Handbook of Denominations in the United States - Hardcover

Mead, Frank S.; Hill, Samuel S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0687165725 ISBN 13: 9780687165728

Publisher: Abingdon Pr, 1990

Synopsis

Provides information on historical background, doctrine, organization, and membership for each of more than two hundred twenty-five religious bodies in the United States

About this title

About the Author:

Frank S. Mead was a renowned authority on both the historical and the contemporary church. He served as editor of the Christian Herald, was a conusulting editor for several large publishing houses, and wrote articles for the Christian Century, Christian Herald, and Reader's Digest.
Samuel S. Hill, Professor Emeritus of Religion at the University of Florida, is widely recognized as a leading authority on religion in the United States.
Craig D. Atwood earned the Ph.D. in Church History from Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the Charles D. Couch Associate Professor of Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem, PA. Dr. Atwood has served on the Faith and Order Commission of the National Council of Churches in the U.S.S. and is an active member of the American Academy of Religion.

About this edition

• Publisher: Abingdon Pr
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0687165725
• ISBN 13: 9780687165728
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 316