The Evangelische Kirchenlexikon (EKL) is a theological lexicon published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen.

[3] Erwin Fahlbusch was responsible for the publication of the third, revised edition from 1986–1997 in collaboration with numerous specialist scholars.

Sequence of the individual volumes of the third edition: The work was also published in digital form by the Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft in 2003.

[4] The following also appeared as a single publication: The third revised edition of Evangelisches Kirchenlexikon was translated into English language in a five-volume work called The Encyclopedia of Christianity.

[8][9] Several scholars have worked on it from many countries and cultural backgrounds, like Geoffrey W. Bromiley (English Language Editor), John Mbiti, Erwin Fahlbusch, Jaroslav Jan Pelikan, Jan Milic Lochman and Lukas Vischer, David B. Barrett (Statistical Editor).