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Religious Studies Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Use subject-specific encyclopedias and dictionaries for fact checking, quick and basic information, and topic overviews. Also, use concordances and commentaries for locating specific words and topics within various biblical books. Concordances and commentaries provide an index of biblical concepts helping researchers track the use of these words and concepts throughout the Jewish and Christian Bibles.

Encyclopedia of Judaism by Sara E. Karesh; Mitchell M. Hurvitz
Call Number: Reference Coll. BM50 .K37 2006
ISBN: 9780816054572
Publication Date: 2005-11-01
Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development by Elizabeth M. Dowling (Editor); W. George Scarlett (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781452265384
Publication Date: 2005-11-02
Britannica Encyclopedia of World Religions by Encyclopaedia Britannica Publishers
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781593392666
Publication Date: 2006-05-01
World Christian Encyclopedia by David B. Barrett (Editor); George Thomas Kurian (Editor); Todd M. Johnson (Editor)
Call Number: Reference Coll. BR157 .W67 2001
ISBN: 0195079639
Publication Date: 2001-01-18
New Encyclopedia of Islam by Cyril Glasse
Call Number: Reference Coll. BP40 .G42 2001
ISBN: 0759101892
Publication Date: 2001-11-27
The New Encyclopedia of Judaism by Geoffrey Wigoder (Editor); Fred Skolnick (Editor); Shmuel Himelstein (Editor)
ISBN: 9780814793886
Publication Date: 2002-09-01
Marriage Customs of the World by George Peter Monger
Call Number: GT2690 .M65 2004
ISBN: 9781576079881
Publication Date: 2004-11-13
The print copy is located in the Chalon Reference Collection. The electronic copy is browsable online through Ebscohost. Click the book cover to see it.
Nelson's Complete Concordance of the New American Bible by Stephen J. Hartdegen
Call Number: BS425 .N432
ISBN: 0840749007
Publication Date: 1977-10-01
The New Jerome Biblical Commentary by Raymond E. Brown; Joseph A. Fitzmyer; Roland E. Murphy
Call Number: BS491.2 .N485 1999
ISBN: 0138598363
Publication Date: 1999-11-15
Harper's Bible Commentary by James L. Mays (Editor)
Call Number: BS491.2 .H37 1988
ISBN: 0060655410
Publication Date: 1988-10-01

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Women in Religion

Want to read about women's roles in religion and religious life? Check out this mini-bibliography:

A New Gospel for Women by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Call Number: BS680.W7 D86 2015
ISBN: 9780190205645
Publication Date: 2015-05-01
Women in Christian Traditions by Rebecca Moore
Call Number: BV639.W7 M594 2015
ISBN: 9781479829613
Publication Date: 2015-03-06

Pope Francis & Catholicism

Want to learn about the current pope, his teachings and philosophies? Check out this mini-bibliography:

On Heaven and Earth by Jorge Mario Bergoglio; Abraham Skorka
Call Number: HN39.A7 F7313 2013
ISBN: 9780770435066
Publication Date: 2013-04-19
The Francis Effect by John Gehring
Call Number: BX1378.7 .G44 2015
ISBN: 9781442243200
Publication Date: 2015-08-13
Catholic and Mormon by Stephen H. Webb; Alonzo L. Gaskill
Call Number: BX1753 .W37 2015
ISBN: 9780190265922
Publication Date: 2015-08-31
Catholicism by Mario Farrugia; Gerald O'Collins
Call Number: BX1751.3.O26 2015
ISBN: 9780198728184
Publication Date: 2015-02-18
Pope Francis: His Essential Wisdom by Francis, Pope, 1936-
Call Number: BX1378.7 .A26 2014
ISBN: 1435158431
Publication Date: 2014
From Vatican II to Pope Francis by Paul Crowley (Editor)
Call Number: BX830 1962 .F76 2014
ISBN: 9781626980891
Publication Date: 2014-12-01

Historical Jesus

Want to read about Jesus in history? Check out this mini-bibliography:

The Historical Jesus by James K. Beilby; Paul R. Eddy; Darrell L. Bock (Contribution by); John Dominic Crossan (Contribution by); James D. G. Dunn (Contribution by); Luke Timothy Johnson (Contribution by); Robert M. Price (Contribution by)
Call Number: BT303.2 .B365 2009
ISBN: 0830838686
Publication Date: 2009-10-08
Jesus in History, Legend, Scripture, and Tradition by Antone Minard; Leslie Houlden (Editor)
Call Number: Reference BT199.5 .J47 2015
ISBN: 9781610698030
Publication Date: 2015-07-01
Two Volumes - Reference - Library Use Only
The Historical Jesus Through Catholic and Jewish Eyes by Bryan F. Le Beau (Editor); Leonard Greenspoon (Editor); Dennis Hamm (Editor)
Call Number: BT303.2 .H49 2000
ISBN: 1563383225
Publication Date: 2000-11-01
A collection of essays that examines the Galilean peasant named Jesus-the historical understanding of him and what difference that makes-from the perspective of Catholic and Jewish scholars.

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