Subject
Research Guides
Religion
This guide is intended as a research tool to help you locate background information, books, articles, and internet/web links on a variety of religion topics.
Background Information Sources
Available in the library's reference area:
| The Encyclopedia of Religion (15 volumes) | REF BL31.E46 1987 |
| Man and His Gods: Encyclopedia of the World’s Religions | REF BL31.P38 1971 |
| The Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion | REF BL65.P7 E53 1998 |
| Cambridge Illustrated History of Religions | REF BL80.2.C334 2002 |
| The World’s Religions | REF BL80.2.W68 1988 |
| Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion | REF BL458.E53 1999 |
| Contemporary American Religion | REF BL2525.C65 2000 |
| America: Religions and Religion | REF BL2530.U6 A43 1999 |
| The Encyclopedia of American Religions (2 volumes) | REF BL2530.U6 M443 |
Books
Search the library catalog for books on your subject using words or word combinations below, or visit the library’s 2nd floor and browse call numbers BL-BX (Religion).
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Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles
- CQ Researcher: Religion and Politics; Religion—Issues; stem cells, school prayer; abortion
- LexisNexis and/or NewsBank: issues in news (e.g., stem cell research, abortion)
- Expanded Academic/InfoTrac: use terms such as those listed under books; search under names of particular religions
Internet Resources
Several internet resources have been selected below. Additional links are available from Web Resources page; follow link for Religion.
- Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
http://pewforum.org
non-partisan organization that researches the intersection of religion and public life. - The American Religious Experience
http://are.as.wvu.edu/
quality portal site with links about the study of American Religion. Good starting point. - Religious Survey
http://www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_briefs/aris/aris_index.htm
American Religious Identity Survey conducted by faculty at the City University of NY - Pluralism Project, Harvard University
http://www.pluralism.org/resources/links/
decade long project researching religious diversity in the United States - Religious movements’ homepage @ the Univ of Va
http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu
detailed profiles of over 200 religious groups and movements. - American religion data archive
http://www.thearda.com/main_Home.asp
search for reports, generate maps, and analyze data about religion in America.