PRCH 7316.01/PRCH 7310.02 Guide to Biographical Sources on Famous Preachers: Religious Bio Dictionaries by Geography

Best for: researching prominent historic American religious figures, its worth consulting if the preacher you are researching was a person of national influence or renown.

Best for: researching less well known religious figures. Prominent leaders are covered. But the circumscribed length of entries allows for a wider range of coverage.

Best for: researching national and regional historic spiritual leaders. Doesn't just cover the historical "A" listers. However, coverage is still highly selective and far from exhaustive.

Best for: researching figures of national, regional prominence. This is one of the most comprehensive single volume biographical dictionaries of United States religious leaders of its kind. Many less prominent persons whose biographies are missed by larger Christian biographical works are included in this volume.

Good for: biographies of prominent Twentieth-century American religious leaders of various denominations and faiths. Strongest coverage of preachers but does include a few politicians and scholars.

Best for: biographies of Twentieth century American broadcast media preachers and evangelists.

Most useful for: researching religious leaders of the southern states. The strong regional focus allows for broad coverage of figures overlooked in more geographically comprehensive works.