Ediciones Encuentro

Ediciones Encuentro is an independent Spanish publishing house founded in 1978 by José Miguel Oriol, with a declared Christian vocation. Based in Madrid, it has built its catalogue primarily around essay writing — philosophy, religion, history, art, education, society, science and cinema — while also publishing literature and children's and young-adult books. Its list is strongly associated with twentieth-century Catholic thought, including authors such as Hans Urs von Balthasar, Henri de Lubac, Joseph Ratzinger, Luigi Giussani, John Henry Newman, Paul Claudel, Charles Péguy and Flannery O'Connor. The publisher organises its output into named collections, among them Ensayo (with sub-series for philosophy, religion, history, art, education, biographies and memoirs, society, science and cinema), Literatura, Cuadernos de Frontera, Opuscula Philosophica, Bolsillo, Básicos, Encuentro Infantil, Encuentro Juvenil, Studia Semitica Novi Testamenti, Raíces de Europa and Obras de H. U. von Balthasar. Many titles are released simultaneously in print and ebook formats, and the website provides book pages with collection, subject, page count, dimensions, publication date and ISBN data. Commercially, Ediciones Encuentro operates as a private, independent publisher rather than part of a large media group. It sells through bookshops and its own online store, and its editorial identity is closely tied to dialogue between Christian faith and contemporary culture — a positioning reflected in its slogan-like presentation of "books to enjoy, think and dialogue with." Its catalogue combines translations of major European Catholic thinkers with Spanish-language authors writing on philosophy, theology, politics and culture. In recent years the publisher has continued to issue new essay titles and ebooks, including works on constitutional democracy, literature and philosophy, and it maintains an active recruitment channel for publishing professionals. The house remains a reference point in Spanish-language Christian and cultural publishing.

Ediciones Encuentro was founded in 1978 by José Miguel Oriol as an independent Spanish publishing house with a Christian vocation. From its base in Madrid it concentrated on the essay genre, building a catalogue around philosophy, religion, history, art and education, and later extending into literature, children's and young-adult publishing. A defining feature of the house has been its role in making major twentieth-century Catholic thinkers available in Spanish. Its authors include Hans Urs von Balthasar, Henri de Lubac, Joseph Ratzinger, Luigi Giussani, John Henry Newman, Paul Claudel, Charles Péguy and Flannery O'Connor. The publisher has also maintained dedicated series such as Obras de H. U. von Balthasar, Studia Semitica Novi Testamenti and Raíces de Europa, alongside general collections like Ensayo, Literatura, Cuadernos de Frontera, Opuscula Philosophica, Bolsillo and Básicos. Over the decades the catalogue has expanded across subject areas — including science and cinema within the Ensayo family — and the publisher has moved into digital formats, offering many titles as ebooks alongside print editions. Its website functions as both a shop and a reference database, with individual book pages listing collection, subjects, page count, format, publication date and ISBN. The house remains privately held and independent, describing itself as an editorial project for readers who want books to enjoy, think and dialogue with. It continues to publish new essay titles on contemporary questions, including works on constitutional democracy and on literature and philosophy, and it recruits staff with publishing-sector experience.

• 2021

  Publication of Alfonso Pérez de Laborda's 'Un discurso sobre la carne' in the Nuevo Ensayo collection (Nov 2021, ISBN 978-84-1339-071-0), also available as an ebook.

• 2015

  Publication of Alfonso Pérez de Laborda's 'Sobre el Dios que hay' in the Ensayo collection (Sep 2015, ISBN 978-84-9055-114-1).

• 1978

  Ediciones Encuentro founded by José Miguel Oriol as an independent Spanish publisher with a Christian vocation.

Independent, Christian-vocation Spanish publisher of essay and cultural titles, bridging faith and contemporary thought.

• Sobre el Dios que hay

• Un discurso sobre la carne

• Un rostro en la historia

• Nadie en quien confiar

• El curso perdido de la democracia

• A los tibios los vomitaré

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