Religious Studies Subject Guide

Databases

• ATLA Religion Database

Indexes journal articles, book reviews, and scholarly essays in multi-author books. Definitive index for religious and theological literature, providing information on topics such as biblical studies, world religions, church history, and religion in social issues. Coverage spans from 1949 to the present. Produced by the American Theological Library Association.

• Bibliography of Asian Studies

Searchable on-line version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS). Covers principally western-language articles and book chapters published from 1971 to the present in disciplines related to the humanities, social sciences, and those natural sciences with strong human components.

• Hagiography Database

On-line version of the Dumbarton Oaks Hagiography Database. Provided courtesy of Harvard University's Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.

• InteLex PAST MASTERS

Includes: The Collected Works of St. Thomas Aquinas and The Works of Saint Augustine.

• International Medieval Bibliography - Online

Indexes scholarly articles on medieval Europe. To connect, select "Enter databases." Then select "Go" next to International Medieval Bibliography-Online

• Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance

Provides bibliographic information for scholars interested in the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700)

• Oxford Reference Online

To access the following titles, after clicking on "Oxford Reference Online," click on Subjects & Books, scroll to "Religion & Philosophy," and click on the desired title. (OR, under Subject Reference, click on "Religion and Philosophy," and then click on the desired title.)

• A Dictionary of the Bible
• The Oxford Companion to the Bible
• The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible
• A Dictionary of Buddhism
• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
• The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
• A Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion
• The Oxford Dictionary of Popes
• The Oxford Dictionary of Saints
• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions


• Patrologia Latina

Electronic version of the first edition of Jacques-Paul Migne's Patrologia Latina, published between 1844 and 1855, and the four volumes of indexes published between 1862 and 1865. The Patrologia Latina comprises the works of the Church Fathers from Tertullian in 200 AD to the death of Pope Innocent III in 1216.

• Philosopher's Index

Provides indexing and abstracts for journals and books on philosophy and related interdisciplinary fields--including religion. Coverage from 1940 to the present.

• Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Full-text online edition of the 10-volume print work, with regular updates and additions. Provides subject guides for the philosophies of world religions including Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Islam.

• Vetus Latina

Bible versions of the Latin Fathers. The comprehensive patristic records of the Vetus Latina Institut in Beuron. To connect, select "Enter databases." Then, select "Go" next to Vetus Latina.

• Other UT Databases

E-Journals

• E-Journals page

Gateway to electronic journals

• JSTOR

Back issues of selected scholarly journals

• PROJECT MUSE

full text online access to numerous current scholarly journals (1995 to present)

• Directory of Open Access Journals

links to free, full-text scholarly journals

Websites

• allAfrica.com

allAfrica.com , is among the Internet's largest content sites, posting over 1000 stories daily in English and French and offering a diversity of multi-lingual streaming programming as well as over 900,000 articles in our searchable archive (which includes the archive of Africa News Service dating from 1997).

• The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)

Free access to quality data on religion. Currently housed in the Social Science Research Institute at Pennsylvania State University and funded by the Lily Endowment, the John Templeton Foundation, and Penn State.

• BibleGateway.com

Online Bible texts in multiple languages and translations. Searchable by Bible passage, keyword, topical index, and advanced search options.

• Buddhanet.net

Includes articles on Buddhism, worldwide directory of Buddhist centers, e-Book library. Product of the Buddha Dharma Education Association, inc.

• Catholic Web Resources

A selective guide to Catholic resources on the World Wide Web.

• CDRI: Digital Resources for the Study of Religion

A repository of digital resources contributed by members of the American Theological Library Association and Association of Theological Schools (includes digital images of woodcuts, photographs, slides, papyri, coins, maps, postcards, manuscripts, lithographs, sermons, shape-note tune books, and various forms of Christian art, architecture, and iconography).

• Critical Theory and Discourses on Religion (CTDR)

"Critical Theory and Discourses on Religion" is an academic program unit of the American Academy of Religion. Click on "Links" for Religious Studies societies, journals, and research tools.

• Dead Sea Scrolls Site

Library of Congress exhibition "Scrolls from the Dead Sea: The Ancient Library of Qumran and Scholarship." Contains comprehensive history and photos of the scrolls, caves, artifacts, etc., bibliography, and glossary.

• ECanon: Online Search Engine for Canonical Texts

Provides access to scholarly versions of the Bible; part of TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism. Sponsors include: Society of Biblical Literature, National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., TC, and the Religion and Technology Center, Inc.

• Islam, Islamic Studies, Arabic, and Religion

Web site of Professor Alan A. Godlas of the Department of Religion, University of Georgia.

• Jewish Virtual Library

Cyber-encyclopedia of Jewish history, culture, religion, and Israel. Designed by the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE).

• LDS Family History Library

Non-profit service sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

• Lifaafaa

"Package" of World Wide Web resources put together by Gene Thursday, Dept. of Religion, University of Florida.

• Middle East Studies Internet Resources

On-going compilation of electronic bibliographic and research materials created under the purview of the Middle East Studies Dept. of Columbia University Libraries.

• Mount Royal College Internet Subject Guide: Religious Studies

NOTE: Links to some resources listed are restricted to users at Mount Royal College. Check the UT catalog and/or database list to see if access is available.

• The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief

International network of representatives from faith communities, NGOs, international organizations and academia. Aims to promote freedom of religion or belief and to strengthen interfaith co-operation worldwide.

• Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life

A project of the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.

• Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

Online companion to the weekly television news program broadcast on PBS.

• Religion and the Founding of the American Republic

Library of Congress exhibition.

• Religious Movements Homepage Project

Detailed profiles of more than 200 religious groups and new religious movements.

• Religious Tolerance.org

Web site maintained by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance.

• Religious Worlds

Information source for religion, religions, and religious studies.

• The Revealer: A Daily Review of Religion & the Press

Daily review of religion in the news and the news about religion. A publication of the New York University Department of Journalism and New York University's Center for Religion and Media).

• Wabash Center Guide to Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

Selective, annotated guide to electronic resources for the study and teaching of religion.

• Yale Divinity Digital Image & Text Library

Online resources pertaining to the history of Christianity and biblical studies. (Note: some images are restricted to Yale users.)

Organizations

• American Academy of Religion
• American Jewish Historical Society
• American Society of Church History
• Association for Jewish Studies
• International Association for the History of Religions
• International Association of Buddhist Studies
• Medieval Academy of America
• Society of Biblical Literature

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