Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States

{{Short description|Five-volume encyclopedia by Rowman and Littlefield}}
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| image = Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States.jpg|subject=history of [[Christianity]]|publisher=[[Rowman and Littlefield]]|published=2017|editors=[[George Thomas Kurian]] and [[Mark A. Lamport]]|isbn=978-1-4422-4432-0}}

The '''''Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States''''' is a five-volume [[encyclopedia]] published by [[Rowman & Littlefield]] in 2017 and edited by [[George Thomas Kurian]] and [[Mark A. Lamport]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Arnett|first=Ray|title=The Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States. 5 vols. Rowman & Littlefield. Nov. 2016. 2864p. ed. by George Thomas Kurian & Mark A. Lamport. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781442244313. $495; ebk. ISBN 9781442244320. REF|journal=Library Journal|date=2017-03-15|volume=142|issue=5|pages=138}}</ref> The work is a comprehensive reference work about the history of Christianity in the United States.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Kujawa-Holbrook|first=Sheryl A.|date=2017|title=Review of Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States. 5 vols., by T. Kurian, M. A. Lamport, & M. Marty|journal=Anglican and Episcopal History|volume=86|issue=3|pages=362–363|jstor=26335994}}</ref> 

The ''Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States'' has received favorable comments from [[Robert Wuthnow]],<ref name="SCS">{{cite web|title=SCS Faculty Publications in The Encyclopedia Of Christianity in the United States|date=December 19, 2016 |url=https://www.socalsem.edu/scs-faculty-publications-in-the-encyclopedia-of-christianity-in-the-united-states/}}</ref> Leigh E. Schmidt and Edward C. Mallinckrodt,<ref name="SCS"/> Gary Laderman and Goodrich C. White,<ref name="SCS"/> [[Laurie Maffly-Kipp]] and John C. Danforth,<ref name="SCS"/> ''[[Anglican & Episcopal History]]'', [[George Marsden]],<ref name="B&N">{{cite web|title=Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States. by George Thomas Kurian (Editor), Mark A. Lamport (Editor), Martin E. Marty (Foreword by)|url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-encyclopedia-of-christianity-in-the-united-states-george-thomas-kurian/1123610061}}</ref> ''[[Christianity Today]]'',<ref name="B&N"/> ''Booklist'',<ref name="B&N"/> and ''Library Journal''.<ref name="B&N"/>

The ''Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States'' was selected one of the Notable Books of 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mark A. Lamport|url=https://wipfandstock.com/author/mark-a-lamport/|website=Wipf and Stock Publishers|access-date=2022-07-09}}</ref>

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