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A Comparative Survey of Churches and Religions in The Modern World
2 Volume Set
Second
Edition
Edited by
DAVID B. BARRETT, Regent University, GEORGE T. KURIAN, and TODD M. JOHNSON,
Trinity Evangelical Divinty School
Here is the completely updated and greatly expanded new edition of a
classic reference source--the comprehensive overview of the world's largest
religion in all its many versions and in both its religious and secular
contexts.
Now in two volumes, the Encyclopedia presents and analyzes an
unmatched wealth of information about the extent, status, and characteristics of
twentieth-century Christianity worldwide. It takes full account of of
Christianity's ecclesiastical branches, subdivisions, and denominations, and
treats Christianity in relation to other faiths and the secular realm. It offers
an unparalleled comparative study of churches and religions throughout the
modern world.
This new edition features a vast range of new and previously unpublished data
on the current global situation of Christianity, on religion in general, and on
the political, demographic, economic, and social characteristics of the world's
cultures and peoples in 238 countries. Each volume is filled with essential
information, from historical surveys of denominations to country-by-country
profiles of churches and believers. The text sets the cxurrent status of
Christianity into a rich historical context, and assesses current trends and
future directions.
Many tables, charts, diagrams, photographs, a directory of names and
organizations, a glossary, index, and other features ensure accessbility for
specialists and non-specialists alike.
The Encyclopedia will be of great value to academics of many
disciplines, clergy, administrators, and those who work in Christian and other
religious organizations around the world, as well as to anyone interested in
current affairs.
Praise for the First Edition:
"Most impressive. Brilliantly produced and arranged, this will
undoubtedly be a standard reference work for years to come."--Library
Journal
"Nothing less than a tour of considerable force. A bench mark in our
understanding of the true religious state of the planet."--Time
"An outstanding compilation of data relating to Christianity throughout
the world[for] all academic and public libraries. Highly recommended."--Booklist
"An impressive, country-by-country, denomination-by-denomination and
year-by-year survey of most of the worlds religions."--The New York
Times
The
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
4-vol. set
Editor-in-Chief: JOHN L. ESPOSITO, Georgetown University
This unique reference is the first comprehensive encyclopedia
dedicated to the institutions, religion, politics, and culture in Muslim
societies throughout the world. Placing particular emphasis on the nineteenth
and twentieth centuries, The Oxford Encyclopedia
of the Modern Islamic World contains over 750 articles in four volumes. The
focus throughout is on the Islamic dimension of the Muslim experience in recent
history, and background articles ground the information in its historical
context and ensure continuity. Entries address political and social action as
well as formal texts, and emphasis is placed on the practice and theory of Islam
in Muslim societies around the globe. Unlike more limited explorations of Islam,
this work looks at Muslim societies in the Arab heartland as well as in South
and Southeast Asia, and even in Europe and the Americas. Thus it is an
invaluable resource offering extensive comparative and systematic analyses of
Islamic beliefs, institutions, movements, practices, and peoples on an
international scale.
Topical categories covered include history and geography; schools of thought;
religious beliefs; theology and philosophy; mysticism; religious practice,
devotionalism, and ritual; religious law; politics; economics; culture and
society; and biographies. Alphabetically arranged articles range from brief
500-word essays to major interpretive and synthetic treatments of topics such as
the Islamic state, pilgrimage, law, marriage, and foreign relations. Related
entries cover such topics as social and political movements, women, Muslim
minorities, human rights, Islam in the West, and interreligious affairs.
Truly multidisciplinary, this work reflects the breadth and depth of
contemporary scholarship in Islamic studies, combining the tools of the
humanities and social sciences to examine the interrelationship of religion,
politics, and culture in Muslim societies and to explain the changing realities
of Muslim life. Designed for easy use by both scholars and students, the work
has an index and an extensive system of cross-references that provide easy
access to the network of related articles throughout the encyclopedia.
Entries are written by Muslim and non-Muslim scholars from around the world.
Unique in its focus on the modern Islamic world, this encyclopedia
is an invaluable reference for anyone concerned with Islam: scholars and
students of many disciplines, government and media analysts who increasingly
require an understanding of the Muslim world, and interested lay readers who are
becoming more and more familiar with Islamic politics and culture.
"This new encyclopedia...fills an
important gap; it does not shy away from such controversial issues as terrorism,
holy war, human rights and the status of women."--London Review of Books
"Presenting a rounded picture of a subject about which Americans hear
only the extremes, The Oxford Encyclopedia
of the Modern Islamic World is an important purchase for academic and public
libraries."--Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
"The Middle East is in the headlines daily, but how much do we really
know about the culture and history of this vitally important part of the world?
For answers, turn to the Oxford Encyclopedia
of the Modern Islamic World....This source has something of interest for
everyone from the scholar to the high school student....An invaluable addition
to academic and public libraries."--American Libraries
"A valuable reference for every sort of reader....Well edited, clear,
and jargon free....Highly recommended for both academic and public
libraries."--Library Journal
"The topics are well chosen and highly informative, offering lucid
analyses of complex concepts that many users will be unfamiliar with."--College
& Research Libraries News
1904 pp.; 49 halftones; 8-1/2 x 11; 0-19-514803-7
Published in 2001, Price: $150.00 (08)
The
Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Third Edition
Edited by the late F. L. CROSS
Third Edition edited by E. A. LIVINGSTONE
Revised and updated--the unrivaled reference on all aspects of the Christian
Church
The
Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, since its first publication in
1957, has become the indispensable one-volume reference work on all aspects of
the Christian Church. This new third edition, the first in over twenty years,
builds on the unrivaled reputation of the previous editions. Extensively revised
and updated, it reflects important changes in academic opinion and Church
organization. There is increased coverage of the Eastern Churches, issues in
moral theology, and developments stemming from the Second Vatican Council. Many
new entries have been added--including articles on Liberation Theology, the
ordination of women, Christianity in Vietnam, The Quest of the Historical Jesus,
and the ethics of contraception and abortion--and the extensive bibliographies
have been brought up to date. Readers are provided with over 6,000 authoritative
cross-referenced A to Z entries covering all aspects of the subject.
Theological issues addressed include the development of doctrines in
different Churches, heretical movements and spirituality and their exponents,
and the discoveries of Nag Hammadi and their significance for Gnosticism.
Coverage of patristic scholarship includes subjects like the problems of
Macarius of Egypt and Macarius/Simeon and the recently discovered Sermons of St.
Augustine. Churches and denominations are covered in detail, including the
beliefs and structures of both the mainstream and the lesser-known denominations
such as Shakers, Amish, and Wee Frees and lengthy articles on the history of
Christianity throughout the world, in countries such as Ireland, Spain, Poland,
Canada, New Zealand, Angola, Zaire, and the Phillipines. The Church calendar and
organization is a major area of coverage, with articles such as feast and
saints' days; Sacraments; church services, offices, rites, and practices; canon
law including Catholic revision; councils and synods; and religious orders.
Extensive biographical entries include saints, popes, patriarchs, and
archbishops; mystics, heretics, and reformers; theologians and philosophers; and
artists, poets, and musicians whose work has been influenced by Christianity.
"Remains unrivaled as the authoritative one-volume dictionary of the
Christian church, its doctrines and practices, and its most influential
historical figures....Highly recommended for general libraries, especially those
that serve the needs of informed lay readers or ecclesiastical
researchers."--Library Journal
Praise for the Second Edition:
"Has no peer as a one-volume encyclopedia."--The
Review and Expositer
- Over 6,000 entries from more than 250 of the very best scholars in the
field
E. A. Livingstone was involved in the first edition and
assumed the editorship of the second on the death of F.L. Cross. She has been
responsible for the organization of the International Conferences on Patristic
Studies from 1971 to 1995 and has edited the proceedings. The late F.L. Cross
was the Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford from
1944 to 1968
1824 pp.; 0-19-211655-X. Published in 1977, Price $125.00
Chosen
as an Outstanding Academic Book of 1997 by Choice
The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Edited by JOHN BOWKER
The definitive one-volume reference work on religions
around the world
Religion
is an integral part of every culture on Earth. And with the rise of the global
village, the great influx of immigrants into the United States from Asia and the
Middle East, and the growth of the ecumenical spirit in the last several
decades, Americans are becoming more and more curious about the various religions
of the world, including such major belief systems as Buddhism, Confucianism,
Hinduism and Islam. Now, in The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions,
readers have at their fingertips a gold mine of information on religions,
movements, and cults around the globe and across the centuries.
Here are 8,200 alphabetical entries penned by some eighty contributors from
around the world, representing the full spectrum of religious experience.
Readers will find information on:
- Religions: Christianity,
Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, and
much more
- Movements, Sects, and Cults: Over 500 entries on everything from
Cargo Cults and the New Age movement to Rastafarians and Soka Gakkai
- Sacred Texts: Over 1,000 entries covering the sacred writings of religions
worldwide
- Individuals: Including founders, leaders, gurus, philosophers,
mystics, and heretics
- Sacred Sites: Cities, buildings, centers of pilgrimage
- Customs: Religious practices, dogmas, beliefs, traditions,
festivals and fasts, and artefacts such as altars, rosaries, icons, torah
ornaments, and much more
- Ethics: Entries cover world-wide religious teachings on abortion,
animals, birth control, war, sexuality and homosexuality, and suicide
- General Topics: Aspects relevant to all religions,
such as prayer, asceticism, cosmology, art and architecture, music and dance
In addition, the Dictionary features a 13,000-item topical index,
directing readers to subjects that might not have their own entries, such as
Brahman, breathing, death, heavens and paradises, mandala, mantra and yantra,
Sufism, yoga, and Zen practice. There is also a detailed system of
cross-references so that readers can explore related topics in the book, and
suggestions for further reading for those who wish to pursue a subject in
greater depth.
The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
is the definitive reference work on this subject, the most comprehensive and
authoritative one-volume resource available. It is the first place to turn for
information on virtually any aspect of religion
worldwide.
- Boasts over 8,200 entries, from short indentifications to extensive
articles
- Written by eighty experts from around the globe and representing the full
spectrum of religious experience
- Provides detailed coverage of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism,
Hinduism, Bahai, Taoism, and other world religions,
movements, and cults
- Includes extensive cross-referencing and suggested further reading, plus a
13,000-item topical index
About the Editor:
John Bowker is Gresham Professor of Divinity at the University of
London and Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a highly
regarded authority on religious studies and a well-known broadcaster on the BBC.
1136 pp.; 6-1/8 x 9-1/4; 0-19-213965-7, Published in 1997. Price $70.00
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