EXHIBIT 32.1

                       CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                        18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                        AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
              SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Thomas Nelson, Inc. (the "Company")
on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2003, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Sam
Moore, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


/s/ Sam Moore
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Sam Moore
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
November 13, 2003




In connection with the Quarterly Report of Thomas Nelson, Inc. (the "Company")
on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2003, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Joe L.
Powers, Executive Vice Presidnet and Secretary (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as  adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



/s/ Joe L. Powers
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Joe L. Powers
Executive Vice President and Secretary
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
November 13, 2003



These certifications shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to liability pursuant to that section.
Such certifications shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into
any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent
that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.  A signed original
of these written statements required by Section 906 has been provided to the
Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.