The Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity

1415 Pages·2010·7.25 MB·English

by  Daniel Patte (ed.)

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THE
CAMBRIDGE
DICTIONARY
OF
CHRISTIANITY
TheCambridgeDictionaryofChristianityisanauthoritativereferenceguide
that enables students, their teachers, Christian clergy, and general
readers alike to reflect critically upon all aspects of Christianity from
its origins to the present day. Written by a team of 828 scholars and
practitionersfromaroundtheworld,thevolumereflectsthepluralityof
Christianitythroughoutitshistory.
KeyfeaturesofTheCambridgeDictionaryofChristianity:
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Provides a survey of the history of Christianity in the world, on
eachcontinent,andineachnation
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Offers a presentation of the Christian beliefs and practices of all
majorChristiantraditions
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Highlights the different understandings of Christian beliefs and
practicesindifferenthistorical,cultural,religious,denominational,
andsecularcontexts
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Includes entries on methodology and the plurality of approaches
thatareusedinthestudyofChristianity
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RespectseachChristiantraditionbyprovidingself-presentationsof
ChristianityineachcountryorChristiantradition
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Includesclustersofentriesonbeliefsandpractices,eachexamining
theunderstandingofagivenChristianbelieforpracticeindifferent
historicalandcontemporarycontexts
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PresentstherelationshipandinteractionofChristianitywithother
religioustraditionsintheworld
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Provides, on a Web site (http://hdl.handle.net/1803/3906), a full
bibliography covering all topics discussed in the signed articles of
thisvolume
Daniel Patte is Professor of Religious Studies and Professor of New Tes-
tamentandEarlyChristianityatVanderbiltUniversity.

T H E
CAMBRIDGE
DICTIONARY
O F
C H R I S T I A N I T Y
Editor
DANIEL PATTE
VanderbiltUniversity
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CONTENTS
Editorial Board page vii
Area Editors and Advisors ix
Contributors xi
Preface by Daniel Patte xlv
Acknowledgments lxi
Abbreviations lxv
Dictionary 1
Foracomprehensivebibliography,see
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/3906.
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EDITORIAL BOARD
AnaMarı´aBidegain,CEHILA;UniversidadNacionaldeColombia,Bogota´;Florida
InternationalUniversity,Miami,USA
EnriqueDussel,CEHILA;UniversidadAuto´nomaMetropolitana,Mexico
CristinaGrenholm,DirectorofTheologyandEcumenicalRelations,ChurchofSweden;
KarlstadUniversity,Sweden
BeverlyW.Harrison,UnionTheologicalSeminary,NewYork,USA
KwokPui-lan,EpiscopalDivinitySchool,Boston,USA
ArchieChiChungLee,ChungChiCollege,ChineseUniversityofHongKong,China
KathleenE.McVey,PrincetonTheologicalSeminary,USA
VasileMihoc,FacultateadeTeologie“AndreiSaguna,”SibiuUniversity,Romania
JesseNdwigaKanyuaMugambi,UniversityofNairobi,Kenya
IsabelApawoPhiri,UniversityofKwaZulu-Natal,Pietermaritzburg,SouthAfrica
EugeneTeSelle,VanderbiltUniversity,Nashville,USA
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