Religious Studies: Christianity

A good source for brief definitions of terms and names related to the history, the teachings, and the liturgy of the church.

Provides a general overview of a broad range of religious studies concepts.

Includes 5,000 entries which explain theological concepts, religious practices, deities, beliefs, religious articles, schools of theological thought, and religious groups and traditions. Each definition explains what a thing is and its significance to the religion to which it belongs; it also note similarities between the term defined and ideas in other religions and refer the reader to those entries either through embedded cross-references.