The ''Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States'' is a five-volume

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published by

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in 2017 and edited by

George Thomas Kurian George Thomas Kurian (August 4, 1931 Changanacherry Changanassery or Changanacherry is a municipal town in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. History The first recorded history on the origin of Changanacherry is obtained fr ...

and Mark A. Lamport. The work is a comprehensive reference work about the history of Christianity in the United States. The ''Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States'' has received favorable comments from

Robert Wuthnow Robert John Wuthnow (born 1946) is an American sociologist who is widely known for his work in the sociology of religion. He is the Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor of Sociology Emeritus at Princeton University, where he is also the former Chair o ...

, Leigh E. Schmidt and Edward C. Mallinckrodt, Gary Laderman and Goodrich C. White,

Laurie Maffly-Kipp Laurie may refer to: Places * Laurie, Cantal, France, a commune * Laurie, Missouri, United States, a village * Laurie Island, Antarctica Music * Laurie Records, a record label * ''Laurie'' (EP), a 1992 album by Daniel Johnston * "Laurie (Stran ...

and John C. Danforth, ''

Anglican & Episcopal History Anglican & Episcopal History is a peer reviewed journal published quarterly (March, June, September, and December) by the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church. History Established in 1932 as the ''Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episc ...

'',

George Marsden George Mish Marsden (born 1939) is an American historian who has written extensively on the interaction between Christianity and American culture, particularly on Christianity in American higher education and on American evangelicalism. He is be ...

, ''

Christianity Today ''Christianity Today'' is an evangelical Christian media magazine founded in 1956 by Billy Graham. It is published by Christianity Today International based in Carol Stream, Illinois. ''The Washington Post'' calls ''Christianity Today'' "evange ...

'', ''Booklist'', and ''Library Journal''. The ''Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States'' was selected one of the Notable Books of 2016.

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