J. Gordon Melton

J. Gordon Melton John Gordon Melton (born September 19, 1942) is an American religious scholar who was the founding director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion and is currently the Distinguished Professor of American Religious History with the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University in Waco, Texas where he resides. He is also an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church.

Melton is the author of more than forty-five books, including several encyclopedias, handbooks, and scholarly textbooks on American religious history, Methodism, world religions, and new religious movements (NRMs). His areas of research include major religious traditions, American Methodism, new and alternative religions, Western Esotericism (popularly called occultism), and parapsychology, New Age, and Dracula and vampire studies. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Encyclopedia of American religions.
    by Melton, J. Gordon
    Published 2003
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    Protestant faith in America
    by Melton, J. Gordon
    Published 2003
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    Catholic faith in America.
    by Gillis, Chester
    Published 2003
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    African-American faith in America.
    by Murphy, Larry G.
    Published 2003
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    Hindu and Sikh faiths in America.
    by Harley, Gail M.
    Published 2003
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    Baptist and Methodist faiths in America.
    by Ingersoll, Julie
    Published 2003
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    Islamic faith in America.
    by Beverley, James A.
    Published 2003
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    Buddhist faith in America.
    by Burgan, Michael
    Published 2003
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    Native American faith in America
    by Garrett, Michael
    Published 2003
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    Jewish faith in America
    by Buxbaum, Shelley M.
    Published 2003
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    Mormon faith in America
    by Hanks, Maxine
    Published 2003
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