Religion, Comparative Subject Guide
Directories
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This is a selection of directories of religious institutions as well as of people.
American Jewish Yearbook
E184 .J5 A6 (Latest in Ref)
Essays and statistics on Jewish life in the United States, with separate chapters on national affairs, communal affairs, Jewish population in the U.S. and elsewhere, directories of national Jewish organizations, federations, welfare funds, community councils, Jewish periodicals, obituaries, etc.
Catholic Almanac
AY81.R6 N3 (Latest in Ref)
A compendium of facts about Catholics all over the world. Includes sections on news events of the last year, dates in church history, popes, papal encyclicals, key Catholic doctrines, the Sacraments, membership statistics, location of cathedrals, honors, awards, deaths, etc.
Handbook of Denominations in the United States
BL 2525 .M38 2005 (Latest edition in Ref.) Longer descriptions of each denomination than in The Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches.
Religious Leaders of America
BL 2525 .R47 (Ref)
Biographical sketches of important US and Canadian religious figures from the Civil War to the present. Over 1,000 entries of people from all religious traditions.
Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches
BR 513 .Y4 (Latest in Ref)
Lists religious bodies in the United States and Canada, providing a description of each, followed by the address of the headquarters, phone, e-mail, Web site, list of officers, and periodicals published. Also includes seminaries, theological schools, and a calendar of religious holidays.