Best-Selling Publisher To Speak at Calvin!

Summary: Wayne Jacobsen, publisher of New York Times best-selling Christian novel 'The Shack' will speak at Calvin College at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, July 20 through the college's Seminars in Christian Scholarship.

Wayne Jacobsen, publisher of 'The Shack,' will speak at Calvin College at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, July 20 in the Chapel.

His book 'The Shack,' a New York Times best-seller, was referred to by Times columnist Motoko Rich as "the most compelling example of how a word-of-mouth phenomenon can explode into a blockbuster."

Jacobsen's talk, titled: "What if There Is a God Who Really Loves You?" is a part of the Seminars in Christian Scholarship's summer public lecture series at Calvin. The series is free and open to the public, offering a variety of interesting and engaging topics. See list of speakers at http://www.calvin.edu/scs/

In addition to publishing Christian books, Jacobsen spends time traveling to other countries to help train indigenous pastors. He has taught at the University of the Nations in Kona, Hawaii, and has formed other ministries to help coordinate his writing and traveling to encourage others.

NOTE: WAYNE JACOBSEN WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE MEDIA MONDAY AFTERNOON. Please contact Mary Bennett at 616-526-7637(office) or 616-481-9572(cell) to arrange an interview.

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Matt Kucinski
Media Relations Manager
Calvin College
msk23@calvin.edu
616.526.8935 (office)
616.307.7429 (cell)
Received on Wed Jul 15 15:00:37 2009