Major Research Resources

ATLA Religion  Premier religion database for journal articles

Databases and Reference Sources Listing of online subscriptions in religion.

RefWorks : saves lists of citations from databases, and creates notes and bibliographies

Routledge Religion Resources Online   Dozens of religion reference works published by Routledge.

Oxford Reference Online: Religion & Philosophy

Oxford Reference Online: Mythology & Folklore

Cambridge History of Christianity

Please note: links to sites that our library does not subscribe to may be outdated. To find the correct URL, please search Google.

Web sites

• Religion Links from YAHOO
• Religion in Latin America. By Providence College's Latin American Studies faculty.
• Comparative Religion--A Directory of Internet Resources for the Academic Study of Religion
• American Religion Data Archive. Preserves quantitative data on American religion.
• Review of Biblical Literature
• Eikon: Image Database for Biblical Studies. Ongoing joint project of faculty and librarians and Yale Divinity School.
• Sacred Text Archive. Full-text database with sacred texts from many different religions.
• Counterbalance Interactive Library. Aim is to fuel creative thinking by encouraging dialogue between the religious and scientific worldviews.

Christian sources

• Bible Browser. Nine versions of the Bible in a full-text database.
• Bible Gateway. Includes the NIV and NASB, the RSV and KJV.
• King James Version of the Bible.
• The Blueletter Bible. Searchable database.
• New Advent Catholic Supersite. Leads to catholic resources, including the Catholic Encyclopedia. 
• Digital Quaker Collection. 500 books by Quaker authors - in the public domain

Jewish sources

• Judaism and Jewish Resources.
• Encylopedia of Judaism
• Index of Jewish studies. You need the QVT/Term plugin. To download, go to the W&L Helpdesk under "browser plugins". 
• Jewishnet. Global Jewish Information Network
• Judaica Collection. 
• Maven: the Jewish Portal
• Chabad-Lubavitch in Cyberspace 

Asian Religions

• Virtual Library: Religion Religion links, maintained by Doug  Bennett
• Buddhism sources (T.M. Ciolek) 
• Journal of Buddhist Ethics

• Dr. Timothy Lubin's Research and Religion page.
• Meeting God: Elements of Hindu Devotion. Maintained by Ohio State U.
• Facets of Religion: Hinduism. This will lead to many other electronic resources. 

Islam sources

• Oxford Islamic Studies Online
• The Qur'an: an Introduction
• Islam and Muslims: a Guide to Diverse Experience in a Modern World
• Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thought
• Islamic Center of Blacksburg
• Introduction to Islam. Provided by the Middle East Institute George Camp Keiser Library, this online version of M. Cherif Bassiouni's book offers an interesting and useful introduction to the history and culture of Islam for non-Muslim readers.
• University of Buffalo Resources on Islam
• Islam resources in Europe, organized by the U. of Warwick, UK
• Exploring Ancient World Cultures: The Islamic World; An exhibition of WWW sites with introductory comments by Bill Hemminger.  Arab Culture and Civilization

Paleography

• Interpreting Ancient Manuscripts Web. Paleography site developed by the Religion Dept. at Brown University. Focuses on the process used to study the ancient manuscripts upon which the New Testament is based.

RELIGION 431 Course Guide   Thesis tutorial for seniors, taught by Yolanda Merrill, humanities librarian