The encyclopedia of Christian literature / George Thomas Kurian, editor ; James D. Smith III, coeditor ; Mark E. Roberts, associate editor ; Sarah Claudine Day, managing editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kurian, George Thomas, editor.

Smith, James, 1892-1975, editor.

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian literature--Encyclopedias.

Christian literature.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

2 volumes (xvi, 711 pages) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2010.

Summary:

Covering 2,000 years, The Encyclopedia of Christian Literature is the first encyclopedia devoted to Christian writers and books. In addition to an overview of the Christian literature, this two-volume set also includes 40 essays on the principal genres of Christian literature and more than 400 bio-bibliographical essays describing the principal writers and their works. These essays examine the evolution of Christian thought as reflected in the literature of every age. The companion volume also features bibliographies, an index, a timeline of Christian Literature, and a list of the greatest Christian authors. --from publisher description

Contents:

v. 1. Genres and types / Biographies A-G

v. 2. Biographies H-Z.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780810869875

081086987X

9780810872837

0810872838

OCLC:

470360926

Publisher Number:

99937644131