Library and Web Resources for:
REL 394 Living Religions of the World
SAU Library Catalog
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Michigan Electronic Library Catalog (MelCat)
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ebrary
Online access to more than 70,000 e-books from over 500 publishers. WATCH a short video tutorial on how to use ebrary.
eBooks from EBSCO (formerly NetLibrary)
Provides access to the White Library’s collection of approximately 30,000 ebooks. WATCH a short video tutorial on how to access ebooks.
Selected eBooks on World Religions
Complete Idiot’s Guide to The World’s Religions
By Brandon Toropov and Luke Buckles
Alpha Books, 1997
The Hutchinson Dictionary of World Religions
Helicon, 2005
World Religions in America: An Introduction
Jacob Neusner, editor
Westminster John Knox Press, c2000
Sin and Salvation in the World Religions
By Harold G. Coward
Oneworld Publications, c2003
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
general editor, John Bowker
Oxford University Press, 2000-
Library Databases (Primarily Articles)
ATLA Religion (Ebsco) Religious and theological literature for students and faculty. Some full-text.
Christian Periodical Index (EBSCOhost) provides access to articles and reviews written from an evangelical perspective or of interest to the evangelical community. The index includes more than 140 selected publications from a broad spectrum of knowledge — science, literature, medicine, music, philosophy, history, sociology, nursing, and education. Citations (no full-text; request copies via sauill@arbor.edu).
Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale InfoTrac) This database meets research needs across all academic disciplines with scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers. Many full-text articles and Images.
OmniFile Full Text Select (Ebsco) General database contains articles in science, humanities, education and business. Full-Text.
Academic Universe (LexisNexis) Modifed version of Lexis-Nexis: newspaper resources. Full-Text.
Web Pages on World Religions
BBC Religions
BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources
Harvard Divinity School Center for the Study of World Religions
Intute Religion and Theology
Religions of the World: Numbers of Adherents of Major Religions, Their
Geographical Distribution, Date founded, and Sacred Texts
Refdesk.com My Facts Page World Religion Sources
Forum on Religion and Ecology
Religious Worlds
Wabash Center Internet Guide to Religion
World Religions Penn State University
WorldReligions.com presents an array of current news, features, and opinions from field of religious life as it interacts with the family of humankind around the globe.
Web Pages on Specific Religions
Buddhism
Digital Dictionary of Buddhism
BuddhaNet – Worldwide Buddhist Information and Education Network
Internet Sacred Text Archive — Buddhism
Digital Library and Museum of Buddhist Studies
Tibetan Buddhism Pathfinder
Buddhist Cosmos
From Theravada to Mahayana
Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction (eBook)
Zen Buddhism: Selected Writings of D.T. Suzuki (eBook)
Christianity
Association of Religion Data Archives
BibleGateway
Christianity Today
Evangelicalism Today, A Symposium: Six Evangelicals Assess Their Movement
Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals
EWTN Global Catholic Network
Holy See (Official Vatican website)
Catholic News Service
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Orthodox Christian Information Center
Coptic Orthodox Church Network
Christianity: A Beginner’s Guide (eBook)
Hinduism
BBC Religions: Hinduism
The Heart of Hinduism
Hinduism — Wikipedia
Internet Sacred Text Archive: Hinduism
Bhagavad-Gita
Hinduism: A Very Short Introduction (eBook)
Understanding Hinduism (eBook)
A Dictionary of Hinduism (eBook)
Islam
BBC Religions: Islam
Islam — Wikipedia
Qur’an
Qur’an — Wikipedia
Reformist Islam versus Radical Islam in Iran
Understanding Islam (eBook)
The Beliefnet Guide to Islam (eBook)
The Oxford Dictionary of Islam (eBook)
What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam (eBook)
Islam: A Very Short Introduction (eBook)
Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism (eBook)
Understanding Jihad (eBook)
The Age of Sacred Terror: Radical Islam’s War Against America
Jainism
BBC Religions: Jainism
Jainworld.com: Jainism Global Resource Center
Jainpedia: The Jain Universe online
Jainism: Jain Principles, Tradition and Practices
Internet Sacred Text Archive: Jainism
Riches and Renunciation: Religion, Economy, and Society Among the Jains (eBook)
Judaism
BBC Religions: Judaism
Judaism 101
Internet Sacred Text Archive: Judaism
The Jewish Bible
Understanding Judaism (eBook)
The New Encyclopedia of Judaism (eBook)
The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion (eBook)
New Age
New Age Spirituality
New Age Transformed
New Age — Wikipedia
Handbook of New Age (eBook)
New Age Religion and Western Culture (eBook)
Shinto
BBC Religions: Shinto
Encylopedia of Shinto
Internet Sacred Texts Archive: Shinto and Japanese Religions
A New History of Shinto (eBook)
Sikhism
BBC Religions: Sikhism
SikhNet
SikhiWiki
Sikhs.org
Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction (eBook)
Understanding Sikhism (eBook)
Daoism
Taoism – Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Center for Daoist Studies
The Golden Elixir (Daoist Alchemy)
Daoist Studies
Religious Daoism
Tao Te Ching
Tao Te Ching, Chapter 1, 175+ Translations
Lao-tzu and the Tao-te-ching (eBook)
Religious and philosophical aspects of the Laozi (eBook)
Zoroastrianism
The Zoroastrian Journey (YouTube)
Zoroastrianism (YouTube)
BBC Religions: Zoroastrianism
Traditional Zoroastrianism: Tenets of the Religion
Avesta — Zoroastrian Archives
Theories of Religion
Contemporary Theories of Religion: A Critical Companion
Theories of Religion — Wikipedia
Religion: The Classical Theories (eBook)
The Big Questions
Asking Ultimate Questions
Ultimate Questions
Ultimate Questions by John Blanchard
Miscellaneous Texts
Epic of Gilgamesh
The Flood of Noah and the Flood of Gilgamesh
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