The Book Prize Index

Encyclopedia of American Religions

J. Gordon Melton

This encyclopedia, revised and expanded, contains over 2600 descriptive entries on the religious and spiritual groups of the United States and Canada.

ReligionReligion · high confidenceReligion81 signalsLlm Classifier: Religion -> ReligionOpen Library: Religion -> ReligionOpen Library: Religious Philosophies -> ReligionReligious BiographyEvangelicalism & Christian NationalismReligion & Religious Movements

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
National Book Award for General Reference HardcoverMajor1980FinalistSecondary source
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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 48%.