Erwin Fahlbusch

The Encyclopedia of Christianity is the first of a five-volume English translation of the third revised edition of Evangelisches Kirchenlexikon. Its German articles have been tailored to suit an English readership, and articles of special interest to English readers have been added. The encyclopedi

The Encyclopedia of Christianity is the first of a five-volume English translation of the third revised edition of Evangelisches Kirchenlexikon. Its German articles have been tailored to suit an English readership, and articles of special interest to English readers have been added. The encyclopedi

Volume 5 of the EC contains 295 articles constituting the alphabetical entries Si-Z -- articles on significant topics ranging from sin, spiritual direction, Sufism, and terrorism to Vatican I and II, Vineyard Christian Fellowship, World Alliance of Reformed Churches, and Zionism. Like each volume in the complete EC, this book incorporates many enhancements of and additions to the third revised edition of the German Evangelisches Kirchenlexikon: Internationale theologische Enzyklop die, on which the EC is based. Among the features of this English work are the following: articles on all but the smallest countries of the world, including former communist states that have gained their independence since 1989;the latest, best statistical information, compiled by David B. Barrett, on the religious affiliation and ecclesiastical breakdown of each country and continent;the addition of over seventy biographical articles on prominent figures throughout church history;many expanded or entirely new articles that address topics of particular interest to English-speaking readers. Unparalleled in scholarship and breadth of content, theEncyclopedia of Christianity will long serve as the standard reference work for the study of Christianity in the past and the present -- and its trajectory into the future.

Foreword by Jaroslav PelikanThe multiple award-winning "Encyclopedia of Christianity (EC), copublished by Eerdmans and Brill, is a monumental five-volumework presenting the history and current state of theChristian faith in its rich spiritual and theological diversityaround the world. The much-anticipated third volume of the"EC contains more than 350 articles for alphabetical entries J-O. Written by leading scholars from around the world, the articlesin volume 3 range from discussions of Jesus, the kingdom ofGod, and Martin Luther to marriage and divorce, NorthAmerican theology, and the Orthodox Church.