Handbook of Denominations in the United States

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Abingdon Press, 2005 - Reference - 430 pages

The 12th edition of the Handbook of Denominations attempts to portray some of the depth and breadth of the major religious traditions in the United States. The religious bodies are grouped in family categories of Abrahamic religions, arranged chronologically: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The information for each group within these families was provided by the religious organizations themselves and focuses on the doctrines, statistics, and histories of institutions. Such information is valuable for making sense of our culture and our neighbors, although much of the inner life of each denomination is not part of such a presentation. This handbook is a helpful resource for clergy, laity, journalists, and the curious who want to know more about the many facets of religious tradition in the United States today.


"For a one-volume text, I have found this work to be outstanding in its scope and depth of information! I have especially enjoyed observing the very interesting denominational changes reflected through the book's several updated editions. I began my study with your Seventh Edition in 1980." Rev. Paul Grustans, Bloomington, MN.

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Contents

Alphabetical Table of Contents for Religious Groups
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Hasidic
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United Methodist Church 232
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adopted Africa AMERICA Founded American Baptist Amish Anglican Apostolic Assembly Association Baptist churches Baptist Convention believers Bible bishops body Brethren Church century Christian Church CHURCH Founded Church in America Churches of Christ clergy College communion Confession of Faith congregations conservative Council Creed Cumberland Presbyterian Church denomination divine doctrine ecumenical elected established Evangelical fellowship foot washing formed God's Headquarters Holiness Movement Holy Spirit immigrants Islam Jesus Christ liturgy Lord's Supper Lutheran Church meetings Membership Methodist Church ministers ministry missionary movement National Baptist National Baptist Convention North America officers Old Catholic Old Catholic Church ordinances organized Orthodox Church P.O. Box parishes pastors Patriarch Pennsylvania Pentecostal Pietist polity practice preaching Presbyterian Church priests Primitive Baptists Protestant Reformed Baptists Reformed Church religion religious Roman Catholic Church sacraments salvation Scripture Society South Southern Baptist Convention Synod teaching tion tradition United Brethren University Press worship York

Bibliographic information

TitleHandbook of Denominations in the United States
Handbook of Denominations in the United States
AuthorsFrank Spencer Mead, Samuel S. Hill, Craig D. Atwood
Edition12, illustrated
PublisherAbingdon Press, 2005
ISBN0687057841, 9780687057849
Length430 pages
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