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Crossway (previously known by its parent ministry Good News Publishers) is a not-for-profit evangelical Christianity publishing ministry headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois. Clyde and Muriel Dennis founded Good News Publishers in 1938, working out of their home in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Crossway is best known for publishing the English Standard Version (ESV) Bible, along with evangelical Christian books. It claims to have distributed more than 290 million ESV Bibles and 1 billion tracts.
In 2012, Good News Publishers and the American Tract Society entered into a joint publishing agreement regarding publication and distribution of gospel tracts throughout North America. Crossway website, Good News Publishers and American Tract Society Finalize Joint Publishing Agreement, article dated September 07, 2012
According to Crossway, the publishing team behind the ESV "has included more than a hundred people."
In 2008, Crossway published the ESV Study Bible.
In 2016, Crossway made headlines after announcing that the ESV text would be "unchanged forever, in perpetuity" as a "permanent text" edition. After public discourse about the policy, Crossway announced that it would reverse the decision.
In 2025, Crossway reversed their decision for their translation to be a "permanent text" saying that they're "remaining open to considering changes that improve accuracy and clarity," noting that Crossway "does not plan to introduce frequent text updates." Crossway includes a complete list of changes from 2016
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