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The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) has taken over the running of InterVarsity Press (IVP) in a move which, SPCK said would "secure the future of IVP as the UK’s leading evangelical Christian publisher". IVP will come under the management of SPCK and become a subsidiary charity of SPCK, however the two entities will remain distinct. The trustees of SPCK have agreed with the current IVP trustees on a "comprehensive plan to refinance IVP and ensure it is fully resourced to thrive as an evangelical Christian publisher in the digital era". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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