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Religion Subject Guide Databases and Journal Indexes Academic OneFile (Gale InfoTrac)A general database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals in most disciplines Academic Search Complete (EBSCOHost)  A general, multi-disciplinary database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials Indexes journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion and includes full-text from ATLA's online collection of major religion and theology journals. It includes more than 416,000 article citations from more than 1,500 journals (571 currently indexed), more than 210,000 essay citations from over 15,700 multi-author works, and more than 432,000 book review citations. Credo Reference  Provides access to more than 600 subject-specific encyclopedias, biographies, chronologies, dictionaries, and reference titles from over 80 publishers, covering every major subject. Offers over 200,000 images and audio files and nearly 100 videos. Over 10,000 Topic Pages present and organize a variety of information resources on a subject and act as a starting point for research. EBSCO eBook Collection A collection of over 21,000 electronic books available in full text online. These titles may be searched in the library's catalog or directly in the EBSCO database. Formerly known as NetLibrary, titles in this collection cover all subject areas. Gale Virtual Reference Library (Gale Group) The electronic books included in this collection are provided by the CSU Library and are in the categories of: Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science. See also the GVRL ebooks provided by DISCUS. General OneFile (Gale InfoTrac) A general database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals in most disciplines ranging from architecture to biology and history to mathematics. JSTOR An archive of scholarly journals that offers high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. The journals archived in JSTOR span many disciplines. Because of JSTOR's archival mission, there is a gap, typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal issue and the back issues available in JSTOR. MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOHost) Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags. New Testament Abstracts (EBSCOHost) Contains more than 38,000 article abstracts, 1,200 review abstracts, 13,500 book abstracts, and 50 software abstracts. New York Times Selected full text of the New York Times from 1985 to the present is available in several of the library's databases, with complete digital coverage from 2008 to three months ago available in ProQuest Digital Microfilm. In addition, the library keeps the last 8 weeks of the newspaper in paper format, and has 1851 to 2009 on microfilm. To locate the correct resource for the date you need, see this list. Newspaper Source Plus (EBSCOHost) Includes more than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles. In addition, the database features more than 857,000 television and radio news transcripts. Newstand (Gale InfoTrac) Provides access to more than 2,700 national, international, state and local newspapers with selective coverage between 1980 and 2012. Old Testament Abstracts (EBSCOHost) Features indexing and abstracts for journal articles, monographs, multi-author works, and software related to Old Testament studies. Topics covered include antiquities, archaeology, biblical theology, philology, etc. Opposing Viewpoints in Context Provides contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, it features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. Oxford Reference Online Premium Combines language and subject reference works together to form a large reference library. It contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works. Points of View Reference Center (EBSCOHost) Intended for public, academic, and high school libraries, Points of View is designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects. High school and undergraduate students can use Points of View as a guide to debate, developing arguments, writing position papers, and for development of critical thinking skills. Each Points of View essay includes a series of questions and additional material to generate further thought. Also included are thousands of supporting articles from the world’s top political and societal publications. ProQuest Digital Microfilm: New York Times This resource provides cover-to-cover full image access to the New York Times from 2008 to three months ago for an online experience that resembles paging through the newspaper in print or viewing it on microfilm. Users may crop, zoom, or rotate page images and then print, email, or save in PDF format. In addition, the library provides access to selected full text of the New York Times from 1985 to the present in several other databases, keeps the last 8 weeks of the newspaper in paper format, and has 1851 to 2009 on microfilm. To locate the correct resource for the date you need, see this list. Readers' Guide Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson on EBSCOHost) Subject coverage includes antiques, arts, business, computers, education, entertainment, film, television, gardening, health, medicine, history, home improvement, literature, news, current events, photography, popular and classical music, politics, popular culture, religion, science, sports, fitness, transportation, travel and much more. Includes indexing of over 450 periodicals as far back as 1983 and searchable full text of articles from over 250 journals as far back as 1994. Religion and Philosophy Collection (EBSCOHost) Provides extensive coverage of such topics as theology, world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. Includes more than 300 full text journals. SAGE Journals Online SAGE Journals Online (SAGE Premier) is a collection of over 560 full-text journals in over 50 disciplines including business, communication, criminology, education, humanities, industrial relations, labor, medicine, political science, psychology, social science, science, technology, urban studies, and more. Includes research journals published on behalf of more than 245 scholarly and professional societies. Southern Baptist Periodical Index A cumulative index to around 50 periodicals issued each year by historically Southern Baptist Convention-related agencies, institutions, and associations at the national level of organization. Subjects includes theology, Baptist history and practice, worship, church music, church administration and development, religious education and ministry, Baptist colleges/universities/seminaries, missions and missions education, family life and parenting, and Christian life. Indexed periodicals include reviews of books, motion pictures and videos, compact discs, web sites, etc., ranging from the scholarly to the popular. SpringerLink An online collection of science, technology, and mathematics (STM) books, journals, and reference works from Springer-Verlag. Subject areas covered include Architecture and Design; Behavioral Science; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Business and Economics; Chemistry and Materials Science; Computer Science; Earth and Environmental Science; Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences and Law; Mathematics and Statistics; Medicine; Physics and Astronomy; Professional and Applied Computing. WorldCat A shared catalog that provides information about books, periodicals, audio/visual materials, etc. from thousands of libraries around the world and indicates which libraries hold the items. Print Sources Abingdon Bible Commentary (Ref. BS 491 .E5) Anchor Bible Dictionary (Ref. BS 440 .A54 1992) Baker's Bible Atlas (Ref BS 630 .P45) Bible Commentary for English Readers (Ref. BS 490 .E4 v. 1-8) Broadman Bible Commentary (Ref. BS 491.2 .B67 v. 1-12) Contemporary American Religion (Ref. BL 2525 .C65 2000 v. 1-2) Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (Ref. BS440 .E44 2000) Ellicott's Bible Commentary; A Verse-by Verse Explanation (Ref. BS 491 .E55) Encyclopedia of Native American Religions: An Introduction (Ref. E 98 .R3 H73 2000) Encyclopedia of Religion (Ref. BL 31 .E46 1987 v. 1- 14) Encyclopedia of Religions (Ref. BL 31 .E46 1987 v. 1-16) Encyclopedia of Science and Religion (Ref. BL 240.3 .E43 2003 v. 1-2) Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (Ref. BS 425 .S8) Greek-English Analytical Concordance of the Greek-English New Testament (Ref. BS 2302 .S7 1963) International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (Ref. BS 440 .I6 1979 v. 1-4) Jewish Encyclopedia (Ref. DS 102.8 .J66 v. 1-12) Layman's Bible Encyclopedia (Ref. BS 440 .M415 1964) Modern Concordance to the New Testament (Ref. BS 2305 .M6 1976) Nave's Topical Concordance (Ref BS 432 .N3) New Bible Commentary (Ref. BS 491.2 .D3 1965) New Bible Dictionary (Ref. BS 440 .D6 1964) New Catholic Encyclopedia (Ref. BX 841 .N44 1967 v. 1-17) New Encyclopedia of Judaism (Ref. BM 50 .E63 2002) New Historical Atlas of Religion in America (Ref. G 1201 .E4 N4 2000) New Unger's Bible Dictionary (Ref. BS 440 .U5 1988) Oxford dictionary of world religions (Ref. BL 31 .O84 1997) Wesleyan Bible Commentary (Ref. BS 491.2 .W4 1964 v. 1-6) Wycliffe Bible Commentary (Ref. BS 491.2 .P4) Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (Ref. BS 630 .Z64) Internet Resources Adherents.com
American Religion Data Archive
American Religious Experience
Bible Gateway
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Crosswalk
Guide to the Religions of the World
Judaism and Jewish Resources
International Religious Freedom
Lifeway Christian Resources
New Testament Gateway
The Pluralism Project
Religion-Online
Religious World: Sources for Religion, Religions, Religious Studies South Carolina Baptist Convention Virtual Religion Index
Journals and Magazines The following journals are available in the CSU library: Affirmation & critique America Baptist Courier Baptist History and Heritage Biblical Archaeology Biblical Illustrator Christian Century Christian Scholar Christian scholar's review Christianity & Literature Christianity and crisis Christianity Today Church administration Church and State Church History Church Musician Church musician today Commission Commonweal Cross Currents Ecumenical Review Encounter Ethics Evangelical Quarterly First Things Group: The Youth Ministry Magazine Harvard Theological Review Home Life International Philosophical Quarterly Interpretation Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Journal of Biblical Literature Journal of Pastoral Care Journal of Pastoral Counseling Journal of Psychology and Theology Journal of Religion Journal of Research on Christian Education Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation Journal of Theological Studies Leadership New Testament Abstracts New Testament Studies Parabola Parabola: The Quarterly of Myth and Meaning Perspective Perspectives in Religious Studies Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith Princeton Seminary Bulletin Quarterly Review Religion & intellectual life Religious Education Religious Herald Review & Expositor Review of Religious Research Soundings Southern Baptist Educator Southern Baptist Journal of Theology Southwestern Journal of Theology Theological Education Theological Studies Theology Digest Theology Today Westminster Theological Journal Worship Leader Youth ministry update Youthworker Zygon Find a list of e-journals in religion available at CSU |
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