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Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity

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Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity
Original titleNuovo dizionario patristico e di antichita cristiane
LanguageEnglish
SubjectChristianity
PublisherInterVarsity Press
Publication date
2014
Media typePrint
OCLC856977030

The Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity is a three-volume work presenting the ancient history of the Christian faith around the world. It was produced by the Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum, edited by Angelo Di Berardino and published by the InterVarsity Press.[1][2] It contains over three thousand entries on a variety of Christian topics and themes such topic as archaeology, art and architecture, biography, culture, doctrine, ecclesiology, geography, history, philosophy, and theology.[3][4]

In 2014 it was translated from the Nuovo dizionario patristico e di antichita cristiane (2006-2008), produced by the Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum, under the direction of Angelo Di Berardino,[5] and it updates and expands the 1992 Encyclopedia of the Early Church published by the Oxford University Press and by James Clarke.[6]

Awards

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  • 2014 Midwest Publishing Association Award of Excellence (Scholarly/Reference).[6]
  • 2014 Readers' Choice Awards Honorable Mention.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Haldeman, A (2014-04-15). "Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity". Library Journal. 139 (7): 114.
  2. ^ Phillips, L. Edward (2023-02-17). "Angelo Di Berardino, Ancient Christianity: The Development of its Institutions and Practices (New Haven, CT: ICCS Press, 2021), pp. xvi + 701. $89.95". Scottish Journal of Theology. 76 (1): 95–97. doi:10.1017/S003693062200093X. S2CID 257015422.
  3. ^ "Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity". Falvey Library. Villanova University.
  4. ^ Burns, J. P. (2015). "Review of the book Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity ed. by Angelo Di Berardino". Journal of Early Christian Studies. 23 (3): 488–489. doi:10.1353/earl.2015.0042. ISSN 1086-3184. S2CID 170417619.
  5. ^ McConnell, C. (2014). "Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity". Booklist. 110 (21): 56.
  6. ^ a b c Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity. Omni. Western Libraries.
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