Academic Studies Press (ASP) is a scholarly publisher devoted to advancing knowledge and understanding in the humanities and social sciences, with an emphasis on Jewish Studies and Slavic Studies, and a growing list of titles in Religious Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, History, and Film and Media. ASP has published an impressive number of innovative and fundamental peer-reviewed books in Russian and Eastern European Studies and Jewish Studies, books written by acknowledged and young scholars alike.
 

Gorgias Press was founded in 2001 and is an independent publisher of books, edited volumes and journals in history, languages, and religious studies. Its specific subject areas include Biblical Studies, Syriac and Eastern Christianity, Jewish Studies, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Language and Linguistics, the Ancient Near East, Archaeology, and History. With a reputation for publishing ground-breaking, innovative and traditional religious studies titles, Gorgias Press’s books are in demand by scholars and essential to any academic library. 

Gütersloher Verlagshaus’s religious and theological program represents the core of the Bertelsmann publishing house which was founded in 1835. The Verlagshaus works with churches, academics, and social organizations on a wide range of projects, always in dialog with other confessions and religions, and is continually forging solid and innovative new paths in academic publishing.

Our religious studies collections addresses a wide range of titles in convergent studies of Christianity, Assyriology, the philosophy of religion, and Islamic and Middle Eastern studies. We are continually expanding our interdisciplinary and international portfolio, and incorporating new approaches such as secularism research and spiritual care.