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- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowSubject(s): All topics. Best for: Starting your research. Includes: scholarly journals, news, and magazines.
View a video tutorial or a printable handout on this database. - Humanities Source (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowSubject(s): History, literature, political science, philosophy, language, and religion. Best for: Assignments that require credible, scholarly research. Includes: Scholarly journals, magazines, news.
View a video tutorial or a printable handout on this database. - JSTOR This link opens in a new windowSubject(s): Humanitites, social sciences, and sciences. Includes: Scholarly journals, book chapters, and primary sources.
View a video tutorial or a printable handout on this database. - World Religion (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new windowBest for: Easier to read introductions to belief systems and key religious figures. Includes: Wikipedia type articles, biographies, and primary sources.
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Websites
- Association of Religion Data ArchivesRich source of worldwide statistical and demographic religious data gathered from over 750 surveys, membership reports and other sources. Includes religion family trees, national and regional profiles, and comparison tools.
- BBC: Religion A to ZSummaries of major religions including beliefs, customs, history, holy days, rituals and links. Also includes media clips and an interfaith calendar.
- Christianity TodayChristianityToday.com is created and maintained by Christianity Today magazine, founded by Billy Graham in 1956 to give voice to the evangelical movement.
- Encyclopedia of Religion and SocietyContains both succinct, brief notes and essay-length entries; this encyclopedia covers world religious leaders and movements—past and present—in the United States and the world.
- NPR: ReligionStories from Morning Edition, All Things Considered and other award-winning NPR programs.
- PatheosThis site features portals with material on over 50 belief systems, including atheism, Buddhism, Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, mainline Protestantism, Mormonism, and Paganism. Includes an extensive library and religion comparison tools.
- The Pluralism ProjectFrom Harvard University, the Pluralism Project seeks to engage students in studying the new religious diversity in the United States. Special emphasis on communities and religious traditions of Asia and the Middle East that have become woven into the religious fabric of the United States in the past twenty-five years.
- Religion & Ethics WeeklyProvides coverage and analysis of international events in the ever-changing religious world.
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- Films on Demand (Films Media Group) This link opens in a new windowSubject(s): All topics. Best for: Presentations needing visual aids or assignments that allow films as sources (create an optional personal account to save videos and create custom clips). Includes: Streaming educational videos.
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- Frontline: ReligionStreaming stories and documentaries from PBS's journalistic flagship.
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Books
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions by ISBN: 0192800949Publication Date: 2000-12-14Abridged from the acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, this is the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of religion available in paperback. Written by an expert team of 80 international and multi-faith contributors, the volume contains over 8,200 entries, an extensive topic index, and an original and in-depth introductory essay. There is also a detailed system of cross-references so that readers can explore related topics in the book.
The Penguin Handbook of the World's Living Religions by Call Number: BL82 .P46 2010ISBN: 9780141035468Publication Date: 2010-12-28Comprehensive, informative and authoritative, The Penguin Handbook of the World's Living Religions is compiled by a team of leading international scholars, and is the definitive guide to the religious belief systems and practices of the world today. This in-depth survey of active religions has now been fully updated to include modern developments and the most recent scholarship. It explains the sources and history of the world's religions, includes material on the phenomenon of Black African and Asian diaspora religions around the world and explores the role of gender in modern religion.
The Religion Book by Call Number: BL31 .W55 2004ISBN: 9780780807228Publication Date: 2003-09-01Nearly 300 entries provide an encyclopedic view of key religious figures, prophets, deities, places, and scriptures from the major religions of the world.
What Is Religion? by Call Number: BL48 .J46 2014ISBN: 9781844657599Publication Date: 2014-08-28. Starting from the premise that religion is a concept which can be analysed and compared across time and cultures, What is Religion? brings the most up-to-date scholarship to bear on humankind's most enduring creation. The book opens with a brief history of the idea of religion, then divides the study of religion into four essential topics - types, representations, practices, and institutions and concludes with a final, eye-opening chapter on religion today.
Why Religion Matters by ISBN: 0060670991Publication Date: 2000-12-26Huston Smith, the most eloquent and respected world authority on religion, offers a timely manifesto on the urgent need to restore the role of religion as the primary humanizing force for individuals and society. Weaving together insights from comparative religions, theology, philosophy, science, and history, along with examples drawn from current events and his own extraordinary personal experience, Smith gives both a convincing historical and social critique and a profound expression of hope for the spiritual condition of humanity.
Ebooks
Major World Religions by ISBN: 9780415297684Publication Date: 2003-07-18This work seeks to answer questions about the great religious traditions in the contemporary age. It focuses upon those religions that continue to demand the attention of the Western world. Following an introduction on the philosophy of religion, attention is focused on Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam which are religions that have had (and probably continue to have) the greatest number of followers in Western society.
Religions in the Modern World by ISBN: 9780415858809Publication Date: 2016-01-27Religions in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations is the ideal textbook for those coming to the study of religion for the first time, as well as for those who wish to keep up-to-date with the latest perspectives in the field. The first part of the book considers the history and modern practices of the main religious traditions of the world, while the second analyzes trends from secularization to the rise of new spiritualities.
Religious Studies by ISBN: 9780415567671Publication Date: 2010-04-02Drawing on recent developments in the comparative study of religion, this book explores the trends of the past sixty years from a global perspective.
Sacred Schisms by ISBN: 9780521881470Publication Date: 2009-05-14This volume provides the first book-length study of religious schisms as a general phenomenon. Some chapters examine specific case studies while others provide surveys of the history of schisms within larger religious traditions, such as Islam and Buddhism.
World Religions by ISBN: 0028642082Publication Date: 2000-09-01Whether an interested bystander or a student of comparative religion, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to World Religions, Second Edition is the perfect companion. The book features comprehensive overviews of the biggest religions in our world such as Hinduism and Christianity and overview sections on everything from Shinto to neo-paganism. Coverage includes: why learning about other faiths matters; different names and familiar ideas; multiple chapters on of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism; Asian religions such as Taoism, Confucianism and Shinto; ancient religions such Egyptians, Druids, Aztecs and Incas; non-scriptural nature religions from Africa, North America and island cultures; and new modes of worship for contemporary believers
