A Christian Writer's Manual of Style

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A standard reference guide for anyone involved in Christian publishing. Editors Bob Hudson and Shelley Townsend surveyed 50 Christian authors and editors to find out what they need to know--but can't find in secular references. How do you handle the capitalization of the deity pronoun? How do you obtain permission to quote from published hymns, poems, or books? Find out fast with this completely indexed style guide. Besides all the basic rules of style, editing and proofreading, A CHRISTIAN WRITER'S MANUAL OF STYLE includes: *an entire section on capitalization and spelling of religious and biblical terms; *abbreviations for books of the Bible, Apocrypha, and pseudepigrapha, for major Bible versions in English; *charts of Greek and Hebrew transliterations; *how to put together a Scripture index; and *how the word processor has forever changed writing, publishing, and proofreading. The stylistic examples come from church history and literature, and there is even a list of "Christian cliches to avoid." Whether you're a professional writer, an editor of religious books, or a professor or student at a Christian college, you'll probably use A CHRISTIAN WRITER'S MANUAL OF STYLE at least once every day.