Oxford Reference Online - Religion
XRefer-Plus - Religion
Academic reference sources online and full-text.
The Encyclopaedia
of Religion and Ethics (1908) REF BL31 .E4 (13 volumes)
The Encyclopedia
of Religion (1986) REF BL31 .E46 1986 (16 volumes)
The Encyclopedia
of Religion (2005) REF BL31 .E46 2005
(15 volumes) and
online.Comprehensive works covering all aspects and manifestations of religious experience.
New Catholic Encyclopedia
REF BX841 .N44 2003 (15 volumes)
"An international work on the teachings, history, organization, and activities
of the Catholic Church and on all the institutions, religions, philosophies,
and scientific and cultural developments affecting the Catholic Church from
its beginnings to the present".
The Oxford Dictionary
of World Religions / edited by John Bowker REF BL31 .O9 1997
Concise but detailed entries on all aspects of the world's religions, past
and present.
The History of Science and Religion in the Western Tradition BL245 .H57 2000
Covers the historical relationship of Western religions to science from fifth
century BCE to late 20th century.
Encyclopedia of African American Religions BR563.N4 E53 1993
Scholarly biographical and organizational entries surveying African-American religious experience - past and present.
Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion BL458 .E53 1999
"Culturally
nd historically comprehensive work that reflects contemporary
approaches to women's history and experience in world religion". (from
introduction)
Encyclopedia of
American Religions REF BL2525 .M449 1999
Historical overviews of all "families" of U.S. and Canadian religions,
with directory listings of representative organizations.
U.S. Religious Interest Groups : institutional profiles REF BL2525 .W413 1994
Defining "religious" very broadly, this volume gives directory listings
of organizations that work to promote their public policy interests in
the United States.
Who's Who in Religion
REF BL 2530 .U6 W48 4th ed. 1992/93
Brief biographical information.
New Historical Atlas
of Religion in America REF BL2525 .N486 2001
Maps, charts, graphs, tables with interpretive text; this book visually
outlines the growth and change of religion in the United States, 1790 -
1990.
Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000 REF BL2525 .R4689 2002 An enumeration by region, state and county, based on data reported for 149 religious bodies. Includes map and CD-ROM.
World Christian Encyclopedia: a comparative survey of churches and religions in the modern world REF BR157 .W67 2001 Arranged geographically and also by segment, topic, etc.
U.S. Census Bureau - Religion Historical Statistics plus links to organizations conducting statistical research on religion.