Religion Books Religion books are shelved in the B section. Use the keyword or subject search to find specific religions.
Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy
Encyclopedia of Judaism
Encyclopedia of Mormonism
Encyclopedia of Religion
Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion
Hidden Religion: The Greatest Mysteries and Symbols of the World's Religious Beliefs
Isms: Understanding Religion
New Catholic Encyclopedia
The Penguin Handbook of the World's Living Religions
World Christian Encyclopedia:1900-2000
Religion Databases ATLA Religion Database
Index to articles, book reviews, and essays in religion and theology.
Electronic Book Center - Religion
Electronic Journal Center
Full text journal articles online.
Oxford Reference - Religion
The complete texts of important scholarly books from Oxford University Press.
Oxford Scholarship Online - Religion
Religion and Philosophy Collection
Index, abstracts, and full text covering such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
Religion Multimedia Late Medieval Religion
Lecture by Yale Professor Keith E. Wrightson on the medieval church of England.
Philosophy of Religion
University of Oxford series of eight lectures by Dr. T.J. Mawson on the Western monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam).
Religion Video Collection
Films on Demand educational videos on various topics in philosophy and religion.
Religion Websites Below are a few recommended websites. Remember that information you find on the web needs to be evaluated carefully. For more information on evaluating websites, check out the Evaluating Sources Research Guide.
Association of Religion Data Archives
http://www.thearda.com/
A wealth of data on religion "submitted by the foremost religion scholars and research centers in the world" and housed at the University of Pennsylvania.
BBC: Religions
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/
This BBC page, though archived and no longer updated with new information, offers a great overview of various world religions, including information on beliefs and customs, rites and rituals, holy days, worship practices, texts and other information about each religion.
Internet Sacred Texts Archive
http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm
This site, which purports to be the largest and most widely used web resource on the topic, offers "a freely available archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore, and occult and esoteric topics."
Pew Research Center: Religion & Public Life
http://www.pewforum.org/
The non-partisan and non-profit Pew Research Center "conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research" in a variety of research areas, "religion & public life" being one of them.
ReligionFacts
http://www.religionfacts.com/
Provides an overview of a great many religions and includes several comparison charts that show similarities and differences between religions.
Religon & Ethics NewsWeekly
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/
A PBS site that presents information on religion as it pertains to world news events. The site is the online home of the weekly new broadcast of the same name.
Understanding World Religions
http://www.understandingworldreligions.com/
Site from a University of Calgary professor that provides a wealth of information for anyone wishing to learn more about various religions of the world. Resources include e-books, web sites, videos, and more. Most (with the exception of the book that is the site's namesake) are offered freely online here.
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