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Family trees diagram the rich history of major world religions and American denominations.

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Religion Family Trees

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The family trees and religious group profiles were written and assembled by J. Gordon Melton. Melton is co-author (with Martin Baumann) of Religions of the World and is the sole author of Melton’s Encyclopedia of American Religion, 8th edition.

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