Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (13 vols.)

by James Hastings; John A. Selbie; Louis H. Gray

Publishers:

T&T Clark; Charles Scribner’s Sons

, 1908–1926

Overview

One of James Hastings’ greatest and most complete compilations of religious and historical information, the Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (13 vols.) covers a multitude of Christian topics, as well as philosophical and lifestyle principles from other world religions. Featuring a staggering amount of philosophical and religious background information, this encyclopedia took nearly twenty years to complete and features over 10,000 pages, which is the equivalent of an entire bookshelf!

Finding a need for a massive collection of this nature with the expansion of knowledge in the twentieth-century, Hastings created a comprehensive reference work. With over 100 expert contributors, these 13 volumes include topics such as anthropology, mythology, biology, and sociology, in addition to religious subjects such as sacrifice, devotion, faith, and confession. Considered an immediate authoritative work at its publication, Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (13 vols.) is perfect for students, pastors, and anyone needing an overall introduction and summary of various religions and morals.

Hastings provides an invaluable contribution to scholarly reference works, as well as lending perspective into the scholarship of the time. Written in an engaging, readable, and authoritative style, this collection is an essential study aid and reference guide to a wide array of topics. There are also extensive bibliographies to help guide research. The Logos edition makes it easy to use side-by-side with your other reference works, perfect for home study, sermon preparation, and general information. In Logos, the cross-references are linked to other resources in your library. With the advanced search features of Logos, you can easily find the exact articles and topics you're looking for, in less time than searching the print edition.

Key Features

• Over 10,000 pages of entries
• Summaries of philosophical and religious topics
• Includes prefaces, lists of contributors, and charts to guide research

Top Highlights

“It is only in its wider signification that archæology comes into contact with the study of religion or ethics. Ancient technology and ancient æsthetic, considered specially, occupy their own domain apart. But there are few, if any, religions which have not prompted the production of monuments, ornaments, utensils, and other ritual accessories; or affected the form and decoration of the instruments of daily life. And as these material expressions of religious ideas, once produced, are capable of preservation independently of their makers, they may be, and often are, the only evidence which has been preserved of the religion of an extinct people, whose beliefs and traditions have perished with it.” (Volume 1, Page 676)

“It is, then, in moral likeness to God that man’s perfection or holiness consists.” (Volume 6, Page 744)

“ It implies the constant activity and positive exercise of all goodness in the realm of daily life.” (Volume 6, Page 745)

“ It was the full presentation, in the first instance to God Himself, of the moral glory of the Father’s own holiness,” (Volume 6, Page 744)

“The NT is explicit in emphasizing the ethical nature of true holiness, its contrast to all licence and uncleanness” (Volume 6, Page 744)

Contributors

• James Hastings
• Hartley Alexander
• James Baldwin
• Dr. William Bennett
• Rev. Herbert Edward Douglas Blakiston
• Gerard Baldwin Brown
• William Leslie Davidson
• Rev. Adrian Fortesque
• Romesh C. Dutt
• Rev. Arthur Ernest Crawley
• Rev. Adrian Fortescue
• Julius Jolly, Ph.D.
• James Hervey Hyslop
• David George Hogarth
• Duncan B. Macdonald
• Rev. Richard Waddy Moss
• Bertha Maud Horack Shambaugh
• William Matthew Flinders Petrie
• Sir Clements Markham
• Maurice De Wulf
• Rev. J. Macbride Sterrett
• Robert Mark Wenley

Product Details

• Title: Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (13 vols.)
• Editor: James Hastings
• Publisher: Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethic
• Volumes: 13
• Pages: 10,949

About James Hastings

James Hastings was born in 1852 in Scotland. He was a Presbyterian minister and theologian. Hastings was the editor of many Biblical works, including: Dictionary of the Bible, Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels, Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics, and The Great Texts of the Bible. He died in 1922.