Taxonomy
One vocabulary classifies the whole site. Every essay, world view, library, and church record is placed by these terms, so the same word means the same thing everywhere it appears.
Tradition
Christian
The Christian branch of the directory: the churches and traditions that confess Jesus Christ.
Anabaptist, Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Independent and Non-denominational, Lutheran, Methodist and Wesleyan, Oriental Orthodox, Other and Unknown, Pentecostal and Charismatic, Reformed and Presbyterian, Restorationist
Non-Christian
The Non-Christian branch of the directory: the faith traditions of the world beyond the Christian church.
Bahá'í, Buddhist, Hindu, Indigenous and Traditional, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, New Religious Movements, Other and Unknown, Shinto, Sikh
Doctrine
Christology
What a body teaches about the person and work of Jesus Christ.
Church Governance
How a body is ordered and led, from bishops and synods to the gathered congregation.
Liturgy and Worship
How a body worships, in set forms or in freedom, and in what shape.
Ordination
Whom a body sets apart for ministry, and how.
Sacraments and Ordinances
The rites a body keeps, what they are called, and what they are held to do.
Salvation
How a body teaches that a person is saved, and by what means.
Scripture and Authority
What a body receives as its authority for faith and practice, and how that authority is held.
Social and Ethical Positions
What a body teaches on the questions of common life.
Trinity
What a body teaches about the being of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Wesleyan Holiness
The library category for the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition.