RELIGION AND THEOLOGY, ARTICLES ON. For the purpose of enumerating the main articles in this section, a division will be made into (I) Christian, and (2) Non-Christian.
The number of articles on the different aspects of Christian doctrine, faith and Church is so great that nothing beyond a casual selection of titles can be made here. Anything approaching a complete guide to the separate religious divisions would be a lengthy index of titles of differing merit. To begin with, all the prophets of the Old Testament, all the disciples of the New Testament, and all the books of the Bible have separate articles under their own headings. Special terms occurring in the Scrip tures, such as ALPHA AND OMEGA ; ARMAGEDDON ; APOSTLE; ANGEL, etc., have articles to themselves, where their meaning and connection with other passages in Holy Writ are given in some detail. The article BIBLE is divided, for convenience of reference, into sections and sub-sections, with appropriate subheads and side heads to mark out the main points of interest. CONCORDANCE is
exhaustively treated, and the article JESUS CHRIST deals with the life of the Founder of Christianity and all His activities and influences. JOSEPH (husband of Mary) and MARY (the Mother of Jesus), are important articles, and those such as APOCALYPSE and PASTORAL EPISTLES are deserving of attention. VULGATE; ATHEISM; DEISM ; IMMORTALITY; MIRACLE; MYSTICISM; ESCHA TOLOGY; APOLOGETICS; DOGMA, DOGMATIC THEOLOGY; ABSOLU TION; ANTICHRIST; APOSTASY; ATONEMENT; BAPTISM; BENE DICTION ; CATECHISM ; CATHOLIC; CHURCH ; CONFESSION ; CON FIRMATION ; CREEDS ; EXCOMMUNICATION ; EXTREME UNCTION; FASTING; GRACE; MARTYR; PREACHING; RELICS; SACRAMENT; SIN and WORSHIP, are all important articles well worthy of special attention.
The different sects and divisions of Christian practice and wor ship are treated under their own headings.