Looking for a way to support researchers’ knowledge of religious groups in North America? Look no further! Melton’s Encyclopedia of American Religions provides students and the general public alike with coverage of more than 2,300 North American religious groups in the U.S. and Canada. With the culmination of more than forty years of research, you won’t be surprised by what reviewers had to say:
“Melton’s Encyclopedia of American Religions has been a staple in religious reference for more than 30 years. The oversized, one-volume eighth edition of 2009 has been substantially updated and split in two. The much larger volume 1 is devoted to the U.S.; volume 2, almost entirely to Canada. In total, more than 2,300 religious entities receive entries, 380 of which are brand new. Nearly 90-percent of the content of the 2009 edition has been revised or updated. . . Simply put, the Encyclopedia of American Religions continues to have no serious rivals when it comes to scope and authority.”
— Booklist, February 2017
“This work continues to deserve its place as one of the standard reference tools found in all public and academic library collections. No other work exists that provides such comprehensive coverage of active and defunct religious groups in North America than this resource.”
— American Reference Books Annual, Spring 2017
“The work remains a worthwhile addition to all academic or public library reference collections.”
—CHOICE, May 2017