TanBooks.com
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TAN Books and Publishers was founded by Thomas A. Nelson in 1967 at a time when the problems in the Church were just getting into high gear. Many Catholic publishers such as Benziger and Bruce were getting out of Catholic publishing. Mr. Nelson recalls that at age 30, after studying politics and world events, he concluded that the only way to turn around the political situation in the U.S. and the world was through spiritual means. He believed that if enough people were living in the state of grace and striving to do God's will, then, "for the sake of the elect," God would "run interference" for the just in the social and political arena, according to Proverbs 21:1: "The heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord: whithersoever he will he shall turn it."
"When I was 30," Mr. Nelson recalls, "I said to Our Lord: 'There must be something that You need done that I can do.' Three months later I was in the Catholic book business." That was October 13, 1967, which happened to be exactly 50 years after the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima. TAN was founded in Tom Nelson's parents' basement with a $3,300 investment.
Mr. Nelson's original concept was both to publish books and to distribute the best books of other Catholic publishers--hence the words "Books and Publishers." The word TAN (Thomas A. Nelson's initials) was chosen instead of a religious name because Mr. Nelson wanted to be able to also sell books on history, health, politics, etc. (TAN has no connection with the famous Thomas Nelson publishing company in Nashville, Tennessee.)
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English
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- TAN Books and Publishers, Inc.
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- Rockford IL
- US 61105
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