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Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2010
Scholars of Mormonism have been well served by encyclopedias and dictionaries in the past few decades. The Encyclopedia of Mormonism (Macmillan, 1992), at four volumes, is the largest, while Davis Bitton and Thomas G. Alexander's single-volume Historical Dictionary of Mormonism (Scarecrow, 2008. 3d ed.) covers similar territory with much shorter entries. Between these two comes this volume from ABC-CLIO. With over 50 contributors from a variety of backgrounds, it is divided into four ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2011
Gr 7 Up—This encyclopedia opens with six lengthy essays covering the history of the church from before its founding in 1830 to the present. The essays are followed by more than 100 shorter articles under the separate headings of "Events," "People," and "Issues." Both the essays and articles are well researched and fully referenced and, on the who...Log In or Sign Up to Read More