Course Guides: Religious Studies
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- Locations of Religious Studies Resources in the Library
- Selected Books in the Library
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PRINTABLE GUIDES & HANDOUTS:
SUGGESTED DATABASES:
- Academic Search Complete - Provides full-text articles from more than 5,500 multi-disciplinary, scholarly journals and publications.
- Biography Resource Center - Provides biographies, magazine articles, images, and website links for more than 900,000 people; searchable by name, occupation, etc.
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online - A full-text encyclopedia with video downloads, maps, statistics, classic literature, and more. Uses a unique login; see RPCC Library Services under RPCC Support in Moodle, or stop by the Library for more information.
- JSTOR - The Scholarly Journal Archive - Provides a multi-disciplinary archive of scholarly journals and other resources across the humanities, social sciences and sciences.
- Oxford Reference Online - Provides full-text access to many subject dictionaries and encyclopedias, maps, timelines, and more. Uses a unique login; see RPCC Library Services under RPCC Support in Moodle, or stop by the Library for more information.
- Religion and Philosophy Collection - Provides full-text coverage of over 300 journals pertaining to religious history, theology, and philosophical studies.
Please note that when accessing the databases from off-campus, you will be prompted to login.
SELECTED E-BOOKS:
eBook Collection from EBSCOhost is our largest provider of ebooks (electronic copies of printed books PDF format), available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. eBook Collection has an easy-to-use search interface. You will be prompted to login with your 12-digit Library User ID to access these e-books from off-campus. Please see our Tutorials on eBook Collection from EBSCOhost for more information.
General Reference
- A Companion to the Philosophy of Religion, 1999, by Philip L. Quinn.
- The Hutchinson Dictionary of World Religions, 2005.
- Major World Religions: From Their Origins to the Present, 2003, by Lloyd Ridgeon, Ed.
- Religious Studies: A Global View, 2008, by Gregory D. Alles, Ed.
Special Topics in Religion
- Between Sacred and Profane: Researching Religion and Popular Culture, 2007, by Gordon Lynch.
- Disciples of All Nations: Pillars of World Christianity, 2008, by Lamin O. Sanneh.
- Religion in American Life: A Short History, Updated Edition, 2008, by Jon Butler.
- Religions in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations, 2002, by Linda Woodhead, et al, Eds.
- Religions View Religions: Explorations in Pursuit of Understanding, 2006, by Jerald D. Gort.
- The Temple of Jerusalem: Past, Present, and Future, 2008, by John M. Lundquist.
- Voices of Islam, 2007, by Vincent J. Cornell.
Visit our eBook Collections for links to eBook Collection from EBSCOhost and other e-book collections. Please note that books that are still protected by copyright may not be available online in full-text from the free sources.
LOCATIONS OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES RESOURCES IN THE LIBRARY:
Religious Studies-related topics can be found in resources located in these Library of Congress call number ranges:
- BL1 to BL2790 - Religion. Mythology.
- BL1 to BL50 - Religion (General).
- BL61 to BL65 - Philosophy of religion.
- BL74 to BL99 - Religions of the world.
- BL660 to BL2680 - History and principles of religions.
- BM1 to BM990 - Judaism.
- BM150 to BM449 - History.
- BM545 to BM582 - Principles of Judaism (General)
- BP1 to BP610 - Islam.
- BP50 to BP68 - History.
- BP174 to BP190 - The practice of Islam.
- BQ1 to BQ9800 - Buddhism.
- BR1 to BR1725 - Christianity.
- BR140 to BR1510 - History.
- BS1 to BS2970 - The Bible.
- BS410 to BS680 - Works about the Bible.
- BS500 to BS534.8 - Criticism and interpretation.
- BS701 to BS1830 - Old Testament.
- BS1901 to BS2970 - New Testament.
- BS410 to BS680 - Works about the Bible.
- BX1 to BX9999 - Christian Denominations.
- BX800 to BX4795 - Catholic Church.
- BX4800 to BX9999 - Protestantism.
SELECTED BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY:
General Reference
- Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions
Call number: BL 31 .M47 1999 REF - The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Call number: BL 31 .O84 1997 - The Religion Book: Places, Prophets, Saints, and Seers
Call number: BL 31 .W55 2004 - Religions of the Ancient World: A Guide
Call number: BL 687 .R47 2004
Special Topics in Religion
- Contemporary American Religion
Call number: BK 2525 .C65 2000 REF, in 2 volumes. - Islam: A Short History
Call number: BP 50 .A69 2000 - The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Call number: BS440 .M434 1993 REF - The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, 3rd Edition.
Call number: BR 95 .O8 1997 REF - The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion
Call number: BM 50 .O84 1997 REF - The Rivers of Paradise: Moses, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus and Muhammad as Religious Founders
Call number: BL 72 .R58 2001
ONLINE RESOURCES:
- BBC: Religions, this section of BBC: Religion, provides background information on numerous religious beliefs. On BBC: Religion, one can find a History of the World Timeline, a database of images searchable by location, theme, culture, etc., sponsored by the British Museum. The site also offers numerous images and other resources.
- infoplease-Encyclopedia: Philosophy and Religion, offers background information from respected sources.
- Answers.com: Judaism, provides dictionary and encyclopedia articles on Judaism from various sources. See also Answers.com: Religion & Spirituality for similar resources on other religious studies topics.
- The Bible Collection, the American Bible Society’s King James Version from Bartleby.com, offers "full-text searchability, content-based tables of contents and a quick verse finder," in addition to other related resources.
- Sacred: Discover What We Share, is an online exhibition from the British Library that includes interactives, videos and more.