The Encylopedia of Christianity. Volume 5 Si‐Z

This is the final alphabetical volume of a very substantial set that is in large part a translation of the third edition of Evangelisches Kirchenlexikon: Internationale Theologische Enzyklopädie, published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht in Göttingen (Germany) between 1986 and 1997. The English‐language version, which began to appear in 1998, is divided into five volumes, as is the original German‐language edition, those for the English‐language being A‐D; E‐I; J‐O; P‐Sh and Si‐Z.

The Encyclopedia of Christianity (EC) as a whole is a monumental work which aims to address the current interest in Christianity which exists throughout the world,...