Download or read book Dictionary of American Religious Biography written by Henry Warner Bowden and published by Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of this award-winning reference, published in 1977, contained 425 biographical profiles of the most significant American religious leaders. Bowden has added profiles for 125 additional figures, and the earlier sketches have been revised and updated. Each profile contains a capsule summary of the figure's life, followed by a discussion of the historical context of the figure's contribution and a bibliography of works by and about the individual. Appendices categorize the figures by religious denomination and place of birth. The dictionary contains entries for individuals who died before July 1, 1992, and reflects America's cultural and religious diversity.
Download or read book Dictionary of American Religious Biography written by Henry W. Bowden and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1993-04-13 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of this award-winning reference, published in 1977, contained 425 biographical profiles of the most significant American religious figures. This new edition includes profiles for 125 additional people, and the earlier biographical sketches have been revised and updated. The volume includes religious leaders who died before July 1, 1992. Among its pages are entries for reformers, philosophers, social activists, doers and dreamers. While many of the people are mainstream, white ordained clergymen, many more stand outside traditional denominations and reflect the cultural and religious diversity of modern America. The result is a systematic overview of 400 years of American religion from the colonial period to the present day. Each profile begins with a capsule summary of the chief events in that person's life. The biographical essay that follows places the basic facts of the figure's life within the larger context of American religious history. A bibliography of the most significant works by and about the figure concludes each entry. Appendices at the end of the work categorize each individual by religious denomination and by place of birth.
Download or read book International biographical dictionary of religion written by Jon C. Jenkins and published by K G Saur Verlag Gmbh & Company. This book was released on 1994 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference work profiles 4,000 religious leaders, reflecting every major belief system around the globe: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Baha'i, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Confucianism, and Shintoism.Along with the name and title of each individual, entries reveal nationality, birth-date and place, marital status, children, religion, ordination date, language(s), position(s) in religious and other organizations, education, career, publications, civic and other activities, home and business addresses, and telephone numbers.Accessible by nationality, profession, and religious tradition, the single compilation helps users quickly identify members of corresponding positions and hierarchies -- from spiritual leaders, priests, rabbis, imams, monks, and nuns to administrators, theologians, and other academics.
Download or read book Twentieth century Dictionary of Christian Biography written by James Dixon Douglas and published by Baker Publishing Group (MI). This book was released on 1995 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, a companion to the New Twentieth-Century Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge covers about 750 men and women whose lives and works have touched modern Christian history. Articles by 130 contributors describe each person's contribution and list major writings. Subjects chosen represent the Christian world of the late 19th and 20th centuries theologically and geographically.
Download or read book A Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A D With an Account of the Principal Sects and Heresies Classic Reprint written by Henry Wace and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 1046 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A. D., With an Account of the Principal Sects and Heresies But the limitation of such a work to this period at once disembarrassed our pages of the mass of Teutonic, and sometimes almost pagan, names with which, after the settlement of the barbarians in Europe, we were over whelmed; and thus of itself rendered it possible to bring the work into much narrower compass. Moreover, a mass of insignificant names, which the principles of scholarly completeness obliged us to introduce into the larger Dictionary, were not needed for the wider circle now in contemplation. They were useful and necessary for purposes of learned reference, but they cast no light on the course and meaning of Church history for ordinary readers. We have had to exercise a discretion (which may sometimes seem to have been arbitrary) in selecting, for instance, from the 596 Johns just mentioned those which were the most valuable for such readers as we had in view; and for the manner in which we have exercised that discretion we must trust ourselves to the indulgent judgment of our readers. The publisher gave us generous limits but it seemed to him and to ourselves indispensable for the general usefulness of the Dictionary that it should be restricted to one volume; and we were thus, with respect to the minor names, obliged to omit many which, though of some interest, seemed to be such as could be best dispensed with. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A D written by Henry Wace and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1052 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dictionary of American Catholic Biography written by John J. Delaney and published by Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday. This book was released on 1984 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dictionary of Christian Biography written by Michael J. Walsh and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 2001 with total page 1272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is unique in English as a rapid reference to those men and women who have, over the last two millenia contributed to the life, history and study of Christianity in all its facets, regardless of denomination. Entries are concise and accessible but for key influential figures, longer essays have been written. They range from major biblical figures to those still living. Care has been taken to avoid a too-Western orientation in the choice of those included with in-depth coverage of Africa, India and China as well as Orthodoxy, both Greek and Russian.
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Mormonism written by Davis Bitton and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2008-10-23 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clearing up many of the misconceptions held about Mormonism and its members, the third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Mormonism expands on the second edition and includes hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on crucial persons, organizations, churches, beliefs, and events.
Download or read book A Dictionary of Early Christian Biography written by Henry Wace and published by Hendrickson Publishers. This book was released on 2014 with total page 1041 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover essential, reliable information on over 800 Christian personalities, groups, and literature to the end of the sixth century A.D. in this unique, concise volume. It includes descriptions of the principal sects and heresies that challenged orthodox Christianity on several fronts during the early years. A remarkably comprehensive work, this volume evolved from the distinguished four-volume Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature. For anyone serious about the early church and the people who made indelible marks in its story, this is a fundamental resource. Features reliable sketches of major Christian personalities of the first six centuries Describes the pricipal sects and heretics of early Christianity, including discussions of the theological tendencies of these opponents Analyzes the documents, creeds, and literature of the early church and its opponents Covers more than 600 years of church history in one convenient volume
Download or read book A Dictionary of Christian Biography Literature Sects and Doctrines Being a Continuation of The Dictionary of the Bible Volume 3 written by Henry Wace and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book A Dictionary of Christian Biography Literature Sects and Doctrines written by Henry Wace and published by Hansebooks. This book was released on 2019-09-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines - being a continuation of 'The dictionary of the Bible' - Vol. 3 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1877. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Download or read book A Dictionary of Christian Biography Literature Sects and Doctrines written by William Smith and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: V. 1. A-D -- v. 2. Eaba-Hermocrates -- v. 3. Hermogenes-Myensis -- v. 4. N-Z.
Download or read book Biographical Dictionary of Christian Theologians written by Patrick W. Carey and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a paperbound reprint of a 2000 work (Greenwood Publishers). Approximately 100 scholars contributed biographies for this reference to the lives and thought of more than 450 Christian theologians. In general, the sketches provide a summary of the person's education and career and then supply a
Download or read book DICT OF CHRISTIAN BIOG LITER written by Henry 1836-1924 Wace and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 1052 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism written by Scott B. Noegel and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2002-09-26 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both traditions recognize and draw theological and historical lessons from some of the same narrative sources, but this is the first comparative resource to provide interdisciplinary coverage of the history and textual sources associated with prophets and prophecy. This thorough treatment of a difficult and increasingly controversial subject area will encourage and cultivate knowledge and understanding. Entries are drawn from five main fields: 1. Ancient Near Eastern Studies 2. Bible and Biblical Studies 3. Judaism and Jewish Studies 4. The Quran and Quranic Studies 5. Islam and Islamic Studies Noegel and Wheeler treat each entry as a compilation of relevant data culled from these different traditions in order to take the reader beyond the expected parameters of research. Originally envisioned as an initial resource for students of comparative religion, the extensive chronology, bibliography, list of acronyms, and the overall accessibility of the passages make the Dictionary suitable for a much wider audience.
Download or read book DICT OF CHRISTIAN BIOG LITER written by Henry 1836-1924 Ed Wace and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 1054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
