Topic: Religious Thought, Philosophy, and Theology

Article Databases

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.

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 Theologicus (IxTheo)
An international bibliography for theology and religious studies that provides citations to scholarly literature about Christianity, Christian theology and its dialogue with other religions. Includes publications in many languages and formats.

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.

Philosopher's Index
Major index to scholarly articles in philosophy (including philosophy of religion and ethics) from journals and books in English, Spanish, German and French published since 1940. Book reviews also included.

PhilPapers:Philosophical Research Online
PhilPapers is an extensive index and bibliography of multiple sources of research content in the field of philosophy. Includes content on philosophy of religion and ethics.

RAMBI: The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies
A selective bibliography of scholarly articles in Jewish studies and the study of Eretz Israel in Hebrew, Yiddish and European languages. Largely based upon the collections of the Jewish National and University Library.

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...

E-Books and E-Texts

Cambridge Histories Online
Online access to all the volumes of the Cambridge Histories series. Religion titles include: The Cambridge History of the Bible, The Cambridge History of Christianity, The Cambridge History of Islam, The Cambridge History of Judaism.

Digital Karl Barth Library
A digital collection of critical editions of Karl Barth’s German works ( Gesamtausgabe ) and his Kirchliche Dogmatik. Also includes some works in English translation.

Digital Library of Classic Protestant Texts
Database of works by Protestant Christian reformers of the Reformation and post Reformation eras that can be searched or browsed. English translations are available for some works.

Past Masters
Full text works by major western theological, philosophical, and literary writers through the twentieth century. Authors include Augustine, Calvin, James, Kierkegaard, and Luther. Works are primarily, but not exclusively, in English translation.

Social Theory
Social Theory is a database that brings together an extensive range of influential writings representing the most important trends of sociological thought from the eighteenth century to the present day. Included in the more than 150,000 pages of...

Twentieth Century Religious Thought (Christianity)
Twentieth Century Religious Thought: Volume I, Christianity includes the complete 17-volume German edition of Dietrich Bonhoeffer Werke (DBW) and English edition of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works Series (DBWE); an international selection of English...

Twentieth Century Religious Thought (Islam)
Twentieth Century Religious Thought: Volume II, Islam focuses on modern Islamic theology and tradition and details Islam’s evolution from the late 19th century by examining printed works and rare documents by Muslim writers, both non-Western and Western...

Reference Sources

Dictionary of the Bible
Brief entries on the books of the Bible, customs, religions and worship, history, theology, important places and personalities. Includes explanations of technical terms, methods of interpretation, critical analysis and notes on some biblical scholars.

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.

Encyclopedia of Religion
The second edition of a classic reference work covering all aspects of religion. Emphasis is on religion's role in everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture. Articles with bibliographies are authored by scholars of religion.

Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception
Entries on (I) origins and development of the Bible in its different canonic forms in Judaism and Christianity and (ii) history of the Bible's reception in the broader culture and many religious traditions. Ongoing progress toward future completion.

New Catholic Encyclopedia
The New Catholic Encyclopedia is a reference work on Catholicism. It also covers religions, traditions, movements, and historical figures that shape Catholicism.

Oxford Bibliographies Online
Provides annotated bibliographies of essential literature on various subjects in the humanities and social sciences. Guides are updated quarterly, with entries added yearly to each subject area, as well as revisions to existing entries.

Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
Comprehensive philosophy dictionary covering Aristotle to Zen, with clear definitions, 400+ philosopher biographies, key concepts, global traditions, and a chronology from 10,000 BC to today.

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.

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion
The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion seeks to provide accurate, scholarly information about the world’s many religions and topics of research and debate. It will grow and evolve continuously, compiling over time an extensive collection of vetted...

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy organizes scholars from around the world in philosophy and related disciplines to create and maintain an up-to-date reference work.