1845 Book Imprints
The 1845 Books imprint showcases authors and stories that reflect the values and interests of the Baylor and Waco communities. From personal biographies to local histories, 1845 Books offers a range of interesting and enlightening reads for the general reader.
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Denominations
A Cultural History of Anglo-American Christianity
Price: $32.99
ISBN: 9781481324397
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: May 2026
Format: Paperback
A historical survey of all the main denominational families in the British Isles and North America, contending that their origin and development are strongly related to broad patterns of cultural evolution.
Worship in Conversation
Dialogues with Leading Liturgical Theologians
Price: $34.99
ISBN: 9781481323406
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: December 2025
Format: Paperback
Interviews with leading liturgical theologians which offer a fresh understanding of the promises and challenges of contemporary worship.
We Follow Christ
Helping Women to Discern God’s Call
Price: $24.99
ISBN: 9781481322805
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: September 2025
Format: Paperback
Women called to different roles in ministry discuss the joys and challenges of Christian vocation.
Baptist Hymnody in America
A Documentary History
Price: $64.99
ISBN: 9781481323499
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: August 2025
Format: Hardcover
Compiles documents from the seventeenth century to the twenty-first century that chronicle the background and development of Baptist congregational song and worship in the United States.
John Clifford and Radical Nonconformity
1836–1923
Price: $69.99
ISBN: 9781481321976
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: August 2025
Format: Paperback
A biography of the British Nonconformist minister, evangelist, and activist John Clifford.
The Wesleyan Theological Heritage
Past, Present, and Future
Price: $74.99
ISBN: 9781481324236
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: February 2025
Format: Hardcover
Essays in Wesley studies and other Methodist figures and developments as well as contemporary issues which seek to shape the present and future trajectory of the Wesleyan theological tradition.
God of the Whirlwind
Horror, Memory, and Story in Black Waco
Price: $22.99
ISBN: 9781481322560
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: February 2025
Format: Paperback
God of the Whirlwind is a book about the power of storytelling traditions to carry memories and shape ways of living. It assembles stories from members of the Black Waco community--stories that have...
We Were a Peculiar People Once
Confessions of an Old-Time Baptist
Price: $27.99
ISBN: 9781481318778
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: December 2024
Format: Paperback
Most Baptists today have adapted rather well to the modern world--that is, they worship as they live, in ways that don't much deviate from the general cultural milieu. It was not always so. In the past,...
New Testament Letters for Living
Daily Prayers, Wisdom, and Guidance
Price: $39.99
ISBN: 9781481322492
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: December 2024
Format: Hardcover
A trial lawyer by trade, a Christian by heart--author Mark Lanier has trained in biblical languages and devoted his life to studying and living the Bible. Living daily with the tension between the...
Kurt Kaiser
Icon and Conscience of Contemporary Christian Music
Price: $27.99
ISBN: 9781481316729
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: June 2024
Format: Paperback
Profiles the life, career, influence, and legacy of Contemporary Christian Music artist and composer Kurt Kaiser.
Tales from Limerick Forest
Price: $22.99
ISBN: 9781481321525
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: June 2024
Format: Paperback
At the meadowed edge of a marvelous forest from which, through a placid pond, flows a stream, curious animals and birds discover together some of the delights of creation. These animals, all distinct...
Minor Prophets for Living
Daily Prayers, Wisdom, and Guidance
Price: $39.99
ISBN: 9781481320986
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: December 2023
Format: Hardcover
A trial lawyer by trade, a Christian by heart--author Mark Lanier has trained in biblical languages and devoted his life to studying and living the Bible. Living daily with the demands of his career...
From the Model T to Mars
Price: $22.99
ISBN: 9781481319645
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: October 2023
Format: Paperback
From the Model T to Mars tells the story of Billy Don (Bill) Sherman’s life and sixty-six-year pastoral ministry. It is a journey filled with triumphs and trials along with a hearty side of laughter....
Justice Looks Like...
Reflections on Living the Gospel in an Unjust World
Price: $24.99
ISBN: 9781481319249
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: July 2023
Format: Paperback
Essays reflecting on a range of issues related to the church’s involvement in efforts for social justice, racial reconciliation, and institutional reform.
A History of the Waco Mammoth Site
In Pursuit of a National Monument
Price: $19.99
ISBN: 9781481317702
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: February 2023
Format: Paperback
In paleontology there are certain encounters considered breakthroughs. Occasionally a unique event is discovered that permanently impacts our interpretation of an entire species.The Waco Mammoth Site...
Jesus for Living
Daily Prayers, Wisdom, and Guidance
Price: $39.99
ISBN: 9781481318808
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: November 2022
Format: Hardcover
A trial lawyer by trade, a Christian by heart--author Mark Lanier has trained in biblical languages and devoted his life to studying and living the Bible. Facing daily the tension between the demands...

Denominations
A Cultural History of Anglo-American Christianity
Price: $32.99
ISBN: 9781481324397
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: May 2026
Format: Paperback
A historical survey of all the main denominational families in the British Isles and North America, contending that their origin and development are strongly related to broad patterns of cultural evolution.
Worship in Conversation
Dialogues with Leading Liturgical Theologians
Price: $34.99
ISBN: 9781481323406
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: December 2025
Format: Paperback
Interviews with leading liturgical theologians which offer a fresh understanding of the promises and challenges of contemporary worship.
We Follow Christ
Helping Women to Discern God’s Call
Price: $24.99
ISBN: 9781481322805
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: September 2025
Format: Paperback
Women called to different roles in ministry discuss the joys and challenges of Christian vocation.
Baptist Hymnody in America
A Documentary History
Price: $64.99
ISBN: 9781481323499
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: August 2025
Format: Hardcover
Compiles documents from the seventeenth century to the twenty-first century that chronicle the background and development of Baptist congregational song and worship in the United States.
John Clifford and Radical Nonconformity
1836–1923
Price: $69.99
ISBN: 9781481321976
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: August 2025
Format: Paperback
A biography of the British Nonconformist minister, evangelist, and activist John Clifford.
The Wesleyan Theological Heritage
Past, Present, and Future
Price: $74.99
ISBN: 9781481324236
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: February 2025
Format: Hardcover
Essays in Wesley studies and other Methodist figures and developments as well as contemporary issues which seek to shape the present and future trajectory of the Wesleyan theological tradition.
God of the Whirlwind
Horror, Memory, and Story in Black Waco
Price: $22.99
ISBN: 9781481322560
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: February 2025
Format: Paperback
We Were a Peculiar People Once
Confessions of an Old-Time Baptist
Price: $27.99
ISBN: 9781481318778
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: December 2024
Format: Paperback
New Testament Letters for Living
Daily Prayers, Wisdom, and Guidance
Price: $39.99
ISBN: 9781481322492
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: December 2024
Format: Hardcover
Kurt Kaiser
Icon and Conscience of Contemporary Christian Music
Price: $27.99
ISBN: 9781481316729
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: June 2024
Format: Paperback
Profiles the life, career, influence, and legacy of Contemporary Christian Music artist and composer Kurt Kaiser.
Tales from Limerick Forest
Price: $22.99
ISBN: 9781481321525
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: June 2024
Format: Paperback
Minor Prophets for Living
Daily Prayers, Wisdom, and Guidance
Price: $39.99
ISBN: 9781481320986
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: December 2023
Format: Hardcover
From the Model T to Mars
Price: $22.99
ISBN: 9781481319645
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: October 2023
Format: Paperback
Justice Looks Like...
Reflections on Living the Gospel in an Unjust World
Price: $24.99
ISBN: 9781481319249
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: July 2023
Format: Paperback
Essays reflecting on a range of issues related to the church’s involvement in efforts for social justice, racial reconciliation, and institutional reform.
A History of the Waco Mammoth Site
In Pursuit of a National Monument
Price: $19.99
ISBN: 9781481317702
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: February 2023
Format: Paperback
Jesus for Living
Daily Prayers, Wisdom, and Guidance
Price: $39.99
ISBN: 9781481318808
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: November 2022
Format: Hardcover
