International Bulletin of Missionary Research, Vol. 34, No. 1 T World Religion Database (WRD) is exactly what its name implies—it covers every country of the world, it focuses on religions, and it is a most incredible database. The amount of work that has gone into producing such a prodigious assembly of facts about every country is enormous, and the editors must be thanked for their diligence, perseverance, and sheer dedication to a mammoth project that can only become more and more useful as time goes by, assuming it is kept up-to-date with the same diligence and resources that have gone into its initial framing. The WRD is based on David Barrett’s World Christian Encyclopedia (WCE; Oxford Univ. Press, 1982; 2d ed., 2001). It exceeds the WCE, having been updated and extended in many useful ways. Todd Johnson, the lead editor of WRD, has done a brilliant job in making the WCE accessible in a modern format and deserves huge plaudits for so doing. The WRD is a truly remarkable resource for researchers, Christian workers, church leaders, religious academics, and any others wanting to see how the various religions of the world impact both the global and the local scenes. It is always easy to criticize any grand compilation of statistical material by looking at the detail in one particular corner and declaring, “That number doesn’t seem right.” The sheer scope of this database, however, is incredible, and the fact that it exists and can be extended even further and updated as time goes forward in the framework of a respected university deserves huge applause for those responsible for it. Praise where praise is due, even if I am about to critique it. Most researchers coming to a world database would presumably look first at their own nation. Immediately a problem—mine is not listed. There is no United Kingdom (UK) in the WRD. The UK is composed of four countries, but they are not separately listed either, so I cannot look up, say, England. We sometimes talk of Great Britain, but that is not listed either. Ah, I have it—we are called Britain in the WRD. Why? That is not our name. America is not listed under “America” (despite what many people call it) but under its proper title of United States. Why is the UK treated differently? World Religion Database: Detail Beyond Belief!