Handbook of Denominations in the United States 11th Edition - Hardcover

Hill,Samuel S Jr; Mead, Frank

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0687069831 ISBN 13: 9780687069835

Publisher: Abingdon Press, 2001

Synopsis

The new, revised edition of a perennial reference favorite! The Handbook of Denominations is widely recognized as the most accurate, objective, and comprehensive source of information on America’s religious denominations. Revisions in the 11th edition include: new introductory article, “Religion in America”;  reorganization of church “family” groupings, with expanded treatment of Catholic, Fundamentalist, Holiness, and Pentecostal churches, among others; updated and standardized statistical information; thoroughly revised directory of denominational offices; new appendices, including information on membership in the National Association of Evangelicals and the National Council of the Churches of Christ; chart showing the historical relationships of church bodies to one another; and revised bibliography.

About this title

About the Author:

Samuel S. Hill, Professor of Religion at the University of Florida is recognized as an authority in American denominationalism. Hill has revised and edited the Handbook of Denominations since 1985.

Frank Mead was a renowned authority on the historical and contemporary church. He served as editor of the Christian Herald, was a consulting editor for several large publishing housees, and wrote articles for the Christian Century, Christian Herald, and Reader's Digest.

About this edition

• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0687069831
• ISBN 13: 9780687069835
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 397