This is a list of encyclopedias as well as encyclopedic and biographical dictionaries published on the subjects of religion and mythology in any language.
Entries are in the English language unless specifically stated as otherwise.
General religion and mythology
Annotated Dictionary of Modern Religious Movements. Grolier, 1993.[1]
Askmark, Ragnar, ed. (1952–1957). Nordisk teologisk uppslagsbok for kyrka och skola. Copenhagen: Munksgaard.[2]
Baumgartner, Anne. Ye Gods: A Dictionary of the Gods. Lyle Stuart, 1984.[3]
Benowitz, June Melby (1998). Encyclopedia of American women and religion. ABC-CLIO. ISBN0-87436-887-1.[4]
Betz, Hans Dieter. Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Handwörterbuch für Theologie und Religionswissenschaft. Mohr, 1998–2000. ISBN3-16-146942-9.[5]
Betz, Hans Dieter. Religion past & present: Encyclopedia of theology and religion. Brill, 2007–2010. ISBN90-04-14666-0.[5]
Bishop, Peter and Michael Barton. Encyclopedia of World Faiths: An Illustrated Survey of the World's Living Religions. Facts on File, 1988.[1]
Hetherington, Norriss S. Encyclopedia of Cosmology: Historical, Philosophical, and Scientific Foundations of Modern Cosmology. Garland, 1993.[10][11][12]
Hinnells, John. Handbook of Living Religions. Viking, 1985.[1]
Hinnels, John R. A new handbook of living religions. Blackwell, 1997. ISBN0-631-18275-6.[5]
Hinnels, John R., ed. (1984). The Penguin Dictionary of Religions. London: Allen Lane.[8]
Johnston, William M. Recent reference books in religion: A guide for students, scholars, researchers, buyers and readers. InterVarsity Press, 1996. ISBN0-8308-1440-X.[5]
Jordan, Michael. Encyclopedia of Gods: Over 2500 Deities of the World. Facts on File, 1993.[3]
Keller, Rosemary Skinner, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Marie Cantlon (2006). Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America. Indiana University Press. ISBN0-253-34685-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)[4][5]
Kennedy, Richard. International Dictionary of Religion: A Profusely Illustrated Guide to the Beliefs of the World. Crossroad, 1984.[1]
Krause, Gerhard and Gerhard Muller, ed. (1976–1985). Theologische Realenzykopadie (in German). Berlin and New York: W. de Gruyter.[8]
Landes, Richard Allen. Encyclopedia of millennialism and millennial movements. Routledge, 2000. ISBN0-415-92246-1.[5]
Leach, Marjorie. Guide to the Gods. ABC-Clio, 1992.[3]
Lossky, Nicholas. Dictionary of the ecumenical movement. WCC Publications, c2002.[5]
Lurker, Manfred. Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons. Routledge, 1987.[3]
Marquis Who's Who. Who's who in religion. Marquis Who's Who, 1975/76-1992/93.[14]
Mead, Frank Spencer, ed. (1985). Handbook of Denominations in the United States. Nashville: Abingdon.[2]
Meagher, Paul Kevin; et al., eds. (1979). Encyclopedic Dictionary of Religion. Washington: Corpus Pubns. for Sisters of St. Joseph of Philadelphia.[2]
Melton, J. Gordon, ed. (1978). The Encyclopedia of American Religions. Wilmington, N.C.: McGrath.[2]
Melton, J. Gordon, Marin Baumann, David B. Barrett. Religions of the world: A comprehensive encyclopedia of beliefs and practices. ABC-CLIO, 2002. ISBN1-57607-223-1.[5]
Mercatante, Anthony S. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend. Facts on File, 1988.[3]
Parrinder, Edward Geoffrey, ed. (1981). Dictionary of Non-Christian Religions. Amersham, Bucks.: Hulton.[15]
Parrinder, Geoffrey. World Religions from Ancient History to the Present. Facts on File, 1984.[1]
Poupard, Paul, ed. (1984). Dictionnaire des religions (in French). Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.[2]
Pye, Michael. The Continuum dictionary of religion. Continuum, 1994. ISBN0-8264-0639-4.[5]
Schulman, Albert M. (1981). The Religious Heritage of America. New York: A. S. Barnes.[8]
Smith, Jonathan Z., William Scott Green, Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley. The HarperCollins dictionary of religion. HarperSanFrancisco, 1995. ISBN0-06-067515-2.[5]
Snodgrass, Mary Ellen. Encyclopedia of world scriptures. McFarland, 2001. ISBN0-7864-1005-1.[5]
Taylor, Patrick, Frederick Ivor Case, Sean Meighoo, Joyce Leung. The encyclopedia of Caribbean religions. University of Illinois Press, 2013. ISBN978-0-252-03723-8.[16]
Viller, Marcel, Charles Baumgartner, André Rayez. Dictionnaire de spiritualité ascétique et mystique: Doctrine et histoire. G. Beauchesne et ses fils, 1937–1995.[5]
Grimal, Pierre. Dictionary of Classical Mythology. Blackwell, 1986.[3]
Reid, Jane Davidson and Chris Rohman. The Oxford guide to classical mythology in the arts, 1300–1990s. Oxford University Press, 1993. ISBN0-19-504998-5.[18]
Baha'i Faith
Adamson, Hugh C. Historical dictionary of the Bahá'í Faith. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN978-0-8108-5096-5.[5]
Smith, Peter. A concise encyclopedia of the Bahá'í faith. Oneworld, 2000. ISBN1-85168-184-1.[5]
Bible
Achtemeier, Paul J. Harper's Bible Dictionary. HarperCollins, 1985.[6][19]
Achtemeier, Paul J., Roger S. Boraas. The HarperCollins Bible dictionary. HarperSanFrancisco, 1996. ISBN0-06-060037-3.[5]
Allmen, Jean Jacques von, ed. (1958). A Companion to the Bible [Vocabulaire biblique]. New York: Oxford University Press.[20]
Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible. Baker Book House, 1988.[6]
Balz, Horst; Gerhard Schneider, eds. (1980–1983). Exegetisches Worterbuch zum Neuen Testament (in German). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.[21]
Bauer, Johannes B., ed. (1981). Encyclopedia of Biblical Theology: The Complete Sacramentum Mundi. New York: Crossroad.[21]
Botterweck, G. Johannes; Helmer Ringgren, eds. (1974–1980). Theologisches Worterbuch zum Alten Testament [Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament]. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans.[20]
Bridges, Ronald; Weigle, Luther A. (1960). The Bible Word Book Concerning Obsolete or Archaic Words in the King James Version of the Bible. New York: Nelson.[20]
Bromiley, Geoffrey W., ed. (1979–1982). The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.[6][21][22]
Brown, Colin, ed. (1975–1982). The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology [Theologisches Begriffslexicon zum Neuen Testament]. Exeter: Paternoster Pr.[23]
Brownrigg, Robert (1971). Who's Who in the New Testament.[24]
Jacobus, Melanchthon Williams. A standard Bible dictionary.[9]
Jeffrey, David Lyle. A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature. Eerdmans, 1992.[26]
Jenni, Ernst, ed. (1971–1976). Theologisches Handworterbuch zum Alten Testament (in German). Munchen: C. Kaiser.[27]
Kittel, Gerhard, ed. (1964–1976). Theological Dictionary of the New Testament [Theologisches Worterbuch zum Neuen Testament]. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.[5][23]
Klauck, Hans-Josef. Encyclopedia of the Bible and its reception. Walter de Gruyter, 2009–. ISBN978-3-11-019904-8.[5]
Leon-Dufour, Xavier, ed. (1973). Dictionary of Biblical Theology [Vocabulaire de theologie biblique]. New York: Seabury Pr.[23]
Lockyear, Herbert, ed. (1958). All the Men of the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.[24]
Lockyear, Herbert, ed. (1969). All the Trades and Occupations of the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.[24]
McKenzie, John L., ed. (1965). Dictionary of the Bible. Milwaukee: Bruce.[23]
Metzger, Bruce and Michael D. Coogan. Oxford Companion to the Bible. Oxford University Press, 1993. ISBN0-19-504645-5.[5][19]
Miller, Madeleine Sweeny; J. Lane Miller, eds. (1973). Harper's Bible Dictionary (8th. ed.). New York: Harper & Row.[23]
Mills, Watson. Mercer Dictionary of the Bible. Mercer University Press, 1990.[19]
Moller-Christensen and Arne Unhjem (1965). Encyclopedia of Bible Creatures. Philadelphia: Fortress.[24]
Neusner, Jacob, William Scott Green.Dictionary of Judaism in the biblical period: 450 B.C.E. to 600 C.E. Macmillan Library Reference, 1996. ISBN0-02-897292-9.[5]
The new interpreter's dictionary of the Bible. Abingdon Press, 2006–2007. ISBN0-687-05427-3.[5]
New Unger's Bible Dictionary. rev. ed., Moody, 1988.[19]
Odelain, O.; R. Seguineau, eds. (1981). Dictionary of Proper Names and Places in the Bible [Dictionnaire des noms propres de la Bible]. New York: Doubleday.[23]
Osterloh, Edo; Hans Engalland, eds. (1959). Biblisch-theologisches Handworterbuch zur Lutherbibel und zu neueren Ubersetzungen (in German) (2nd. ed.). Gottingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.[23]
Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible. Zondervan, 1974.[6]
Biblical archaeology
Avi-Yonah, Michael, ed. (1975–1978). Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land [Entsiklopedyah la-hafrot arke'ologiyoi be-Erets Yisrael]. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.[24]
Blaiklock, Edward M.; R. K. Harrison, eds. (1983). The New International Dictionary of Biblical Archaeology. Grand Rapids, MI: Regency Reference Library, Zondervan.[6][24]
Cabrol, Fernand, Henri Leclercq, Henri Marrou. Dictionnaire d'archéologie chrétienne et de liturgie. Letouzey et Ané, 1907–[1953].[5]
Negev, Avraham, ed. (1972). Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land. New York: Putnam's.[6][24]
Negev, Avraham, Shimon Gibson. Archaeological encyclopedia of the Holy Land. Continuum, 2001. ISBN0-8264-1316-1.[5]
Fischer-Schreiber, Ingrid, Stephan Schuhmacher, Gert Woerner. The encyclopedia of Eastern philosophy and religion: Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen. Shambhala, 1989. ISBN0-87773-433-X.[5]
Geaves, Ron.Key words in Hinduism. Georgetown University Press, 2006. ISBN1-58901-127-9.[5]
Humphreys, Christmas (1976). A Popular Dictionary of Buddhism. Totowa: Curzon Pr.[5][30]
Johnston, William M., Claire Renkin. Encyclopedia of monasticism. Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000. ISBN1-57958-090-4.[5]
Keown, Damien, Stephen Hodge, Charles Jones. A dictionary of Buddhism. Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN0-19-860560-9.[5]
Keown, Damien, Charles S. Prebish. Encyclopedia of Buddhism. Routledge, 2007. ISBN978-0-415-31414-5.[31]
Kohn, Michael H., Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber, Franz-Karl Ehrhard. The Shambhala dictionary of Buddhism and Zen. Shambhala, 1991. ISBN0-87773-520-4.[5]
Malalasekera, G. P., ed. (1961–1979). Encyclopedia of Buddhism. Colombo: Govt. Pr.[29]
Olson, Carl, Charles S. Prebish. Historical dictionary of Buddhism. Scarecrow Press, 2009. ISBN978-0-8108-5771-1.[5]
Prebish, Charles S. Historical dictionary of Buddhism. Scarecrow Press, 1993. ISBN0-8108-2698-4.[5]
Senta, Nichiren Shoshu Kokusai. A Dictionary of Buddhist terms and concepts. Nichiren Shoshu International Center, 1983. ISBN4-88872-014-2.
Snelling, John. The Buddhist handbook: A complete guide to Buddhist schools, teaching, practice, and history. Inner Traditions, 1998. ISBN0-89281-761-5.[5]
Chinese Buddhism
Hackmann, Heinrich Friedrich, ed. (1951–1954). Erklarendes Worterbuch zum chinesischen Buddhismus (in German). Leiden: Brill.[32]
Soothill, William Edward and Lewis Hodous (1937). A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhism Terms. London: Kegan Paul.[30]
Zen Buddhism
Baroni, Helen Josephine. The illustrated encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism. Rosen, 2002. ISBN0-8239-2240-5.[5]
Nichiren Buddhism
Montgomery, Daniel B. Fire in the lotus : the dynamic Buddhism of Nichiren. Mandala, 1991. ISBN1-85274-091-4.
Chinese religion
Chinese Buddhism
Hackmann, Heinrich Friedrich, ed. (1951–1954). Erklarendes Worterbuch zum chinesischen Buddhismus (in German). Leiden: Brill.[32]
Soothill, William Edward and Lewis Hodous (1937). A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhism Terms. London: Kegan Paul.[30]
Zen Buddhism
Baroni, Helen Josephine. The illustrated encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism. Rosen, 2002. ISBN0-8239-2240-5.[5]
Fischer-Schreiber, Ingrid, Stephan Schuhmacher, Gert Woerner. The encyclopedia of Eastern philosophy and religion: Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen. Shambhala, 1989. ISBN0-87773-433-X.[5]
Confucianism
Yao, Xinzhong. RoutledgeCurzon encyclopedia of Confucianism. Routledge, 2003. ISBN0-7007-1199-6.[5]
Taoism
Fischer-Schreiber, Ingrid, Stephan Schuhmacher, Gert Woerner. The encyclopedia of Eastern philosophy and religion: Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen. Shambhala, 1989. ISBN0-87773-433-X.[5]
Fischer-Schreiber, Ingrid, Werner Wünsche. The Shambhala dictionary of Taoism. Shambhala, 1996. ISBN1-57062-203-5.[5]
Pas, Julian F., Man Kam Leung. Historical dictionary of Taoism. Scarecrow Press, 1998. ISBN0-8108-3369-7.[5]
Henry, Carl F. H., ed. (1973). Baker's Dictionary of Christian Ethics. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House.[35]
Johnston, William M., Claire Renkin. Encyclopedia of monasticism. Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000. ISBN1-57958-090-4.[5]
Klauser, Theodor, Franz Joseph Dölger, Hans Lietzmann. Reallexikon für Antike und Christentum: Sachwörterbuch zur Auseinandersetzung des Christentums mit der antiken Welt. Hiersemann, 1950–2007.[5]
Klenicki, Leon, Geoffrey Wigoder. A dictionary of the Jewish-Christian dialogue. Paulist Press, c1995. ISBN0-8091-3582-5.[5]
Komonchak, Joseph. New Dictionary of Theology. Michael Glazier, 1987.[6]
Moreau, A. Scott, Harold A. Netland, Charles Edward van Engen. Evangelical dictionary of world missions. Baker Books; Paternoster Press, 2000. ISBN0-8010-2074-3.[5]
O'Brien, Thomas C., ed. (1958). Corpus Dictionary of Western Churches. Washington: Corpus Publs.[35]
Okumene Lexikon (in German). Frankfurt-am-Main: Lembeck, Knecht. 1983.[33]
Parry, Kenneth, John F. Hinnells. The Blackwell dictionary of Eastern Christianity. Blackwell, [2000]. ISBN0-631-18966-1.[5]
Purvis, John Stanley, ed. (1962). Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Terms. London: Nelson.[37]
Rahner, Karl, ed. (1975). Encyclopedia of Theology: The Concise Sacramentum Mundi. New York: Seabury Pr.[6][33]
Reallexikon fur Antike und Christentum (in German). Stuttgart: Hiersemann. 1950–1984.[33]
Reid, Daniel G. Dictionary of Christianity in America: A Comprehensive Resource on the Religious Impulse That Shaped a Continent. Intervarsity, 1990.[26][34]
Richardson, Alan; John Bowden, eds. (1983). A New Dictionary of Christian Theology. London: SCM Pr.[33]
Tiedemann, R. G. Reference guide to Christian missionary societies in China: From the sixteenth to the twentieth century. M.E. Sharpe, 2009. ISBN978-0-7656-1808-5.[39]
Wakefield, Thomas C., ed. (1983). A Dictionary of Christian Spirituality. London: SCM Pr.[35]
White, Richard Clark, ed. (1960). The Vocabulary of the Church: A Pronunciation Guide. New York: Macmillan.[37]
Christian art
Giorgi, Rosa, Stefano Zuffi. Saints in art. J. Paul Getty Museum, 2003. ISBN0-89236-717-2.[18]
Rochelle, Mercedes. Post-Biblical saints art index: A locator of paintings, sculptures, mosaics, icons, frescoes, manuscript illuminations, sketches, woodcuts, and engravings, created from the 4th century to 1950, with a directory of the institutions holding them. McFarland, 1994. ISBN0-89950-942-8.[18]
Sill, Gertrude Grace. Handbook of Symbols in Christian Art. Macmillan, 1975.[40]
Speake, Jennifer. The Dent dictionary of symbols in Christian art. J. M. Dent, 1994. ISBN0-460-86138-7.[18]
Biography
Anderson, Gerald H. Biographical dictionary of Christian missions. Macmillan Reference USA, 1998. ISBN0-02-864604-5.[5]
Biographisch-bibliographisches Kirchenlexicon. Hamm, Westfalia: Verlag Traugott Bautz. 1975–1978.. Also available online here.[14][37]
Biographical dictionary of Chinese Christianity. Overseas Ministries Study Center, 2006–. Available online here.[14]
Weis, Frederick Lewis (1957). The Colonial Clergy of the Middle Colonies. Worcester, MA: Amer. Antiquarian Soc.[37]
Weis, Frederick Lewis (1955). The Colonial Clergy of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Boston, MA.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)[37]
Who's Who in Religion (2nd. ed.). Chicago: Marquis. 1977.[37]
Williams, Ethel I. (1975). Biographical Dictionary of Negro Ministers (Third ed.). Boston: G. K. Hall.[37]
Saints
Acta sanctorum quotquot toto orbe coluntur (in Latin). Paris: Editio novissima curante Joanne Carnandet. 1863–1940.[41]
Giorgi, Rosa, Stefano Zuffi. Saints in art. J. Paul Getty Museum, 2003. ISBN0-89236-717-2.[18]
Guiley, Rosemary. The encyclopedia of saints. Facts on File, 2001. ISBN0-8160-4133-4.[5]
Ó Riain, Pádraig. A dictionary of Irish saints. Four Courts Press, c2011.[5]
Speake, Jennifer. The Dent dictionary of symbols in Christian art. J. M. Dent, 1994. ISBN0-460-86138-7.[18]
Christian history
Di Bernardino, Angelo. Encyclopedia of the Early Church. Oxford University Press, 1992.[5][42]
Ferguson, Everett, Michael P. McHugh, Frederick W. Norris. Encyclopedia of early Christianity. Garland, 1998. ISBN0-8153-3319-6.[5][42]
Hillerbrand, Hans Joachim. The Oxford encyclopedia of the Reformation. Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN0-19-506493-3.[5]
Jouanna, Arlette. Histoire et dictionnaire des guerres de religion. R. Laffont, 1998. ISBN2-221-07425-4.[43]
Ollard, S. L., Gordon Crosse, Maurice Francis Bond. A dictionary of English church history. A.R. Mowbray; Morehouse-Gorham, [1948].[5]
Christian liturgy and worship
Bradshaw, Paul F. The new Westminster dictionary of liturgy and worship. Westminster John Knox Press, 2002. ISBN0-664-22655-8.[5]
Pfatteicher, Philip H. A dictionary of liturgical terms. Trinity Press International, 1991. ISBN1-56338-026-9.[5]
Roman Catholic liturgy and worship
Fink, Peter E. The new dictionary of sacramental worship. Liturgical Press, 1990. ISBN0-8146-5788-5.[5]
Lang, Jovian. Dictionary of the liturgy. Catholic Book, 1989. ISBN0-89942-273-X.[5]
Christian philosophy and theology
Carey, Patrick W., Joseph T. Lienhard. Biographical dictionary of Christian theologians. Greenwood Press, 2000. ISBN0-313-29649-9.[5][14]
Fabella, Virginia, R. S. Sugirtharajah. Dictionary of Third World theologies. Orbis Books, 2000. ISBN1-57075-234-6.[5]
González, Justo L., Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi, Suzanne E. Hoeferkamp Segovia. The Westminster dictionary of theologians. Westminster John Knox Press, 2006. ISBN0-664-22989-1.[5]
Hart, Trevor A., Richard Bauckham. The dictionary of historical theology. Paternoster Press; W. B. Eerdmans, 2000. ISBN1-84227-002-8.[5]
McGrath, Alister E. The Blackwell encyclopedia of modern Christian thought. Blackwell, 1993. ISBN0-631-16896-6.[5]
McGuckin, John Anthony. The Westminster handbook to patristic theology. Westminster John Knox Press, 2004. ISBN0-664-22396-6.[5]
McKim, Donald K. Westminster dictionary of theological terms. Westminster John Knox Press, 1996. ISBN0-664-25511-6.[5]
Muller, Richard A. Dictionary of Latin and Greek theological terms: Drawn principally from Protestant scholastic theology. Baker Book House, 1985. ISBN0-8010-6185-7.[5]
Musser, Donald W., Joseph L. Price. A new handbook of Christian theologians. Abingdon Press, 1996. ISBN0-687-27803-1.[5][14]
Augustine of Hippo
Fitzgerald, Allan, John C. Cavadini. Augustine through the ages: An encyclopedia. W.B. Eerdmans, 1999. ISBN0-8028-3843-X.[11]
Mayer, Cornelius Petrus, Erich Feldmann. Augustinus-Lexikon. Schwabe, 1986–1996. ISBN3-7965-0854-5.[11]
Christian ethics
Childress, James F. & John Macquarrie. The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Ethics. rev. ed., Westminster, 1986.[34]
Harrison, R. K. Encyclopedia of Biblical and Christian Ethics. rev. ed., Thomas Nelson, 1992.[34]
Eastern Orthodox Church
Day, Peter D. The liturgical dictionary of Eastern Christianity. Liturgical Press, 1993. ISBN0-8146-5848-2.[5]
Langford-James, Richard Lloyd (1923). A Dictionary of the Eastern Orthodox Church. London: Faith Pr.[44]
Parry, Kenneth, John F. Hinnells. The Blackwell dictionary of Eastern Christianity. Blackwell, [2000]. ISBN0-631-18966-1.[5]
Prokurat, Michael, Alexander Golitzin, Michael D. Peterson. Historical dictionary of the Orthodox Church. Scarecrow Press, 1996. ISBN0-8108-3081-7.[5]
Evangelicals
Balmer, Randall Herbert. Encyclopedia of evangelicalism. Baylor University Press, 2004. ISBN1-932792-04-X.[5]
Hillerbrand, Hans Joachim. The encyclopedia of Protestantism. Routledge, 2004. ISBN0-415-92472-3.[5]
Krapohl, Robert H., Charles H. Lippy. The evangelicals: A historical, thematic, and biographical guide. Greenwood Press, 1999. ISBN0-313-30103-4.[5][14]
Larsen, Timothy, D. W. Bebbington, Mark A. Noll. Biographical dictionary of evangelicals. InterVarsity Press, 2003. ISBN0-8308-2925-3.[5][14]
Lewis, Donald M. The Blackwell dictionary of evangelical biography: 1730–1860. Blackwell, 1995. ISBN0-631-17384-6.[5][14]
Moreau, A. Scott, Harold A. Netland, Charles Edward van Engen. Evangelical dictionary of world missions. Baker Books; Paternoster Press, 2000. ISBN0-8010-2074-3.[5]
Mormonism
Bitton, Davis. Historical dictionary of Mormonism. Scarecrow Press, 2000. ISBN0-8108-3797-8.[5]
Hillerbrand, Hans Joachim. The encyclopedia of Protestantism. Routledge, 2004. ISBN0-415-92472-3.[5]
A Latter-Day Saint library: Including the encyclopedia of Mormonism/Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Infobases, 1998.[5]
Ludlow, Daniel H. Encyclopedia of Mormonism. Macmillan, 1992. ISBN0-02-904040-X.[5]
Oriental Orthodox churches
Day, Peter D. The liturgical dictionary of Eastern Christianity. Liturgical Press, 1993. ISBN0-8146-5848-2.[5]
Parry, Kenneth, John F. Hinnells. The Blackwell dictionary of Eastern Christianity. Blackwell, [2000]. ISBN0-631-18966-1.[5]
Hillerbrand, Hans Joachim. The encyclopedia of Protestantism. Routledge, 2004. ISBN0-415-92472-3.[5]
Melton, J. Gordon. Encyclopedia of Protestantism. Facts On File, 2005. ISBN0-8160-5456-8.[5]
Anabaptist–Mennonite
Dyck, Cornelius J., Dennis D. Martin. The Mennonite encyclopedia: A comprehensive reference work on the Anabaptist-Mennonite movement. Mennonite Brethren, 1955–1990. ISBN0-8361-3105-3.[5]
Hege, Christian; Christian Neff, eds. (1913–1967). Mennonitosches Lexikon. Frankfurt am Main: Authors.[46]
The Mennonite Encyclopedia. Hillsboro, Kansas: Mennonite Brethren Publ. House. 1955–1959.[46]
Anglican
Buchanan, Colin Ogilvie. Historical dictionary of Anglicanism. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN0-8108-5327-2.[5]
Church of England
Cockford's Clerical Directory (88th ed.). Oxford: University Press. 1980–1982.[47]
Fasti ecclesiae anglicanae, 1066–1300 (Rev. ed.). London, Institute of Historical Research: Athlone Pr. 1968–1977.[47]
Fasti ecclesiae anglicanae, 1541–1857 (Rev. ed.). London: Athlone Press. 1969–1979.[47]
LeNeve, John, ed. (1854). Fasti ecclesiae anglicanane. Oxford: University Press.[47]
Ollard, S. L., Gordon Crosse, Maurice Francis Bond. A dictionary of English church history. A.R. Mowbray; Morehouse-Gorham, [1948].[5]
Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States
Clerical Directory of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. New York: Church Hymnal Corp. 1898–1968.[49]
Episcopal Clerical Directory. New York: Church Hymnal Corp. 1975.[49]
Harper, Howard V. (1975). The Episcopalian's Dictionary. New York: Seabury Pr.[50]
Hein, David, Gardiner H. Shattuck. The Episcopalians. Praeger, 2004. ISBN0-313-22958-9.[5]
Wall, John N., Philippa J. Anderson. A dictionary for Episcopalians. Cowley Publications, 2000.[5]
Baptists
Brackney, William H. Historical dictionary of the Baptists. Scarecrow Press, 2009. ISBN978-0-8108-5622-6.[5]
Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists (Rev. ed.). Nashville: Broadman. 1958–1982.[51]
Leonard, Bill. Dictionary of Baptists in America. InterVarsity Press, 1994. ISBN0-8308-1447-7.[5]
Brethren
The Brethren Encyclopedia. Philadelphia: Brethren Encyclopedia, Inc. 1983–1984. ISBN0-936693-04-5.[5][47]
Charismatic and Pentecostal Christianity
Burgess, Stanley. Dictionary of Charismatic and Pentecostal Movements. Zondervan, 1989.[42]
Burgess, Stanley M. Encyclopedia of Pentecostal and charismatic Christianity. Routledge, 2006. ISBN0-415-96966-2.[5]
Burgess, Stanley M., Ed M. Van der Maas. The new international dictionary of Pentecostal and charismatic movements. Zondervan, 2002. ISBN0-310-22481-0.[5]
Watt, Donald Elmslie Robertson (1969). Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae medii aevi ad annum 1638. 2nd draft. Edinburgh: Smith & Ritchie Ltd. for the Scottish Record Society.[48]
Kostlevy, William. Historical dictionary of the Holiness movement. Scarecrow Press, 2009. ISBN978-0-8108-5832-9.[5]
Quakers
Abbott, Margery Post, Mary ELlen Chijioke, Pink Dandelion. Historical dictionary of the Friends (Quakers). Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN0-8108-4483-4.[5]
Hinshaw, William Wade, Thomas Worth Marshall. Encyclopedia of American Quaker genealogy. Genealogical Pub., 1991. ISBN0-8063-0178-3.[53]
Reformed
Benedetto, Robert, Donald K. McKim. Historical dictionary of the Reformed Churches. Scarecrow Press, 2010. ISBN978-0-8108-5807-7.[5]
McKim, Donald K., David F. Wright. Encyclopedia of the Reformed faith. Westminster/John Knox Press; Saint Andrew Press, 1992. ISBN0-664-21882-2.[5]
Reformed Church in America. Commission on History, ed. (1978). Historical Directory of the Reformed Church in America, 1628–1978 (2nd. ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.[50]
Congregationalism
Peel, Albert. The Congregational two hundred, 1530–1948. Independent Press, [1948].[5]
Dizionario del Concilio ecumenico Vaticano secondo (in Italian). Roma: UNEDI. 1969.[59]
Eastern Catholicism
Day, Peter D. The liturgical dictionary of Eastern Christianity. Liturgical Press, 1993. ISBN0-8146-5848-2.[5]
Parry, Kenneth, John F. Hinnells. The Blackwell dictionary of Eastern Christianity. Blackwell, [2000]. ISBN0-631-18966-1.[5]
Religious orders
Cottineau, L. H. (1935–1970). Repertoire topo-bibliographique des abbayes et prieures (in French). Macon: Protat.[59]
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Hinduism
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Wicca and witchcraft
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American (U.S.) religion
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Canadian religion
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Bolivian religion
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Christian music
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Shinto
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Sikhism
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