A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs, published in 1998. It is a work that collects together over 7000 excerpts from the writings believed by many to be those of early Christians, arranged alphabetically by topic. According to Bercot, before the publication of his work, the only practical way to determine what the early Christians believed about any given topic was to read the actual writings of the Ante-Nicene Fathers themselves. After the publication of A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs, the Evangelical Review of Theology stated: “David Bercot has done the church a great service in providing an accessible point of entry into the extant writings of the pre-Nicene church.” The Conservative Theological Journal stated: “This is a must text for everyone interested in modern theological trends in general and especially historical studies.” Other popular books that Bercot has written are Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up, published originally in 1989, and The Kingdom That Turned the World Upside Down (2003), and Will the Theologians Please Sit Down (2009). Personal life Bercot and his wife, Deborah, were married in 1972. They have three children. Bercot resides in Pennsylvania, United States. Bibliography Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up (1989) The Pilgrim Road (1991) Common Sense (1992) A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs (1998) Let Me Die in Ireland (1999) The Kingdom that Turned the World Upside Down (2003) Plain Speaking: How to Preach and Teach Effectively (2007) Will the Theologians Please Sit Down (2009) In God We Don't Trust (2011) Secrets of the Kingdom Life (2014) See also Ante-Nicene Fathers (book) Conservative Anabaptism Early Christianity References External links 1950 births Living people Anabaptist theologians Alumni of the University of Cambridge American religious writers Baylor University alumni Christians from Pennsylvania Converts to Anabaptism Former Jehovah's Witnesses Historians of Christianity Stephen F. Austin State University alumni Former Anglicans