The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church

The aim of this comprehensive one-volume work is to provide factual information on every aspect of Christianity, especially in its historical development. It contains well over 6,000 entries or articles ranging from a few lines to about 2,500 words in length, and nearly 4,500 brief bibliographies. Among reference books on religion it will at once be outstanding, for no other single volume in this field is so comprehensive, balanced, accurate and informative.