Who’s Who In Christianity

Who’s Who in Christianity is the latest addition to the rather crowded field of religious biographical reference works. It “is intended as an accessible introduction to the lives and ideas of twelve hundred of the most prominent people in the Christian Church”, their continuing effect on its life being the primary criterion for inclusion. This results in a strong emphasis on founders of denominations, sects and religious orders, although theologians are also generously represented. An attempt is made to provide global, particularly third world, coverage. Coverage of the more problematic fields of the arts, literature and intellectual life is also...