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- ATLA Religion Database

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Index to articles, book reviews, and essays in religion and theology. 
- ATLA Religion Database covers world religions, Biblical studies, church history and religious perspectives on social issues. The database creates bibliographic citations for articles in 650 journals, essays and selected multi-author works. Subject coverage includes ethics, history of religions, church and state, religious education, liturgy, denominations, cults and sects, hermeneutics and methodology, war and religion, science and religion, and literature and religion. Produced by the American Theological Library Association (ATLA).
- Coverage Dates: 1949-
- Updated: Semi-annually
- Languages: English and non-English
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=atlg-uga1
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- Encyclopedia of Islam

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The major scholarly encyclopedia about the Islamic world. 
- The Encyclopaedia of Islam is the most authoritative reference source for understanding Islam and the Islamic world. The online encyclopedia includes both the second and third editions as well as all maps from The Historical Atlas of Islam. The second edition was published between 1960 and 2005 and includes articles on individuals, tribes and dynasties, geography and topography, cities and towns, political and religious institutions, sciences, arts, monuments, and the flora and fauna of the Islamic world throughout history. The second edition is also available in print in the Main Library Reference collection. The third edition began publishing in 2007 and consists of entirely new content focusing on Islam in the 20th century as well as Muslim minorities worldwide. New entries are added quarterly.
- Updated: Quarterly
- Database Provider: Brill
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=enck-uga1
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- Encyclopedia of Religion (2005)


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Electronic version of the classic, 16-volume Encyclopedia of Religion, considered the standard, scholarly encyclopedia for the study of religion and religious beliefs worldwide. 
- This second, electronic edition presents a cross-cultural approach emphasizing religion's role within everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture. The original 2,750 entries have been retained, many heavily updated, and approximately 600 entirely new articles have been added by an international team of scholars and contributors. Long, signed articles from over 1,400 contributors address all aspects of religion, from doctrines, myths and theologies to ethics, cults, sacraments, and more. Includes a comprehensive index and synoptic outline of contents, and each article is followed by a bibliography for further research. The print version of this online edition is available in the Main Library Reference Room: BL31 .E46 2005.
- Coverage Dates: 2nd Edition (2005)
- Updated: Current edition - complete
- Database Provider: Gale
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=enc0-uga1
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- Index Islamicus (EBSCO)


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Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.Index to journal articles, conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim World, from 1906 to the present. 
- Index Islamicus The Index Islamicus online database indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world. It is produced by an editorial team working at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, established to transmit knowledge about Islamic and Middle East studies, which have traditionally been part of the curriculum of SOAS. Records included in the database cover almost 100 years of publications on the world of Islam. Material cited in the Index Islamicus includes not only work written about the Middle East, but also about the other main Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, plus Muslim minorities elsewhere. Over 3,000 journals are monitored for inclusion in the database, together with conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews. Journals and books are indexed down to the article and chapter level. Browsable indexes are available for the following fields: author, descriptors, journal name, personal name, publication type, and review author.
- Coverage Dates: 1882-present
- Updated: Quarterly
- Languages: English and non-English
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=indm-uga1
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- Religion & Philosophy Collection

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Articles on spiritual, ethical, philosophical, cultural, and historical aspects of world religions. 
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- America: History & Life with Full Text (EBSCO)


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Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.History and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. 
- America: History & Life is the definitive bibliographic citation tool for the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. It includes indexing for 1700 English language historical journals, including selected local history journals. Full-text coverage is provided for nearly 200 journals and over 90 books. The database also includes citations to dissertations and book reviews in American and Canadian history. Strong English-language journal coverage is balanced by an international perspective on topics and events, including abstracts in English of articles published in more than 40 languages.
- Coverage Dates: Selective coverage back to 1964
- Updated: Ongoing
- Title List
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=amcl-uga1
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- American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection (EBSCO)


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Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.American periodicals published between 1691 and 1877. 
- L'Annee Philologique

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Index to journal articles and books in Classical Studies. 
- Arte Publico Hispanic Historical Collections Series 1 (EBSCO)


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Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.Full-text resources for U.S. Hispanic history, literature and culture. 
- The Bible in English (Chadwyck-Healey)

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21 versions of the Bible in full text, from the 10th to the 20th centuries. 
- The Bible in English database contains twenty-one versions of the Bible. In addition to the twelve complete Bibles, there are five New Testament works, two Gospel works and William Tyndale's New Testament, Pentateuch and Jonah translations. The complete English text of each edition is included, with all prefatory matter, notes, running heads and glossaries. In cases where editorial matter is not contemporary with the text (Anglo-Saxon and Wycliffe versions) it is omitted. No attempt has been made to standardize the different structures or different book arrangements within Bibles. Some books, particularly Apocryphal books, will only be present in some Bibles. Verse structures will also vary.
For scholars of English literature, particular attention has been paid to the Renaissance period. All the most significant texts are included from the Tyndale to the King James and the highly influential Coverdale, Bishops' and Geneva Bibles. For researchers in the development of the English language, texts from all eras are included, with emphasis on versions that closely represent its contemporary state. For biblical and theological scholars, texts from the Protestant, Roman Catholic and non-conformist traditions are represented.
The texts were selected under the guidance of the Editorial Board (Professors Gerald Hammond of the University of Manchester and Sylvia Adamson of the University of Cambridge) with the aim of providing a balanced collection of editions covering the whole chronological period and appealing to scholars of of different disciplines.
A Chadwyck-Healey database hosted by GALILEO.
- Database Provider: galileo
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zlbe
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- Bibliography of Asian Studies

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Index to social sciences and humanities research on the Far East, Southeast, and South Asia. 
- Bibliography of Asian Studies covers all subjects pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia with an emphasis on the social sciences and humanities. Citations are primarily from western-language journals, books, conference proceedings, and anthologies. Provided by the Association for Asian Studies, Inc.
- Coverage Dates: 1971-
- Updated: Quarterly
- Languages: Western languages
- Database Provider: asian_stud
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xbas-uga1
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- Encyclopedia of African Religion (2009) (SAGE)

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Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.The first comprehensive work to assemble ideas, concepts, discourses, and extensive essays on African religion. 
- Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World


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This online version of the 2-volume Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World provides a current and comprehensive examination of Islam's role in the modern world. 
- This multi-disciplinary work covers all aspects of Islam and its influence on human culture and society from antiquity to the present day. More than 500 entries written by experts and scholars from around the world and across disciplines address Islamic life, from political parties, reform and revolution to culture, art, belief and practices. Each entry includes cross-references and a bibliography, and volumes are fully illustrated with photographs, timelines, illustrations, and maps. Print version of this edition is available in the Main Library Reference Room: BP40 .E525 2004.
- Coverage Dates: 1st Edition (2004)
- Updated: Current edition - complete
- Database Provider: Gale
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=encz-uga1
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- Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development (2006) (SAGE)


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Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.Short entries focus on the developmental process of religion and spirituality across the human life span. 
- Index of Christian Art

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Information and images documenting religious iconography, 65 A.D. to 1400 A.D 
- The Index of Christian Art records the iconography of works of Christian and non-Christian art produced from early apostolic times (approximately 65 A.D.) up to 1400 A.D. Begun as a card index in 1917, each card, and since 1991 each database record, contains bibliographic citations from books and journals, descriptive information, provenance, location and ownership information, and, when available, photographic reproduction of the recorded work of art.
The Index of Christian Art Database contains a portion of the Index's back files and all works electronically indexed by the archive since 1991. The database is both text and image. As works from the backfiles are electronically indexed, they will become available in the database. Reference to more than 1000 works of art are added each year.
Details about the contents of the Index.
- Coverage Dates: 1991 to present (Backfiles are currently being added.)
- Updated: Annually
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: princeton
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xica-uga1
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- Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance

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Index to scholarly journal literature on the Middle Ages and the Renaissance published since 1859. 
- A consortium of research centers (a non-profit research project with partners in Toronto, Canada (the headquarters), New York City, and Tempe, Arizona.) has culled 400 medieval and renaissance journals to create this extensive database of bibliographic citations. Scholars of the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods, arts, philosophy, religion, and politics will find this resource invaluable.
Database provider: Iter.
- Coverage Dates: 1859-
- Updated: Daily
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- Languages: English and non-English
- Database Provider: iter
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xite-uga1
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- Patrologia Latina Database (PLD)

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Writings of the major Christian writers from Tertullian to the death of Pope Innocent III in 1216. 
- Patrologia Latina Database (PLD) is Jacques-Paul Migne's first edition of Patrologia Latina, a collection of the writings of the major Christian writers from Tertullian to the death of Pope Innocent III in 1216. The electronic version contains the prefatory material, original texts, critical apparatus and indexes.
- Coverage Dates: 200 A.D.-1216
- Database Provider: chadwyck_healey
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xpld-uga1
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- Patrologiae Graecae

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Writings of the Church Fathers in Greek (with Latin translations) from the 1st century AD through 1439. 
- Compiled by J.-P. Migne in the 19th century, Patrologiae Graecae contains more than 160 volumes of material in Greek with Latin translations relevant to the history of the Christian Church from its beginnings through the Council of Florence in 1439.
- Coverage Dates: 1st - 15th centuries
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=patr-uga1
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- Philosopher's Index

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Scholarly research in philosophy. 
- The Philosopher's Index,produced by the Philosophers Information Center, is a current and comprehensive bibliographic database covering scholarly research in all major fields of philosophy. The Philosopher's Index, considered the most thorough index of journal literature on the subject, features author-written abstracts covering scholarly research published in journals and books, including contributions to anthologies and book reviews. The database covers the fifteen fields of philosophy: aesthetics, axiology, philosophy of education, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of history, philosophy of language, logic, metaphysics, philosophical anthropology, metaphilosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of science, social philosophy, and the philosophy of religion. The Philosopher's Index contains research published since 1940 including nearly 570 journals from 43 countries with content representing a variety of languages.
- Coverage Dates: 1940-
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- Languages: English & non-English
- Database Provider: EBSCO
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbpi
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Broader Databases
- Academic Search Complete

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Articles from some peer-reviewed journals as well as monographs, reports, conference proceedings, and other sources. 
- Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database is updated daily and features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full-text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for nearly 1,000 journals.
- Coverage Dates: Dates vary. Some content goes as far back as 1865.
- Updated: Daily
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- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbac
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- Historical Abstracts with Full Text (EBSCO)


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Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.History of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present. 
- Historical Abstracts with Full Text covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more. This authoritative database provides selective indexing of historical articles from more than 1,800 journals in over 40 languages back to 1955. In addition, full-text coverage is provided for more than 300 journals and over 130 books. History and social science researchers have used Historical Abstracts to discover significant and groundbreaking work for more than 50 years. No other history research tool matches its scholarly standards or comprehensive coverage.
- Coverage Dates: Selective coverage back to 1955
- Updated: Ongoing
- Title List
- Languages: English and non-English
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=hioj-uga1
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- Humanities International Complete (EBSCO)


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Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.Index to articles from diverse humanities subject areas. 
- Humanities International Complete is a database covering journals, books and other important reference sources in the humanities. Produced by Whitston Publishing (an imprint of EBSCO Publishing), Humanities International Index provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 2,200 journals and contains more than 2.71 million records. Formerly the American Humanities Index, this database contains bibliographic records from a multitude of U.S. and international publications. Humanities International Index provides citations and abstracts for articles, essays and reviews, as well as original creative works including poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations.
- Coverage Dates: 1909-present
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- Languages: English
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=hump-uga1
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- JSTOR

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Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Access to back issues (from the date of first publication) of selected, core journals. 
- JSTOR provides electronic access to back issues (from the date of first publication) of selected, core journals. The goal of the project is to build a reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature. The journals are organized into the Arts and Sciences Collections I & II, the General Sciences Collection, the Ecology and Botany Collection, the Business Collection, the Language and Literature Collection, the Mathematics and Statistics Collection, and the Music Collection.
- Coverage Dates: 1800s- (dates vary)
- Updated: Ongoing
- Title List
- Database Provider: jstor
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xjst-uga1
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- Periodicals Index Online

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Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Index to 18th-20th century periodicals in the humanities and social sciences. 
- Periodicals Index Online similar in purpose to JSTOR, is an index to the back runs of thousands of periodicals in the humanities and social sciences. Unlike JSTOR, however, this database is not full text. Bibliographic citations from 2400 journals are added each year.
- Coverage Dates: 1770 - 1990/91
- Updated: Ongoing
- Title List
- Languages: English and non-English
- Database Provider: chadwyck_healey
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xpci-uga1
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Books
- Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Online Access: On/Off Campus

- Besides a study Bible, this site has many classic Christian texts, hymns, sermons, commentaries, plus "Early Church Fathers," a 38-volume set of writings from the first 800 years of the Church.
- URL: http://www.ccel.org/
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- eBooks on EBSCOhost (formerly NetLibrary)

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eBooks, general topics, non-fiction, reference, consumer. 
eBooks at EBSCOhost, formerly known as NetLibrary, provides access to electronic books (eBooks), including reference books, scholarly monographs, publications of many university presses, and consumer books that have been converted into digital format. It is possible to perform full-text searches of a single eBook, search thousands of volumes simultaneously, browse topic categories, or read eBooks directly online. There is currently no checkout period for eBooks (at EBSCOhost).
Users can create a My EBSCOhost account in order to use personalization tools, including creating a Favorites list, but a personal account is not required for accessing eBooks through the GALILEO interface.
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- Coverage Dates: Currently available
- Database Provider: EBSCO
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zmnl
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- GIL Library Catalog
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- Search the UGA Libraries catalog for books, journals, CD-ROMs, and other media. Use title, author or subject searches, or perform a keyword search.
- URL: http://gil.uga.edu
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- Gutenberg Digital
Online Access: On/Off Campus

- Scanned images of the Gottingen Gutenberg Bible, as well as background on Gutenberg and information on the history of books. Digital images of two other Gutenberg Bibles are at the British Library.
- URL: http://www.gutenbergdigital.de/gudi/start.htm
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- Internet Sacred Text Archive
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- An archive of the primary texts (in English) of Traditional, Eastern, and Western religions. Includes some secondary texts when primary texts are scarce or the faith has an oral tradition.
- URL: http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm
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- New Interpreters Bible
Call Number: BS491.2 .N484 1994

- A standard 12 volume exegetical reference work used to interpret the Bible critically.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Project Gutenberg
Online Access: On/Off Campus

- A collection of over 6,000 electronic texts, most out of copyright (pre-1923). The Advanced Search feature permits browsing by Library of Congress general classes (PS: American Literature, etc.). Heavily weighted toward literary works.
- URL: http://promo.net/pg
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Dictionaries/Encyclopedias
- Encyclopaedia Judaica
Call Number: Main Ref DS102.8 .E55 v.1-16

- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Encyclopaedia of Islam
Call Number: Main Ref BP40 .E56 1960 v.1-8

- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Encyclopedia Mythica
Online Access: On/Off Campus

- Over 7000 entries on mythology, folklore and religion, from gods and goddesses to legendary creatures, objects and places. Features an image gallery of deities, heroes and creatures from various mythologies.
- URL: http://www.pantheon.org/mythica.html
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- Encyclopedia of Anthropology (2006) (SAGE)


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Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.Full-text essays on studies in anthropology and archaeology including biographies, explanations of theory, and entries on specific cultural groups and geographic locations. 
- The Encyclopedia of Religion
Call Number: Main Ref BL31 .E46 1986 v.1-16
The major cross-cultural encyclopedia of religion. 
- The major cross-cultural encyclopedia of religion.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Glossary of Islamic Terms and Concepts
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- The Glossary of Islamic terms and concepts is produced by the Muslim Student Association fo the University of Southern California. Most entries are transliterations from Arabic.
- URL: http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/glossary.html
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- Glossary of Religious Terms
Online Access: On/Off Campus

- Brief definitions with an emphasis on avoiding misunderstandings among faiths that use the same terminology.
- URL: http://www.religioustolerance.org/glossary.htm
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- Glossary: Judaism, Christianity, Islam
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- The HarperCollins Dictionary of Religion
Call Number: Main Ref BL31 .H37 1995

- Explains terms used by the major religions of the world.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Interdisciplinary Encyclopaedia of Religion and Science
Online Access: On/Off Campus

- Online encyclopedia with scholarly articles exploring the relationship of religion and science. Translated into English from Italian.
- URL: http://www.inters.org/
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- JewishEncyclopedia.com
Online Access: On/Off Campus

- The complete, unedited contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia originally published between 1901-1906. The encyclopedia contains over 15,000 articles and illustrations.
- URL: http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com
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- New Catholic Encyclopedia
Call Number: Main Ref BX841 .N44 1967 v.1-19

- This new completely revised edition incorporates the 1974-1996 supplements to the original fifteen-volume 1967 edition, adds hundreds of new entries, and updates the original entries. Under the editorial direction of the Catholic University of America. The 1913 edition of this encyclopedia is also available online at http://www.knight.org/advent/cathen/
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection