The editors of this volume thank our many contributors, whose expertise on
various theologians contributed so much to the quality of the entire project. No
project like the present one could be completed without the helpful assistance
of the interlibrary loan officials at Fordham and Marquette and the research
librarians who over the years proved eminently helpful in locating rare resources
for us. We also want to thank our research assistants, Carl F. Baechle and
Stephen M. Hildebrand, for the pre-Reformation theologians and Ian Christopher
Levy, Anne Slakey, and Jeffrey W. Barbeau for the post-Reformation theolo-
gians. All five assistants played a major role in ensuring consistency of format,
checking resources, typing corrections, and proofreading the entries. Anyone
who has had the aid of graduate research assistants knows the value they bring
to projects like this. Finally, we thank Greenwood Press, and especially Dr.
George F. Butler, associate editor, for inviting us to organize and edit this vol-
ume. We appreciate in particular the patience with the long delay in getting this
volume ready for publication.

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