Encyclopedia of American Religions

Encyclopedia of American Religions, renamed Melton's Encyclopedia of American Religions in the eighth edition, is a reference book edited by J. Gordon Melton (editor-in-chief) first published in 1978, by Consortium Books, A McGrath publishing company. It is currently in its ninth edition and has become a standard reference work in the study of religion in the United States.^[1]

Encyclopedia of American Religions

Cover of the first volume
Editor	J. Gordon Melton
Language	English
Subject	Religion in the United States
Publisher	Gale Cengage Learning
Publication date	17 October 2016 (9th edition)
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages	1386
ISBN	978-1414406879