Research Guides: *Religion: Getting Started

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Subjects: American Studies, History, Jewish Studies, Religion

Key Resources

ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials This link opens in a new window
The ATLA database provides citations to journal articles, book reviews, and essay collections in all areas of religious studies. Included in this database is the ATLA Serials collection which contains full text coverage of 250 Religion and Theology journals. This database includes over 1.8 million citations. Incorporates ATLA Catholic Periodical and Literature Index Online .

Religion Compass
Provides surveys of current research from across the entire discipline. This is an excellent resource for beginning research and locating and identifying the major issues. Entering a basic keyword search on terms like sexuality or celibacy will provide a number of articles.

Oxford Bibliographies This link opens in a new window
Offers annotated bibliographies of the most important books and articles on specific topics in a growing range of subject areas. Particularly useful for anyone beginning research.
NUsearch This link opens in a new window
NUsearch is the main search tool for Northwestern University Library, combining the library catalog with a wealth of other databases and online collections.