TY - BOOK AU - Kurian,George Thomas AU - Smith,James AU - AU - TI - The encyclopedia of Christian literature /George Thomas Kurian, editor ; James D. Smith III, coeditor ; Mark E. Roberts, associate editor ; Sarah Claudine Day, managing editor SN - 9780810869875 AV - BR117 .E539 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Lanham, Maryland PB - Scarecrow Press KW - Christian literature KW - Encyclopedias N1 - 2; volume 1. Genres and types; Biographies A-G --; volume 2. Biographies H-Z; 2 N2 - Covering 2,000 years, The Encyclopedia of Christian Literature is the first encyclopedia devoted to Christian writers and books. In addition to an overview of the Christian literature, this two-volume set also includes 40 essays on the principal genres of Christian literature and more than 400 bio-bibliographical essays describing the principal writers and their works. These essays examine the evolution of Christian thought as reflected in the literature of every age. The companion volume also features bibliographies, an index, a timeline of Christian Literature, and a list of the greatest Christian authors. --from publisher description ER -