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Although [|Bob Jones University] published its first trade book, //A #|History of Fundamentalism in America// by [|George W. Dollar], in 1973, BJU Press originated in the need for textbooks in the burgeoning [|Christian school] movement. [|Walter Fremont], Dean of the School of Education, was an "enthusiastic supporter," and much of the early academic direction of the Press was provided by the University's provost, Philip D. Smith. [|[1]] The Press also published the University's magazine, //Faith for the Family// from 1973 until publication was discontinued in 1986. The first [|textbook] published by BJU Press was // [|Physical Science for Christian Schools] // (1974), written by George Mulfinger and Emmet Williams. Initially the Press had planned to publish only a few texts in areas where philosophical disagreement with secular texts was substantial, but shortly the Press developed a full range of K-12 texts and materials. An early decision was that BJU Press would not simply repackage secular texts, as its competitors had done, but would create new books from a #|Christian viewpoint. [|[2]] As the [|home school] movement began to grow in the 1980s, the Press decided to begin #|selling its publications to [|homeschool families]. This #|marketing strategy proved so successful that by 1988, BJU Press was the largest textbook supplier to #|homeschool families in the nation. [|[3]] It also provides testing, record-keeping and consulting services. [|[4]]

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