Religion Study Guide

Reference Materials:

The Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics REF BL 31 .E42
Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religion REF BL 31 .M47 1999
Holy People of the World REF BL 72 .H65
The Encyclopedia of American Religions REF BL 2525 .M4493
Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics REF BL 31 .E42
The Anchor Bible Dictionary REF BS 440 .A54 1992

Circulating Materials:

All circulating religion materials are located on the second floor of the library under the following call number ranges. Please check the online catalog for specific titles and call numbers.

B 1-BX9999 Philosophy and Religion
B 1-5802 General Philosophy
BF 1-990 Psychology
BJ 1-1725 Ethics (see also R724-725 for Medical Ethics, Bioethics)
BL 1-2790 Religions, Mythology
BM 1-990 Judaism
BP 1-160 Islam, Baha`i, Theosophy
BQ 1-9800 Buddhism
BR 1-1725 Christianity
BS 1-2970 The Bible
BT 10-1480 Doctrinal Theology
BV 1-5099 Practical Theology
BX 1-9999 Christian Denominations

E-Resources:

Additional reference, primary source documents and secondary sources are available through our E-Research Tools

Articles, Reference Resources, and Videos available through NCLIVE:

Type your search terms in to the NCLIVE database search program or search for a particular magazine title in NCLIVE. Read the abstract (that’s the symbol at the end of the title line with a magnifying glass) to see if the article meets your needs, and then look for the “HTML Full Text” symbol at the bottom of the entry.If you need help searching NCLIVE, please ask a librarian.

Databases and journals from NCLive include:

  • Christian History and Biography
  • Contemporary Buddhism
  • Islamic Law and Society
  • Jewish History
  • Journal for Culture and Religious Theory
  • Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus
  • Journal for the Study of the New Testament
  • Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
  • Journal of Contemporary Religion
  • Journal of Religion

Some ebook titles from the ABC-CLIO eBook Collection include:

  • Buddhism in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives
  • Essential Buddhism: A Comprehensive Guide to Belief and Practice
  • Essential Islam: Introduction to the World's Major Religions: Islam, Volume 5 A Comprehensive Guide to Belief and Practice
  • Handbook of Hindu Mythology
  • Holy People of the World: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia
  • Introduction to the World's Major Religions: Confucianism and Taoism, Volume 2
  • Introduction to the World's Major Religions: Hinduism, Volume 6
  • Introduction to the World's Major Religions: Judaism, Volume 1
  • Religion and American Cultures: An Encyclopedia of Traditions, Diversity, and Popular Expressions
  • Religion and the Law in America: An Encyclopedia of Personal Belief and Public Policy
  • Religions of the World, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices
  • Shamanism: An Encyclopedia of World Beliefs, Practices, and Culture
  • The Emergence of Judaism

Additional titles are available through NetLibrary

Open Access Journals:

Open access literature is defined as "digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions." Although freely accessible online, open access journals still undergo the peer-reviewed process as other scholarly journals.

Web Resources: