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Curriculum Publisher Upheaval

September 11th, 2007

A private equity investment group has acquired three of the five publishers of religion curriculum materials for Catholic schools. In July, CFM Religion Publishing Group acquired RCL/Resources for Christian Living and Benzinger, Inc. Last week, it acquired Silver Burdett Ginn Religion from Pearson Education. CFM is an affiliate of The Wicks Group, a venture capital firm that invests in media and communications companies.

Loyola Press and Sadlier are the other two publishers of Catholic religion curriculum.

All three publishers acquired by CFM publish catechetical and sacramental prep materials, and they have competed with each other. CFM has not discussed its plans, but the acquisitions point to an eventual consolidation in the Catholic curriculum business.

10 Comments »

  1. Ian wrote,

    You forgot Ignatius Press and Midwest Theological Forum.

    Comment on September 11, 2007 @ 8:44 am

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  3. Anon wrote,

    What about Harcourt?

    Comment on September 11, 2007 @ 3:10 pm

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  5. Katee wrote,

    Hoping that some other Catholic bibliophiles can help me find a copy of a seriously out of print tiny book. Published by Benziger in red cloth bound hard cover, this De Caussade book, Abandonement to Divine Providence, is only about 4″ x 5″. Any ideas where I might find such? The only copies ALIBRIS has are the newer translations in paperback.

    Thanks to all

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