Research by Subject: Religion
Books: Use the Library Catalog
ATLA religion database with ATLASerials 
Religion index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays.
Academic Search Premier
Multi-disciplinary academic database. Some 1975-current.
ProQuest
Business, humanities, general information, social life, law etc. ABI/INFORM databases, ProQuest Newspapers, Research Library and several others.
Note: Scroll down to pick and choose your own combination of databases to search.
General OneFile
Current journal and news information in humanities, education, business, science, art, politics, economics, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues. Formerly InfoTrac OneFile.
Note: Formerly known as InfoTrac OneFile
Project Muse
Full-text scholarly journals in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Mathematics; Coverage varies by journal but generally only 2-3 current years.
Philosopher's index
Philosophy and related interdisciplinary fields: index to books and journals. 1940-present
MLA international bibliography of books and articles on the modern languages and literatures (ProQuest)
Index to language, literature, folklore, linguistics etc. in international scholarly journals, books, papers etc.
PsycINFO
Bibliographic citations in psychology for journal articles, books, and book chapters. 1872-present.
America, history and life
History (from prehistoric times) and culture (incl. popular culture) of the U.S. and Canada from journals (abstracts), books and dissertations (citations). rn
Literature Online (LION) with MLA
English and American poetry, drama and prose plus other world literatures (French, Spanish, German, etc.); full-text literature journals, criticism and reference resources.
Note: Cross-search MLA under Criticism & Reference
Virtual Religion Index 
One of the most comprehensive gateways to religion Web sites, from the Religion Department at Rutgers University. There are subsections devoted to Christian Tradition, Judaic Studies, Biblical Studies, Hindu Studies, Islamic Tradition, Buddist Tradition, and more.
Intute: Religion & Theology
A gateway to selected, annotated resources in Religion (formerly the Humbul Humanities Hub).
Voice of the Shuttle: Religious Studies
Gateway to online resources for Christianity & Bible Studies, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and more.
Finding God in Cyberspace
Gateway to religion sites on the Web, categorized by Religious Traditons, Academic Disciplines, and E-Texts.
Internet Resources for the Study and Teaching of Theology
Gateway to Web resources for major Religions, Bible Studies, Historical Theology, and Contemporary Theology.
Religious Studies Web Guide
Search religion on the Web by Format, Religious Group, or Topic.
Research Guide for Christianity: Internet Sites and Electronic Texts
Comprehensive gateway from the Yale Divinity School Library.
Internet Resources for the Study of Judaism and Christianity
This gateway covers not only Jewish and Christian History and Literature, but also Islamic History and Literature.
Judaism and Jewish Resources
Categories include Jewish Studies, Jewish Learning, Arts, Israel, and the Holocaust.
Resources for Studying Islam
Covers Islam, Qur'an, militant Islam, Muslim women, history, philosophy, art, and architecture.
Buddhanet
Gateway for Web sites on Buddhism. Use the tabs along the top, for example, Buddhist Studies and Library/Resources.
Hinduism
An introduction to Hinduism, with e-texts and links.
Ithaca College Department of Philosophy and Religion
Link to departmental website.
New Atlas of the Bible
Call Number: REF BS621 .N4413
Maps with accompanying articles on the Middle East from Old Testament times through the 1st century A.D.
Atlas of American Religion: 1776-1990
Call Number: REF BR515 .N49 2000
Maps of denominational distribution in the United States over 200 years.
The Blackwell Dictionary of Evangelical Biography: 1730-1860
Call Number: REF BR1640 .B53 1995
Brief biographies of figures associated with Protestantism's evangelical movement during the 18th and 19th centuries.
The NIV Exhaustive Concordance
Call Number: REF BS425 .G62 1990
Allows comparison of word usage across all books of the New International Version of the Bible.
The Analytical Concordance to the New Revised Standard Version of the New Testament
Call Number: REF BS2305 .W45 2000
Allows comparison of word usage across all books of the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible.
The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Call Number: REF BL31 .O84 1997
Brief entries on theologies, doctrines, historical figures, and events.
The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Call Number: REF BR95 .O8 1997
Articles on the Christian church and its place in Western civilization.
The Anchor Bible Dictionary
Call Number: REF BS440 .A54 1992
Six volumes provide comprehensive coverage of people, places, events, and concepts from the Bible.
The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Call Number: REF BS2397 .N48 1975
Substantial essays on all aspects of Protestant theology.
The Encyclopedia of Religion
Call Number: REF BL31 .E46 1986
Comprehensive in scope, with substantial essays on the theology, history, and sociology of world religions.
Encyclopedia of Religion and Society
Call Number: REF BL60 .E53 19998
Short essays on the sociology, psychology, and anthropology of religion.
The Encyclopedia of Religion and War
Call Number: REF BL80.3 .E53 2004
Substantail essays on religiously motivated violence.
Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion
Call Number: REF BL458 .E53 2003
Essays on women's history and experience in world religions from ancient times to the present.
The Encyclopedia of African and African-American Religions
Call Number: REF BL2525 .E53 1988
Short essays covering not only churches, doctrines, and religious leaders, but also their political, social, and economic context.
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge
A searchable index with links to scanned pages from the encyclopedia.
Encyclopedia of Native American Religions
Call Number: REF E98 .R3 H73 2000
Articles on the religious life of America's 500 Indian tribes.
Encyclopedia of the Early Church
Call Number: REF BR66.5 .D5813 1991
Coverage of Christian churches from the 1st to the 8th century.
Sacramentum Mundi: An Encyclopedia of Theology
Call Number: REF BR95 .S3
Substantial essays on Catholic theology and doctrine.
New Catholic Encyclopedia
Call Number: REF BX841 .N44 2003
The latest, third edition, providing an orthodox Catholic perspective on both the church and the world.
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
Call Number: REF BR302.8 .O93 1996
Substantial essays on all aspects of the 16th century Reformation movement within christianity.
Encyclopedia of Protestantism
Call Number: REF BX4811.3 .E53 2004
Covers the history of Protestantism from the 16th century to the present.
Encyclopedia of Fundamentalism
Call Number: REF BL238 .E63 2001
Essays on fundamentalist doctrines and movements in 20th century Protestantism.
Encyclopaedia Judaica
Call Number: REF DS102.8 .E55
Comprehensive coverage of Judaism and the history of Jewish peoples from the ancient world through the mid 20th century.
The Encyclopedia of Judaism
Call Number: REF BM50 .E63 19999
Articles on all aspects of Judaism from the ancient Israelites through the 20th century.
The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam
Call Number: REF BP40 .G42 1989
Brief entries punctuated with more substantial articles on key Islamic concepts, followers, and events.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
Call Number: REF DS35.53 .O95 2001
Articles relate traditional Islamic doctrines to the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
A Concise Encyclopedia of Buddhism
Call Number: REF BQ128 .P69 2000
Definitions, brief biographies, and doctrinal summaries.
Fashion, Costume, and Culture. 
Covers clothing, headwear, body decorations, and footwear. Provides a broad overview of costume traditions of diverse cultures from prehistoric times to the present day. Explores how and why items were created, the people who made them, and their uses. Illustrates how clothing, headwear, body decorations, and footwear reflect the different cultural, religious, and societal beliefs.
Contemporary American Religion
Call Number: REF BL2525 .C65 2000
Articles on religious culture in the United States at the beginning on the 21st century.
The New Interpreter's Bible
Call Number: REF BS491.2 .N48
General articles, book-by-book introductions, and line-by-line commentary on the Bible.
The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition: A Reference Guide
Call Number: REF BM499.5 .E42 1989
Entries on Talmudic terminology, Mishnaic methodology, and Halakhic concepts.
The Blackwell Companion to Judaism
Call Number: REF BM42 .B54 2000
Substantial essays on phases in the history of Judaism from ancient Israel to the modern diaspora.
ARTstor
Database of more than 600,000 digital images representing visual and material culture across cultures and time periods. Documents the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design, as well as many other forms of visual culture. Images can be downloaded and combined with personal image collections.
Internet Sacred Text Archive
Links to e-texts of scriptures and primary historical texts for religions of the world.
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