Religious Studies
Reference
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Anchor Bible Dictionary
1992.
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) BS 440 .A54 1992
The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Thought
1993. Alister McGrath, ed.
This book comprises primarily lengthy essays on a variety of subjects within theology. There are "See also" reference to other related subject headings given at the end of each entry, as well as short bibliographies.
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) BR 95 .B58 1993
A Dictionary of Comparative Religion
1970. Samuel George Frederick Brandon
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) BL 31 .D54 1970
Encyclopedia of Christian Theology
3 v. 2005. Jean-Yves Lacoste, ed.
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) BR 95 .D5313 2005
The Encyclopedia of Christianity
4 v. 1999. Erwin Fahlbusch et al, eds.
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) BR 95 .E8913 1999
Encyclopedia of Religion
15 v. 2005. Lindsay Jones, ed. in chief.
This work is based on contemporary archaeological and textual discoveries. Articles cover important ideas, beliefs, rituals, myths, symbols and persons that have played a role in the universal history of religions.
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) BL 31 .E46 2005
Guide to Buddhist Religion
1981. Reynolds, Frank E.
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) ZBQ 4012 .R49
Guide to Chinese Religion
1985. David C. Yu
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) ZBL 1802 .Y8
Guide to HIndu Religion
1981. David J. Dell & Bruce J. Stewart
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) ZBL 1202 .G85
Guide to Islam
1983. David Ede
MILLS Ref (2nd floor) ZBP 161.2 .G84
Index Islamicus
1993. London
Extensive coverage is given in this work, including a growing section on social science issues. It has grown extensively over the past few years and now includes books and articles in a variety of language, covering more than 1,300 periodicals
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) ZD 199.3 .L842
Internationale Zeitschriftenschau fur Biblewissenschoft und Grenzgebiete
1951 - present.
An annual international bibliographical review of scholarship in biblical studies. Many English and French works appear in this German language publication.
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) ZBS 410 .I57
NSRV Exhaustive Concordance
1991. Bruce Manning Metzger
"Includes the Apocryphal and Deuterocanonical books"
MILLS Ref. (2nd flr) BS 425 .N453 1991
Oxford Companion to the Bible
1993. Bruce M. Metzger, Michael D. Coogan.
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) BS 440 .M434 1993
Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
2005. F.L. Cross, ed.
Compact articles on the Western Christian church from its foundation to the present. Numerous biographical entries and bibliographies are included.
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) BR 95 .O8 2005
Recent Reference Books in Religion: A Guide for Students, Scholars, Researchers, Buyers, and Readers
William M. Johnston.
Its principal aim is to help researchers decide how a work will or will not aid research, expand information or stimulate ideas. Includes five types of indexes.
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) ZBL 48 .J64 1998
Religious Periodicals Directory
1986. G.P. Cornish
The benefit of this directory is the broad definition of religion, which therefore covers areas of history, art, literature and anthropology. Various denominations and sects are represented, and titles are arranged alphabetically by geographic region, with both title and subject indexes. It covers over 1700 periodicals.
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) ZBL 1 .A1 C75
Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms
1996. Donald K. McKim.
This dictionary includes brief descriptions of terms and phrases used in theology. Phrases are not just in English, but are in Latin and Greek, among others. Origin of the word is included if applicable.
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) BR 95 .M378 1996
Books
Articles/Databases
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Websites
The Catholic Encyclopedia
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen
Finding God in Cyberspace
http://www.kenrickparish.com/gresham/intro.htm
Facets of Religion(WWW Virtual Library)
http://www.edunet.ie/resources/religioninfo/religion.html
Hinduism General Resources
http://www.archaeolink.com/hindu_hinduism_general_resources.htm
The Internet Sacred Texts Archive
http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm
Islam and Islamic Study Archive
http://godlas.myweb.uga.edu/
Navigating the Bible
http://bible.ort.org
Virtual Religion Index
http://virtualreligion.net/vri
Access to Insight - Readings to Theravada Buddhism
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/

