Christian religion and life, including theology, patristic scholarship, churches and denominations, the church calendar and organization, and the Bible.

Contains entries on all the major and many minor religions, including Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Shinto, Sikhism, and Taoism, with details of sacred sites, customs, religious practices, dogmas, beliefs, traditions, festivals and fasts, and artefacts such as altars, rosaries, icons, and torah ornaments and entries on religious teachings on abortion, animals, birth control, war, homosexuality, and suicide.

Documents "70,314 surnames giving their meaning, nationality, alternate spellings, common forenames associated with them, and the frequency of each surname and forename."

6th ed., revised and updated. Provides "comprehensive coverage of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry, as well as key terms from medicine and palaeontology. It includes biographies of key scientists, and feature articles on important topics ..."

History and doctrines of the major Buddhist schools, information on the spread of Buddhism in Asia and the West, and coverage of issues of contemporary concern such as human rights, abortion, euthanasia, ‘engaged Buddhism’, and the role of women in Buddhist teachings.

By Comparative Genomics Centre, James Cook University.

"Provides an account of philosophical thought in the United States and Canada between 1600 and 1860."

Andrew Petersen's dictionary of Islamic architectural terms, originally published by Routledge in 1996, is available here with links to related buildings and publications on ArchNet.

Intended “as a free resource for all those interested in the philosophy of mind. The dictionary has a policy of blind peer review for all submissions to the dictionary. Advisory, editorial and review boards have been established.”

Essential reading for professional psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors, and students of psychology and related disciplines such as nursing, sociology, social work, and education.