The Reference Shelf: Religion
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Finding and Analazing Religious Web Sites |
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Virtual Religion Index |
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Blackwell Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Thought
From the Introduction: "It aims to inform, stimulate and correlate and direct attention to other sources for further information." |
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Companion to the Philosophy of Religion
From the Introduction: "It aims to provide the reader with a fairly detailed map of the territory covered by philosophical thought about religion in the English-speaking world." |
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Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion
From the publisher: "Contains a wealth of information on every aspect of Jewish belief and practice, both ancient and modern. ...Entries range from personalities in the Bible to present-day Jewish thinkers and writers, and other coverage includes customs, traditions, and Jewish ideas on subjects as diverse as dance, vegetarianism, and eternity." |
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Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
From the publisher: "Based on the highly acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, this is an indispensable guide to every aspect of the Christian religion and life, including theology, patristic scholarship, churches and denominations, the church calendar and organization, and the Bible. There are also many entries on theologians, philosophers, painters, musicians, and writers of religious works. It is up-to-date with contemporary issues and covers the Eastern Churches, issues on moral theology, developments stemming from the Second Vatican Council, Black Churches, Christian attitudes to Jews, Feminist Theology, the Holiness Movement, Liberation Theology, and the ordination of women." |
Oxford
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Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
From the publisher: "Over 500 entries cover movements, sects, and cults, from Cargo Cults and the New Age movement to Rastafarians and Soka Gakkai. Over 1,000 entries explore the sacred writings of religions worldwide, and short biographies of founders, leaders, gurus, philosophers, mystics, and heretics are given. There are details of sacred sites, customs, religious practices, dogmas, beliefs, traditions, festivals and fasts, and artefacts such as altars, rosaries, icons, and torah ornaments. There are also entries on worldwide religious teachings on abortion, animals, birth control, war, homosexuality, and suicide." |
Oxford
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Cults in America: A Reference Handbook
Contains an overview of the subject, a detailed chronology, controversial groups and movements, court decisions, legislation, and government actions, facts and data, a directory of organizations, annotated lists of print and web resources, and an index. |
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Dictionary of Buddhism
From the publisher: "This dictionary features broad-ranging entries on the history and doctrines of the major Buddhist schools, information on the spread of Buddhism in Asia and the West, and coverage of issues of contemporary concern such as human rights, abortion, euthanasia, ‘engaged Buddhism’, and the role of women in Buddhist teachings. " |
Oxford
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Dictionary of the Bible
From the publisher: "With entries ranging from earthquakes and mice to feminism and the Dead Sea Scrolls, this dictionary is a lively and absorbing reference work for all readers of the Bible. Authoritative, accessible, and up-to-date it provides helpful information about the books of the Bible, customs, religions and worship, history, and theology, important places, and personalities. Providing clear explanations of technical terms, methods of interpretation, and critical analysis, as well as notes on leading biblical scholars and their contributions, it is also concerned with denominational interpretations of the themes and doctrine of the Bible. " |
Oxford
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Encyclopedia of American Religions, 7th ed.
From the Introduction: "Provides a comprehensive survey of religious and spiritual groups in North America. The Encyclopedia continues in its role as "an indispensable guide to the confused landscape of American Religion" (Choice) by providing both an historical perspective and current information on the many groups that constitute American's religious life." |
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Encyclopedia of Angels
From the Introduction: "I have chosen to cover angels by topic. Many significant angels and demons are listed by name and group. Otherwise the characteristics, functions, and nature of angels, and our beliefs about them and experiences with them, are covered under general subject headings and under biographical profiles of mystics, theologians, philosophers and others. I also compare angels to similar beings in non-Western religions." |
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Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd ed.
Supporting curricula in comparative religions, history, gender studies, arts, anthropology and other disciplines, this updated edition maintains Eliade’s crosscultural approach while emphasizing religion’s role in everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture. 15 volumes |
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New Age Encyclopedia: A Mind, Body, Spirit Reference Guide
A - Z, from Abduction by Aliens to Zen. |
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Oxford Companion to the Bible
"The Oxford Companion to the Bible provides an authoritative one-volume reference to the people, places, events, books, institutions, religious belief, and secular influence of the Bible. ...Over seven hundred entries, ranging from brief identifications--who is Dives? where is Pisgah?--to extensive interpretive essays on topics such as the influence of the Bible on music or law.
"Ranging far beyond the scope of a traditional Bible dictionary, the Companion features, in addition to its many informative, factual entries, an abundance of interpretive essays. Here are extended entries on religious concepts from immortality, sin, and grace, to baptism, ethics, and the Holy Spirit. The contributors also explore biblical views of modern issues such as homosexuality, marriage, and anti-Semitism, and the impact of the Bible on the secular world (including a four-part article on the Bible's influence on literature)." |
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Oxford Dictionary of Islam
"Designed for readers with little or no knowledge of Islam, the Oxford Dictionary of Islam provides vividly-written, up-to-date, and authoritative entries. The Dictionary focuses primarily on the 19th and 20th centuries, providing a highly informative look at the religious, political, and social spheres of the modern Islamic world. There are entries on topics of current interest such as terrorism and the Taliban, Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida, the PLO and HAMAS, but the coverage also includes biographical profiles, and entries covering major political movements, militant groups, religious sects terms from Islamic law, culture and religion, key historical events, and important landmarks. A series of entries look at Islam in individual nations, and there are discussions of Islamic views on contemporary issues." |
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Oxford Dictionary of Popes
"This acclaimed papal Who's Who presents biographical accounts in chronological order of all the officially recognized popes from St Peter to John Paul II, whose entry has now been expanded and brought up to date. Providing a continuous history of the papacy, it also includes their irregularly elected rivals, the so-called antipopes, and discusses the tradition that there had been a female pope." |
Oxford
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Oxford Dictionary of Saints
"From the famous to the obscure, this book provides concise accounts of the lives, cults, relationships through patronage, and artistic associations of more than a thousand saints, including entries on the Martyrs of Korea, Mexico, and Vietnam, as well as the recently canonized such as Edith Stein, Padro Pio, and Josémaria Escriva." |
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Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible
"Offers 325 articles that describe the people and places that appear in the New Testament and Old Testament of the Bible. From prophets, apostles, and groups (such as Hebrews and Angels) to kingdoms and countries, cities and mountains where Biblical events took place."
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| Revelation: Believers Church Bible Commentary |
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