TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mead,Frank S.
AU  - Hill,Samuel S.
TI  - Handbook of denominations in the United States /Frank S. Mead
SN  - 9780687014781
AV  - BR516 .H363 1995
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Nashville, Tennessee
PB  - Abingdon Press
KW  - Sects
KW  - United States
KW  - Christian sects
N1  - 1 (pages 325-340) and index; Adventist --; Baptist --; Brethren --; Christian Church, The --; Church of God --; Episcopal/Anglican --; Friends (Quaker) --; Judaism --; Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) --; Lutheran --; Mennonite --; Methodist --; Moravian --; Old Catholic --; Orthodox (Eastern) --; Pentecostal --; Presbyterian --; Reformed --; Roman Catholic Church --; Salvation Army; 2
N2  - A reference on America's religious denominations, with information on some 200 religious groups. Descriptions of denominations and sub- groups discuss historical background, doctrines and teachings, and governmental organization, and offer statistics on churches, members, schools, and institutions. Includes appendices of denominational headquarters, Evangelical traditions, and Pentecostal bodies, plus a glossary. This tenth edition incorporates a new format making it easier to identify large denominational families. Annotation copyright by Book News, Incorporated, Portland, Oregon
ER  -