Abeka

This article is about the publisher. For the Native American tribe, see Abihka.
Abeka Book, LLC[1]
Company typePrivate
IndustryEducational publishing
Founded1972; 52 years ago (1972)
HeadquartersPensacola, Florida
Key people
Arlin Horton (founder)
Revenue$1.4 million[2]
ParentPensacola Christian College
Websitewww.abeka.com

Abeka Book, LLC, known as A Beka Book until 2017, is an American publisher affiliated with Pensacola Christian College (PCC) that produces K-12 curriculum materials that are used by Christian schools and homeschooling families around the world.[3][4][5] It is named after Rebekah Horton, wife of college president Arlin Horton. By the 1980s, Abeka and BJU Press (formerly Bob Jones University Press) were the two major publishers of Christian-based educational materials in America.[6] Its books have been criticized for lack of academic rigor and misinformation on scientific and historical subjects.

  1. ^ "LC Name Change". Sunbiz.ort. State of Florida. 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  2. ^ "A Beka Book, Inc". Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  3. ^ "Review of: Major Publishers Overview". Archived from the original on 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  4. ^ Wagner, Melinda Bollar (1991). God's schools: choice and compromise in American society. Rutgers University Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-8135-1607-3.
  5. ^ Parsons, Paul F (1988). Inside America's Christian Schools. Mercer University Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-86554-303-4.
  6. ^ Parsons, Paul F (1988). Inside America's Christian Schools. Mercer University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-86554-303-4.