{"product_id":"dictionary-of-christian-denominations-9780826457455","title":"Dictionary of Christian Denominations","description":"\u003cp\u003eContrary to Jesus wish that his followers may all be one  Christianity has become  over time  ever more schismatic.  This concise  one-volume dictionary provides information on over a thousand significant denominations and movements  ranging from the mainstream historical churches  for example Roman Catholic and Orthodox  to heretical sects that flourished briefly in the third or fourth centuries to groups that sprang up around charismatic leaders in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Alternatives names are given at the end of entries and are cross-referenced in an Appendix.  Such groups include the delightfully named Body-felt Salvation Church in the Torres Strait Islands  with 300 members  and the Old Catholic Orthodox Church  founded in London by (and apparently for) the Most Reverend James Bartholomew Banks  known to his friends as Piggy on account of the happy conjunction of his vast inherited wealth and his surname.  The author approaches what might in other hands be a dull catalogue with considerable zest and obvious enjoyment  and the result is a mine of good stories and useful information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651901906997,"sku":"ByrdShop_0826457452","price":219.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780826457455.jpg?v=1781844666","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/dictionary-of-christian-denominations-9780826457455","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}