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Religion Reference Resources
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This is a list of Milner's databases that collect electronic reference sources. The subsequent tabs list specific reference titles that relate to religious studies.
- Gale Virtual Reference LibraryFull text multi-disciplinary database of reference books, encyclopedias, and handbooks.
- Oxford Reference Online Premium CollectionMulti-disciplinary compilation of reference sources and includes full text articles, definitions, and quotations. Limited to five simultaneous users.
- Sage KnowledgeIncludes ebooks and video covering all aspects of the social sciences such as education, media, communication, cultural studies, counseling, psychotherapy, business, management, politics, international relations, psychology, sociology, criminology, and criminal justice.
Encyclopaedia of religion and ethics by Call Number: BL31 .E4Publication Date: 1908-27Floor 2 Reference: Building Use Only
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions by ISBN: 9780192800947Publication Date: 2000-12-14E-book
Macmillan Information Now Encyclopedia of World ReligionsCall Number: BL31 .E462 1998ISBN: 0028649214Publication Date: 1998-06-01Floor 2 Reference: Building Use Only
Religious Holidays and Festivals by Call Number: CE6 .R45 1998ISBN: 0780802586Publication Date: 1997-08-01Floor 2 Reference: Building Use Only
Christianity
New Catholic Encyclopedia by Call Number: BX841 .N44 2003ISBN: 0787640042Publication Date: 2002-09-13Floor 2 Reference: Building Use Only
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church by ISBN: 9780198614425Publication Date: 2006-08-24E-book
The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, Fifth Edition Revised by ISBN: 9780199596607Publication Date: 2011-06-04E-book
The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible by ISBN: 9780195146417Publication Date: 2001-06-07E-book
Judaism
Encyclopedia of Judaism by Call Number: BM50 .E53 2000ISBN: 9004105832Publication Date: 2000-01-01Floor 2 Reference: Building Use Only
Islam
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World by Call Number: BP40 .E525 2004ISBN: 0028656032Publication Date: 2003-12-02Storage North: Request Online
Buddhism & Hinduism
Encyclopedia of Buddhism by Call Number: BQ128 .E62 2004ISBN: 0028657187Publication Date: 2005-06-01Storage North: Request Online- The Hindu world : an encyclopedic survey of Hinduism by Call Number: BL1105 .W34 1983Publication Date: 1983Floor 3 Shelves
Other Religions
Encyclopedia of Mormonism by Call Number: BX8605.5 .E62 1992ISBN: 002904040XPublication Date: 1991-12-01Floor 2 Reference: Building Use Only
The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology by Call Number: BL783 .H37 2004ISBN: 0415186366Publication Date: 2003-12-09Floor 3 Shelves
The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects and New Religions by Call Number: BL2525 .L49 1998ISBN: 1573922226Publication Date: 1998-10-01Floor 2 Reference: Building Use Only
Women in World Religions [2 Volumes] by Call Number: BL458 .W5835 2019ISBN: 9781440848490Publication Date: 2018-11-16
Encyclopedia of Science and Religion by Call Number: BL240.3 .E53 2003ISBN: 0028657047Publication Date: 2003-04-11
Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development by ISBN: 9780761928836Publication Date: 2005-11-02
- Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) strives to democratize access to the best data on religion. Founded as the American Religion Data Archive in 1997 and going online in 1998, the initial archive was targeted at researchers interested in American religion. The targeted audience and the data collection have both greatly expanded since 1998, now including American and international collections and developing features for educators, journalists, religious congregations, and researchers. Data included in the ARDA are submitted by the foremost religion scholars and research centers in the world. Currently housed in the Social Science Research Institute, the College of Liberal Arts, and the Department of Sociology at the Pennsylvania State University, the ARDA is funded by the Lilly Endowment, the John Templeton Foundation, Chapman University and the Pennsylvania State University.
- Pew Research Center: Religion & Public Lifeew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts.