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A publishing house specialized in religion, theology, spirituality, help in life, pastoral, religious poetry and Franconian regional literature, Echter Würzburg was founded more than 100 years ago, on January 25, 1900, with the aim to publish the Catholic newspaper "Fränkisches Volksblatt", which had existed since 1868.

In addition to the “Praise to God” for the Diocese of Würzburg, the scientific-theological series and the theological journals, Echter Verlag today focuses on the publication of religious books and of literature centered on the Franconian region.

Assortimento di libri

TITLES

Näher - tiefer - weiter (Closer - Deeper - Further)

FRANZ VON ASSISI FÜR JUNGE LEUTE (Francis of Assisi for Young People)

Genre:

Religion

Author:

Hans Mendl

Rights avail:

All except sold

Francis of Assisi resonates with modern people, addressing their current life themes. Through his biography, readers explore shared experiences like celebration, aspiration, and restlessness. The book invites readers to engage with Francis, finding both resonance and contrast, offering inspiration for personal growth in various settings.

Pregnancy and Spirituality

LIFE THAT GROWS

Genre:

Lifestyle, Religion & Spirituality

Author:

Annette Jantzen

Rights avail:

Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Pregnancy is a transformative journey, blending fragility and power. This book explores the nexus of Pregnancy and Spirituality, articulating the beautiful and challenging moments and the profound experience of participating in life's creation.

SEVEN DEADLY SINS

Genre:

Religion

Author:

Kiechle, Stefan

Rights avail:

Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

This book helps to perceive sin both in the personal and in the social area. It encourages dealing openly with oneself and with others and to come closer to the God of love.

A New Testament Scrutiny

DOES THE CATHOLIC CHURCH NEED PRIESTS?

Genre:

Religion

Author:

Martin Ebner

Rights avail:

Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Did Jesus want priests?

The Theodicy question in poetry and theology

AND WHERE IS GOD?

Genre:

Religion, Pastoral

Author:

Hermann Wohlgschaft

Rights avail:

Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

The Theodicy question in poetry and theology

About the Happiness of a Reconciled Life

BACK TO PARADISE

Genre:

Religion, Spirituality

Author:

Helmut A. Schlegel

Rights avail:

Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Reconciliation - a way to become happy

GOD, THE WORLD, MY CAT AND ME

Genre:

Religion

Author:

Ottmar Fuchs

Rights avail:

Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

A clever, funny and at times provocative book

What a church in crisis has to learn from Jesus

SEND THE BISHOPS IN THE DESERT!

Genre:

Religion

Author:

Michael Gmelch

Rights avail:

Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

"Anyone who wants to think and experience new things has a good chance of achieving it in the desert."
-Michael Gmelch

THE NEW ECHTER BIBLE - TOPICS: Death and Resurrection. Perspectives of the Old and New Testaments

Genre:

Religion

Author:

Paul Deselaers, Robert Vorholt

Rights avail:

Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

A plea for gender equality - also in the Church

I AM GOD - not Man, not Woman

Genre:

Religion

Author:

Hermann Wohlgschaft

Rights avail:

Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

A plea for gender equality - also in the Church

Age > 5

FAREWELL TO LITTLE CATERPILLAR

Genre:

"Children Non Fiction"

Author:

Heike Saalfrank, Eva Goede

Rights avail:

All

A lovingly and poetically told and illustrated story about togetherness and separation, about joy and sadness, which depicts death as a beginning, as the beginning of another life.
Currently in its 23rd edition.

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