---
title: "The Charitology Encyclopedia"
group: "Flagship references"
order: 1
summary: "A searchable reference work on charity-system concepts, with aliases, source lists, review labels and downloadable reading dossiers."
status: live
statusNote: "26 searchable concept entries with source lists, review labels and downloadable reading dossiers. Entries remain editorial drafts pending contributor review."
conditions: ["missing-profession"]
firstMilestone: "Fifty entries, each checked by a second contributor."
help:
  - "Write a missing entry: copy any file in src/content/encyclopedia/ and follow STYLE.md."
  - "Check an entry’s sources and change its review status to reviewed."
  - "Suggest a topic in an issue labeled encyclopedia."
related: ["/record/lexicon/", "/record/principles/"]
---

A field needs a shared vocabulary before it can argue well. The Encyclopedia is that vocabulary at full length: each entry explains one concept, where it came from, what the evidence says and how it connects to the charity system.

Every entry follows [the Charitology Standard](/record/methodology/): plain language, a source for every factual claim, and an honest label where people disagree. Short definitions live in [the Lexicon](/record/lexicon/). Book-length arguments live in [Principles of Charitology](/record/principles/).

## Use this reference base

Search the full entry text, filter by linked system condition or review status, and inspect each source list. Select entries to download a reading dossier that keeps the original text, references and review labels together. Share a filtered view or reading-list link when you want someone else to start from the same material.

## Coverage and review

This is a working collection, not complete coverage of the field. Entries remain drafts until the review standard is met. A source count describes the record; it does not establish the quality of the evidence.