Philosophy & Religion E-Journals

Key Reference Sources:  Religion

The following are some of the important print & electronic resources in the area of religion. They are particularly valuable for gaining a basic knowledge of a broad subject category, definition of terms and biographies of major figures. 

Christianity
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Author Title Call Number
General The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions ONLINE: Oxford Reference
Kennedy, James Library Research Guide to Religion and Theology Ref. Coll.: BL41 .K45 1984
  Guide to the Gods ONLINE: NetLibrary
  Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy ONLINE: Oxford Reference
  Encyclopedia Of Angels ONLINE: NetLibrary
Lewis, James R. Cults In America ONLINE: NetLibrary
Beit-Hallahmi, Benjamin The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Active New Religions, Sects, And Cults ONLINE: NetLibrary
Jurinski, James Religion In The Schools ONLINE: NetLibrary
Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions ONLINE: On order
  Atlas of the World's Religions Ref. Coll.:  BL80.2 .A84 1999
Anglim, Christopher Religion and the Law : a Dictionary Ref. Coll.: KF4865.A68 A54 1999
  Contemporary Religious Ideas: Bibliographic Essays ONLINE: NetLibrary
  The HarperCollins Dictionary of Religion Ref. Coll.: BL31 .H37 1995
Adkins, Lesley Dictionary of Roman Religion Ref. Coll.: : BL798 .A35 1996
  The Continuum Dictionary of Religion Ref. Coll.: BL31 .C67 1994
  A Dictionary of Religious & Spiritual Quotations Ref. Coll.: PN6084.R3 D53 1989
Melton, J. Gordon. Biographical Dictionary of American Cult and Sect Leaders Ref. Coll.: BL2525 .M448 1986
Melton, J. Gordon. Encyclopedia of American Religions Ref. Coll.: BL2525 .M449 1999
Gaynor, Frank Dictionary of Mysticism Ref. Coll.: BL 31 .G32
  A Dictionary of Comparative Religion Ref. Coll.: BL 31 .D54 1970
Bumpus, John S. A Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Terms Ref. Coll.: BR95 .B8 1969
  Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion Ref. Coll.:  BL65.P7 E53 1998
  Encyclopedia of Religion in American Politics Ref. Coll.: BL2525 .E52 1999
Hastings, James Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics Ref. Coll.: BL 31 .E4
Queen, Edward L. Encyclopedia of American Religious History Ref. Coll.: BL2525 .Q44 2001
  New Historical Atlas of Religion in America Ref. Coll.:  G1201.E4 N4 2001
Hirschfelder, Arlene B. The Encyclopedia of Native American Religions an Introduction Ref. Coll.: : E98.R3 H73 1991
  Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience : Studies of Traditions and Movements Ref. Coll.: : BL2525 .E53 1988
Ferm, Vergilius Encyclopedia of Religion Ref. Coll.: BL31 .F4 1981
Eliade The Encyclopedia of Religion Ref. Coll.:  BL31 .E46 1987
  Twentieth Century Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge Ref. Coll.: BR 95 .S435s
  Die Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart; Handwörterbuch für Theologie und Religionswissenschaft Ref. Coll.: BL 31 .R42
  Encyclopedia of African and African-American Religions Ref. Coll.: BL2462.5 .E53 2001
  Encyclopedia of African American Religions Ref. Coll.: BR563.N4 E53 1993
Benowitz, June Melby Encyclopedia of American Women and Religion Ref. Coll.: BL2525 .B45 1998
Parrinder, Edward G. Dictionary of non-Christian Religions Ref. Coll.: BL 31 .P36
Christianity Dictionary of the Bible ONLINE: Oxford Reference
Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ONLINE: Oxford Reference
  Oxford Companion to the Bible ONLINE: Oxford Reference
  The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Ref. Coll.: BR95 .O8 1978
Oxford Guide to People & Places of the Bible ONLINE: Oxford Reference
  A Dictionary of Biblical tradition in English literature Ref. Coll.: PR149.B5 D53 1992
  Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature Ref. Coll.: PR149.B5 D53 1992
Metford, J. C. J. Dictionary of Christian Lore and Legend Ref. Coll.:  BR95 .M396 1983
  The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Spirituality Ref. Coll.: BV4488 .W47 1983
  Westminster Dictionary of Christian Ethics Ref. Coll.: BJ1199 .W47 1986
  Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology Ref. Coll.: BR95 .W494 1983
  Westminster Dictionary of Church History Ref. Coll.: BR95 .W496
Douglas, J. D. The New International Dictionary of the Christian Church Ref. Coll.:: BR95 .E8913 1999
  The Encyclopedia of Christianity Ref. Coll.: BR162.2 .E53 1990
  Encyclopedia of Early Christianity Ref. Coll.: BR535 .E52 1984
  Encyclopedia of Religion in the South Ref. Coll.: BR535 .E52 1984
  World Christian Encyclopedia : a Comparative Study of Churches and Religions in the Modern World, A.D. 1900-2000 Ref. Coll.: BR95 .W67 1982
  Dictionary of the Ecumenical Movement Ref. Coll.: BX8.2 .D53 1991
  Encyclopedia of Theology : the Concise Sacramentum mundi Ref. Coll.: BR 95 .E48
  The Catholic Encyclopedia Ref. Coll.:BX841 .C25
  Catholic Biblical Encyclopedia Ref. Coll.: : BS 2312 .C3
  New Catholic Encyclopedia Ref. Coll.:: BX841 .N44 1967
Lang, Jovian Dictionary of the Liturgy Ref. Coll.: BV173 .L26 1989
Rahner, Karl Dictionary of Theology Ref. Coll.: BR95 .R313 1981
  The New Dictionary of Theology Ref. Coll.: BR95 .N3 1988
  The Book of Saints : a Dictionary of Servants of God Canonized by the Catholic church Ref. Coll.:BX 4655 .B6 1944
Oxford Dictionary of Popes ONLINE: Oxford Reference
Oxford Dictionary of Saints ONLINE: Oxford Reference
  Encyclopedia of the Reformed Faith Ref. Coll.: BX9406 .E56 1992
  Encyclopedia of Fundamentalism Ref. Coll.: BL238 .E63 2001
  The Blackwell Dictionary Of Eastern Christianity ONLINE: NetLibrary
Biblical Dictionarie, Handbooks, Atlases The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Ref. Coll.: BS440 .I6 1979
  Oxford Companion to the Bible Ref. Coll.: BS440 .M434 1993
  Cambridge History of the Bible Stacks: BS 445 .C26
  The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible Ref. Coll.: : BS 440 .I63
  Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible Ref. Coll.: BS440 .E44 2000
  The Anchor Bible Dictionary Ref. Coll.:BS440 .A54 1992
Cheyne, T. K. Encyclopædia Biblica Ref. Coll.:BS 440 .C5
  The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary Ref. Coll.:: BS440 .H235 1996
Metzger, Bruce Manning. The Oxford Companion to the Bible Ref. Coll.: BS440 .M434 1993
  Mercer Dictionary of the Bible Ref. Coll.: BS440 .M429 1990
  Harper's Bible Pronunciation Guide Ref. Coll.: BS435 .H35 1989
Hastings, James Dictionary of the Bible Ref. Coll.: BS 440 .H5 1963
Kittel, Gerhard Theological Dictionary of the New Testament Ref. Coll.: PA 881 .K513
  The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology Ref. Coll.: BS2397 .N48 1975
Leon-Dufour Dictionary of the New Testament Ref. Coll.: BS2397 .N48 1975
Aharoni, Yohanan The Macmillan Bible Atlas Ref. Coll.:G2230 .A2 1980
Harper Atlas of the Bible Ref. Coll.:: G2230 .H47 1987
Grollenberg, Lucas Atlas of the Bible Ref. Coll.:: BS 620 .G752 1956
Concordances Modern Concordance to the New Testament Ref. Coll.:  BS2305 .M6 1976b
Strong, James The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible Ref. Coll.:  : BS425 .S8 1990
Young, Robert Analytical Concordance to the Bible Ref. Coll.: BS425 .Y7 1955a
Goodrick, Edward W. The NIV Complete Concordance : the Complete English Concordance to the New international Version Ref. Coll.: BS425 .G6
  The NRSV Concordance Unabridged : Including the Apocryphal / Deuterocanonical Books Ref. Coll.:  BS425 .K645 1991
Whitaker, Richard E. The Eerdmans Analytical Concordance to the Revised Standard Version of the Bible Ref. Coll.: BS425 .W48 1988
Commentaries Peake's Commentary on the Bible Ref. Coll.: BS 491 .B57
  Books of the Bible Ref. Coll.: BS540 .B62 1989
  New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition Stacks: BS491.2 .N45 1994
  The HarperCollins Bible commentary Ref. Coll.: BS491.2 .H37 2000
  Interpreter's Bible Ref. Coll.: BS491 .I65
  Women's Bible Commentary Stacks: BS491.2 .W66 1992
Islam    
Glassé, Cyril The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam Ref. Coll.: BP40 .G42 1991
  The Encyclopaedia of Islam Ref. Coll.: DS37 .E523
  Cambridge History of Islam Stacks: DS35.6 .C3
  Dictionary of Buddhism ONLINE: Oxford Reference
Judaism Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion ONLINE: Oxford Reference
  The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion Ref. Coll.: BM50 .O94 1997
ONLINE: NetLibrary
Solomon, Norman Historical Dictionary of Judaism Ref. Coll.: BM50 .S65 1998
Runes, Dagobert D Concise Dictionary of Judaism Stacks: BM50 .R8
Neusner, Jacob The Encyclopedia of Judaism Ref. Coll.:  BM50 .E63 1999
Birnbaum, Philip Encyclopedia of Jewish Concepts Ref. Coll.: BM50 .B55 1979
  The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia Ref. Coll.: DS 102.8 .U5
  The Jewish Encyclopedia Ref. Coll.: DS 102.8 .J6
Werblowsky, R. J. Zwi The Encyclopedia of the Jewish Religion Ref. Coll.: BM50 .W45 1966
  Encyclopaedia Judaica Ref. Coll.: DS 102.8 .E496
  Dictionary of the Jewish-Christian Dialogue Stacks: BM50 .D53 1995
  Jewish Primer: Questions and Answers on Jewish Faith and Culture Ref. Coll.:  BM51 .H49 1990
  Cambridge History of Judaism Stacks: BM155.2 .C35 1984 
Eastern Religions    
Leeming, David Adams A Dictionary of Asian Mythology Ref. Coll.: BL1005 .L46 2001
Reese, William L Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion : Eastern and Western Thought Ref. Coll.: B41 .R43 1999
The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion : Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen Ref. Coll.: BL1005 .L4813 1994
Rice, Edward E. Eastern Definitions : a Short Encyclopedia of Religions of the Orient Ref. Coll.: : BL31 .R52
Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy Ref. Coll.: B121 .E53 2001
Prebish, Charles S. Historical Dictionary of Buddhism Ref. Coll.: ON ORDER
Walker, George Hindu World: an Encyclopedic Survey of HInduism Ref. Coll.: BL 1105 .W34 1968
Stutley, Margaret Harper's Dictionary of Hinduism : its Mythology, Folklore, Philosophy, Literature, and History Ref. Coll.:  BL1105 .S88 1977
Popular Dictionary of Sikhism Ref. Coll.:  BL2018 .C6 1990

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