rikkers, Jeannette Taylor, Editors, Zondervan
• Zondervan NIV Study Bible Updated, Kenneth Barker, John Stek, Ronald Youngblood, Editors, Zondervan

BIBLE REFERENCE & STUDY

• Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings, Tremper Longman III, Peter Enns, Eds., InterVarsity Press- Winner
• A Visual History of the English Bible, Donald L. Brake, Baker Books/ Baker Publishing Group
• New International Biblical Commentary: Jeremiah, Lamentations, Tremper Longman II, Hendrickson Publishers
• New Testament Theology, Thomas R. Schreiner, Baker Academic/ Baker Publishing Group
• Rose Guide to the Tabernacle, Rose Publishing, Inc.

CHILDREN & YOUTH (six finalists listed due to tie)

• For Young Men Only: A Guy's Guide to the Alien Gender, Jeff Feldhahn and Eric Rice with Shaunti Feldhahn, WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group- -Winner
• Guys Like Girls Who…, Chad Eastham, Thomas Nelson
• Lies Young Women Believe, Nancy Leigh DeMoss and Dannah Gresh, Moody Publishers
• Mean, Hayley DiMarco, Revell/ Baker Publishing Group
• Secrets Young Women Keep, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Thomas Nelson
• Starlight Animal Rescue #1: Runaway, Dandi Mackall, Tyndale House Publishers

CHRISTIAN LIFE (six finalists listed due to tie)

• Spectacular Sins, John Piper, Crossway Books & Bibles -Winner
• Following God with All Your Heart, Elizabeth George, Harvest House Publishers
• Living Water, Brother Yun, Zondervan
• Love as a Way of Life, Gary Chapman, WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group
• Multiple Blessings, Jon and Kate Gosselin, Zondervan

FICTION

• The Shape of Mercy, Susan Meissner, WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group -Winner
• Home Another Way, Christa Parrish, Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group
• Less Than Dead, Tim Downs, Thomas Nelson
• Riven, Jerry B. Jenkins, Tyndale House Publishers
• The Outsider, Ann H. Gabhart, Revell/ Baker Publishing Group

INSPIRATION & GIFT (six finalists listed due to tie)

• Holiness Day by Day, Jerry Bridges, NavPress - -Winner
• Hope...the Best of Things, Joni Eareckson Tada, Crossway Books & Bibles
• My All in All, Robert J. Morgan, B&H Publishing
• Reflections of God's Holy Land: A Personal Journey Through Israel, Eva Marie Everson and Miriam Fienberg Vamosh, Thomas Nelson
• The Daily Bible ® Devotional, F. LaGard Smith, Harvest House Publishers
• The Quotable Oswald Chambers, David McCasland, Editor, Discovery House Publishers

2008 CHRISTIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDED TO AUDIO BIBLE

First Ever Audio and Bible Product to Receive the Award
Six Other Categories of Christian Book Award Winners Also Announced

The Six Category Winners for the 2008 Christian Book Awards are:

2008 Winner- BIBLES
Discover God Study Bible
Tyndale House Publishers, 9780842369183

2008 Winner- BIBLE REFERENCE & STUDY
An Old Testament Theology by Bruce K. Waltke
Zondervan, 9780310218975
An Old Testament theology by a leading Old Testament scholar who combines a technical with a spiritual understanding of the Old Testament.

2008 Winner - CHILDREN & YOUTH
Teen Virtue: Confidential by Vicki Courtney (left)
&H Publishing, 9780805441925

CHRISTIAN LIFE
When the Game is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box by John Ortberg (below right)
Zondervan, 9780310253501

2008 Winner- FICTION
In Search of Eden by Linda Nichols (below left)
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780764201677

2008 Winner - INSPIRATION & GIFT
Step into the Bible by Ruth Graham
Zondervan, 9780310714101

The 2008 Christian Book Award finalists were as follows:

Bibles

The Apologetics Study Bible, B&H Publishing, 9781586400248

Aspire: The New Women of Color Study Bible, Zondervan, 9780310934783

Dad's Bible: The Father's Plan, NCV, Robert Wolgemuth, Editor, Thomas Nelson, Inc., 9780718019426

Discover God Study Bible NLT, Robert F. Barnes, David P. Barrett, Brenda Josee, Editors, Tyndale House Publishers, 9780842369183 Winner

The Word of Promise™ New Testament Audio Bible NKJV, Carl Amari, Producer, Thomas Nelson, Inc., 9780718024246 Winner Christian Book of the Year

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Bible Reference & Study

Acts, Darrell L. Bock, Baker Academic/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780801026683

An Old Testament Theology, Bruce K. Waltke, Zondervan, 9780310218975 Winner

Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, G.K. Beale and D.A. Carson, Editors, Baker Academic/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780801026935

Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters, Donald K. McKim, IVP Academic, a division of InterVarsity Press, 9780830829279

Wiersbe Bible Commentary 2 Volume Set with CD Rom, Warren W. Wiersbe, David C. Cook, 9780781445412

Children & Youth

My Adopted Child, There’s No One Like You, Dr. Kevin Leman and Kevin Leman II, Revell/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780800718893

Read and Share Bible, Gwen Ellis, Thomas Nelson, Inc., 9781400308538

Scars That Wound: Scars That Heal, Jan Kern, Standard Publishing, 9780784721049

Teen Virtue: Confidential, Vicki Courtney, B&H Publishing, 9780805441925 Winner

Wait Until Then, Randy Alcorn, Tyndale House Publishers, 9781414310411

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Christian Life (six finalists listed due to tie)

Faith in the Halls of Power, D. Michael Lindsay, Oxford University Press, Inc., 9780195326666

The Grand Weaver, Ravi Zacharias, Zondervan, 9780310269526

John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace, Jonathan Aitken, Crossway Books & Bibles, 9781581348484

unChristian, David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons, Baker Books/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780801013003

When the Game is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box, John Ortberg, Zondervan, 9780310253501 Winner

Who Stole My Church?, Gordon MacDonald, Thomas Nelson, Inc., 9780785226017

Fiction (six finalists listed due to tie)

Between Sundays, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan, 9780310257721

Chasing Fireflies, Charles Martin, Thomas Nelson, Inc., 9781595540560

Deception, Randy Alcorn, Multnomah Books, 9781590526163

In Search of Eden, Linda Nichols, Bethany House Publishers/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780764201677 Winner

Quaker Summer, Lisa Samson, Thomas Nelson, Inc., 9781595542076

Summer of Light, W. Dale Cramer, Bethany House Publishers/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780764229961

Inspiration & Gift

Happily Ever After, Kristin Armstrong, FaithWords, a division of Hatchette Book Group USA, 9780446579896

The Message//REMIX: Solo, Eugene H. Peterson, NavPress, 9781600061059

Moments with You, Dennis and Barbara Rainey, Regal Books, 9780830743841

Precious Lord, Take My Hand, Shelly Beach, Discovery House Publishers, 9781572931954

Step into the Bible, Ruth Graham, Zondervan, 9780310714101 Winner

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Christian Book of the Year
Past Winners

2007

Ever After. Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan

2006
Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible. Kevin J. Vanhoozer, General Editor, Baker Academic

2005
Experiencing the Passion of Jesus. Lee Strobel and Gary Poole, Zondervan

2004
The Purpose Driven Life. Rick Warren, Zondervan

2003
The Purpose Driven Life. Rick Warren, Zondervan

2002
The Prayer of Jabez. Dr. Bruce H. Wilkinson, Multnomah Publishers

2001
The Prayer of Jabez. Dr. Bruce H. Wilkinson, Multnomah Publishers

2000
Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire. Jim Cymbala with Dean Merrill, Zondervan

1999
Just Like Jesus. Max Lucado, Word Publishing

1998
What's So Amazing About Grace. Philip Yancey, Zondervan Publishing

1997
In the Grip of Grace. Max Lucado, Word Publishing

1996
The Jesus I Never Knew. Philip Yancey, Zondervan Publishing

1995
When God Whispers Your Name. Max Lucado, Word Publishing

1994
When God Doesn't Make Sense. Dr. James C. Dobson, Tyndale House Publishers

1993
The Body. Charles Colson with Ellen Santrill Vaughn, Word Publishing

1992
The Coming Economic Earthquake. Larry Burkett, Moody Press

For full list of all past category winners visit official ECPA Christian Book AwardS site

 

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