A Concise Encyclopedia of Christianity (Concise Encyclopedia of World Faiths) - Softcover

Parrinder, Geoffrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1851681744 ISBN 13: 9781851681747

Publisher: Oneworld Publications, 1998

Synopsis

Written by the well- known author Geoffrey Parrinder, this is a succinct yet comprehensive encyclopedia to the largest of the world’s faiths.

Christianity is presented both in its historical context and as a religion with great contemporary diversity. From figures and events of the earliest years to twentieth- century movements, and from western to African and Asian churches, Parrinder combines detail with breadth and remains clear and concise throughout.

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Review:

"handbook to answer the immediate question, whet the appetite, and prompt the direction of further enquiry. It is a miracle of comprehensiveness at an eminently modest price." (Expository Times)

"greatest contributions to those who study religion" (RE Today/Resource/BJRE)

"wide-ranging and authoritative" (British Journal of Religious Education)

From the Back Cover:

· Covers key people, places, rituals, texts and art
· Extends from the origins of the faith to the approaching millennium
· Features extensive cross-referencing, a chronology, and a thematic index and bibliography
· Fully illustrated with maps and photographs.

Written by well-known author Geoffrey Parrinder, this is a succinct yet comprehensive encyclopedia to the largest of the world’s faiths.

Christianity is presented both in its historical context and as a religion with great contemporary diversity. From figures and events of the earliest years to twentieth-century movements, and from western to African and Asian churches, Parrinder combines detail with breadth and remains clear and concise throughout.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1851681744
• ISBN 13: 9781851681747
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288