Research Resources: Religion

Subject-Specific Online Databases


ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials	Citations for journal articles, essays and book reviews published 1949 – present. Full text for over 200 journals from ATLA, plus some full text from other journals.	More Info
BAS Online Archive	Archive of Biblical Archaeology Review articles from 1975-present, and five books published by BAS. Includes images and artwork for articles. Full text.	More Info


Academic Search Complete	An excellent starting point for finding articles in magazines and journals, mostly from fairly recent time periods. Some full-text.	More Info
JSTOR	A full-text collection of over 1,000 major scholarly journals. Excludes the most recent 2 to 5 years for most journals.	More Info
Project Muse	Full text access is available to over 380 journals in the humanities and social sciences.	More Info


Magnus	Online catalog providing access to Luther College library and archival collections.	More Info
WorldCat	WorldCat connects you to the collections and services of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.	More Info


New York Times (1995-Present)	Full text of the New York Times (1995 to the present)	More Info
New York Times, Historical (1851-2005)	Searchable full-text newspaper articles from the New York Times from 1851 to 2005.	More Info
Newspaper Abstracts	Citations and abstracts for articles from about 50 national and regional newspapers published 1989 – present	More Info
Newspaper Source	Coverage for over 200 regional, national, and international newspapers. Includes The Times (London) and full transcripts from selected newscasts, including Face the Nation, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, 60 Minutes, O’Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, CNNÂ®, CNBC, National Public Radio (NPR). Full text for most articles	More Info
Wall Street Journal	Citations for significant articles in the 3-star Eastern Edition of the Wall Street Journal from 1971 – present. Complete full text on microfilm (1972 – 2001): AN2 .W2 Full text online for issues published 1984 – present.	More Info

New Testament Abstracts

Index Area: BS410 .N35

Citations and abstracts for journal articles and book summaries published 1984 – present.


Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life	The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, launched in 2001, seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs.	More Info

Encyclopedia of Religion

Reference BL31 .E46 2005 v.1-15

Contains articles on all aspects of Religion and Religious Studies. Also available online.
New Catholic Encyclopedia

Reference BX841 .N44 2003 v.1-15

Contains articles covering all aspects of Catholicism.
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation

Reference BR302.8.O93 1996

The definitive source for information about the entire range of religious and social changes that altered the face of Europe in the sixteenth century.