Selected Resources for:
Religions/Theology

ATLA Religion Database   

http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=rfh

1949- .

Indexes a fairly comprehensive list of religion periodicals with extensive coverage of essay collections and Festschriften. Covers biblical commentary, mission activity, and topics in religion and theology. The database represents the following print sources: Religion Index 1 - Periodicals, 1949-present; Religion Index 2 -Multi-author works, 1960-present; Research in Ministry, 1981-present; Index to Book Reviews in Religion, 1949-present; Methodist Reviews Index, 1818-1985.

Location: Woodstock - Index to Book Reviews in Religion, 1949-1998; Religion Index 1 - Periodicals, 1949-1999; Religion Index 2 -Multi-author works, 1960-1996

ATLA Serials Online   

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1949 - 2000.

Full text collection of over 50 religion and theology journals. The collection's over 50,000 articles (and many more books reviews) address topics in the following fields: Archaeology, Bible, Ecumenism, Ethics, Missions, Pastoral Ministry, Philosophy, Religion, Society, and Theology.

Catholic Periodical and Literature Index   

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1981- .

Indexes articles from over 200 Catholic periodicals. Also includes Papal documents, church promulgations, and books about the Catholic faith that are authored by Catholics and/or produced by Catholic publishers. This index is also available in print in the Woodstock Theological Center Library (Lower Level of the Lauinger Library), at the call number Ref 051 CAP. Woodstock has the entire run, which actually consists of three publications: The Guide to Catholic Literature. v. 1 (1888-1940)--8 (1964-1967) The Catholic Periodical Index. v. 1 (1930-1933)--13 (1965-1966) which combined to form The Catholic Periodical and Literature Index. v. 14 (1967-1968)--

Forum on Religion and Ecology  

http://environment.harvard.edu/religion/main.html

Database collecting articles connecting religious thought to environmental concerns.

New Testament Abstracts    

http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=NewTestamentAbst

1988-1998.

Indexes and abstracts articles on the New Testament appearing in approximately 500 Catholic, Protestant and Jewish periodicals. Also summarizes about 850 books annually. Abstracts are in English, although the books and articles may be in other languages.

Old Testament Abstracts   

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1978-.

Indexing and abstracts for journal articles, books and software related to Old Testament studies. Includes abstracts from over 450 journals.

Oxford Islamic Studies Online  

http://0-www.oxfordislamicstudies.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

Contains more than 3,000 reference articles and chapters by leading scholars and specialists. Qur'anic studies resources, including two Oxford World's Classics translations of the Qur'an, linked to the online version of A Concordance of the Qur'an by Hanna Kassis. Primary source documents with editorial introductions. Timelines covering major events in the Islamic world and corresponding events in general world history for context. Images provide visual perspectives on Islam.

Proquest Religion   

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1986- .

Searches 90+ journals covering religious issues and perspectives, including religious news and information, commentary on topics of general interest from the perspective of a particular religion, and formal theological studies.

Religious and Theological Abstracts  

http://0-rtabstracts.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

March 1958- .

Indexes and provides abstracts for over 450 journals; most are Christian with some Jewish and other religions. Articles may be in various languages, but the abstracts are in English. The main categories covered are Biblical, theological, historical, and practical.

Location: Woodstock Periodicals has since vol.1, 230.005 RAL; LAU 2nd floor has vols. 9-38,BR1.R286

World Almanac  

Lists adherents of major world religions in the U.S., in Canada, and by continent for a one year period only. Earlier editions in stacks.

Location: Ref. Desk AY 67 .N5 W7

Atlas of the World's Religions  

Chapters show major religions and their rise and spread in maps. Timelines detailing important events in the history of each religion are included with each chapter.

Location: Ref. G 1046 .E4 A8 1999

Historical Atlas of the Religions of the World  

The essays on each major religion includes bibliographies, illustrations, and maps. Chronologies for each religion are in the appendix.

Location: Ref. BL 80.2 .F28

Dictionary of Comparative Religion  

Articles cover religious concepts and terms and also religions by geographic region or ethnic group, e.g., Melanesian religion, Slavic religion.

Location: Ref. BL 31 .D54

Catholic Encyclopedia  

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/index.html

1907-

12 ed. online.

Encyclopaedia Judaica.   

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A comprehensive, multi-volume encyclopedia of all aspects of Jewish life, history, culture and scholarship. Each entry is signed and includes a brief bibliography

Encyclopaedia of Islam (EI)  

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The major scholarly encyclopedia in Islamic & Middle Eastern studies, it is a multi-volume work containing signed articles on all aspects of the Islamic world: religious, biographical, historical, and social. Short bibliographies of classical works accompany signed articles. Many articles in the new editions (EI2 & EI3) have been revised and updated. The second edition is now complete and the online version includes entries for the 3rd edition, which is not yet complete. The first edition, now published as E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936, is also useful; it was reprinted in 1987, thus that date in its call number.

Location: 2d ed.: Ref. DS 37 .E523; 1st ed., 1913-1936: Ref. DS 35.53 .E5 1987;

Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an (EQ)  

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Almost 1,000 entries cover the concepts, personalities, place names, and cultural history of the Qur'an. Includes extended essays on the most important themes of Qur'anic studies. Print edition complete in 6 vols.:

Location: Ref. BP 133 .E53 2001

Encyclopedia of American Religions  

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A comprehensive survey of religious and spiritual groups in America, this encyclopedia has essays on various broad categories of religious bodies, e.g., the Pentecostal Family, plus directory listings which describe each group, its organization and characteristics, and give membership figures.

Location: Ref. BL 2525 .M449 2003

Gale Virtual Reference Library   

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Gale Virtual Reference Library provides online, full text access to 19 subject encyclopedias and 1 specialized dictionary. The books included in this collection are: Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History; Encyclopaedia Judaica; Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy; Encyclopedia of American Industries; Encyclopedia of American Religions; Encyclopedia of Bioethics; Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security; Encyclopedia of Ethical, Legal and Policy Issues in Biotechnology; Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World; Encyclopedia of Population; Encyclopedia of Religion; Encyclopedia of Sociology; Encyclopedia of the American Constitution; Environmental Encyclopedia; Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America; Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology; New Catholic Encyclopedia; New Catholic Encyclopedia Jubilee Volume; New Dictionary of the History of Ideas; St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture; and West's Encyclopedia of American Law.

New Catholic Encyclopedia  

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Published in 2003

Location: Ref. BX 841 .N44 2003

Adherents.com  

http://www.adherents.com/

This site, which is not affiliated with any religious organization, summarizes religious statistics found in books, journals, or Web sites. It provides a list of the world's major religions with the number of adherents. It also provides statistics by location (within the U.S., by state) or religious affiliation. The source for the statistics is also given with the date of publications, so information can be verified.

Acta Sanctorum  

http://0-acta.chadwyck.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

1643 - 1940.

Electronic transcript of a collection of Latin documents examining the lives of the saints, organized by each saint's feast day. Includes prefatory material, original texts, critical apparatus, indices, and references to Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina (BHL).

Location: Woodstock Theological Center Library (v.1-69): Woodstock Ref. 279 AC81. Lauinger Special Collections (some volumes): 80B1.

Digital Library of Classic Protestant Texts  

http://0-www.alexanderstreet2.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/tcptlive/

1500 - 1700

Full-text collection of theological writings, biblical commentaries, confessional documents and polemical treatises written by more than 300 Protestant authors.

Digital Library of the Catholic Reformation  

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1500 - 1700

Full-text collection of 16th- and 17th-century Catholic papal and synodal decrees, catechisms and inquisitorial manuals, biblical commentaries, theological treatises and systems, liturgical writings, saints' lives and devotional works.

Patrologia Latina  

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A full-text electronic version of the Latin portion of the Patrologiae Cursus Completus, published by 19-century ecclesiastical publisher Jacques-Paul Migne. Its 221 volumes cover the works of the Latin Fathers, from Tertullian in 200 A.D. to Pope Innocent III in 1216.

Virtual Religion Index  

http://virtualreligion.net/vri/

Analyzes and highlights important content of religion-related websites. Some sites of note are: the Bible Gateway, the Jewish Virtual Library, and the Islamic Gateway.

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

http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/home/default.aspx

A selective, annotated guide to a wide variety of electronic resources involved in the study and practice of religion. Includes links to electronic journals, sacred (electronic) texts, syllabi and teaching resources, and official web sites of religious entities.

Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life  

http://pewforum.org/docs/index.php?DocID=115

This site shows polling results for issues dealing mostly with politics and religion, U.S. issues, Christian issues.