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ATLA Religion Database 
Coverage: 1949-present. Produced by the American Theological Library Association, covering biblical studies, world religions, church history, and religious perspectives on social issues.
Index Islamicus
Coverage: 1906-present. An international bibliography of publications in European languages on all aspects of Islam and the Muslim world.
Index to Jewish Periodicals
Coverage: 1988-present. An index on Jewish history, activity and thought, including coverage of contemporary Jewish and Middle Eastern affairs.
JSTOR
Coverage: varies. Over 800 core scholarly journals. Current issues are unavailable for a varying number of years (frequently 2 to 5 years).
Project Muse
Coverage: 1995-present. Provides access to humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from a number of scholarly publishers.
Academic Search Premier
Coverage: 1975-present (with selected older titles). A multi-disciplinary database with significant full-text. This scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study.
African American Religious Cultures
2009 ed. This encyclopedia provides a comprehensive presentatino on the diversity and richness of religious practices among African Americans, from traditions predating the era of the transatlantic slave trade to contemporary religious movements.
Buddhism in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives
2006 ed. A comprehensive overview of modern Buddhism across cultures, showing how this ancient religion has adapted to recent social and political change.
Conservative Christians and political participation : a reference handbook
2004 ed. An exploration of the political history, growth, and impact of one of the most powerful religious groups in the United States.
Creation Myths of the World
2009 ed. The most comprehensive resource available on creation myths from around the world—their narratives, themes, motifs, similarities, and differences—and what they reveal about their cultures of origin.
Encyclopedia of Islam Call Number: CASE Ref. DS37 .E523
Important and in-depth encyclopedia for the study of Islam.
Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception Call Number: CASE Ref BS440 .E539
Traces the history of how the Bible has been interpreted. Projected to be 30 volume set. Catalog link
Hispanic American Religious Cultures
2009 ed. This encyclopedia is the first comprehensive survey of Hispanic American religiosity, contextualizing the roles of Latino and Latina Americans within U.S. religious culture.
Encyclopedia of Religion
2005 ed. Presents a cross-cultural approach that emphasizes religion\'s role within everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture.
Oxford Islamic Studies Online 
Brings together the best current scholarship in the field and promotes accurate and informed understanding of the Islamic world. Encompassing over 3,000 A-Z reference entries, chapters from scholarly and introductory works, Quranic materials, primary sources, images, and timelines, Oxford Islamic Studies Online offers a multi-layered reference experience.
Encyclopaedia Judaica
2007 ed. Provides an overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to 'Americana' and from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures.
Encyclopedia of American Religions
2002 ed. Contains general essays that historically trace the major religious families and traditions, as well as directory listings that include contact and descriptive information on individual churches, religious bodies, and spiritual groups.
Encyclopedia of Buddhism
2004 ed. Describes the Buddhist world view, basic teachings and practices of Buddhism, as well as its different schools and sects. In addition to containing entries on Buddhist scriptures, art, architecture, divinities, monastic orders, festivals, rites and ceremonies, this set explores the history of Buddhism and the different forms it has taken in different parts of the world.
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World
2004 ed. Looks at Islam's role in the modern world in context of the religion's history and development over the last 13 centuries.
Encyclopedia of Love in World Religion
2007 ed. This is the first comprehensive resource on the subject of love in the teachings of the world\\\'s major religions, cultures, and philosophies.
Encyclopedia of Science & Religion
2003 ed. Addresses the interactions, contradictions, and tensions between science and religion, both historically and in contemporary life.
Encyclopedia of witchcraft : the western tradition
2006 ed. A compilation on witchcraft and witch hunting in the early modern era exploring significant people, places, beliefs, and events.
Handbook of Hindu mythology
2003 ed. A guide to Hinduism through the ages, offering readers an accessible way of exploring its complex deities, mythological characters, and ideas.
New Catholic Encyclopedia
2000 ed. (2nd ed.) A scholarly presentation of persons and subjects related to Catholicism and the humanities, featuring biographies of contemporary religious figures as well as thousands of photos, maps, and illustrations.
New Catholic Encyclopedia Jubilee Volume: The Wojtyla Years
2000 ed. This supplement focuses on the pontificate of John Paul II and includes thematic essays that present the man and his work.
New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplement 2009
2009 ed. Designed to complement previous releases of the New Catholic Encyclopedia, this supplement focuses on two themes: the Church and Science and the Church in the United States.
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
1996 ed. A source for information about the range of religious and social changes that altered Europe in the sixteenth century, addressing issues of church polity and theology as well as developments in politics, economics, demographics, art and literature.
Encyclopedia of African Religion
2009 ed. This encyclopedia is a comprehensive work to assemble ideas, concepts, discourses, and extensive essays on African religion.
LexisNexis Academic
Coverage: varies, generally 1980s-- . A multi-disciplinary database, with especially strong news, business and legal material.
New York Times -Proquest Historical Newspapers
1851 - 3 years ago. This database offers full-text and full-image articles for New York Times dating back to the 19th century. The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in downloadable PDF files.
Newspaper Source
Coverage: varies. Provides selected full text for national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for some regional (U.S.) newspapers.
Origins Online
Coverage: 1994-present. A Catholic news service publishing texts from the Vatican, pope, bishops, Congress, Senate, Supreme Court and church leaders around the world.
Patrologia Latina Database
Coverage: 200 A.D. - 1216 A.D. This database contains the complete Patrologia Latina which comprises the works of the Church Fathers from Tertullian in 200 AD to the death of Pope Innocent III in 1216. It also includes all prefatory material, original texts, critical apparatus and indexes.
Note: text is in latin
Center for Research Libraries
CRL holds over four million newspapers, journals, doctoral dissertations, archives, government publications and other traditional and digital research collections. The Center has special strength in publications and archives from many countries. Find out about what is available to borrow or to access digitally at exlibris.colgate.edu/help/guides/center-for-res-lib.html
Note: Access to catalog is available to all. Access to online collections may be restricted to Colgate University users. Borrowing materials is restricted to CU users - use ConnectNY or ILL to request items.
Anchor Bible Dictionary Call Number: Case Reference BS440 .A54 1992
1992 ed.
Index of Christian Art
The Index records works of art produced without geographical limitations from early apostolic times up to A.D. 1550. The Internet database presently contains nearly 80,000 work of art records which are accompanied by over one-hundred thousand images in color and black and white. Many of these images have never before been digitized and are published here for the first time.
Oxford Islamic Studies Online
Brings together the best current scholarship in the field and promotes accurate and informed understanding of the Islamic world. Encompassing over 3,000 A-Z reference entries, chapters from scholarly and introductory works, Quranic materials, primary sources, images, and timelines, Oxford Islamic Studies Online offers a multi-layered reference experience.
ATLA Religion Database
Coverage: 1949-present. Produced by the American Theological Library Association, covering biblical studies, world religions, church history, and religious perspectives on social issues.
Index to Jewish Periodicals
Coverage: 1988-present. An index on Jewish history, activity and thought, including coverage of contemporary Jewish and Middle Eastern affairs.
An Index of reviews of New Testament books between 1900-1950 Call Number: Case Ref BS2330.2 .M54 
A specialized bibliography of book reviews, listing reviews of books about the New Testament. Arranged alphabetically by author.
Book Review Index Online
Coverage: 1965-present. Indexes reviews in journals, general interest magazines, and scholarly journals.
Book Review Digest Call Number: Case Ref Z1219.C95
Coverage: 1905-- . Indexes and excerpts reviews of books written in English and published in the U.S. and Canada. More selective than Book Review Index. Arranged alphabetically by author; subject and title indexes. Search year of publication and the year following publication.
Academic Search Premier
Coverage: 1975-present (with selected older titles). A multi-disciplinary database with significant full-text. This scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study.
NRSV Concordance Call Number: Case Reference BS425 .K645 1991
1991 ed.
Religion 264 Class Guide
Resources for Religion 264: Basics of Bioethics
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