A with an account of the principal sects and heresiesWace, Henry1836-1924Piercy, William C. (William Coleman)Smith, William1813-1893textdictionarybiographyDictionaries.mauPeabody, Mass.?]Hendrickson Publishers1999monographiceng

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xi, 1028 p. ; 24 cm.A remarkably comprehensive work, this volume evolved from the distinguished four-volume Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature. For anyone serious about the early church and the people who made indelible marks in its story, this is a fundamental resource. Features reliable sketches of major Christian personalities of the first six centuries; Analyzes the documents, creeds, and literature of the early church and its opponents; Describes the principal sects and heretics of early Christianity, including discussions of the theological tendencies of these opponents; Covers more than 600 years of church history in one convenient volume. - Publisher.edited by Henry Wace and William C. Piercy."Reprinted from the edition originally titled 'A Dictionary of Christian biography and literature', published by John Murray, London, 1911."--T.p. verso.Founded on "the Dictionary of Christian biography, literature, sects, and doctrines, published under the editorship of Dr. Wace and the late Dr. Wm. Smith ... in four large volumes"; the "articles on the great characters of early church history and literature" having been retained "with no material abbreviation."--Pref. Kirchengeschichte 30-600. swd 3625 Christian biographyDictionariesFathers of the churchDictionariesBiographieFr�uhchristentumGeschichteChristian biographyFathers of the churchBR95 .D472 1999270.03270.10922 DIC[Peabody, Mass.?] : Hendrickson Publishers, 1999(OCoLC)65716210815656346089781565634602BZM99102020241126110408.0281469