The Enclyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 4, P-Sh, The Encyclopedia of Christianity describes the Christian faith and community as it exists today in its myriad forms and in its relation to the core apostolic tradition throughout the 2000 years of Christian history. Based on the third, revised edition of the critically acclaimed German work Evangelisches Kirchenlexikon. Comprehensive, up-to-date, reflecting the highest standards in scholarship yet intended for a wide range of readers, the Encyclopedia of Christianity also looks outward beyond Christianity, considering other world religions and philosophies as it paints the overall religious and sociocultural picture in which the church finds itself.

Describing Christianity in its global context, this work is a fully international work, with articles written by scholars from many countries and cultural backgrounds. Separate articles for every continent and for over 170 countries present both the history and the current situation of the Christian faith in all its rich spiritual and theological diversity around the world.

"The first volume set the standard for reference works of this kind. Essential, this is possibly the best encyclopedic reference on Christianity,"---Library Journal. A translation and extensive revision of the third edition of Evangelisches Kirchenlexicon Internationale Theologische Enzyklopadie. 704 pages, hardcover.  Eerdmans/Brill.

WM. B. EERDMANS PUBLISHING CO, 704 pages, ISBN-13: 9780802824165