Web Resources for
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Web Resources for
Theology |
The emphasis in this guide is to list resources for research in Christian theology, and more specifically in Catholic theology. Some more general resources and resources for other religious traditions are listed as well. While some of the items require that one's college or university library acquire the resource through purchase or subscription, most of this list is composed of free web reources.
HOLLIS
Harvard's online library catalog which has the union list of serials for BTI
(Boston Theological Institute) libraries.
Library
of Congress
This great library's latest effort at making their collections more easily searched.
Libweb
Library servers via the WWW
National Library Catalogues Worldwide
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National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) / United States Catholic Conference (USCC)
The
Vatican Web Site
Includes news releases from the Vatican Information Service.
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Bibliographical
Information Base in Patristics
This Web site provides access to the bibliographical services of the BIBP by
allowing one to search its database of over 29,000 records of articles from
about 350 journals. Presently the database can be searched only in French.
Google
Scholar
Google's search engine for finding scholarly literature. If your library subscribes
to e-journals, some citations may lead to full text articles.
THEOLDI
(a theological index)
Indexes journals and monographs in biblical studies, systematic and fundamental
theology, canon law, and material about René Girard. Maintained by the
School of Theology at the University of Innsbruck
IngentaConnect
Allows searching 18 million articles from over 29 thousand publications. Ingenta
also offers individuals the ability to sign up for email Table of Contents (TOC)
alerts.
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Augustine
Primary texts in Latin and English along with secondary material. An excellent
resource which also includes images.
The
Bible Gateway
Allows searching and browsing of the RSV and NIV translations.
The
Catholic Encyclopedia
This is an electronic version of the standard 15 volume reference work published
during 1907-1913. The articles are still in the process of being digitized but
a great many are already available and still useful despite the dated scholarship.
Christian
Classics Ethereal Library
Includes the World Wide Study Bible, a list of Bible-related resources on the
World WideWeb organized by scripture reference, and the Early Church Fathers,
an electronic version of the Ante-Nicene , Nicene and Post-Nicene Series I,
and Nicene and Post-Nicene Series II.
Duke
Papyrus Archive
Electronic access to texts about and images of 1,373 papyri from ancient Egypt.
The target audience includes: papyrologists, ancient historians, archaeologists,
biblical scholars, classicists, Coptologists, Egyptologists, students of literature
and religion and all others interested in ancient Egypt.
Ecole
Initiative: A Hypertext Encyclopedia of Early Church History
Scholarly articles on church history up to the Reformation. In progress. With
images and links to other sites with historical documents.
Guide
to Early Church Documents
Canonical documents, creeds, writings of the Apostolic Fathers, and other historical
texts.
Official
Church Documents
Documents from Trent, Vatican II, papal encyclicals, US Bishops' statements,
the new catechism, writings of the Fathers, etc.
Online
Books Page: Call Numbers Starting With BL-BX
HTML and/or
ASCII versions of a wide range of texts in theology and religion. Use the browser's
Find functon to locate specific titles or authors.
Past
Masters
Full text database in philosophy. Available by purchase.
Patrologia
Latina Database
All the texts published by Migne in the famous 19th century collection of patristic
and early medieval works. Available by purchase.
Thomas
Aquinas: Summa Theologica
Translation by the Fathers of the English Dominican Province, 1947.
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Catholic
World News
Catholic news briefs, Vatican updates, and a selection of recent features.
This now requires a subscription to access the news articles.
NCC
News Service
National
Council of Churches news web site with news archives going back to 1998.
WFN:
Worldwide Faith News
Official full text news releases and other documents, including policy statements,
from the news offices of national and world faith groups.
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This is a selected list of web-based periodical publications, many of which are free.
Catholic
News Publications
Catholic News Service clients, many of which are diocesan newspapers with web
site links. The list is organized by state.
DOAJ:
Directory of Open Access Journals: Religion
An authoritative directory for finding out what open
access (i.e., freely available) electronic journals are available on the web.
NewJour:
Electronic Journals and Newsletters
An important web site maintained by academic librarians and scholars. Its archive
goes back to 1995 and is searchable by keyword. Entries for each journal have
descriptions and links to the journal web site. Frequently updated.
Spiritus
Journal of the Society for the Study of
Christian Spirituality. Access requires membership in the Society.
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Pluralism
Project
A web site introduction to Diana Eck's current electronic project to gather
and distribute information about religions in the U.S. It includes this
page of selected links to other resources in religion.
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Catholic
Colleges and Universities in the U.S.
A web site created by the National Catholic College Admission Association for
prospective students and their parents, it is useful for identifying Catholic
institutions of higher education in the U.S. The search interface allows
searching by region, total undergraduate enrollment, campus setting (rural,
suburban, urban), and undergraduate academic programs.
Catholic
Internet Directory
Another gateway to Catholic internet sources.
Wabash
Center Guide to Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning in Theology and
Religion
An excellent web site presenting resources organized by subject (Archaeology
& Classics, Biblical Studies, Christianity, Religion, World Religions) and
resource type (e-texts, e-journals, syllabi, etc.).
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Catholic
Theological Society of America
A professional association of over 1400 members, mainly in the United States
and Canada.
Pathways
to Ministry
Employment opportunities in church ministry; a web site maintained at St. John's
School of Theology & Seminary in Collegeville, MN.
The National Catholic Education Association
Openings
Job opportunities for scholars of religion and theology. An AAR (American Academy of Religion) member ID number
is required for login.
Society
of Biblical Literature
The Society of Biblical Literature, founded in 1880, has a membership of nearly
7,000. Its purpose is to stimulate the critical investigation of biblical literature,
together with other related literature, by the exchange of scholarly research
both in published form and in public forum.
The
Youth Ministry Network
"The Source for Catholic Youth Ministry on the World Wide Web."
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Abebooks.com
Abebooks offers new, used, rare, or out-of-print books from over 13,500 independent
booksellers selling 80 million books from around the globe.
Bibliofind
Working together with Amazon.com, Bibliofind offers millions of used and rare
books, periodicals, and ephemera for sale by thousands of booksellers around
the world.
BookWire
Detailed information on thousands of titles, authors, and publishers, and many
annotated links to book-related sites around the world.
AddALL
AddALL, an independent web site, allows comparisons of the prices and services
of over 30 online bookstores including Amazon.com. The price is displayed
in the preferred currency, along with the proper delivery charge, sales tax
applicable to a particular region, and delivery time.
Amazon.com
A book lover's paradise, this site's book data bank is large enough to serve
as a source of information about what is in print.
Barnes
& Noble
This site sometimes has books not available through Amazon.com.
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Finding
Information on the Internet: A Tutorial
From UC Berkeley Library.
INFOMINE
A collection of annotated and indexed links especially for university level
research.
InFoPeople
Recommended Search Tools
An excellent single page collection of web search engines and directories.
A product developed for California's public libraries.
InfoPeople
Search Tools Chart
A chart of web search engines and directories with information about searching
options; also from InFoPeople.
Voice
of the Shuttle
A subject guide to web sites devoted to humanities research.
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