Julian Gittings

SPCK Publishing

(Taken in abridged form from: http://spckpublishing.co.uk/about-spck/mission/) SPCK is the UK's leading independent Christian publisher. We are known for our history and theological tradition of supporting the church with works of practical and pastoral benefit. Today we are a recognised market-leader publishing in the areas of theology and Christian spirituality and are developing into other areas. We publish leading authors such as Tom Wright, Rowan Williams, Paula Gooder, Alister McGrath, Janet Morley and Catherine Fox. We hope that our work will help fulfil our vision of a world where everyone is able to understand the Christian message and live the Christian life to the full. This means reaching not just committed Christians, but people on the edges of or outside of Christianity. SPCK is a charity set up by royal charter as a membership organisation. Since SPCK was founded by Thomas Bray in 1698, we have sought to operate innovatively, sustainably, ethically and globally. Globally, not just in that we seek to bring our products to a global market when appropriate, but in that we understand that local needs are usually best met locally and we seek to find ways to facilitate and support publishing initiatives from and in the Global South. The Marylebone House imprint publishes Christian fiction which will bring Christian worldviews to a broad market. Assemblies.org.uk is the first organic search result if you type ‘assembly' or ‘assemblies' into Google. It is free of charge, and is used by the majority of schools in planning collective worship. SPCK runs a number of UK-based projects aimed at reaching people on or beyond the edges of the Christian faith. The main current project is providing free books to be used in reading groups in prisons.