Religion Resource Guide
There are many resources in the library which will provide information on this topic. The purpose of this Subject Guide is to give you some suggestions for getting started. Keep in mind that another important resource is the librarian at the Reference Desk, (732) 987-2422 or email reference@georgian.edu, who can suggest other useful sources and assist you in using the library catalog and the indexes.
Online Library Catalog
The Library Catalog lists the books, maps, audiovisual materials and periodicals in the university library. You may search the catalog by author, title, subject and keyword. Some possible ways to search for materials would be:
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- Name of a particular person
SAINT LUKE, JESUS CHRIST
- Terms in combination, to narrow the search
BIBLE AND JOHN
- Terms for types of works
COMMENTARIES AND NEW TESTAMENT
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Use Complex Search for more options, like searching for the Item Type "video."
Indexes and Abstracts
Searching by topic in these indexes will give you a list of articles from journals or chapters in books. Some articles will be full text. Some databases are computer-searchable via the campus network.
Academic Search Premier
ATLAS Religion Database
New Testament Abstracts (paper only)
Old Testament Abstracts (paper only)
Wilson OmniFile / Humanities
Catholic Periodical & Literature Index
JSTOR
Project Muse
To see if your article is full text in another database, you may consult the
Journal List.
If an article is not full text in any database, you need to consult the library WebCat, which lists the periodical titles held by the library. WebCat gives you the dates and format (print, microfiche, microfilm) of each periodical title the library subscribes to.
Reference Materials
This is just a sample of available titles. Browse through the "BL-BX" classification in the Reference area to find others.
| Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament |
Ref BS440.B5713 |
| Theological Dictionary of the New Testament |
Ref BS2312.K5813 |
| The Anchor Bible Dictionary |
Ref BS440.A54 |
| The New Jerome Biblical Commentary |
Ref BS491.2.N485 |
| The HarperCollins Bible Commentary |
Ref BS491.2 .H37 |
| The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible |
Ref BS425.58 |
| Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible |
Ref BS425.47 |
| The HarperCollins Dictionary of Religion |
Ref BS440.M36 |
| Encyclopedia of Religion NEW ONLINE |
Ref BL31.E46 |
| New Catholic Encyclopedia NEW ONLINE |
Ref BX841.N44 |
| New Historical Atlas of Religion in America |
Ref G1201.E4 N4 |
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| Encyclopedia of Buddhism NEW ONLINE |
Ref BQ128.E62 |
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| INTERDISCIPLINARY REFERENCE SOURCES |
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| The Encyclopedia of Science and Religion NEW ONLINE |
Ref BL240.3 .E53 |
| The Sociology of Religion |
Ref BL60 .H6 |
| The Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion |
Ref BL65.P7 E53 |
| Religion and American Law: An Encyclopedia |
Ref KF4783.A68 R45 |
| Handbook of Religion and Mental Health |
Ref BL65 .M45 H26 |
| Encyclopedia of American Women and Religion |
Ref BL2525.B45 |
Internet Resources
You may locate other World Wide Web sites by using search engines such as Yahoo! or Lycos, which permit you to search by names or topics. For assistance, consult the librarian at the Reference Desk.
