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Religions/Theology
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Articles
Discipline Specific
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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
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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)--
Counterbalance Interactive Library
http://www.counterbalance.net/stdweb/home-body.html
Multimedia exploration of the relationship between religion and science, including topics such as creation, evolution, the environment, genetics, fundamentalism and science, and ethics. Contributors from philosophical, scientific, and religious fields.
http://environment.harvard.edu/religion/main.html
Database collecting articles connecting religious thought to environmental concerns.
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1984- .
Indexes the major scholarly English-language journals in the humanities (including history and literature). Under Open Database Selection Area, select Humanities Full Text. For prior years, use Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective.
http://0-www.csa.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=hoya&access=hoya202&db=islamicus-set-c&adv=1
Major index to articles on Islamic history and the languages, literatures, and ethnography of the Islamic world. Also available in a printed version:
Location: Ref. Z 7835 .M6 L62
http://0-ica.princeton.edu.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Database containing records for works of art with bibliographical references. Contains over 20,000 work of art records accompanied by over 60,000 images in color or black and white. Covers predominantly western art in 17 different media, according to five broad subjects: figures, scenes, nature, objects, and miscellany.
L'Osservatore Romano (1968-1996)
http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=LOsservatoreRomano1968-96
English edition: 1968-1996
Covers events and trends in Rome, Italy, and the world. The CD-ROM includes daily issues in Italian; weekly issues in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese; and monthly issues in Polish.
Location: Print and microform copies in Woodstock Theological Library Periodicals
L'Osservatore Romano (1997-2005)
http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=LOsservatoreRomano1997-2005
English edition: 1997-2005
Covers events and trends in Rome, Italy, and the world. The CD-ROM includes daily issues in Italian; weekly issues in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese; and monthly issues in Polish.
Location: Print and microform copies in Woodstock Theological Library Periodicals
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.
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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.
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.
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1940- .
The primary index to the literature of philosophy. Provides indexing and abstracts for books and journals of philosophy and related interdisciplanary fields. For book reviews prior to 1985, use the print version.
Location: B 1 .A1 P5 (1967-2002)
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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.
http://jnul.huji.ac.il/rambi/
1966- .
Selective bibliography of research articles relevant to the field of Judaica. Material is compiled from several thousand English, Hebrew, Yiddish and European language sources. Much of the material reflects the holdings of the Jewish National and University Library.
Location: Reshimat ma'amarim be-mada'e ha-yahadut Ref Z6367 .R34 (1982-1998).
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
General/Many Subjects
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1965- (varies).
Provides full text for 4,486 publications (3,718 peer-reviewed) covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. A total of 8,224 titles are abstracted and indexed, of which 7,132 are peer-reviewed.
Background Information
Almanacs
Muslim Almanac
Presents the history and culture of the Muslim peoples worldwide, but explores their diversity by region.
Location: Ref. BP 40 .M83 1996
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
Atlases & Maps
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
Biographical Sources
Dictionary of Christian Biography
Location: WTCL 209.22 / W168 / D5 REF
http://www.doaks.org/hagio.html
Catalogue of nearly one hundred translations of saints’ lives.
Thirty-five Oriental Philosophers
Brief articles on representative philosophers from Islamic, Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, and Japanese traditions.
Location: Ref. B 5005 .C65 1994
Chronologies
Wilson Chronology of the World's Religions
Begins with religion in prehistoric times. Covers major religions as well as new religions, sects, cults, and atheism. Includes articles on missionary activity, televangelism, and religious tolerance and intolerance.
Location: Ref. BL 80.2 .L464 2000
Dictionaries
Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions
The history and major tenets of each religion are presented in long articles. Brief definitions of terms, short biographies, and articles on broad religious topics are also included.
Location: Ref. BL 31 .A24
Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Broad coverage of the concepts, texts, practices and people, of the world's religions. Includes a lengthy introductory essay on the idea of religion.
Location: Ref. BL 31 .O84 2000
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
Historical Dictionary of the Baha'i Faith
Entries cover the important events, people, and doctrines of the Baha'i faith. Includes a timeline and bibliography.
Location: Ref. BP 327 .A33 1998
Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Designed for those with little or no knowledge of Islam. Provides more than 2,000 up-to-date and authoritative entries. Focuses primarily on the 19th and 20th centuries, stressing topics of most interest to Westerners. Also looks at Islam in individual nations.
Location: Ref BP 40 .O95 2003
Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Covers the broad spectrum of Christianity and reflects the changes and challenges to orthodoxy of the last twenty years, in particular, Feminist and Liberation Theologies and Christian Fundamentalism.
Location: Ref. BR 95 .O8 1997
Encyclopedias
http://www2.evansville.edu/ecoleweb/
Encyclopedia of early church history under the Protestant Reformation
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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 Buddhism
A multivolume encyclopedia which aims to provide comprehensive coverage of Buddhist terms and topics. In progress, through the letter "J".
Location: Ref. BL 1403 .E5
http://0-www.brillonline.nl.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/subscriber/uid=1382/entry?entry=islam_title_islam
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 Sikhism: Religion and Culture
Comprehensive entries from A to Z about Sikh scriptures, philosophy and doctrine, mythology, theology and hymns as well as Sikh people and their customs. Two volumes.
Location: Ref. BL 2017.3 .E64 1997
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 African and African American Religions
2001
Profiles of individuals, denominations, churches, organizations, schools, and movements of significance to African-American religious life. Also includes a chronology; a selected bibliography; a listing of individuals by religious tradition; an index; and prefatory essays on African-American religion, Martin Luther King, Jr., and black feminist theology.
Location: LAU Ref Stacks BR 563 .N4 E53 1993
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
Encyclopedia of American Religious History
Broad in scope, this 2-volume encyclopedia provides alphabetically-arranged essays on religious issues, movements, and individuals from the Colonial period onward. Essays include brief bibliographies.
Location: LAU Ref Stacks BL 2525 .Q44 2001
Encyclopedia of Christianity
Multivolume
Location: WTCL Ref 203 F141 E825 Ref
Encyclopedia of Islam (Online)
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Authoritative, in-depth treatment of topics relating to the Islamic World from religion and history to politics and culture. Includes information on distinguished Muslims, tribes and dynasties, flora and fauna of the countries, and the history, topography, and monuments of major towns and cities. Coverage encompasses the old Arabo-Islamic empire, the Islamic countries of Iran, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire and all modern Islamic states.
Location: Ref DS37 .E523
Encyclopedia of Native American Religions
Terms and concepts of the spiritual traditions of native peoples in the United States and Canada are presented. Biographies are also included.
Location: Ref. E98 .R3 H73 2000
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Religious concepts, beliefs, practices, and figures, as well as all religions, are discussed. Especially useful for sociological and practical aspects of religion. This multi-volume work is a standard in the field. 15 volumes. World Religions (Ref. BL 31 .W67 1998) includes selections in essay format from the Encyclopedia of Religion.
Location: Ref. BL 31 .E46 2005
Encyclopedia of Religion and Society
Focuses on the societal impact of religions (in North America). Entries cover issues, individuals, and religious organizations. Entries discussing issues (for example, abortion) include the current and historical view of the issue by religious organizations.
Location: Ref. BL 60 .E53 1998
Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience
Organized thematically, essays cover various aspects of religion on the North American continent and include bibliographies. Treats individual religions and topics such as occult movements, revivalism, religious music, ethnicity, and popular culture.
Location: Ref. BL 2525 .E53 1988
Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus
Single Volume
Location: WTCL Ref 232.90803 EV15 E4 REF
Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion
Covers major religions of the world and concentrates on women's contributions to religion or women's role within the religion. Two volumes.
Location: Ref. BL 458 .E53 1999
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.
Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
http://www.gameo.org
Includes both primary and secondary Anabaptist resources, continually updated. Managed under worldwide Anabaptist sponsorship.
International Encyclopaedia of Buddhism
Arranged alphabetically by country, this multi-volume work explores most aspects of Buddhism from its beginnings to the present. Final volume is an index. 75 volumes.
Location: Ref. BQ 128 .I58 1996
Man, Myth and Magic
An illustrated multivolume set covering major mythologies, legends, and the unknown. 12 volumes.
Location: Ref. BF 1411 .M25 1983
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Published in 2003
Location: Ref. BX 841 .N44 2003
New Encyclopedia of Islam
Along with definitions of terms and concepts, this one-volume encyclopedia includes illustrations, maps, charts, a chronology, and a bibliography.
Location: Ref. BP 40 .G427 2001
RoutledgeCurzon Encyclopedia of Confucianism
Contains over 950 alphabetically arranged entries with a long article at the beginning introducing Confucianism as a tradition and as a subject of study. Includes short articles on specific persons, texts, or events and longer overviews of major subjects. Two volumes.
Location: Ref. BL 1840 .R68 2003
Sikh World: An Encyclopaedic Survey of Sikh Religion and Culture
Includes entries on Sikh religion, history, society, castes, culture, tribes, political affairs, value system, and way of life.
Location: Ref BL 2017.3 .D64 2003
General Reference Resources
Hindu World
All aspects of Hinduism are covered. Longer articles include short bibliographies. Two volumes.
Location: Ref. BL 1105 .W34 1968
Handbooks
How to be a Perfect Stranger: The Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook
Entries include a brief history of the religion/denomination; outlines the basic service/ceremony; guest behavior during and after service. Provides special vocabulary and ideology of the religious group. Covers many Christian denominations, Baha'i, Native American, Sikh, Buddhist, Christian Science, Hindu, Islam, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventist and Jewish services.
Location: Ref. BJ 2010 .H68 2002
Overviews & Analysis
On Common Ground: World Religions in America
A multimedia CD-ROM which explores the history, beliefs, and current practices of fifteen religious traditions in the United States.
Location: Gelardin MMCD 160
Books & Library Catalogs
Bibliographies
http://www.daoiststudies.org/
Multilingual international collaboration of Daoist scholars and practitioners, with a searchable bibliographic database and course listings.
English Literature and Religion
http://www.inform.umd.edu/ENGL/englfac/WPeterson/ELR/elr.htm
Bibliography of more then 8,000 citation to articles, dissertations, these, monographs, and edited collections related to “religious aspects and backgrounds of English literature from the Middle Ages to present.” Emphasis on the Anglican tradition.
Guide to Buddhist Religion
An annotated bibliography divided into thematic sections. It lists a wide range of works on Buddhism.
Location: Ref. Z 7860 .R48
Guide to Chinese Religion
This bibliography includes works primarily on the religious traditions indigenous to China; Chinese Buddhism is excluded.
Location: Ref. Z 7757 .C6 Y8 1985
Guide to Hindu Religion
Works on all aspects of Hindu religion are listed. The detailed table of contents provides introductions to sections on topics such as sacred texts, practices, art, and mythology.
Location: Ref. Z 7835 .B8 D44
Guide to Islam
Most of the materials listed in this annotated bibliography are in English. Topics such as historical development, Islamic mysticism, and religious practices are covered.
Location: Ref. Z 7835 .M6 G84 1983
Reader's Guide to Judaism
Bibliographic essays cover many topics within Judaism. Short bibliographies are included after each entry.
Location: Ref. BM 50 .R43 2000
Reader's Guide to the Great Religions
Each bibliographic essay recommends basic readings on the major religions.
Location: Ref. Z 7833 .A35 1977
http://www.providence.edu/las/
Bibliographies (approx. 550) of works concerning matters in Latin American religion – history and politics, Protestant-Afro-Indigenous relations, theology. Includes documents, tables, and some downloadable texts.
Women in the Biblical World
Covers works on women and womanhood in the Ancient Near East, Hebrew Bible, Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, and Phoenicia.
Location: Ref. Z 7770 .G77 1995
Electronic Books
ECanon: Online Search Engine for Canonical Texts
http://rosetta.reltech.org/ECanon/ECanon.html
Access to scholarly versions of The Bibles, including King James, Revised Standard, New Revised Standard, and Westcott and Hort Greek New Testament. Searchable by text or passage
http://0-purl.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/reltech/Migne
A full-text electronic version of the Greek portion of the Patrologiae Cursus Completus, published by 19th-century ecclesiastical publisher Jacques-Paul Migne. Its 161 volumes cover the works of church leaders who wrote in Greek. Includes such authors as Origen, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa and Eusebius.
http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=Torah
Version 12. Contains 613 classical Jewish books and texts, with indexes and concordances. In Hebrew.
Library Catalogs
http://catalog.loc.gov/
The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world. An unparalleled world resource, the collection holds more than 138 million items, including more than 32 million cataloged books and other print materials in 470 languages; more than 61 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world's largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings. The Library of Congress occupies three buildings on Capitol Hill. To make use of its resources as a Georgetown affiliate, consult GU-LC Connection. General information for researchers appears at LC's Researchers page.
http://0-newfirstsearch.oclc.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/autho=100161383;dbname=WorldCat;screen=advanced;done=http://www.library.georgetown.edu;FSIP
WorldCat is a catalog consisting of over 100 million records for books and other materials in over 60,000 libraries. NOTE: Available only to Georgetown University students, faculty, and staff. A publicly accessible version is available at http://www.worldcat.org/.
http://catalog.wrlc.org/
The catalog of the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC): George Washington, American, Catholic, George Mason, Gallaudet, and Marymount Universities, the University of the District of Columbia, and Georgetown University. Georgetown students may borrow directly from WRLC libraries or request items via the WRLC Catalog.
Rare Books
Gutenberg Bible at the Ransom Center
http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/gutenberg/
Cover-to-cover digital copy of the Gutenberg Bible on display at the Ransom Center, one of 21 complete copies extant; additional resources including information on the printing process and Gutenberg himself.
Data & Statistics
Statistical Resources
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.
http://0-www.worldchristiandatabase.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu
Provides comprehensive statistical information on world religions, Christian denominations, and groups. Evaluate this resource.
http://0-www.worldreligiondatabase.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu
Contains detailed statistics on religious affiliation for every country of the world. Offers best estimates for each of the world’s religions for the period 1900 to 2050. Evaluate this resource.
Internet Resources
Digital Archives
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.
http://www.biblegateway.com
Multiple translations and languages of The Bible, with over eighty versions currently available, including audio. Searchable by passage, keyword, or other advanced searches.
http://0-collections.chadwyck.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/bie/htxview?template=basic.htx&content=frameset.htx
Contains twenty versions. In addition to the twelve complete Bibles, there are five New Testament works, two Gospel works and William Tyndale's New Testament, Pentateuch and Jonah translations.
CDRI: Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative
http://www.atla.com/digitalresources/
Electronic copies of texts unique to theological schools’ local collections. Several collections from eight institutions, containing over 2,400 images dating back to the ancient Greek period.
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
http://0-www.alexanderstreet2.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/dlcrlive/
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.
http://esr.earlham.edu/dqc
Access to journals, letters, and monographs detailing Quaker theology, spirituality, history, and practice since the mid-17th century. Documents viewable in their original format, including original spellings.
http://documentacatholicaomnia.eu/
Broad collection of Roman Catholic Primary texts, in Latin
http://www.giffordlectures.org
Texts and biographies of lecturers for The Gifford lectures, a Scottish lecture series begun more than a century ago to “promote and diffuse the study of Natural Theology in the widest sense of the term in other words, the knowledge of God.”
http://0-www.brepolis.net.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Contains texts from the beginning of Latin literature (Livius Andronicus, 240 BC) through to the texts of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). Includes the classical period, important patristic works, Medieval Latin literature, and the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. Provides the complete works of writers such as Cicero, Virgil, Augustine, Jerome, Gregory the Great, Anselm of Canterbury, Bernard of Clairvaux and Thomas Kempis. Search by author or title; results appear in the context of a sentence leading to the full text of the work.
Ontario Consultant on Religious Tolerance
http://www.religioustolerance.org/
Collection of over 2,500 essays on religious topics including relationship with science, hatred, abortion, same-sex marriage, euthanasia, and the death penalty; meant to promote “religious freedom, tolerance, and diversity as positive cultural values.”
http://0-pld.chadwyck.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
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.
http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/
Multiple translations of the Second Vatican Council’s 16 documents.
Works by John Courtney Murray, S.J.
http://woodstock.georgetown.edu/library/Murray/0_murraybib.html
Bibliography with links to primary texts
Gateways
http://www.stthomas.edu/cathstudies/webindex/
Comprehensive gateway to Catholic sources, primarily on social theology issues, sponsored by the John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought and the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
http://www.kenrickparish.com/gresham/contents.htm
A guide to religious studies resources on the Internet.
Internet (Catholic) Theology Resources
http://www.csbsju.edu/library/internet/theosubj.html
Regularly updated links to selections in English, Spanish, and French, emphasizing Roman Catholic liturgy, monastic history, and systematic theology.
Method & Theory in the Study of Religion: Bibliography
http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/MandT/index.dfm
Rare site dedicated to methodological and theoretical issues in religion, however reported to not be well annotated or updated.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/SUBJECT_SEARCH.html?subject=s22
Gateway to Oxford Reference Works on Religion and Philosophy
Religious Studies Electronic Journals
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/%7Elipton/journals.html
One of the best listings of electronic journals on world religions on the Web. The journals are organized according to religious groupings and annotations provide information on the content.
Resources for American Christianity
http://www.resourcingchristianity.org
Collection of interviews, study guides, essays, newletters, and citations and abstracts searchable by subject, author, title, or communities of faith. Provided by The Lilly Endowment Inc.
RJ&L Religious Liberty Archive
http://www.churchstatelaw.com/
Information and resources about state and federal laws pertaining to religious freedom in the United States.
Thomas Merton Internet Bibliography
http://www.qsl.net/kc5nzr/merton/
Summaries of Thomas Merton's life and writings, and links to primary and secondary sources.
http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm
Currant and Archived Resources on the Roman Catholic Vatican Website.
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.
Search Engines
Web Sites
Center for Christian-Jewish Learning
http://www.bc.edu/research/cjl/
Promotion of dialogue and understanding among those of Christian and Jewish faiths, containing academic resources. Forums, articles, documents, reviews, streaming video, and external links.
http://post.queensu.ca/~rsa/realreel.html
General information on religion and cinema, with a special emphasis on the works of Jesus as interpreted by modern filmmakers.
http://www.otgateway.com/
Directory of Internet sites dealing with the Old Testament, including archaeology, dead sea scrolls, bibles, non-canonical work, and commentaries.
Roundtable on Religion & Social Welfare Policy
http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org
Includes original news content, digests of faith-based news from other sources, legal analyses, schedule of events, interviews, and listings of publications and research projects; links to other relevant sites. Reported to be unbiased.
http://www.tertullian.org
Brief outline of Tertullian's life and works, with graded links to resources and other sites.
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.
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/
Including weekly responses to leading public issue
News Sources
General News Sources
Religionwriters.com Reference Library
http://www.religionwriters.com/public/library/library.shtml
Access to the Religions Newswriters Association’s surveys, member books, daily news, and press releases and articles
http://www.therevealer.org/
Chronicle of current new of religion and the media, resources for journalists and media makers. Provides timely links to outside sources and to links to more general external sources. Generally concerned with controversial issues and media portrayal of religion.
Primary Source Materials
Primary Source Collections
http://www.ghazali.org
Collection of primary sources for the study of al-Ghazali. Includes his works, biographies, bibliographies, maps, and other multimedia. Primary sources in Arabic, with text descriptions in English.
Text Collections
Institute for Theology and Peace
http://www.ithpeace.de/bibl
The 9th edition of IThP's Online-Bibliography Theology and Peace, containing 168,000 titles. Primarily a Roman Catholic collection.
Sacred Texts of the World
An anthology of representative texts from the world's religions.
Location: BL 70 .S247 1982
Specialized Resources
Commentaries
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/augustine/
Begun by GU's Provost when at Penn. Containing both introductory and advanced materials and links to other web resources. Reportedly in need of updating.
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Organized thematically, this work compares the perspectives of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam on the sacred books of these religions: "From Covenant to Community," "The Word and the Law and the People of God," and "The Works of the Spirit."
Location: Ref. BL 80.2 .P455 1990
Opinion Polls
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.
