World Christian encyclopedia : a comparative study of churches and religions in the modern world
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- Publication Date
- 2001
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- General Synod Archives
- Call Number
- BR 95 W6 2001
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- New York NY
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Publication Date
- 2001
- Physical Description
- 2 vols. : vol.1, xii, 876 p.; vol 2., 823 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 31.7 x 15.5 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "Second edition".
- "[By] David B. Barrett, George T. Kurian [and] Todd M. Johnson".
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Volume 1 divided into four main sections: Preliminaries -- Overview -- Reference -- Survey.
- Contents of Vol. 1: The world by countries : religionists, churches, ministries -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Nations and Countries -- Authors, editors and consultants -- Collaborators and contributors -- Part 1. World Summary: The status of Christianity and religions in the modern world -- Part 2. Glossary: Definitions of key variables and technical terms -- Part 3. Codebook: Quick-reference codebook for all statistical tables -- Part 4. Countries: a country-by-country survey of life, liberty, religions, Christianity, churches, prospects -- Part 5. Countryscan: Comprehensive summary table of 167 indicators for all 238 countries -- Part 6. Atlas: A mini-atlas of human environment, Christianity, and ministries in the global context.
- Volume 2 divided into three main sections: Preliminaries -- Segments -- Topics.
- Contents of Vol. 2 : The world by segments: religions, peoples, languages, cities, topics: Summary of the world's 238 countries and their codes -- Part 7. Religiometrics: Profiles of the 270 largest of the 10,000 distinct religions worldwide -- Part 8. Ethnosphere: Cultures of the world, with 12,6000 people profiles -- Part 9. Linguametrics: Demographics, ministries and scriptures via 13,5000 language profiles -- Part 10. Metroscan: Metropolises of the world: 7,000 city profiles -- Part 11: Provincescan: Major civil divisions (MCDs) in 238 countries: 3,030 profiles -- Part 12. Dictionary: A survey dictionary of Christianity in the global context -- Part 13. Bibliography: A world bibliography of Christianity and religions -- Part 14. Directory: Topical directory of Christianity, religions, and worldwide ministries -- Part 15. Indexes: Topics, abbreviations, acronyms, initials and photographs.
- Added Entry
- Barrett, David B. (David Brian), 1927-2011
- Kurian George T. (George Thomas), 1931-
- Johnson, Todd M. (Todd Michael), 1958-
- Subjects
- Christianity
- Christian sects
- Ecclesiastical geography
- Christianity - Statistics
- Christianity - Dictionaries
- Religions - Dictionaries
- Religions - Statistics
- ISBN
- 0-19-507963-9 (set)
- 0-19-510318-1 (vol. 1)
- 0-19-510319-X (vol. 2)
- Call Number
- BR 95 W6 2001
- Location
- General Synod Archives