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Encyclopedia Of Christianity
The ''Encyclopedia of Christianity'' is a one-volume encyclopedia published by Oxford University Press and edited by John Bowden of the University of Nottingham and King's College, London. Richard N. Ostling"Two reference works rank as 2005's best books on religion" Associated Press in ''Arizona Daily Sun'', 9 December 2005. It contains over three hundred articles on a variety of Christian topics and themes. Some of the authors include professor John Barton from Oxford University, Cynthia B. Cohen from Georgetown University and Martin Marty from the University of Chicago. It contains twenty one color pictures and ninety six black and white illustrations.Douglas A Sweeney. "Books Reviews and Notes". Church History. Vol 75. Issue 4. December 2006. pp 961 - 962Cambridge Journals In his introduction Bowden noted that most Christians have only a limited understanding of the traditions of their own religion. ''The Christian Century'' called the encyclopedia "a major scholarly achi ...
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John Stephen Bowden
John Stephen Bowden (17 May 1935 – 6 December 2010) was an English Anglican priest, publisher, and theologian. Life Born on 17 May 1935 in Halifax, Yorkshire, Bowden was educated at St Paul's School, London, and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he came under the influence of Christopher Evans. He was ordained as a priest in the Diocese of Southwell in 1962. Bowden was a lecturer in theology at the University of Nottingham when, in 1966, he was appointed managing director of the religious publisher SCM Press, which published works by leading continental theologians such as Martin Hengel, Gerd Theissen, Edward Schillebeeckx, Hans Küng, and Jürgen Moltmann. He held the post until his retirement in 2000. He translated a number of theological works, including Martin Noth's ''Exodus'', Aloys Grillmeier's ''Christ in Christian Tradition'', Martin Hengel's ''Judaism and Hellenism'' (1975), and Henning Graf Reventlow's ''The Authority of the Bible and the Rise of the Modern W ...
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Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georgetown College (Georgetown University), Georgetown College, the university has grown to comprise eleven Undergraduate education, undergraduate and Postgraduate education, graduate schools, including the School of Foreign Service, Walsh School of Foreign Service, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Medical School, Georgetown University Law Center, Law School, and a Georgetown University in Qatar, campus in Qatar. The school's main campus, on a hill above the Potomac River, is identifiable by its flagship Healy Hall, a National Historic Landmark. The school was founded by and is affiliated with the Society of Jesus, and is the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the United States, though the m ...
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Oxford University Press Reference Books
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world; it has buildings in every style of English architecture since late Anglo-Saxon. Oxford's industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, information technology and science. History The history of Oxford in England dates back to its original settlement in the Saxon period. Originally of strategic significance due to its controlling location on the upper reaches of the River Thames at its junction with the River Cherwell, the town grew in national importance during the early Norman period, and in the late 12th century became home to the fledgling University of Oxford. The city was besieged during The Anarchy in 1142. The university rose to domi ...
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History Of Christianity Texts
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events. Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers. History is not complete and still has debatable mysteries. History is also an academic discipline which uses narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events, and investigate their patterns of cause and effect. Historians often debate which narrative best explains an event, as well as the significance of different causes and effects. Historians also debate the nature of history as an end in itself, as well as its usefulness to give perspective on the problems of the p ...
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Christian Encyclopedias
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term ''mashiach'' (מָשִׁיחַ) (usually rendered as ''messiah'' in English). While there are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict, they are united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance. The term ''Christian'' used as an adjective is descriptive of anything associated with Christianity or Christian churches, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." It does not have a meaning of 'of Christ' or 'related or pertaining to Christ'. According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.2 billion Christians around the world in 2010, up from about 600 million in 1910. Today, about 37% of all Christians live in the Amer ...
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List Of Encyclopedias By Branch Of Knowledge
This is a list of notable encyclopedias sorted by branch of knowledge. For the purposes of this list, an encyclopedia is defined as a "compendium that contains information on either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge." For other sorting standards, see List of encyclopedias. General knowledge Catalan * ''Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana'' – Catalan-language encyclopedia, started in fascicles, and published in 1968 by Chinese * ''Encyclopedia of China'' * ''Gujin tushu jicheng'' – Chinese language encyclopedia completed in 1725 (10 million Chinese characters) * '' Yongle Encyclopedia'' – once contained 11,095 volumes and around 370 million Chinese characters but now contains less than 400 volumes Czech *'' Riegrův slovník naučný'' – first Czech encyclopedia published in 1860–1874 with 11 volumes, supplement vol. in 1890online * '' Otto's encyclopedia'' – largest Czech-language encyclopedia published between 1888 and 1908 (28 vols) and 1930 ...
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Publishers Weekly
''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of Book Publishing and Bookselling". With 51 issues a year, the emphasis today is on book reviews. The magazine was founded by bibliographer Frederick Leypoldt in the late 1860s, and had various titles until Leypoldt settled on the name ''The Publishers' Weekly'' (with an apostrophe) in 1872. The publication was a compilation of information about newly published books, collected from publishers and from other sources by Leypoldt, for an audience of booksellers. By 1876, ''The Publishers' Weekly'' was being read by nine tenths of the booksellers in the country. In 1878, Leypoldt sold ''The Publishers' Weekly'' to his friend Richard Rogers Bowker, in order to free up time for his other bibliographic endeavors. Eventually the publication expand ...
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Richard Ostling
Richard Ostling is an American author and journalist living in Ridgewood, New Jersey. He and his wife, the late Joan K. Ostling, are the co-authors of ''Mormon America: The Power and the Promise'' (1999; revised ed. 2007). Richard Ostling Richard N. Ostling (born July 14, 1940, in Endicott, New York) is a journalist who reports on religious topics. He was a senior correspondent for ''Time'' and president of the Religion Newswriters Association. Once a senior editor of ''The Michigan Daily'', he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Michigan and holds master's degrees in journalism (Northwestern University) and religion (George Washington University) along with an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Gordon College. He is listed in Who's Who in America. He has conducted religious interviews on at least four continents. Richard Ostling previously reported for the '' Morning News and Evening Journal'' and '' Christianity Today'' as well as once being the chief religion ...
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The Christian Century
''The Christian Century'' is a Christian magazine based in Chicago, Illinois. Considered the flagship magazine of US mainline Protestantism, the monthly reports on religious news; comments on theological, moral, and cultural issues; and reviews books, movies, and music. The ''Century''s current editor and publisher is Peter W. Marty, while Steve Thorngate is its managing editor. Regular columns include: * From the Editor/Publisher, by Peter W. Marty * From the Editors * Notes from the Global Church, by Philip Jenkins * Screen Time, by Kathryn Reklis * Faith Matters, by Craig Barnes, Debra Dean Murphy, Stephanie Paulsell, Debie Thomas, and Sam Wells * On Art, by Lil Copan, Heidi Hornik, and Mikeal Parsons The ''Century'' website hosts podcasts by Grace Ji-Sun Kim, Amy Frykholm, Cassidy Hall, Matt Fitzgerald, Matt Gaventa, and Adam Hearlson. The magazine's editorial stance has been described as "liberal." It describes its own mission as follows: For decades, the ''Christ ...
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Church History (periodical)
''Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture'' is a quarterly academic journal. It is published by the American Society of Church History and was established in 1932. It is abstracted and indexed in the ATLA Religion Database. The editors-in-chief are Andrea Sterk (University of Minnesota), Euan Cameron ( Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University), Dana Robert (Boston University) and Jon Sensbach (University of Florida). The journal is regarded as highly authoritative in its field, and is compared to the British ''Journal of Ecclesiastical History ''The Journal of Ecclesiastical History'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Cambridge University Press. It was established in 1950 and covers all aspects of the history of the Christian Church. It deals with the church bot ...''. References External links * Back issue access Academic journals published by learned and professional societies Religion history journals Publications establi ...
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Illustration
An illustration is a decoration, interpretation or visual explanation of a text, concept or process, designed for integration in print and digital published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, video games and films. An illustration is typically created by an illustrator. Digital illustrations are often used to make websites and apps more user-friendly, such as the use of emojis to accompany digital type. llustration also means providing an example; either in writing or in picture form. The origin of the word "illustration" is late Middle English (in the sense ‘illumination; spiritual or intellectual enlightenment’): via Old French from Latin ''illustratio''(n-), from the verb ''illustrare''. Illustration styles Contemporary illustration uses a wide range of styles and techniques, including drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, montage, digital design, multimedia, 3D modelling. Depending on the purpose, illustrati ...
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University Of Chicago
The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the best universities in the world and it is among the most selective in the United States. The university is composed of College of the University of Chicago, an undergraduate college and five graduate research divisions, which contain all of the university's graduate programs and interdisciplinary committees. Chicago has eight professional schools: the University of Chicago Law School, Law School, the Booth School of Business, the Pritzker School of Medicine, the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, the Harris School of Public Policy, the University of Chicago Divinity School, Divinity School, the Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies, and the Pritzker School of ...
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