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The encyclopedia of Christian literature / George Thomas Kurian, editor ; James D. Smith III, coeditor ; Mark E. Roberts, associate editor ; Sarah Claudine Day, managing editor. - Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2010. - 2 v. (xvi, 711 p.) ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

v. 1. Genres and types / Biographies A-G -- v. 2. Biographies H-Z.

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

ISBN: 9780810869875 (alk. paper) 9780810872837 (ebook)

LCCN: 2009049110

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Christian literature--Encyclopedias.

LC Class. No.: BR117.3 / .E53 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 261.5/803