Why Search Here?
One of our two primary databases for religious studies, ministry, and theology, ATLA offers strong coverage on a variety of topics, and allows searching by subject or scripture citation (not just the Bible).
What's Included?
Journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion. Steadily increasing coverage of world religions and global Christianity.
Why search here?
You need an up-to-date guide to scholarly coverage of a biblical topic. Useful when just starting out or when looking for further information.
What's included?
Hundreds of overview articles written by established scholars and accompanied by extensive bibliographies (recommended reading) on topics ranging from persons of the Bible to Biblical culture and archeology.
Why Search Here?
You are looking for authoritative overviews, definitions, and suggestions for further reading on topics related to theology or biblical studies.
What's Included?
Encompassing the Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries, the Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary, and the Eerdman's Digital Reference Library (43 core reference titlesin religious studies), this platform will search individually or simultaneously across a large collection of definitive reference texts, many of which have not been historically available online.
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You're getting started on a topic and want something more reliable than Wikipedia, or you're looking for a solid overview of a scholarly topic.
What's Included?
spans 25 different subject areas, bringing together 2 million digitized entries across Oxford University Press’s Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias.
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This is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. Users can limit a search by psychology-related categories, including age group, methodology, classification codes and population groups.
What's Included?
Indexes scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations. Journal coverage spans from the 1800s to the present.
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Part of the Digital Commons Network, this open access database provides access to a wide array of available research in the arts and humanities. This tool is particularly useful for dissertations, conference papers and presentations, and small university press journals. Subjects include history, religion, creative writing, music, literature, art and design, philosphy, and theatre.
What's Included?
Over 575,000 full-text peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, conference proceedings, and other original scholarly work written by over 270,000 authors at 489 institutions around the world on topics related to the arts and humanities. You can also ""Follow"" authors and publications to receive monthly email updates on new work in that field.
Why Search Here?
You want deep backfiles of journals across disciplines, especially humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Note: if you need the most current articles, look elsewhere. Most journals have five-year embargoes, but go back to the beginning of print runs.
What's Included?
In addition to the 2,800 top scholarly journals and 100,000+ ebooks, you'll find ArtStor's Public Collections, primary sources, and open access monographs, etc.
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You are looking for the Loeb Classical Library (classic Latin and Greek texts) in a digital form.
What's Included?
Virtual library of 500+ Greek and Latin texts alongside English translations. Every work is classified by language, form, genre, subject, and date, making both navigation and browsing for unexplored treasures far easier than facing all those volumes on the bookshelf.
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You're looking for authoritative surveys of current thinking and research, from leading international figures in a variety of disciplines.
What's Included?
Specially commissioned essays from leading international figures in arts and humanities, social sciences, and psychology.
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You've already searched in ATLA Religion and are looking to see what else may be out there on the topics of world religions, theology, ministry, or philosophy.
What's Included?
Roughly 300 primarily academic journals; some overlap with ATLA Religion and Religion Database (ProQuest).
Why Search Here?
One of our two primary databases for religious studies and theology, use ProQuest Religion to find articles and disseratations.
What's Included?
Titles from religious publishing bodies and nondenominational organizations. The resource reflects a wide spectrum of religious belief systems and supports the global study of religion.
Why Search Here?
You are looking for electronic disserations and theses in programs connected to ministry, theology, and religion.
What's Included?
Primarily citations and abstracts of dissertations and theses. Some full text, especially in more recent content.