The multiple award-winning Encyclopedia of Christianity, copublished by Eerdmans and Brill, is a monumental five-volume work presenting the history and current state of the Christian faith in its rich spiritual and theological diversity around the world. Based on the third, revised edition of the critically acclaimed German work Evangelisches Kirchenlexikon, this volume has rapidly become a standard reference work for the study of Christianity past and present. The English-language version includes new articles by American and British authors that address topics of interest to English speakers, and the original articles written in German have been translated and adapted for the audience.
This product includes the first three volumes covering A-O:
- Volume 1 (A-D) - 932 pages; 465 articles; copyright 1999
- Volume 2 (E-I) - 819 pages; 300+ articles; copyright 2001
- Volume 3 (J-O) - 916 pages; 342 articles; copyright 2003
Describing Christianity in its global context, the Encyclopedia is a fully international work, with articles written by scholars from many countries and cultural backgrounds. Separate articles for every continent and for over 170 countries present both the history and the current situation of the Christian faith in all its rich spiritual and theological diversity around the world.
