Topic: Ministry Studies

ATLA Religion Database

Covers contemporary scholarly journal articles, essays, sermons, and book reviews in the study of religion. Materials cover all religions and all theological points of view.

Bibliography of Asian Studies

A comprehensive Western-language database for research on East, Southeast and South Asia. All subjects, including religion, are covered. Humanities and social sciences emphasized. Coverage primarily from 1971 to the present.

Business Premium Collection

Extensive full-text database combining scholarly journals and other sources relevant to research in business and economics. Use this database to find information about the administration of nonprofit and religious organizations.

Christian Periodical Index

Find articles and reviews from an evangelical Christian perspective, representative of the major doctrinal positions within evangelical Christianity. Coverage dates back to 1957. Updated quarterly.

Index Islamicus

A bibliography of books, articles, conference proceedings, and reviews on Islam and the Muslim world in European languages.Coverage: 1906-present.

Index to Jewish Periodicals

Index providing access to English-language articles and book reviews on Jewish history, activity and thought from periodicals published in the United States, Canada, England, Israel, South Africa, and Australia beginning with 1988.

PsycINFO

A database from the American Psychological Association covering behavioral and social sciences. It includes journals, book chapters, and dissertations. Coverage in religion includes chaplaincy and pastoral care.

PubMed (with Full Text)

PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's free access to MEDLINE and PreMEDLINE (preliminary citations and abstracts before they appear in MEDLINE). Citations include links to related articles. Dates: 1966-

Religious and Theological Abstracts

Provides objective summaries of articles appearing in scholarly journals in the fields of Religion and Theology. Database lists a wide variety of periodical literature, including Christian, Jewish, and other world religions, and provides English language...

Social Services Abstracts

Social Services Abstracts focuses on social work, human services, and related areas, including community and mental health services, social and health policy, family and social welfare, poverty, homelessness, and gerontology. The database provides...

Sociological Abstracts

Explore sociology and social science articles, including sociology of religion, from 1973 onward in 30 languages worldwide.

Classic Sermon Index

A collection of over 40,000 sermons from ancient to contemporary times. Sermons are continually added to the database and are in English or English translation.

Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion

A guide to Judaism with information on every aspect of Jewish belief and practice,ancient and modern.

Dictionary of Buddhism

Brief entries on history and doctrines of major Buddhist schools, spread of Buddhism, and issues of contemporary concern such as human rights, the role of women in Buddhist teachings, and "engaged Buddhism".

Encyclopaedia Judaica

Online version of Encyclopaedia Judaica,2nd. ed.,published in print in 2007. This encyclopedia covers all aspects of Jewish history and culture in the Diaspora and in Israel from ancient times to the 20th century.

Encyclopaedia of Islam Online

A scholarly encyclopedia in Middle Eastern and Islamic studies, with the online version bringing remote access to over 13,000 articles.Fonts must be installed for characters to display properly. Instructions and fonts available on resource home page.

Hymnary.org

Database of North American hymnody. Search or browse hymns by title, tune, meter, key, theme, and scripture reference. Includes scores. Strong in Christian hymnody. Also covers selected Jewish, Buddhist and Unitarian Universalist titles.

Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church

Concise articles with bibliographies that can be a useful initial guide to many aspects of Christian religion and life including theology, patristic scholarship, churches and denominations, the church calendar and organization, and the Bible.

Pluralism Project

An ongoing research effort, the Pluralism Project studies and interprets religious diversity and interfaith relations in the United States. The site includes an introduction to the religions of the world through the lens of America, a survey of the...

Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)

ARDA provides free access to religion data and statistics. Data are submitted by scholars and research centers, and offers national and international survey findings, local, national and global profiles of religion, and detailed reports.

Social Explorer

Social Explorer offers user-friendly access historical census data for the United States through the use of interactive maps and reports. Currently provides access to data from 1940 to 2000 at census tract, county, state and national level. Since the...