• ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials: Combines the premier index to material in all fields of religion with ATLA's  collection of major religion and theology journals.
• Religion & Philosophy Database: 250+ magazines and academic journals covering religion and philosophy.

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The best starting point for any sort of research, databases are large collections of information which may include citations, abstracts, ebooks, fulltext articles from scholarly journals or magazines, images, multi-media files and more.

• NEW: Films on Demand - Philosophy & Religion. Includes videos on philosophy, ethics, religion, and world religions. VIDEOS.

Find Journals on Religion.

Journals found here are available in print at Plough Library and/or online through CBU databases. Look for the name of the journal you are interested in, for example:

• american theological inquiry
• black theology
• catholic historical review

• CQ Researcher - Religion: overviews of hot or controversial topics related to religion
• Religion News Service
• Religion & Ethics Newsweekly (PBS)
• WorldWide Religious News
• National Catholic Reporter

General

• Critical terms for religious studies (1998), Credo ebook.
• Encyclopedia of American religious history, 2001. R200 Q44.
• Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd ed. (005), Gale Virtual Reference Library eBook.
• Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America (2006), EBSCO ebook.
• Faith in America: changes, challenges, new directions (2006), R200.973 F35.
• The Oxford dictionary of world religions (1997), R200.3 O84.
• Religion and Technology in the 21st century: Faith in the e-world (2006), EBSCO ebook.
• Religions of the ancient world: a guide (2004), R200 R446 2004.
• Religious Holidays and Calendars (2004), Credo ebook.

Christianity/Catholicism

• Encyclopedia of Catholicism (2007), EBSCO ebook.
• Encyclopedia of the Vatican & the Papacy (1999), R262 E53.
• Historical dictionary of the Reformation & Counter-Reformation (2000), R270.6 H55.
• New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2nd ed. (2002), R282.03 C286.
• Who's Who in Christianity (1998), Credo ebook.
• World Christian encyclopedia: a comparative survey of churches & religions AD 30-AD (2000), R230.9 B3.

Bible

• Book of Bible quotations (2005), Credo ebook.
• The Complete Bible handbook (1998), R200.6 B69.
• Dictionary of Biblical criticism and interpretation (2007), EBSCO ebook.
• Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible (2000), R220.3 E44.
• The New Oxford Annotated Bible; with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books, 3rd ed. (2001) R220.520 N43.

Judaism

• Encyclopedia of Judaism (2006), EBSCO ebook.
• Jewish Thought: An Introduction (2006), EBSCO ebook.
• The new encyclopedia of Judaism (2002), Credo ebook.  
• The Oxford dictionary of the Jewish Religion (1997), R296 O94.
• The Talmud = [Talmud Bavli]: the Steinsaltz edition (1989), R296.1 S59.

Islam

• Contemporary Islam: dynamic not static (2006), EBSCO ebook.
• Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim world (2004), R297 E63 2004.
• Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an (2001), R297.1 E53.
• The Qu'Ran (transl., 2001), Credo Ebook.
• What's right with Islam: a new vision for Muslims and the West (2004), R297 A23 2004.

General

American Religion Data Archive: Includes quantitative data about churches, membership, congregations, and denominations.

ATLA Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative: Repository of digital resources, including images of woodcuts, photographs, slides, papyri, coins, maps, and manuscripts.

Gifford Lectures Online: Full texts of Gifford lectures on natural theology.

The Internet Sacred Text Archive: Electronic texts on religion, mythology, legends & folklore, and occult topics.

The Pluralism Project: Harvard University site seeking to help Americans engage with realities of religious diversity through research, outreach, and dissemination of resources.

Religion Newswriters Foundation: Resources for journalists reporting about religion and those looking for up-to-date news on religion.

Christianity

• New Testament Gateway
• Five Gospel Parallels: The texts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Thomas in English, with cross-references to parallel passages. View texts side by side.
• Christian Classics Ethereal Library
• Resources for American Christianity: Research topics include church leadership, congregations, ethics, and worship.
• The Text this Week: Features a wide variety of resources for study and liturgy based on the 3-year Revised Common Lectionary cycle.

Catholicism

• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
• Worldwide Lasallian Links
• Papal Encyclicals Online: Contains Papal and other official documents of the Catholic Church.
• English Translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church: Second Edition English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
• Catholic Encyclopedia, 1st ed. (1914): *The 2nd edition of the New Catholic Encyclopedia (2002) is available in Reference: R282.03 C286.
• Catholic Encyclopedia: List of Popes
• Association of Catholic Colleges & Universities
• Documents of the Vatican II Council

Judaism

• JewishEncyclopedia.com: Complete contents of 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia published 1901-06.
• Jewish Women's Archive: Multimedia archive on history of Jewish women in America.
• Jews in America: Devoted to the experience of American Jews from 1654 to the present day, site offers video minidocumentaries, short historical essays, and more
• Torah.net

Islam

• Introduction to Islam: Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of Islam from the Middle East Institute.
• Islam 101: Educational site on Islam, its way of life, civilization and culture.
• Al Tafsir.com: Provides access to the largest and greatest online collection of Qur’anic Commentary (tafsir or tafseer), translation, recitation and essential resources in the world.
• The Koran: Electronic version of The Holy Qur'an, translated by M.H. Shakir and published by Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an, Inc., in 1983.

Eastern Religions

• BuddhaNet: Buddhist information and education network provides access to many full-text materials, online study guides, and e-book and audio libraries.
• Sacred Texts - Buddhism
• About.com: Hinduism
• An Introduction to Hinduism
• Hindusim Today Magazine
• Sacred Texts - Hinduism

Religion and Science

Counterbalance Interactive Library: Explores relationship between religion and science. Presents contributions from many leading scholars in the fields of religion, philosophy, and science.

Interdisciplinary Encyclopedia of Religion & Science: Online encyclopedia offers scholarly articles relevant to contemporary dialogue between religion and science, primarily from a Catholic theological perspective.