Research Guide for Religious Studies
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, etc.
| Ref. B51 .R68 1998 | Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy |
| Ref. B655 .Z69 A84 1999 | Augustine Through the Ages |
| Ref. B5010 .L32 1999 | Key Concepts of Eastern Philosophy |
| Ref. BJ63 .E46 1999 | Encyclopedia of Ethics |
| Ref. BL31 .E46 2005 | Encyclopedia of Religion |
| Ref. BL65 .E53 2007 | Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion |
| Ref. BL65 .H78 H8595 2004 | Human Rights and the World's Major Religions |
| Ref. BL80 .3 .G32 2007 | --Isms: Understanding Religion |
| Ref. BL80 .3 .R45 2002 | Religions of the World: a Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices |
| Ref. BL312 .S76 2004 | Thematic Guide to World Mythology |
| Ref. BL687 .R47 2004 | Religions of the Ancient World |
| Ref. BL1005 .L46 2001 | Dictionary of Asian Mythology |
| Ref. BL1105 .J56 2007 | Encyclopedia of Hinduism |
| Ref. BL2462 .E53 2001 | Encyclopedia of African and African-American Religions |
| Ref. BL2525 .E52 1999 | Encyclopedia of Religion in American Politics |
| Ref. BM50 .E63 1999 | Encyclopedia of Judaism |
| Ref. BP40 .O95 2003 | Oxford Dictionary of Islam |
| Ref. BP67 .A1 N57 2002 | North American Muslim Resource Guide |
| Ref. BP603 .N492 2004 | New Religions: a Guide |
| Ref. BQ130 .K46 2003 | Dictionary of Buddhism |
| Ref. BR95 .E47 2005 | Encyclopedia of Christianity |
| Ref. BR95 .O94 2000 | Oxford Companion to Christian Thought |
| Ref. BS475.3 .C26 2008 | Cambridge Companion to the Bible |
| Ref. BS491.2 .W66 1998 | Women's Bible Commentary |
| Ref. BS491.3 .O94 2001 | Oxford Biblical Commentary |
| Ref. BT21.2 .D53 2000 | Dictionary of Historical Theology |
| Ref. BV4488 .N49 2005 | New Westminster Dictionary of Christian Spirituality |
| Ref. BX841 .N44 2003 | New Catholic Encyclopedia |
| Ref. BX1753 .E595 2007 | Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science and Social Policy |
| Ref. BX955.3 .D5313 2002 | Papacy: an Encyclopedia |
| Ref. BX1935 .N493 2000 | New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law |
| Ref. BX1959.3 .E5 C38 2000 | Catechism of the Catholic Church |
| Ref. BX4811.3 .E54 2005 | Encyclopedia of Protestantism |
| Ref. BX6153 .L36 2005 | Historical Dictionary of Seventh-Day Adventists |
For additional resources, search the St. Joseph's College Libraries Online Catalog
Statistical Sources, Atlases and Biographies
| Ref. AY81 .R6 N3 | Catholic Almanac |
| Ref. BL72 .L48 1999 | Peculiar Prophets: a Biographical Dictionary of New Religions |
| Ref. BS575 .W593 2000 | Women in Scripture: a Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible |
| Ref. BX845 .C5 | Official Catholic Directory |
| Ref. BX4654 .B8 | Lives of the Saints |
| Ref. CT104 .D54 1998 | Dictionary of World Biography |
| Ref. G1046 .E4 O2 2007 | Atlas of Religion |
| Ref. G1210 .E4 2000 | New Historical Atlas of Religion in America |
| Ref. G2230 .I8 2007 | Biblical World: an Illustrated Atlas |
Sources for Religion Articles
The
following databases may be useful for this subject area. To use the following
databases on campus,
click on the Journal
Articles / Database link.
| Academic Search Elite (EBSCO) | Britannica | Catholic Periodical and Religion Index (EBSCO) |
| Original Sources | Oxford Reference Online | Project MUSE |
| Proquest Religion | Research Library (Proquest) | Wilson Biographies |
| Wilson OmniFile | World History Collection (EBSCO) |
Religion Related Websites
| Hartford Institute for Religious Research |
Contains articles, research and bibliographies on sociology of
religion, denomination, religious organizations and new religious
movements. |
| Journal of Religion and Film | Online journal examines the "descriptions, critique
and embodiment of religion in film" http://avalon.unomaha.edu/jrf/ |
| Religion and Ethics | Information on the history, ethics, customs, beliefs
and holidays of various religions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/ |
| Religion Online | Digital library of classics, essays, speeches and articles
on religious issues http://www.religion-online.org |
| Virtual Religion Index | Directory of links for research in religious studies
complied by the religious studies department of Rutgers University http://virtualreligion.net/vri/ |
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