The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church by E A Livingstone
Based on the highly acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, this is an indispensable guide for both students and the general reader. For this new edition, which now contains 6,000 entries, there is increased coverage of the Eastern Churches, issues on moral theology, and developments stemming from the Second Vatican Council. - Over 1,000 new entries, including Black Churches, Christian attitudes to Jews, Feminist Theology, Holiness Movement, Liberation Theology, and ordination of women - Full coverage of theology, patristic scholarship, churches and denominations, the church calendar and organization, and the Bible - Entries on theologians, philosophers, painters, musicians, and writers of religious works From reviews of the parent volume: 'opens up the whole of Christian history, now with a wider vision than ever' Robert Runcie, former Archbishop of Canterbury 'an astonishing achievement an indispensable, abundant and compulsively readable book.' The Times 'remains absolutely central in its field and will do so for many years to come.' TLS 'the authoritative standard reference book on the Christian Church' ChristianityE. A. Livingstone Dr E. A. Livingstone is the editor of the third edition of The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, on which this concise volume is based. She was responsible for the organization of the International Conferences on Patristic Studies from 1971 to 1995 and edited the proceedings. For services
to patristic scholarship she was made an MBE.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192800572 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192800574 |
| Title | The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church |
| Author | E A Livingstone |
| Series | Oxford Quick Reference Ser |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2000-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 652 |
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