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The choice of electronic database should be based upon the range and scope of the topic being researched. Do not hesitate to ask a librarian if you need help in choosing a database. For access to all Divinity Library Databases, go to Divinity Library Databases.
Religion / Theology Databases Return to Top
Most topics in the field of religion and theology can be searched in the ATLA Religion Database. For instructions on using the ATLA Religion Database, see Guide to Using the ATLA Religion Database.
Other databases providing access to articles specific to the field of religion include:
Catalogue of the French Biblical and Archaeological School of Jerusalem. Searchable database for both monographs and journal articles in Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern studies, archaeology, and related disciplines.
Searchable database of periodicals articles, books, newspapers, and papal documents dealing expressly with the practice of Catholic faith and lifestyle.
Coverage of more than 300 full text journals in religion and philosophy, including more than 250 peer-reviewed titles. Updated daily.
Electronic version of the annual bibliography printed in Ephemerides Lovaniensis 74-78 (1998-2002). Searchable database for articles, dissertations and books published between 1998-2002 in the following areas: History of Theology, History of Religions, Old Testament, New Testament, Fundamental and Dogmatic Theology, Sacramentology and Liturgy, Ascetical and Mystical Theology, Moral and Pastoral Theology, and Canon Law.
Indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world. Over 2,000 journals are monitored for inclusion in the database, together with conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews.
Index Theologicus replaces and expands the Zeitschrift Inhaltsdienst Theologie (ZID). Contains more than 170,000 bibliographic records for articles published in theological and religious studies periodicals and festschriften.
This subset of the InfoTrac database covers more than 250 magazines and academic journals covering religion, philosophy, and the related areas of archaeology and anthropology. Coverage begins as early as 1980 for indexing and 1983 for full-text of some of the periodicals.
Periodical abstracts and book notices of primarily European and American works dealing with the New Testament. NTA typically abstracts around 2,000 articles chosen from more than 500 periodicals in numerous languages. Nearly 850 current books are also summarized annually. The database contains more than 33,000 article abstracts, 1,200 review abstracts, 12,600 book abstracts, and 50 software abstracts. Article coverage in the database dates back to 1985. Some articles available full-text.
Old Testament Abstracts 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 and much more.
From the Jewish National and University Library, RAMBI allows users to search for scholarly articles in the field of Jewish studies by author, title, or subject.
RTA is a searchable database for citations and summaries of articles appearing in scholarly journals in the fields of religion and theology.
If the topic crosses over into another discipline you may want to search in one of the other electronic databases. For example, if the topic or area covers both religion and philosophy, you could also search in the Philosophers Index. The following is a list of subject specific database indexes available in the Divinity Library:
This database contains over 22,000 citations from 1986 to current. The database indexes six types of materials: books and government documents; articles appearing in edited books; periodical and journal articles; Masters theses and Ph.D dissertations as well as a few B.A. theses and honors papers; conference papers; and videocassettes.
This database of seven African-American Newspapers provides information about cultural life and history during the 1800s and reports on major events and issues of the day.
Contains almost 500,000 records for English-language journal articles and book titles dealing with American and Canadian history and culture. Abstracts relevant articles from about 1,700 journals and provides citations to book reviews and to dissertations.
Searchable digitized images of the pages of over 1,000 American magazines and journals published between 1740 and 1900.These periodicals include popular titles, such as Ladies' Home Journal and Harper's, and professional journals. You can use this database to search for trends in politics, literature, cultural ideas, or religion.
An indispensible index for research in Classics. Entries cover articles, books, book reviews, Festschrifte, and other collections dealing with the ancient Greek and Roman world, from the second millennium BCE to approximately 800 CE.
The principal index to articles, essays and other publications in anthropology, archaeology and related subjects, it is derived from the periodicals and books owned by the Tozzer Library of Harvard University. Includes works published in English and other European languages from the late 19th century to the present. Selective coverage of art history, demography, economics, psychology, and religious studies.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals is a comprehensive listing of journal articles on architecture and design, including bibliographic descriptions and indexes on subjects such as the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and interior design and decoration. The Avery covers the international scholarly and popular periodical literature, including the publications of professional associations. The Avery is also an excellent source of biographical information.
The BAS Online contains references on all subjects (especially the Humanities and Social Sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide from 1971 to the present. The database includes references to books, journal articles, chapters in edited volumes, and conference proceedings.
Provides full-text access to global information on women. Journals, newsletters, and research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies are easily accessed through CWI. Information on women in over 190 countries is compiled in a single collection bringing together such disciplines as sociology, psychology, health, education, business administration and political science.
Compilation of bibliographical references from the Annual Egyptological Bibliography and Christine Beinlich's Bibliographie Altèagypten 1822-1946 to provide an electronic archive of some 60,000 books and articles on Egypt and Egyptology. Retrieve CD-ROM from Divinity Library Room 224 (call number: DT 60.E397 2001) and take to Divinity Library Room 221 to access the software. Updates available at http://www.aebnet.nl/.
The eHRAF Collection of Archaeology is a Web-based, full-text database with information on prehistory of the world. This database, updated annually and modeled after eHRAF Ethnography, is unique in that every paragraph of the full-text source (book, article, dissertation) is subject-indexed for precise retrieval of information. Each file on an archaeological tradition consists of a general summary and full-text sources including books, journal articles, dissertations, and manuscripts. eHRAF Archaeology provides researchers and students with easy access to archaeological materials for comparative studies within and across regions. eHRAF provides convenient Web-based access to the HRAF files, once available only in paper or microfiche.
The eHRAF Collection of Ethnography is a Web-based, multi-cultural database for disciplines with an interest in cultural diversity. For each culture included, eHRAF contains ethnographic information on all aspects of cultural and social life with diverse topics ranging from religious beliefs, bringing up children, causes and cures of diseases, to economic and political behavior. Updated annually, the eHRAF database is unique in that every paragraph of the full-text source (book, article, dissertation) is subject-indexed for precise retrieval of information. Cultures range from ethnic groups in Africa, Asia, and Oceania, to indigenous and immigrant groups in North and South America. eHRAF provides convenient, Web-based access to the HRAF files, once available only in paper or microfiche.
An interdisciplinary resource of journal and essay information in the field of ethics
Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages. The database also includes records and abstracts for dissertations written between 1992 and 2002.
500,000 records of English-language journal articles and book titles about historical and related social science literature for all areas of the world except the United States and Canada. Abstracts relevant articles from about 1,700 journals and provides citations to book reviews and to dissertations.
LexisNexis is a powerful research tool featuring a rich variety of full text sources. It provides up-to-date information on current events, business, law, and medicine. Formerly known as Academic Universe (Lexis Nexis).
Coverage includes full text of 120 current literature journals that can be accessed through the renowned literary index, Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL), which contains over 880,000 records of literary criticism from 1920 to the present.
Article references or abstracts from The New York Times (late and national editions), The Wall Street Journal (eastern and western editions), The Christian Science Monitor (national edition), The Washington Post (final edition), and The Los Angeles Times (home edition).
19th Century Masterfile brings together over 60 subject indexes to periodicals, newspapers, books, US Congressional Record, US and UK Government Documents, and US Patents from the 19th century.
The Philosopher's Index provides citations to articles, books, and dissertations in the areas of aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, logic, and metaphysics. It is also a rich source of material on the philosophy of various disciplines, such as education, history, law, religion, and science.
Provides fulltext articles from 44 journals published by the American Psychological Association (APA), along with 8 Canadian and European titles. Topics include basic, applied, and clinical psychology. Note: all articles in PsycArticles are also indexed and linked from the PsycINFO database, which provides broader subject coverage.
Indexes articles and provides descriptive, nonevaluative abstracts. Since 1987, PsycINFO also provides content summaries and tables of contents for book chapters and books. Subject coverage includes basic and applied psychology, abnormal and clinical psychology, experimental psychology, human and animal development, social psychology, professional psychology and educational psychology.
Provides abstracts of journal articles, books, book chapters,dissertations, and conference papers and citations to book reviews in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
Finally, there are a number of databases that cover several disciplines. The list of multidisciplinary databases available in the Divinity Library include:
An index of articles, taken from the table of contents of approximately 12,600 journals. You can search by keyword, author, or title. For many journals, a list of libraries that hold the journal is available. This database is produced by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).
DOAJ provides access to free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. There are now 2061 journals in the directory. Currently 509 journals are searchable at article level.
This electronic journals resource provides access to abstracts and full-text articles from over 2,000 academic and professional journals in many disciplines. Part of the OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) database system.
Indexes academic journals from a broad range of disciplines. Also indexes articles from the New York Times, selected national newsmagazines and interdisciplinary journals.
Subject index to periodical literature from around the world, includes many languages. Subject headings are in German with cross-references in French and English. Provides citations only; abstracts are searchable but not viewable.
Ingenta indexes over 28,000 journals in a wide array of subjects, and provides many full text articles. If no full text is available, it offers articles for purchase, via download or fax.
The JSTOR project assists academic libraries in archiving and preserving major scholarly journals. It provides complete electronic backfiles of core journals in a variety of subjects. Full text coverage begins at the first issue of each journal and usually ends within five years of the present. Recently published issues are not available. You may search the entire database, search selected journals, or browse journal tables-of -contents.
Periodicals Index Online, formerly Periodicals Contents Index (PCI), provides an index to the contents of thousands of periodicals in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, from their first issues through 1995. The database includes bibliographic citations, but no abstracts.
Search journals in the humanities, sciences and social sciences published by Johns Hopkins University Press (most available in full text).
ProQuest Research Library provides indexing, abstracts and selected full text or full images of articles in a wide range of magazines and journals. It includes general interest and news publications as well as selected scholarly journals.
Print indexes can be extremely helpful, especially if you have a very specific topic in mind or if you are looking for more historical material not covered by the electronic databases. The following is a selected list of some of the print indexes available in the Divinity Library:
Continues Pastoral Care and Counseling Abstracts (1972-1978). Provides abstracts of research in various areas of pastoral care. Covers journal articles, theses and dissertations, unpublished manuscripts, and research in progress. An author index is provided. Runs behind.
Provides book reviews of current European publications, with an Iberian emphasis. Covers all areas of religion and philosophy. Organization is by topic. Coverage is from 1990 onwards. In Spanish.
Important resource for historical materials. 58,000 articles from over 600 journals are listed. Arrangement is by subject heading. Articles indexed are in French, German, Italian as well as English. Each subject heading in Volume 1 also provides for each subject a brief definition of the subject term or (for personal names as subject) brief biographical information. References to encyclopedia articles on the topic are also provided. Companion volume is Periodical Articles on Religion, 1890-1899 (see below.)
Focus is on the history of the Reformation and its role in world affairs. Provides summary notes for current books, often in English. Organization is by topic, with an author index located at the back of each volume. In German.
Coverage of Latin American, Spanish language journals in theology. Organized topically, with four indexes (by subject, biblical passage, ecumenical organization, and author). Covers Bible, theology, history and culture. Runs several years behind. In Spanish.
Periodicals and monographs in the fields of biblical studies and the ancient world. Organized topically. Coverage is from 1991 onwards. In French.
Brief reviews of works on ancient and medieval theology. Covers both books and articles. Includes author and subject indexes at the end of each volume. Coverage is from 1929 onwards.
Index for articles in religious studies and world religions. Organized topically (i.e., Studies in Religion, Ancient Religions, Christianity, Islam, etc.) In French and English. Continued by electronic Francis database (see above, under Electronic Databases), with coverage from 1991 onwards.
Covers periodical literature on canon law. Comes out biannually. Arrangement of entries begins with General Subjects and Historical Subjects; then follows the text of canon law. A list of abbreviations for periodicals and contributors is provided. Whether the entry is an article, book, document, etc. is indicated in parenthesis, and a short abstract of the work is provided.
Index of Catholic periodicals deemed to be of permanent value. Print equivalent to the electronic resource Catholic Periodical and Literature Index (see above under Electronic Databases). The electronic version goes back to 1981, while the print goes back to 1930. Includes subject, author/editor, and title entries. Also includes a book review index. Published quarterly.
Selective bibliographies, with abstracts, covering various topics in religion including theology, biblical studies, ethics, and the history of religions. Organization is by topic. In French.
Covers approximately 80 popular and scholarly publications of a primarily evangelical and fundamentalist nature. Prepared by the librarians of the Association of Christian Librarians, a predominantly evangelical group. Comes out three times per year and is cumulated annually. Entries for authors and specific subjects are provided in a single alphabetic sequence. Book reviews are listed in a separate section at the back.
AAR/SBL annual collection of selective book reviews across all areas of religion. Includes review articles as well as shorter book reviews. Organized topically, with three indexes: authors and editors; reviewers; publishers. From 1988-1996.
Comprehensive index for Biblical studies. Indexes almost every journal/serial/book/dissertation world-wide. Runs 3 years behind.
Extensive current coverage of American, European, and extra-Western World journals, serials, monographs, polygraphs, and dissertations. Topics covered include church history, world religions, Bible, theology, and canon law. Organization is by topic. Coverage begins in 1924.
Covers about 100 semi-scholarly and popular English language periodicals in the fields of the social sciences and religion. Arrangement is by subject category only.
Current periodical abstracts and book notices on Islam and the Muslim world. Includes a subject and name index. Coverage is from 1906 onwards. Also available as an electronic database (see above, under Electronic Databases.)
Index of articles in the various fields of Jewish studies. Arrangement is topical; author and subject index provided. Print equivalent to RAMBI database (see above). Print coverage is from 1966-2000 (RAMBI database coverage is from 1966 onwards).
Now included in ATLA Religion Database (see above). Covers book reviews for works in the field of religion. Includes author and editor, title of work, reviewer, and series indexes. Coverage from 1949-1999.
Covers current Jewish topics that appear in periodicals published in the U.S., Canada, England, Israel, South Africa, and Australia. Author and subject entries are listed in a single alphabetical arrangement. A list of titles indexed is provided. Book reviews are also included and are listed by author of the review in the main sequence.
Arrangement is by topic, with each major category further subdividing; a detailed listing of the contents is provided. Entries are in chronological order, with oldest entries listed first (the index covers articles as far back as the 1800s). Articles covered are drawn from approximately 160 periodicals, in several languages. Includes an author index.
Abstracts of periodicals and books in Biblical studies. Organized topically; table of contents and author index provided in back. Coverage is from 1951 onwards. In German and English.
Extensive bibliography of all the publications in Israel and of Judaica from abroad. In Hebrew and English.
Periodical abstracts and book notices of primarily European and American works dealing with the New Testament. Earlier volumes abstracted only periodical articles; currently, books are also included in each volume. NTA typically abstracts around 2,000 articles chosen from more than 500 periodicals in numerous languages. Nearly 850 current books are also summarized annually. Also available electronically (see above, under Electronic Databases).
Periodical abstracts and book notices of primarily European and American works dealing with the Old Testament. Organized topically, with author and scripture reference indexes. Also available electronically (see above, under Electronic Databases). Print coverage is from 1978 onwards; electronic database has coverage going back to 1971, but runs behind.
Provides abstracts of research in various areas of pastoral care. Covers journal articles, theses and dissertations, unpublished manuscripts, and research in progress. An author index is provided. Runs behind.
Companion volume to An Alphabetical Subject Index and Index Encyclopaedia to Periodical Articles on Religion, 1890-1899 (see above). The same works that are covered in An Alphabetical Subject Index are here indexed by author. The user must consult An Alphabetical Subject Index in order to get the abbreviations used.
Print counterpart to ATLA Religion Database. Major resource for indexing of periodical articles on religion. Coverage goes back to 1949.
Coverage of essays on religious topics included in multi-authored works. Electronic coverage of the same material is provided through ATLA Religion Database. Coverage goes back to 1970.
Provides abstracts of periodical articles in religion. Titles indexed are similar to Religion Index One (periodicals only), but fewer. Coverage is from 1958 onwards. Also available as an electronic database (see above).
Exhaustive European-American periodical and book coverage of church history from early church to contemporary times. Organization is topical. The Table of Contents is located in the back of each volume. An author index ("Table Onomastique") is also provided. In French.
Abstracts of periodical articles in religion. Excludes Biblical studies. Arrangement is topical, with author and subject indexes provided. Coverage is from 1976-1991.
Brief book reviews of current British (and some American) works in theology. Comes out three times per year. Organization is by Dewey decimal classification number, but there is both an alphabetical listing of topics and the corresponding Dewey number as well as an author index in the back to aid the user in locating the desired review.