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*Religious Studies

Resources for the study of religion.

REL 235 Class Presentation 2/26/24

Biblical Reference Works

Oxford: A Dictionary of the Bible, 2nd Edition
Location: ebook

Oxford Handbooks Online
Essays that evaluate the current thinking on a field or topic, and make an original argument about the future direction of the debate.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible
Location: ebook

Oxford Reference Online
Dictionaries, language reference, and subject reference works, including the "Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and..." titles.

The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible
Location: ebook

Oxford Bibliographies: Biblical Studies
Topical bibliographies in the humanities and social sciences.

Locating Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

LibrarySearch
Use filters for Peer-Reviewed Journals and Articles and set the date filter to find recent sources.

Atla Religion Database
Religious studies journal articles, essays, and book reviews. Add additional EBSCO databases to include relevant content from disciplines related to your topic.
JSTOR

Humanities, social sciences, and science full text journals. Recent years not included.

Google Scholar
Most results will pull from peer-reviewed journal articles, confirm by googling the journal title and checking the about section on the journal's website.

Locating Books and Edited Volumes

LibrarySearch
Limit to books. Use "Request it" options to request from CBB (Colby and Bowdoin), MaineCat, or Interlibrary Loan. To see items outside of the CBB collections, select "Search beyond the CBB collection"
WorldCat Discovery
Search Libraries Worldwide, request delivery via Interlibrary Loan

Locating Book Reviews

LibrarySearch
Use content type filter for reviews (you may need to click "Show More" to see reviews filter.)
Reading Religion - American Academy of Religion
Open access reviews from scholars with special interest and/or expertise in a variety of religious studies subfields.

Mining Citations and Bibliographies

LibrarySearch
Search the title of the cited source to search across our databases and library collections. Use "Search Beyond the CBB collection" if the title doesn't appear and use Interlibrary Loan to request titles that we don't have access to.
Journal Title Search
Search for titles of academic journals to locate specific articles from a citation, or browse issues.

Citing Sources

Chicago Notes-Bibliography Citation Style
by Christopher Schiff Updated Sep 3, 2025 3550 views this year

Zoterobib (Zbib)
Easy web-based citation generator from Zotero.