Religious Studies Resources
Finding ARTICLES
ATLA - American Theological Library Association indexes articles, essays (chapters in books), & dissertations on religion and theology. Links to full text articles available in other databases. (Database Service: EBSCO) user guide (PDF 127k)
Catholic Periodical and Literature Index (CPLI) - citations to articles in Roman Catholic periodicals, papal documents, and books about the Catholic faith. (Database Service: EBSCO user guide (PDF 127k)
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Religion - Electronic encyclopedias covering religion, philosophy and ethics.
Religious Education
Two education indexes also include articles on religious education topics:
ERIC - for comprehensive Education resources including dissertations and Education Documents. (Database Service: EBSCO)
ProQuest Education Journals - for many full text education articles. (Database Service: ProQuest)
Religious topics are also included in these interdisciplinary indexes:
Academic Search Premier - Indexes over 250 religion titles many of which have full text articles, including Church History, Feminist Theology, Journal of Women and Religion, Sociology of Religion, Journal of Religious Thought, and more. (Database Service: EBSCO) user guide (PDF 79k)
ProQuest Research Library - Covers a wide range of subject areas (including religion) dating back to 1985. (Database Service: ProQuest) user guide (PDF 82k)
Academic OneFile - Indexes with full text some titles that are not full text in Premier including Christianity and Literature, Christianity and Crisis, Harvard Theological Review, and more (Database Service: Thomson Gale) user guide (PDF 75k)
Finding BOOKS
Edgewood's Catalog - Books, journal titles, videos, more. See also new books.
Course Reserves - Search by course number or instructor
WorldCat - for books, videos, etc from libraries nationwide
Religion WEBSITES
Multiple Religions
Voice of the Shuttle Religion Sites - Links to information about most religions of the world; includes atheist and agnostic sites.
Religious Worlds - Information resources for study and interpretation of religions
The Pluralism Project: World Religions in America - Harvard University's "decade-long research project... to engage students in studying the new religious diversity in the United States".
Virtual Religion Index - multiple links with brief annotations Individual Religions
The RJ&L Religious Liberty Archive - Historical documents, state and federal laws and case law with commentary "pertaining to religious freedom in the United States."
Individual Religions
Buddhanet.net - full-text primary and secondary materials for both the Therevada and Mahayana traditions, online study guides, an e-book library, an audio library, etc.
Judaism and Jewish resources - Gateway to Jewish internet resources
Christianity
Crosswalk - Provides searchable English versions of the Bible, interlinear translations, and other tools.
Christian classics ethereal library - Online texts from the Christian tradition from the Bible to Church Fathers, Calvin, Luther, hymns, sermons, etc.
Dominican Central - The home page of the American Central Province of the Dominican Friars, the brothers of the order. Links to the work and writings of Dominicans everywhere.
Sinsinawa Dominicans - The home page of our sponsoring religious congregation, the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters.
National Catholic Reporter - The website for the Catholic weekly.
Papal Encyclicals Online - Provides access to papal encyclicals and other church documents, many in English.
Islam
Islam and Islamic Studies Resources - From the University of Georgia, this site seeks to bring a balanced and accessible introduction to the multiple branches and aspects of Islam. Includes links to other resources.
The Partisans of Ali: A History of Shia Faith and Politics - National Public Radio's series with additional history, chronology and maps on the division of Islam into Shia and Suni branches.