Encyclopedic Dictionary of Cults, Sects, and World Religions

by Larry A. Nichols; George A. Mather; Alvin J. Schmidt

Publisher:

Zondervan

, 2006

Overview

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Cults, Sects, and World Religions is arguably the most significant reference book on the subject to be published. Formerly titled Dictionary of Cults, Sects, Religions, and the Occult, it provides reliable information on the history and beliefs of nearly every form of religion active today. This extensively revised edition includes new topics, updated information, and a brand-new format for a clearer, more organized approach.

Product Details

• Title: Encyclopedic Dictionary of Cults, Sects, and World Religions
• Authors: Larry A. Nichols, George A. Mather, Alvin J. Schmidt
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Print Publication Date: 2006
• Logos Release Date: 2011
• Pages: 544
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Cults › Dictionaries; Sects › Dictionaries; Religions › Dictionaries
• ISBNs: 9780310493679, 9780310239543, 9780310866060
• Resource ID: LLS:ENCYDICTCULTS
• Resource Type: Encyclopedia
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-08-17T23:41:57Z

About the Authors

Larry A. Nichols is the pastor of Our Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church in Greenville, Rhode Island. He is co-author of Masonic Lodge in the Zondervan Guide to Cults and Religious Movements.

George A. Mather is the pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church in St. George, Utah, and is the co-author of Encyclopedia Dictionary of Cults, Sects, and World Religions.

Alvin J. Schmidt retired in 1999 as professor of sociology at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois, where he still lives. He is the author of several books, including The Great Divide: The Failure of Islam and the Triumph of the West, and served as a consulting editor for Dictionary of Cults, Sects, Religions and the Occult.