Religion, Theology, and Missions Resources

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Religion, Theology, and Missions Resources
INFORMATION SOURCES
RELIGION, THEOLOGY, MISSIONS, PHILOSOPHY
AND
RELATED SUBJECTS
FREE ONLINE DATABASES, DIRECTORIES, SEARCH ENGINES, ETC.
Compiled by Evangel University Library Staff
Please see Credits at the End
September 2013
Table of Contents
Databases and Aids: Large
Databases and Search Engines: Subject Specific
Abbreviations
Africa
Ancient Versions
Ancient World
Anthropology
Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
Apologetics
Aramaic Language and Lexicon
Archaeology
Archives
Archives, Denominational
Art
Asian Religious Texts
Assemblies of God Ministries and Resources
Bahai’i
Bible Backgrounds and History
Bible Dictionaries (See Dictionaries, and, Reference Works Online)
Bible Lands in Pictures
Bible Texts in Hymns
Bibles
Bibles, Latin Vulgate
Biblical Studies / Study Aids
Bibliographies
Biography (Biblical People)
Books and eBooks, Catholic
Books and eBooks, Evangelical
Books and eBooks, Judaic
Books and eBooks, Other than Above
Buddhism
Business Administration, Church
Campus Ministries
Cao Dai (Vietnam)
Child Evangelism
China
Christian Education (See Religious Education)
Christianity
Church and Culture
Church Denominations
Church Fathers
Church History
Church History, Irish
Church History, Medieval
Church History, Primitive and Early
Church Ministries
Codices
Coins of the Mediterranean Basin
Commentaries (Mostly Historic)
Concordances
Counseling and Pastoral Counseling
Counseling Associations
Creeds
Cross-Cultural Studies (See Missions)
Cults
Dead Sea Scrolls
Dictionaries: Bible (See Also Reference Works Online)
Directories ( See Also Reference Works Online)
Directories: Business and People
Directories: Christian, General
Dissertations (See Theses and Dissertations)
Egypt, Ancient
Encyclopedias (See Reference Works Online)
Ethics
Evangelism (See Ministry and Evangelism)
Exegesis
Gnostic
Government Sites (for Statistical Researchers)
Greece, Ancient
Greek Language and Lexicons
Greek Language, Classical
Greek Orthodox Church
Hebrew Language Lexicons / Early Jewish Literature
Hinduism
History of Christianity (See Church History)
Hymns
Interlinears
Islam
Jainism
Jewish Studies (See Judaism)
Josephus
Journals
Judaism
Latin, Classical
Lectionaries
Lexicons, General (See Also: ARAMAIC LANGUAGE AND LEXICONS
See Also: GREEK LANGUAGE AND LEXICONS
See Also: HEBREW LANGUAGE, LEXICONS / EARLY JEWISH LITERATURE)
Maps
Medieval History
Mesopotamia
Middle East
Ministry and Evangelism
Mishnah
Missions
Missions (Societies and Boards)
Missouri State Government Sites
Mormon Church
Myths
New Testament Research
Old Testament Research
Papyrus / Papyrology
Pastoring and Sermon Preparation
Patristics
Pentecostalism and Pentecostal Theology
Philosophy
Postmodernism
Preaching (See Ministry and Evangelism)
Proverbs, General
Psychology of Religion
Reference
Reference Works Online
Reformation and Post-Reformation
Religion
Religious Education
Reviews
Rome, Ancient
Sacred Texts
Saints
Science and Christianity
Septuagint
Sermon Archives
Shinto
Sikhism
Sociology
Spanish Language Bible and Religion Resources
Spirituality, Non-Christian
Statistics
Syriac
Tables of Contents of Journals
Talmud
Tanakh (See Books and eBooks, Judaic)
Taoism
Targum
Theology
Theosophy
Theses and Dissertations
Torah (See Books and eBooks, Judaic)
Worship
Youth Ministries
Zen Buddhism (See Buddhism)
Zoroastrianism
Credits
DATABASES AND SEARCH ENGINES: LARGE
Anthropological Index Online (British Museum) http://aio.anthropology.org.uk/aio/
Arminian / Arminianism http://www.classicalarminian.com/p/resources-arminian.html and, Arminian
Resources / Books http://www.squidoo.com/arminianresources
BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine) (Bielefend University Library) http://www.base-search.net/
(Very large database)
Biblical Bibliography of Lausanne (BiBIL) (University of Lausanne)
http://www3.unil.ch/bibil/public/default.action?replay=true Languages available: Français,
English, Deutsch. It offers Simple, Advanced and Categories Search .
Biblindex http://www.biblindex.mom.fr/ (User must register.) “A corpus of about
400,000 biblical references is available on this site.” “Data from the published volumes of
Biblia Patristica, Index des citations et allusions bibliques dans la littérature patristique,
Editions du CNRS (ca. 270,000 biblical references, with updates on 5,000 references),
prepared by the Centre for Patristics Analysis and Documentation (CADP).” “The ultimate goal of
BIBLINDEX is to permit the identification of biblical quotations in all Jewish and Christian
literature of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.” [Besides Church Fathers, includes Late
Antiquity through the Middle Ages]
Bibliography on Christianity in Palestine / Eretz Israel (Center for the Study of Christianity of the `
Hebrew University of Jerusalem) http://www.csc.org.il/db/db.aspx?db=Holy.Land
“…comprehensive bibliography on Christianity in Palestine …” (Work in progress.)
Bibliothèque St Étienne de Jérusalem - École Biblique et Archéologique Française
http://biblio.ebaf.info/ Languages available: English and French. It is a finding list/database of
sources available. See its chart (in French) of subjects covered:
http://www.ebaf.info/wp-content/uploads/biblio/fr-classement.pdf . Its catalog may be
accessed at: http://www.ebaf.edu/?page_id=1107&lang=en Tyndale House states: “The Ecole
Biblique … has been cataloguing all the articles printed in journals for decades
… and they are free.”
BIBP: Base d’Information Bibliographique en Patristique
http://www4.bibl.ulaval.ca/bd/bibp/english.html “The Bibliographic Information Base in
Patristics is a documentary system highly specialized in patristics … the BIBP touches on all
disciplines studying patristic Christianity.” “Presently, the database can be searched only in
French. By way of French, all records can be searched. If you want to search from English or
other languages, please use the E-mail address [email protected] or write to
Laboratoire BIBP, Faculté de théologie et de sciences religieuses, Université Laval. Québec. Qc.
Canada. G1K 7P4. The BIBP works implicitely on patristic nomenclature.”
Calvinism Resources Database (H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies)
http://www.calvin.edu/library/database/card/ “ … articles, essays, and lectures produced from
the 16th century to the present which deal with John Calvin and 16th century Calvinism.”
Center for Research Libraries http://catalog.crl.edu/search~S1 Languages available: English & Français.
Check its Services list for information about using any of its resources. About CRL states: “CRL
supports advanced research … CRL acquires and preserves newspapers, journals, documents,
archives, and other resources from a global network of sources… Mostly … outside the United
States including Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Latin America.”
Christian Reformed Church Periodical Index (Calvin College Seminary)
http://www.calvin.edu/library/database/crcpi/
Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity http://www.csc.org.il/db/db.aspx?db=SB Dating
from “… the sixteenth century in Renaissance Europe…, Syriac studies … [in] scholarly
publications … related to the history, culture and religious life of Syriac-speaking Christians has
only increased.”
Digi20 http://digi20.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/fs1/search-simple/static.html Languages available:
English & German. “ It concentrates on literature not in public domain, … in the field of
humanities and social sciences with an emphasis on monographs … up to a defined ‘Moving
Wall’ of three to five years to the current year of publication. “
Ephemerides Theologica Lovanienses (ETL): Louvain Journal of Theology and Canon Law
http://poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.php?url=journal.php&code=ETL Langauges available:
English, French & German. “Each volume totals ca. 1300 pages. Issues 1 (April) and 4
(December) contain articles, book reviews and chronicles in various languages (English, French,
German). Issue 2-3 (September) represents the annual Elenchus Bibliographicus, an extensive
bibliography of books and articles that appeared during the preceding year. The bibliography
(ca. 15,000 entries) covers the entire field of Theology and Canon Law: History of Theology,
History of Religions, Old and New Testament, Fundamental and Dogmatic Theology,
Sacramentology and Liturgy, Ascetic and Mystical Theology, Moral and Pastoral Theology, and
Canon Law.” Scroll down to see the years available.
Global Digital Library on Ethics http://www.globethics.net/web/ge/library/libraries-home Users must
register. Includes “ … free electronic access to … full-text documents on ethics and related
disciplines.” (Not limited to Christianity.)
Global Digital Library on Theology and Ecumenism http://www.globethics.net/gtl This “…is a multilingual online library offering access free of charge … full-text articles, books, and other
resources. Its focus is on theology, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, ethics, and
ecumenism in World Christianity.”
Google Books http://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=wp and Google Books: Spanish Language
http://books.google.es/ ; Google Books: French language http://books.google.fr/ ( see also the
digitized books offered by the French National Library, www.bnf.fr/fr/acc/x.accueil.html) ;
Google Books: German http://books.google.de/ (See also its competitor, Libreka.de
http://www.libreka.de/ ); Google Books: Russian http://books.google.ru/ (see also one of its
many competitors, Lib.ru); you should now be noting the patterm – you can pick a language and
search for Googe Books: (desired language) and by this time so many others are digitizing books
you can make searches for “digital books” and (desired language) or ebooks and (desired
language). WARNING: these broad based efforts include all types of books and while they may
include religious books they have not limited themselves to any type of book.
Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com/ Researchers seeking “seminal articles” should note and click
the “Cited By” entry to see a list of all papers or books citing this source. For style manual
bibliographic information, click Cite. Click More and Library to locate the book using
WorldCat.org. CAUTION, be sure the ZIP CODE used in the final search is the local one where
you are. To locate a Local Library which has the book or journal, use WorldCat.org
http://worldcat.org or its WorldCat Local which can be limited (at the bottom of the search
pages) to Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, or Spanish. WorldCat Local tutorials are
located at http://www.oclc.org/support/services/worldcat-local/training.en.html .
HathiTrust Digital Library www.hathitrust.org Research libraries provide over 3 million digitized
public access volumes from their own collections. Limit searches to Full View.
Hebrew Roots of Christianity Global Network http://www.hebroots.com/
Hispana http://hispana.mcu.es/en/consulta/busqueda.cmd “Hispana … digital collections of
archives, libraries and museums … for Spanish university digital repositories and digital libraries
of Autonomous Communities … with a Spanish bibliographic heritage.” Spanish language
access: http://hispana.mcu.es/es/estaticos/contenido.cmd?pagina=estaticos/presentacion
Index theologicus (IxTheo) (Zeitschrifteninhaltsdienst Theologie der Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen)
http://www.ixtheo.de/cgi-bin/ixtheo/maskeeng.pl?db=ixtheo “This allegro database contains
… more than 600 periodicals and … Festschriften and congress publications. It is updated every
night and represents the state of the preceding work day.” NOTE: it has a “Scripture references”
limiter for Expert Search.
Ingenta: Home of Scholarly Research www.ingentaconnect.com Index to academic journals.
Researchers may sign up to get articles but Evangel University Libraries users should always use
the free Interlibrary Loan service rather than pay $30 or more per article.
Internet Archive http://archive.org/index.php “attempting to archive everything on the Internet.”
Click Text and search.
Jonathan Edwards Center (Yale Univ.) http://edwards.yale.edu/
Lutheranism: Project Wittenburg : home to works by and about Martin Luther and other Lutherans.
http://www.projectwittenberg.org/
National Library of Israel http://web.nli.org.il/sites/NLI/English/Pages/default.aspx
OpenDOAR http://www.opendoar.org/ “The Directory of [Academic]Open Access Repositories” It
provides searching for repositories or their contents. [Compare with Registry of Open Access
Repositories below.]
OpenLibrary http://openlibrary.org/ “An initiative of the Internet Archive,” It has free ebooks and
bibliographic records.
Population Index on the Web (Princeton University) http://popindex.princeton.edu/ “ … abstracts of
demographic literature published in Population Index in the period 1986-2000.”
Princeton Digital Collections http://diglib.ptsem.edu/ “… digitized library resources accessible to
researchers worldwide… ” Note the limiters on the left.
Princeton Theological Commons http://commons.ptsem.edu/ “ … a digital library of … books and
journals on theology and religion, including … volumes from the Princeton Theological Seminary
Library.” Note the limiters on the left.
Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page Writings of the church fathers and
early religious authors up through the church ages. See also its Partners, Affiliates and Other
Resources http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Partners%2C_Affiliates_and_Resources
Registry of Open Access Repositories http://roar.eprints.org/ Locates subject collections or repositories
of information. [Compare with OpenDOAR above.]
Restoration Serials Index (Churches of Christ Online)
http://cconline.faithsite.com/content.asp?CID=28092
Scirus http://www.scirus.com/ (Very large search engine)
STEP: Scripture Tools for Every Person, from Tyndale House, Cambridge http://www.stepbible.org/ Now
in Beta (7/13)
Theological Resources on the Internet (Oral Roberts University)
http://webapps.oru.edu/new_php/library/Elites/theologicalresources.html A Portal.
Trove http://trove.nla.gov.au/ (National Library of Australia) … millions of items including dissertations.
Universal Digital Library http://www.ulib.org/index.html … scans of over 1 million books.
Vick Library index (Baptist Bible College) http://library.gobbc.edu/vli/ “Baptist and fundamentalist
literature.”
Virtual Religion Index http://virtualreligion.net/vri/ “It analyzes & highlights important content of
religion-related websites to speed research. … Our purpose is … to cut down the time
spent on surfing & sorting of automated searches.”
Wesleyan Studies (from Seattle Pacific University)
http://www.spu.edu/depts/library/reference/theology/wesleyan_studies.htm A Portal.
WorldCat (Open) www.worldcat.org This has millions of book and journal title records from
libraries worldwide.
To locate theses or dissertations, limit search to “Thesis/Dissertations”
in the Advanced Search. Please use the free Interlibrary Loan Service of the Evangel University
Libraries to request copies. WorldCat Local can be limited (at the bottom of the search pages)
to Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, or Spanish. Its tutorials are located at
http://www.oclc.org/support/services/worldcat-local/training.en.html
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DATABASES AND SEARCH ENGINES: SUBJECT SPECIFIC
ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviations in Theology and Biblical Studies http://www.ecumenism.net/docu/abbrev.htm
Abbreviations for use in Biblical Studies Essays: SBL Standard Abbreviations
http://people.ucalgary.ca/~eslinger/genrels/SBLStandAbbrevs.html
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AFRICA (SEE ALSO THE EU/AGTS LIBRARY COLLECTION FOR MORE THAN 1,300 BOOKS AND THE
EBOOK COLLECTION WITH OVER 4,200 EBOOKS)
Africa (Best of History Websites) (7 Websites plus 10 Websites for teachers)
http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.php/ancient-biblical-history/africa A Portal
Africabib http://www.africabib.org/ The site consists of bibliographic databases covering Africana
periodical literature (Africana Periodical Literature Bibliographic Database) and African Women's
literature (African Women Bibliographic Database). There is also a large bibliography on women
travelers and explorers to Africa (Women Travelers, Explorers and Missionaries to Africa
Bibliographic Database. Also: Islam in Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa.
African Philosophy Sources (Bruce B. Janz) http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~janzb/afphil/ A portal.
Dictionary of African Christian Biography (Christians in Africa) www.dacb.org/
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ANCIENT VERSIONS
Ancient Versions (gathered by the Bible Researcher)
http://www.bible-researcher.com/links14.html Aramaic (Targums); Syriac; Coptic;
Greek; Latin; Vulgate Texts Online; Books and Articles on the Latin Versions; Latin
Language Helps
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ANCIENT WORLD (SEE ALSO NAMES OF COUNTRIES)
Ancient World Digital Library (Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York
University) http://dlib.nyu.edu/awdl/about
Ancient World Mapping Center http://awmc.unc.edu/wordpress/
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ANTHROPOLOGY
American Anthropological Association www.aaanet.org/
Anthropology Index Online (UK) (Royal Anthropological Institute in cooperation with the Centre for
Anthropology, British Museum) http://aio.anthropology.org.uk/aiosearch/
Anthropology Resources on the Internet
www.anthropology-resources.net/Contents/contents.html
Best of the Web: Anthropology
http://botw.org/top/Science/Social_Sciences/Anthropology/
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APOCRYPHA AND PSEUDEPIGRAPHA
Apocrypha (Early Christian Writings) http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/apocrypha.html Gospel of
Thomas http://gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl_thomas.htm
Noncanonical Literature: Old Testament Apocrypha (Wesley Center Online)
http://wesley.nnu.edu/sermons-essays-books/noncanonical-literature/noncanonical-literature-ot-apocrypha
Online Critical Pseudepigrapha http://ocp.tyndale.ca/ Float cursor over Select a Document and make
choice.
Pseudepigrapha, Apocrypha, and Sacred Writings http://www.pseudepigrapha.com/ A Portal.
World Wide Study Bible http://www.ccel.org/wwsb/ Includes the Apocrypha.
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APOLOGETICS
Apologetics (Wabash Center)
http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/result_browse.aspx?topic=656
Classic Works of Apologetics http://www.classicapologetics.com/ “… Christian apologetics literature
both past and present.”
Alvin Plantinga: The Analytical Theist (Homepage)
www.homestead.com/philofreligion/Plantingapage.html
Apologetics (Ralph Dettwiler) www.behindthebadge.net/apologetics
ChristianAnswers.net www.christiananswers.net/
ChristianAnswers.net: Bible and Theology Answers www.christiananswers.net/menu-at1.html
Does God Exist? www.doesgodexist.org/
Future Church www.futurechurch.net/
Leadership University (Current Issues Apologetics) www.leaderu.com
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries www.rzim.com/
Tekton Apologetics Ministries www.tektonics.org/
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ARAMAIC LANGUAGE AND LEXICON
Aramaic (Omniglot) http://www.omniglot.com/writing/aramaic.htm Includes links to related languages
and scripts.
Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon (Hebrew Union College) http://cal1.cn.huc.edu/ (In progress)
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ARCHAEOLOGY
Biblical Archaeology http://www.bibarch.com/.
FRANTIQ (Fédération et Ressources sur A’Antiquite) http://tinyurl.com/lk8qr9y “FRANTIQ est une
fédération de bibliothèques et de centres de documentation en archéologie. «
Glass from Graeco-Roman Antiquity http://web.mae.u-paris10.fr/verre/indexverre_eng.php
Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (Richard Stillwell, et al.)
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0006
Find more specific articles by searching for “Archaeology” and “Name of place or country.”
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ARCHIVES
Billy Graham Center Archives (Wheaton) http://www2.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/archhp1.html
Spurgeon Archives http://www.spurgeon.org/mainpage.htm
ARDA (Association of Data Archives) under Statistics below.
For online access to archives, make a search for “archives” or “historical records” and the name of the
faith community.
For a printed list of Church Archives and Historical Records Collections, see the most recent edition of
Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches. It may be located towards the end of the section titled:
Directories. Ref BR 513 .Y4
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ARCHIVES (DENOMINATIONAL)
Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center http://www.ifphc.org/
See information above in Archives for methods useful in locating specific archival collections.
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ART
Art in the Christian Tradition (Vanderbilt Divinity Library)
http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-search.pl “Designed for scholars, students, pastors, and
religious educators, all of the images may be used for educational and/or religious non-profit
purposes … The visual images in the ACT database represent … Christianity from the 1st century
A.D. to the present.”
Asian Art Gallery: Buddhist Art http://www.asianart-gallery.de/
ATLA Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative https://www2.atla.com/digitalresources/
“… digital images of woodcuts, photographs, slides, papyri, coins, maps, postcards, manuscripts,
lithographs, sermons, shape-note tune books, and various forms of Christian art, architecture,
and iconography.”
Buddhist Art in India (IGNCA) http://ignca.nic.in/budh0002.htm
Catholic Sacred Art http://www.catholic-sacredart.com/ Contemporary art.
Ecclesiastical Art: Catholic http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05248a.htm
EIKON (EIKON Image Database for Biblical Studies) (Yale Divinity Digital Image and Text Library.)
http://divdl.library.yale.edu/dl/index.aspx?qc=Eikon
Gallery: Byzantine Images (Fordham University) http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/byzantium/images.asp
Index of Christian Art (Princeton University) http://ica.princeton.edu/
Islamic Art (LACMA) http://www.lacma.org/islamic_art/intro.htm
Islamic Arts and Architecture http://islamicart.com/
L’Art Byzantin http://www.memo.fr/article.asp?ID=MOY_BYZ_008 (French)
Religious Art: The Definitive Collection http://www.religious-art.org/
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ASIAN RELIGIOUS TEXTS (SEE ALSO NAME OF SPECIFIC RELIGION BELOW)
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (James Hastings, et al.)
http://archive.org/details/EncyclopaediaOfReligionAndEthics.Hastings-selbie-gray.13Vols Has a
very detailed index.
Sacred Texts and Religion: Asian Classic Texts (non-Christian)
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
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ASSEMBLIES OF GOD: MINISTRIES AND RESOURCES
Assemblies of God Home Page ag.org/top/
Assemblies of God Colleges and Universities colleges.ag.org/
Chaplaincy Ministries chaplaincy.ag.org/
Chi Alpha Campus Ministries www.chialpha.com/
Children's Ministries Agency 4kids.ag.org/
Church Directory ag.org/top/church_directory/
Church Multiplication Network churchmultiplicationnetwork.ag.org/
Convoy of Hope (Affiliated Ministry) www.convoyofhope.org/
Discipleship Ministries discipleship.ag.org/index.cfm
Doctrines (iValue) ivalue.ag.org/
Enrichment enrichmentjournal.ag.org/index.cfm
Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center ifphc.org/
Girl's Ministries ngm.ag.org/
Men's Ministries men.ag.org/
Worship Resource & Consulting music.ag.org/
On Course (Youth) oncourse.ag.org/
Prayer & Spiritual Care prayer.ag.org/
Royal Rangers royalrangers.ag.org/
Senior Adult Ministries sam.ag.org/
Single Adult Ministries singles.ag.org/
Teen Challenge USA teenchallengeusa.com/
U.S. Missions usmissions.ag.org/
Women's Ministries (For Every Woman) womensministries.ag.org/
World Missions worldmissions.ag.org/
Worship Resource & Consulting music.ag.org/
Young Adult Ministries youngadults.ag.org/
Youth Ministries youth.ag.org/
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BAHA’I
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (James Hastings, et al.)
http://archive.org/details/EncyclopaediaOfReligionAndEthics.Hastings-selbie-gray.13Vols Use its
very detailed index for specific articles.
Sacred Texts and Religion: Baha’i
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
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BIBLE BACKGROUNDS AND HISTORY
ABR (Associates for Biblical Research) Website http://www.biblearchaeology.org/
Ancient World on the Web: Ancient World Resources (K.C. Hanson’s Homepage)
http://www.kchanson.com/
Background Bible Study: Ancient Manners and Customs, Daily Life, Cultures, Bible Lands
http://www.bible-history.com/biblestudy/ Note “Categories” on the left.
Bible History http://www.bible-history.com/biblehistoryonline_fallenempires.php
Bible History Daily http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/biblehistorydaily/
Bible History Online http://www.bible-history.com/biblehistoryonline_aboutbho.php
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook (Fordham) http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.asp
Into His Own: perspectives on the world of Jesus http://virtualreligion.net/iho/ “… a tool
for the
historical study of Christian scriptures.” “… [mostly] excerpted from works written by Jewish
authors…”
Jewish Roman World of Jesus (James D. Tabor) http://clas-pages.uncc.edu/james-tabor/
Okeanos: Ancient Near Eastern Studies (Scott B. Noegel) (University of Washington)
http://faculty.washington.edu/snoegel/okeanos.html
Virtual Religion Index: Ancient Near East (Rutgers University) http://virtualreligion.net/vri/aneast.html A
Portal.
Virtual Religion Index: Greco-Roman Studies (Rutgers University)
http://virtualreligion.net/vri/grk_rom.html A Portal.
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BIBLE LANDS IN PICTURES
Bible Land Pictures http://biblelandpictures.com/
BiblePlaces.com http://www.bibleplaces.com/ “…features photographs and descriptions of sites in
Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey and Greece with an emphasis on biblical archaeology, geography
and history.”
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BIBLE TEXTS IN HYMNS
Hymnary.org www.hymnary.org To locate hymns based on Biblical texts, click the Texts tab and
enter the Biblical passage either spelled out or abbreviated. To display the scripture
reference column, click the ADD/REMORE COLUMNS link and select SCRIPTURE.
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BIBLES (SEE ALSO INTERLINEARS BELOW, AS WELL AS BY LANGUAGE)
All-in-One: Bible Versions & Translations http://www.markgoodacre.org/multibib/bible.htm
Blue Letter Bible http://www.blueletterbible.org/ Links to several versions.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (Beta) http://www.mystudybible.com/
Interactive Bible http://www.bible.ca/ Text and commentary from varied sources.
Interlinear Bible http://www.biblestudytools.net/InterlinearBible
Linked Word Project http://bible.worthwhile.com/bible.php?b=gen&c=1&v=0&d=1&w=0 “Select a book
and chapter.”
Nave’s Topical Bible http://www.biblestudytools.com/concordances/naves-topical-bible/ Verses of the
King James Bible arranged under 20,000+ topics. “As part of the Bible Study Tools Study Library,
Nave's Topical Bible is linked to Baker's Evangelical Dictionary, Easton's Bible Dictionary,
Hitchcock's Bible Names, Smith's Bible Dictionary, and Torrey's Topical Textbook.”
New International Version Bible www.biblica.com/niv/
Parallel Study Bible http://www.biblestudytools.com/parallel-bible
Sacred Texts and Religion: Christianity: Bible Versions and Translations
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
Unbound Bible http://unbound.biola.edu/ “…allows users either to retrieve specific passages or do
Boolean/keyword searching limited by book, chapter and/or verse in 10 English versions, 11
ancient language versions, and 42 non-English modern languages of the Christian.”
World Wide Study Bible http://www.ccel.org/wwsb/ Includes the Apocrypha.
YouVersion www.youversion.com/
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BIBLES: LATIN VULGATE
Latin Vulgate http://www.latinvulgate.com/ Parallel text: Douay-Rheims and King James Authorized
Index to Latin Vulgate Bible http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/efts/ARTFL/public/bibles/vulgate.search.html
(University of Chicago)
Sacred Texts and Religion: Christianity: Latin
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
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BIBLICAL STUDIES / STUDY AIDS (SEE ALSO EXEGESIS BELOW)
2LetterLookup http://www.2letterlookup.com/ (Lexicons for Biblical study) Locating Greek and Hebrew
words using the first two letters.
ABR (Associates for Biblical Research) www.biblearchaeology.org/
Baker’s Bible Study Tools http://www.biblestudytools.com/library/ It contains: “Bible Versions and
Translations; Apocrypha Books; Commentaries; Concordances; Dictionaries; Encyclopedias;
History; Lexicons; Maps & Guides; Classics, Sermons, Hymns, and Authors”
Bible Gateway http://www.biblegateway.com/ Keyword and chapter searches.
Bible Research: Internet Resources for Students of Scripture (Contents copyright © 2001-2011 by
Michael D. Marlowe.) http://www.bible-researcher.com/
Bible Study.org: You have Questions, the Bible has Answers http://www.biblestudy.org/
Biblia.com http://biblia.com/ Bible Study Online
Biblical Resources (Tyndale House)
http://www.tyndale.cam.ac.uk/index.php?page=online-resources (Online resources: Unicode
Fonts; Hebrew & Greek Bibles; Bible studies & theology Websites; Bibliography databases &
catalogs; Bible software; Quck-click dictionary of Hebrew, Greek, Syriac, Coptic, Arabic, Latin,
Aramaic, Hittite, Sumerian, etc.)
Biblical Studies: Virtual Religion Index (Rutgers University) http://virtualreligion.net/vri/bible.html A
Portal.
Biblical Studies on the Web http://www.bsw.org/
Biblical Studies.org http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/ “Making Biblical Studies Accessible”
Biblical Weblinks (Tyndale House)
http://www.tyndale.cam.ac.uk/index.php?page=frame&add=https://sites.google.com/site/biblicalweblinks/tyndalehouse
Modern & Ancient Bibles; Ancient Languages & Fonts; Backgrounds for: Greek & Roman, Jewish
& Rabbinic, Egyptian & Coptic, Babylonian & Other Ancient Cultures; Bible Software; Early
Christian Works; Church History; Biblical Theology; Qur’an & Arabic Tools.
Biblos.com http://biblos.com/ Includes: Bible study tools, Original Language Tools (Interlinear, Lexicon,
GNT Concordance, Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance, Multilingual), and Reference Materials
(Apocrypha, Measures, Reference Bible, Thesaurus, & Visuals)
Christian Bible Study Aids and Bible Studies: I Lift My Eyes Web Ministries: Bible Study and
Devotional Resources http://psalm121.ca/bible.html
http://www.christianbookstore.net/christian-bible-study-aids-references/3000/storepage.html
Codex: Resources for Biblical, Theological, and Religious Studies (Tyler F. Williams)
http://biblical-studies.ca/index.php
Crosswalk Bible Study Tools www.biblestudytools.net/
Deeper Study (Steven Singleton) http://deeperstudy.com/link/aboutus.html Bible study aids and
Pictures, from space, of archaeological sites of Biblical lands and countries in the
Mediterranean Basin.
General Biblical Studies (Andrew T. Dolan) (Dated) http://lasalle.edu/~dolan/biblical.htm
GloBible http://globible.com Interactive Bible and study tools. It has tutorials.
Irish Theological Association http://www.theology.ie/ links arranged by broad subjects.
NetBible http://bible.org/netbible/index.htm Bible study tools.
Online Bible Study Tools: Search Gateway to Resources http://www.biblestudytools.com/ A Portal.
“ Web's largest library of online Bible study resources. “
Resource Pages for Biblical Studies (Terry Seland, Professor of New Testament Studies,
School of Mission and Theology, Misjonsmarka 12. 4024 Stavanger. Norway.)
http://torreys.org/bible/
Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament
http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/robertsons-word-pictures
Silva Rhetoricae: Forest of Rhetoric http://rhetoric.byu.edu “…helps understanding the message.”
Spiritrestoration.org, the premier, ecumenical Christian website
http://www.spiritrestoration.org/Church/Research%20History%20and%20Great%20Links/Bible%20Resea
rch%20OnLine_1.htm TinyURL http://tinyurl.com/lhs98o
Tyndale University, College and Seminary Library LibGuide. Open Access (free) resources
http://libguides.tyndale.ca/content.php?pid=180470&sid=1603626
StudyLight.org StudyLight.org.
Web Directory of Biblical Studies http://www.bible-researcher.com/links.html “Links compiled and
annotated by Michael Marlowe.”
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BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Bibliographies on the Net: Religious Studies Web Guide (Saundra Lipton. University of Calgary)
http://people.ucalgary.ca/~lipton/biblio.html A Portal. Arranged by faith communities.
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BIOGRAPHY (BIBLICAL PEOPLE)
Bible Biographies http://www.biblestudyplanet.com/bios.htm
Biblical People http://www.crcbermuda.com/bible/biblical-people/
Christian History and Biography (Christianity Today) http://www.christianitytoday.com/ch/ Browse by
period, topic, or issue.
People of the Bible http://www.bibletutor.com/level1/program/start/people/menu.htm
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BOOKS AND EBOOKS, CATHOLIC
Catholic Books Online http://www.catholic-saints.net/catholic-books/
Catholic Books Online (Catholic Apologetics)
http://www.catholicapologetics.info/library/onlinelibrary/index.htm
Catholic Church Documents (Latin text) http://www.documentacatholicaomnia.eu/ (Last updated 2006)
Free Catholic Books Online http://www.freecatholicebooks.com/
Sacred Texts and Religion: Catholic
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
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BOOKS AND EBOOKS, EVANGELICAL
Christian Classics Ethereal Library www.ccel.org
Digitised Revival Library http://www.revival-library.org/library/libraries.html Histories of revivals and
outpourings of grace.
Evangelical Christian Library www.ccel.us Contains Wesleyan Arminian books.
Global Christians www.globalchristians.org/ebooks
Internet Evangelism www.internetevangelismday.com/free-christian-ebook-downloads.php
Online Christian Library of Virtual Theological Sources (Christian Online Referral Services Library Project)
(Northwestern Theological Seminary and Northwestern Christian University)
http://www.ntslibrary.com/Christian-PDF-Books.htm
Puritan Library: Sacred Texts and Religion
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
Reformation and Puritan Resources www.swrb.com/newslett/freebook/evancath.htm
Reformed Church titles http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/onsite/free-ebooks.html
Restoration movement titles:
Bible Study Textbook Series (1960-70s) (College Press) (Churches of Christ)
http://www.collegepress.com/storefront/node/238
Dr James E. Smith’s books in the same series as above are here:
http://www.bibleprofessor.com/index.php?page=Commentaries
Restoration Movement (Hans Rollman) (Abilene Christian University)
https://webfiles.acu.edu/departments/Library/HR/restmov_nov11/www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/
Wesleyan Holiness Digital Library http://www.whdl.org/
Downloading materials: http://www.whdl.org/content/help
About Us: http://www.whdl.org/content/about-us (Includes Badges/Icons for Linking to WHDL)
Guide to WHDL: http://www.whdl.org/content/guide-whdl
EU students should go to the EU Library Webpage http://web.evangel.edu/library/ and click on A to Z:
Search eJournals and eBooks. Restrict the search to Books and make a search. This search may be made
by title or by subject (if the subject is included in the book title). Also on the same page, look for link to
eBooks (EBSCO). eBooks (EBSCO) has search capabilities.
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BOOKS AND EBOOKS, JUDAIC
Sacred Texts and Religion: Judaism
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm Use this link for detailed
explanations of the texts/books available.
Hebrew Bible or Tanakh “roughly equivalent to the Christian Old Testament”, … contains:
The Torah, in the narrow sense (the Written Torah) is the Pentateuch
The Nevi'im are the Prophets - Samuel, Kings, isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and the Twelve Minor
Prophets.
The Ketuvim is the Writings, including Psalms and Proverbs, Esther and Ecclesiastes, Daniel,
Chronicles, Ruth, and the love poetry of Song of Songs.
Text versions of the Torah, Nevi'im & Ketuvim are available in English with some useful further
information at: www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/Tanakh.html”
“Tanakh (also spelled as Tenach). www.breslov.com/bible/ “
“The Hebrew Bible (Tanakh and the Oral Law (Mishneh Torah) in several editions. A Torah
encyclopedia as well, in a single ZIP in English, and other Torah resources, are all from:
www.mechon-mamre.org”
“Jewish Torah Audio. www.613.org”
“Divrei Torah - Commentaries. www.shamash.org/tanach/dvar.shtml#shamash “
“Seforim e-books. (Hebrew books by rabbis) www.hebrewbooks.org”
“SeforimOnline.org distributes old and out of print Hebrew books and has an informative blog
www.seforimonline.org “
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BOOKS AND EBOOKS, OTHER THAN ABOVE
Free eBooks.net: Religious Worldwide (including some evangelical) Variety of viewpoints.
http://www.free-ebooks.net/category/religious
Sacred Texts and Religion http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm This
offers the sacred books from many religions.
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BUDDHISM
Buddhist Digital Library & Museum buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/BDLM/front.htm
Buddhist Studies: WWW Virtual Library www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Buddhism.html
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (James Hastings, et al.)
http://archive.org/details/EncyclopaediaOfReligionAndEthics.Hastings-selbie-gray.13Vols Use its
very detailed index for specific articles.
Sacred Texts and Religion: Buddhism and Zen Buddhism
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
View on Buddhism (Buddhist history, philosophy, & practice from a Tibetan Buddhist perspective)
buddhism.kalachakranet.org/
Virtual Religion Index (Rutgers University): Buddhist Studies
virtualreligion.net/vri/buddha.html A Portal.
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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: CHURCHES
Church LawandTax.com www.churchlawandtax.com/
Leadership Network www.leadnet.org/
National Association of Church Business Administration www.nacba.net/
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CAMPUS MINISTRIES
Campus Crusade for Christ www.campuscrusadeforchrist.com/
Campus Crusade for Christ International www.ccci.org/
Chi Alpha www.chialpha.com/
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship www.intervarsity.org/
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CAO DAI (VIETNAM)
Sacred Texts and Religion: Cao Dai
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
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CHILD EVANGELISM
Acts 1:8 Challenge - Missions resources for children (Christopher Preston)
Child Evangelism Fellowship http://www.cefonline.com/ Note the Resources and Ministries links in the
top ribbon.
Effective Evangelism Training http://www.effective-evangelism-training.org/child_evangelism.html
Ministry to Children http://ministry-to-children.com/evangelizing-children/
Resource Materials by Daniel Morris:
Let the Little Children Come : Child Evangelism Fellowship ; Dare to be a Daniel ; Wycliffe Resources for
Parents & Teachers ; Wycliffe Canada's Children's Ministry ; Royal Ambassadors ; North American Missions Board:
SnackPack Missions ; North American Missions Board: Backpack Missions ; North American
Missions Board:
Christmas in August ; North American Missions Board: Mission Education Projects ; Ruth's
Attic Online Store
(Billy Grahm Evangelical Association) .
Resource Materials by Tyler Nylen:
Missions ; Missions Connecting Site; Missions Projects and Activities ; Missions ideas; Children's Missions;
Caleb Project Missions; Resource List; Missions Agency
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CHINA (SEE ALSO THE EU/AGTS CATALOG FOR OVER 700 BOOKS AND THE EBOOK COLLECTION WITH
MORE THAN 4,700 EBOOKS)
Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity http://www.bdcconline.net/en/
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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION (SEE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION BELOW)
CHRISTIANITY
Christianity (Best of History Websites) (16 Websites plus 4 Websites for teachers)
http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.php/ancient-biblical-history/christianity A Portal.
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CHURCH AND CULTURE
Association of Religion Data Archives: ARDA (Data Sets & Surveys) under Statistics below.
Gospel and Our Culture Network www.gocn.org/
Hollywood Jesus www.hollywoodjesus.com/
jordoncooper.com www.jordoncooper.com
Next Wave www.next-wave.org
The Ooze www.theooze.com/
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CHURCH DENOMINATIONS
ARDA: Association of Religious Data Archives under Statistics below.
Christian Denominations and Sects (Yahoo!)
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion_and_Spirituality/Faiths_and_Practices/
Christianity/Denominations_and_Sects/
Fast Facts about American Religion (Hartford Institute for Religion Institute)
http://hirr.hartsem.edu/research/fastfacts/fast_facts.html
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CHURCH FATHERS (SEE ALSO PATRISTICS BELOW)
Apostolic Fathers http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-history.html#fathers
Bibliothek de Kirkenvatter (Griechische Patristik und orientalische Sprachen – Miséricorde)
http://www.unifr.ch/bkv/awerk.htm (German)
Church Fathers (Writings of) http://www.ccel.org/fathers.html Ante-Nicene, Nicene, and PostNicene. Church history; e-texts, systematic theology study helps; Quodlibet Journal
(Their comments on Bible passages have now been collected into Ancient
Christian Commentary on Scripture Ref BS 491.2 A52x)
Creeds and Canons: Guide to Early Church Documents
http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-history.html#creeds
Patrologiae Cursus Completus. Series Graeca . ( Jacques Paul Migne.) http://graeca.patristica.net/
Greek and Latin text. Indexes at bottom right.
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CHURCH HISTORY
AdHoc (AdHoc Image and Text Database on the History of Christianity) (Yale Divinity Digital Image and
Text Library.) http://divdl.library.yale.edu/dl/index.aspx?qc=AdHoc
American Society of Church History http://www.churchhistory.org/
Anglican Church – Church History http://www.ccel.org/h/hutton/moravian/
Assemblies of God – current information and history http://ag.org/top/ For archived information go to
the Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center http://ifphc.org/
Byzantium: Byzantine Studies on the Internet http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/byzantium/index.asp
Christian Classics Ethereal Library www.ccel.org A Portal.
Christian History and Biography http://www.christianitytoday.com/ch/ Browse by Period, Topic, or by
issue of the journal.
Christianity in Its Global Context, 1970–2020: Society, Religion, and Mission, (2013 report) Center for
the Study of Global Christianity, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
http://www.gordonconwell.edu/resources//Global-Context-of-Christianity.cfm
Church History (Theopedia) http://www.theopedia.com/Church_history “online evangelical
encyclopedia of biblical Christianity”
Church History: Denomination Family Tree (Truth for Saints)
http://truthforsaints.com/denomination_history/denomination_history.html
Church History on the Web http://www.ritchies.net/links.htm A Portal.
Church History Study Helps http://www.theologywebsite.com/history/
Church History Timeline (Jeremy Tredway) http://www.historytimeline.org/
Church of God (Cleveland, TN): Dixon Pentecostal Research Center http://www.cogheritage.org/
Collection of Early Church Fathers’ Writings (CCEL) http://www.ccel.org/fathers.html
“Ante-Nicene
Fathers, Writings down to 325 A.D.; Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers. Early Church Fathers;
Additional Texts “ http://www.ccel.org/ccel/pearse/morefathers/files/morefathers.html .
Early Manuscripts Electronic Library: creating digital access to cultural history
http://www.emelibrary.org/index.htm
Ecole Initiative: Creating a Hypertext Encyclopedia of Early Church History on the World Wide Net
http://www2.evansville.edu/ecoleweb/
No longer maintained; but, if a link is broken, use
the name of the page/topic as a Google.com or a Bing.com search to locate the URL.
Edgar J. Goodspeed Manuscript Collection http://goodspeed.lib.uchicago.edu/ “…5th to the 19th
centuries”
Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History (New Advent) http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/2501.htm (10
books)
Fourth Century Christianity (Wisconsin Lutheran College) http://www.fourthcentury.com/
Guide to Early Church Documents (ICL)
http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-history.html
Contains “…canonical documents, creeds, the writings of the Apostolic Fathers and other
historical texts relevant to church history.”
Hall of Church History: Theology from a Bunch of Dead Guys http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil//hall.htm
Historical Maps of Europe and the Middle East (Perry-Castañeda Library)
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html A Portal.
**[History of Christianity in Asia, by Samuel Hugh Moffett AGTS: BR1065 .M63 This print edition is
highly regarded. No Kindle version found.]
**[History of Christianity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, 1450-1990: a Documentary Source Book, by
Klaus Koschorke, et al. AGTS BR145.3 .H57 A Kindle edition of this is available from
Amazon.com]
History of the Christian Church (Schaff) http://www.ccel.org/s/schaff/history/About.htm
**[History of the Church in Africa / Bengt Sundkler and Christopher Steed AGTS BR1360 .S86 2000
Print copy. No Kindle version found.]
History of the Moravian Church (Hutton) http://www.ccel.org/h/hutton/moravian/
Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals (Wheaton) http://www.wheaton.edu/isae
Orthodox Christianity: Monachos.net http://www.monachos.net/ “…a web site dedicated to the study
of Orthodox Christianity through its patristic, monastic and liturgical heritage.”
Pre-Pentecostalist History and Time-line http://www.spirithome.com/pentecostalist-history.html
Project Wittenberg (Lutherans)
http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/wittenberg-home.html
Seventh Day Adventist Periodical Index http://www.andrews.edu/library/car/sdapiindex.html
Sketches of Church History (2 volume online book) (Reverend J. C. Robertson)
http://www.biblestudytools.com/history/sketches-of-church-history/ Vol. 1: 33-604 A.D.; Vol.
2: 589-1517
Spurgeon Archive http://www.spurgeon.org/mainpage.htm St. Pachomius Library: A First Draft for a
Living Encyclopædia of Orthodox Christianity http://www.voskrese.info/spl/index.html
Study of Denominations http://www.astudyofdenominations.com/overview/
Time Line of Church History (St. Ignatius Orthodox Church, Antiochian Diocese, Madison, WI)
http://saintignatiuschurch.org/timeline/
Virtual Religion Index: Christian Tradition (Rutgers University) http://virtualreligion.net/vri/xnity.html A
Portal.
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CHURCH HISTORY, IRISH
Corpus of Electronic Texts: CELT http://www.ucc.ie/celt/ “Irish history, literature, and politics.”
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CHURCH HISTORY, MEDIEVAL
Augustine of Hippo (James J. O’Donnell) http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/jod/augustine/
Corpus Thomisticum (Thomas Aquinas Research Resources in Latin)
http://www.corpusthomisticum.org/
Labrynth: Resources for Medieval Studies (Georgetown University) http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/
Online Medieval and Classical Library (Douglas B. Killings and Roy Tennant) http://omacl.org/
Thomas Aquinas. Summa Theologica http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/aquinas/summa/index.htm
Works of Augustine (CCEL) (Tim Perrine CCEL Staff Writer)
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/augustine?show=worksBy
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CHURCH HISTORY, PRIMATIVE AND EARLY CHURCH
Church History 101 (Dr. R. A. Baker) http://www.churchhistory101.com/ Note the centuries in the top
ribbon.
Use of Scripture in Early Judaism and the New Testament (Roy C. Ciampa, Ph.D., Godon-Conwell)
http://www.viceregency.com/Scripture.htm
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CHURCH MINISTRIES, GROWTH AND HEALTH
Barna Group www.barna.org/
Changing Church www.changingchurch.org/index.html
Church Growth Institute www.churchgrowth.org/
Elmer Towns Online Library elmertowns.com/
Enrichment (Minister Resources - A/G) enrichmentjournal.ag.org/index.cfm
EQUIP (John Maxwell) www.iequip.org/
INJOY Interactive (John Maxwell) www.injoy.com/
Internet Resources for Ministry (AGTS Website) www.agts.edu/resources/using_internet.html
Leonard Sweet www.leonardsweet.com/
Next-Wave Resources Page www.next-wave.org/linx.html
Publications & Resources (AGTS Website) www.agts.edu/resources/index.html
Today's Parish www.todaysparish.com/
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CODICES
Aleppo Codex: the oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible http://www.aleppocodex.org/
Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-NN-00002-00041/
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus
Tischendorf, C. v. (1843).
Codex Ephraemi Syri rescriptus, sive Fragmenta Novi Testamenti.
Lipsiae. (Cited in Wikipedia)
Tischendorf, C. v. (1845).
Codex Ephraemi Syri rescriptus, sive Fragmenta Veteris Testamenti.
Lipsiae. (Cited in Wikipedia)
Lyon, R. W. A Re-Examination of Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus, New Testament
Studies (1959), 5, pp. 260–272. (Cited in Wikipedia)
Codex Gigas (Latin) http://www.kb.se/codex-gigas/eng/
Codex Sinaiticus. H. T. Anderson translation. http://www.sinaiticus.com/
Codex Vaticanus http://www.biblefacts.org/church/pdf/Codex%20Vaticanus.pdf In Koine Greek.
Codex Alexandrinus http://www.archive.org/details/codexalexandrin02unknuoft (Kenyon, Frederic G.
(Frederic George), Sir, 1863-1952” In LXX Greek (Genesis-Ruth) (Photocopy) “Some connect
this with an English/Greek translation done by Sir Lancelot C.L. Brenton (1851)
http://www.ccel.org/bible/brenton/ “
Gothic (Wulfila) http://www.wulfila.be/gothic/browse/ Interlinear Greek supplied is from the “Nestle-Aland,
th
th
26 /27 edition.”
Leningrad Codex, or Leningradensis
https://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/wsrp/educational_site/biblical_manuscripts/LeningradCodex.shtml
Nag Hammadi Archive (Claremont Colleges Digital Library)
http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/nha
Westminster Leningrad Codex: Tanach: from the electronic version of the Leningrad Codex
maintained by the J. Alan Groves Center for Advanced Biblical Research (Hebrew)
http://tanach.us/Tanach.xml#Home
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CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS (SEE MORMON CHURCH BELOW)
COINS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN
American Numismatic Society Collection Database http://numismatics.org/search/ “The ANS
collections database contains information on more than 600,000 objects in the Society’s
collections. These include, coins, paper money, tokens, ‘primitive’ money, medals and
decorations, from all parts of the world, and all periods in which such objects have been
produced.”
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COMMENTARIES (MOSTLY HISTORIC) (ADDITIONAL HISTORIC COMMENTARIES MAY BE FOUND AT
ARCHIVE.ORG >TEXTS AND MAKE SEARCH FOR “BIBLE COMMENTARY,” “OLD TESTAMENT
COMMENTARY,” “NEW TESTAMENT COMMENTARY.” “PSALMS COMMENTARY,” “PROPHETS
COMMENTARY,” OR A SPECIFIC BOOK, ETC.
Abingdon commentary series: http://www.ministrymatters.com/library/
Asbury Bible Commentary http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/asbury-bible-commentary/toc/
one-volume Wesleyan commentary on the entire Bible.
Best Commentaries: Reviews and ratings of Biblical, theological, and practical Christian works
http://bestcommentaries.com/
Classic Bible Commentaries: History’s most renowned Commentary Writers
http://www.ewordtoday.com/comments/
Commentaries (Bible Study Tools) http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/ 16 older
commentaries.
Commentaries (StudyLight.org) http://www.studylight.org/com/ 36 older commentaries.
International Critical Commentary (ICC) Briggs, Driver, and Plummer
http://archive.org/details/InternationalCriticalCommentaryHolyScripturesOldNewTestamentsCecEd
IVP New Testament Commentary Series (BibleGateway.com)
http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/asbury-bible-commentary/toc/
Keil, Carl Friedrich. Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament
http://archive.org/search.php?query=biblical%20commentary%20on%20the%20old%20testament%20A
ND%20collection%3Aamericana , or, TinyURL http://tinyurl.com/lc3tal8
Library of Commentaries (John Schultz) http://bible-commentaries.com/?page_id=7 Commentaries
written by John Schultz, Christian and Missionary Alliance missionary 37 years in Irian Jaya, New
Guinea.
Constable,Thomas (Dallas Theological Seminary) (study notes/commentaries) www.soniclight.com
Schaff, Philip. International Revision Commentary on the New Testament
http://archive.org/details/internationalre00schagoog
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CONCORDANCES
Cruden’s Concordance of the Bible
http://www.archive.org/stream/crudensconcordan00crudrich#page/n3/mode/2up
Nave’s Topical Bible http://www.biblestudytools.com/concordances/naves-topical-bible/
Online Bible Concordance http://www.biblegateway.com/keyword
Strong's Concordance with Greek and Hebrew Lexicon
http://www.tencommandments.org/concord.html
Torrey, R. A. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
http://www.biblestudytools.com/concordances/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/
Torrey’s New Topical Textbook
http://www.biblestudytools.com/concordances/torreys-topical-textbook/
Young’s Electronic Analytical Bible Concordance (KJV)
http://www.softwaregeek.com/kjv-youngs-electronic-analytical-bible-concordance/freeware/p1.html
and Seventh edition: http://www.archive.org/stream/analyticalconcor00younuoft#page/n5/mode/2up
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COUNSELING AND PASTORAL COUNSELING
Association for Psychological Science-Homepage www.psychologicalscience.org/
Birth Psychology www.birthpsychology.com/
BUROS Center for Testing www.unl.edu/buros/
Child Welfare Information Gateway https://www.childwelfare.gov/
Children, Youth and Family Consortium (University of Minnesota Extension)
http://www1.extension.umn.edu/family/cyfc/
Christian Recovery International http://www.christianrecovery.com/
Classics in the History of Psychology psychclassics.yorku.ca/
Counseling or Psychology Links http://otgateway.com/counselling-or-psychology-links-page-1-a-c.html ;
http://otgateway.com/counselling-and-psychology-page-2-d-l.html ;
http://otgateway.com/counselling-or-psychology-page-3-m-r.html ;
http://otgateway.com/counselling-or-psychology-page-4-s-z.html
(Designed and maintained by Roy and Sue Nicholson)
Current Topics in Psychology www.fenichel.com/current.shtml
Encyclopedia of Psychology (Virtual Library of Resources) www.psychology.org/
Great Ideas in Personality www.personalityresearch.org/
History & Philosophy of Psychology www.psych.yorku.ca/orgs/resource.htm
Internet Mental Health www.mentalhealth.com/
Mental Health Matters mental-health-matters.com/
Mental Help Net mentalhelp.net/
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/
Narrative Psychology: Internet and Resource Guide web.lemoyne.edu/~hevern/narpsych.html
Neurosciences on the Internet www.neuroguide.com/
Online Psychology Career Center www.socialpsychology.org/career.htm
Pastoral Counseling (Wabash Center)
http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/result_browse.aspx?topic=694
Personality Project www.personality-project.org/
Psych Central www.psychcentral.com/
Psychology Information Online www.psychologyinfo.com/
Psychology Help Center (APA) http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/index.aspx
Psychology of Cyberspace www.rider.edu/~suler/psycyber/psycyber.html
Psychology of Religion Pages www.psywww.com/psyrelig/
PsychScholar http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/ “A Collection of Web Resources for Psychological
Scholars and Budding Psychological Scholars”
Psychology Virtual Library
www.vl-site.org/psychology/index.html
PsychWeb www.psywww.com
PsycPort (APA News) www.psycport.com/
PubMed www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
Social Psychology Network
www.socialpsychology.org/
Virtual Religion Index (Rutgers University): Psychology of Religion A Portal.
Web of Addictions: Resources www.well.com/user/woa/aodsites.htm
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COUNSELING ASSOCIATIONS
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy www.aamft.org
American Association of Christian Counselors www.aacc.net/
American Association of Pastoral Counselors www.aapc.org/
American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists www.aasect.org
American Counseling Association www.counseling.org
American Psychological Association www.apa.org
National Board for Certified Counselors www.nbcc.org
National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov/
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CREEDS
NOTE: to search creeds for content tied to Scripture texts, use the index in the print volumes of Creeds
and Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition, by Jaroslav Pelikan and Valerie Hotchkiss. 3 vol.
Ref BT 990 .C64.
Creeds and Canons http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-history.html#creeds
Creeds, Confessions and Catechisms http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil/creeds.htm
Creeds of Christendom http://www.creeds.net/ It includes ancient creeds as well as modern
Denominational creeds.
Important Creeds and Councils of the Christian Church (Charles R. Bigg) (A Study)
http://www.aplacefortruth.org/creeds.htm
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CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES (SEE MISSIONS BELOW)
CULTS
Cults, Sects, and New Religions http://people.ucalgary.ca/~nurelweb/links/newlks.html A Portal.
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DEAD SEA SCROLLS
Dead Sea Scrolls http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit/intro.html
Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library http://www.deadseascrolls.org.il/
Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il/
Scrolls from the Dead Sea: The Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Scholarship (Library of Congress
site) http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/scrolls/
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DICTIONARIES: BIBLE (SEE ALSO REFERENCE WORKS ONLINE)
Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology
http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/bakers-evangelical-dictionary/
Dictionaries http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/dictionaries/ Six older Bible dictionaries
Dictionary of Bible Themes http://topicalbible.org/dictionary_of_bible_themes.htm
King James Bible Dictionary http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/king-james-dictionary/
Nave’s Topical Bible Dictionary http://www.bible-history.com/naves/
Topical Bible http://topicalbible.org/ Three topical Bibles.
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DIRECTORIES (SEE ALSO REFERENCE WORKS ONLINE BELOW)
Open Directory Project http://www.dmoz.org/ Useful for handpicked directories on almost any topic.
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DIRECTORIES: BUSINESS AND PEOPLE
SuperPages.com www.superpages.com/
Switchboard.com www.switchboard.com/
Ultimate White Pages www.theultimates.com/white/
Ultimate Yellow Pages www.theultimates.com/yellow/
Yellowpages.com www.yellowpages.com/
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DIRERCTORIES: CHRISTIAN, GENERAL
ACTS Christian Search and Directory www.actschristian.com/a/
Christian Website.com www.christianwebsite.com/
Church 2000 church2000.org
CrossDaily.com www.crossdaily.com/
crossguide.com www.crossguide.com/
Omnilist of Christian Links GOLD www.arthursfamily.com/omnilist/
Oneplace.com www.oneplace.com/
Religious Resources www.religiousresources.org/
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EGYPT, ANCIENT
Egypt (Best of History Websites) (Approximately 40 Websites plus over 20 Websites for teachers)
http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.php/ancient-biblical-history/egypt A Portal.
Sacred Texts and Religion: Egyptian Pantheon Names, Book of the Dead, Myths of Creation
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
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ENCYCLOPEDIAS (SEE REFERENCE WORKS ONLINE BELOW)
ETHICS
Business and Human Rights Resources Centre (UK) http://www.business-humanrights.org/
Center for Ethical Leadership
Washington http://ethicalleadership.org/about-us/philosophies-definitions/ethical-leadership
Texas (UT – Austin) http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/research/leadership/
Christian Ethics Today (journal) http://www.christianethicstoday.com/wp/
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (James Hastings, et al.)
http://archive.org/details/EncyclopaediaOfReligionAndEthics.Hastings-selbie-gray.13Vols Use its
very detailed index for specific articles.
Ethics and Policy integration Centre (UK) http://www.ethicaledge.com
Ethics Resource Center (ERC) http://www.ethics.org/
Ethics Updates http://ethics.sandiego.edu/ A Portal. “…provides resources and updates on current
literature, both popular and professional, that relates to ethics.”
Fact Checkers
ReligionFact.com http://www.religionfacts.com/
Snopes.com http://snopes.com/
FactCheck.org: A Project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center http://www.factcheck.org/
TruthorFiction.com www.truthorfiction.com
Merriam-Webster, an Encyclopedia Britannica Company http://www.merriam-webster.com/
Good for basic facts and spelling.
Holocaust Encyclopedia http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/
Institute for Ethical Leadership http://www.ethicalleadership.com/index.html
Markkula Center for Applied Ethics (Santa Clara University) http://www.scu.edu/ethics/
Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute (Stanford) http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/
National Security Archive (George Washington University)
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/torture_archive/index.htm Includes the Torture Archive.
Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Research http://www.onlineethics.org/
Regions Demographic Profiles (Pew Forum) http://www.pewforum.org/Regions/ Arranged in 5 broad
groups. Includes religion, politics, and society.
Theoretical Ethics http://www.bu.edu/wcp/MainTEth.htm (Conference papers)
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database http://www.slavevoyages.org/tast/index.faces “…information on
more than 35,000 slave voyages that forcibly embarked over 12 million Africans for transport to
the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.”
VIA Institute on Character (VIA Institute) http://www.viacharacter.org/www/
Virtual Religion Index: Ethics and Moral Values http://virtualreligion.net/vri/ethics.html A Portal.
World’s Values Survey: The World’s most Comprehensive Investigation of Political and Sociocultural
Change http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/
Yad Vashem: Digital Collections http://www.yadvashem.org/ Holocaust research.
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EVANGELISM (SEE MINISTRY AND EVANGELISM BELOW)
EXEGESIS (SEE ALSO BIBLICAL STUDIES ABOVE)
BibleArc: Graphical Exegesis www.biblearc.com (John Piper) Hover the mouse over a word to see it
parsed, etc .
Exegetical Links (Institute of Biblical Greek)
http://www.biblicalgreek.org/links/exegesis.php#Lexical%20Aids
Resources for New Testament Exegesis (Roy C. Ciampa, Ph.D., Godon-Conwell)
http://www.viceregency.com
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GNOSTIC
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (James Hastings, et al.)
http://archive.org/details/EncyclopaediaOfReligionAndEthics.Hastings-selbie-gray.13Vols Use its
very detailed index for specific articles.
Sacred Texts and Religion: Gnostic
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
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GOVERNMENT SITES (FOR STATISTICAL RESEARCHERS)
Census Bureau www.census.gov.
GPO Access http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/ Government Printing Office. Note its Browse Collections link for
access to informational reports and statistical resources.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/Forms-&-Pubs
USA.gov (Official U. S. Government Web Portal) www.usa.gov/
White House www.whitehouse.gov/
World Factbook (CIA) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
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GREECE, ANCIENT
Greece (Best of History Websites) (35 Websites plus over 30 Websites for teachers)
http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.php/ancient-biblical-history/greece A Portal.
Library of Ancient Texts Online https://sites.google.com/site/ancienttexts/ A Portal.
Perseus Digital Library http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/
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GREEK LANGUAGE AND LEXICONS
Biblical Words Pronunciation Guide http://netministries.org/Bbasics/bwords.htm
Exegetical Links (Institute of Biblical Greek)
http://www.biblicalgreek.org/links/exegesis.php#Lexical%20Aids
Greek New Testament online www.sblgnt.com Use this to download all or parts of the electronic
edition. Use www.sbl-site.org/educational/BiblicalFonts_SBLGreek.aspx to use SBL
Greek fonts.
Greek New Testament Texts ( New Testament
Gateway: Dr. Mark Goodacre, Duke University)
http://www.ntgateway.com/greek-ntgateway/greek-new-testament-texts/
Library of Ancient Texts Online https://sites.google.com/site/ancienttexts/ A Portal.
Liddell/Scott - A Greek-English Lexicon (Perseus Digital Version) http://tinyurl.com/yaj5p7w A
paper copy is shelved at Ref PA 445 .E5 L6. (AGTS uses L637)
New Testament Gateway http://www.ntgateway.com/ “ … web directory of internet resources on the
New Testament.”
New Testament Greek Lexicon http://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/greek “The New Testament
Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the
large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." Also included are
pronunciations of each word with alternate pronunciations if available.”
Online Greek Bible (26th edition of the Nestle-Aland Text) http://www.greekbible.com
Resources for Learning New Testament Greek www.ntgreek.org
Resources for Studying Greek www.cranfordville.com/Gk-links.htm
Searchable Greek Inscriptions http://epigraphy.packhum.org/inscriptions/
Septuagint (English/Greek LXX translation) (3 sources but different aids)
http://www.ccel.org/bible/brenton/ ; http://spindleworks.com/septuagint/septuagint.htm ;
http://www.kalvesmaki.com/LXX/
SIL Greek Fonts http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?item_id=GalatiaSIL
Society for Biblical Literature Greek New Testament http://sblgnt.com/
Textual Criticism of the Greek New Testament (Dr. Michael D. Marlowe) www.bible-researcher.com/title.html
Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG) http://www.tlg.uci.edu/ FREE version may be accessed by clicking
Abridged Online TLG . “Founded in 1972 the TLG has collected and digitized most literary texts written in
Greek from Homer to the fall of Byzantium in AD 1453. Its goal is to create a comprehensive digital library of
Greek literature from antiquity to the present era.”
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GREEK LANGUAGE, CLASSICAL
Electronic Resources for Classicists: The Second Generation
http://www.tlg.uci.edu/index/resources.html
Liddell/Scott - A Greek-English Lexicon (Perseus Digital Version) http://tinyurl.com/yaj5p7w A
paper copy is shelved at Ref PA 445 .E5 L6. (AGTS uses L637)
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GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
Sacred Texts and Religion: Myriobiblos: Greek Church
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
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HEBREW LANGUAGE, LEXICONS / EARLY JEWISH LITERATURE (SEE ALSO TALMUD AND TARGUM
BELOW)
Biblical Words Pronunciation Guide http://netministries.org/Bbasics/bwords.htm
Brown, Driver, and Briggs Gesenius Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon
http://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/hebrew/ “… this is keyed to the "Theological Word
Book of the Old Testament."
Early Jewish Literature: Links to Primary Sources
http://www.viceregency.com/STJudaismatAmazon.htm
Early Jewish Writings http://www.earlyjewishwritings.com/ Tanakh; Deuterocanon: Pseudepigrapha :
Philo of Alexandria; Flavius Josephus; Talmud
My Hebrew Dictionary www.dictionary.co.il See List of Tools on left.
iTanakh http://www.itanakh.org/index.htm A Portal with links to many online resources useful in
studying Hebrew language and Jewish literature.
Jewish Texts (Bialystoker Synagogue) http://www.bialystoker.org/talmud.htm
SIL Hebrew Font http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?item_id=EzraSIL_Home ” Ezra SIL Hebrew
Unicode Font”
Textual Criticism of the Old Testament (Dr. Michael D. Marlowe)
www.bible-researcher.com/hebrewtext.html
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HINDUISM
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (James Hastings, et al.)
http://archive.org/details/EncyclopaediaOfReligionAndEthics.Hastings-selbie-gray.13Vols Use its
very detailed index for specific articles.
Hinduism: a Christian Perspective
http://www.probe.org/site/c.fdKEIMNsEoG/b.4217707/k.2B95/Hinduism_A_Christian_Perspective.htm
Hinduismnet.com http://www.hinduismnet.com/
Virtual Religion Index: Hindu Studies (Rutgers University) http://virtualreligion.net/vri/hindu.html A
Portal.
Sacred Texts and Religion: Hinduism
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
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HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY (SEE CHURCH HISTORY ABOVE)
HYMNS
Cantus: A database of Latin ecclesiastical chant http://publish.uwo.ca/~cantus/ More recently updated
at http://cantusdatabase.org/ (University of Waterloo).
Hymn Resources on the Internet (N. Douglas Anderson) http://www.marietta.edu/~nda001//hymnody/
Hymn Tune Index: all hymn tunes printed anywhere in the world with English-language texts up to 1820,
and their publication history up to that date. http://hymntune.library.uiuc.edu/
Hymnal.net http://www.hymnal.net/home.php
Hymnary.org: a comprehensive index of hymns and hymnals (Hymn Society of the United States and
Canada) http://www.hymnary.org/
Hymns and Spiritual Songs http://hymns.net/
Hymn Site.com http://www.hymnsite.com/
Name that Hymn.com(Hymn Lyrics Search Forum) http://www.namethathymn.com/
Net Hymnal: Thousands of Hymns, Hymn Authors and Composer Bios http://cyberhymnal.org/
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INTERLINEARS
Biblos.com http://biblos.com/ Online study aids which include a number of Bible study tools,
Original Language Tools (Interlinear, Lexicon, GNT Concordance, Strong’s Exhaustive
Concordance, Multilingual) , and Reference Materials ( Apocrypha, Measures, Reference
Bible, Thesaurus, & Visuals)
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ISLAM
Al-Islam.org (Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project) http://www.al-islam.org/
Answering Islam: Christian Web Sites interacting with Islam
http://www.answering-islam.org/L_c-on-i.html
Arabic Papyrology Database http://orientw.uzh.ch:8080/apd/project.jsp
Books and Articles by Samuel Zwemer http://www.answering-islam.org/Books/Zwemer/
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (James Hastings, et al.)
http://archive.org/details/EncyclopaediaOfReligionAndEthics.Hastings-selbie-gray.13Vols Use its
very detailed index for specific articles.
Global Initiative: Reaching Muslim Peoples http://globalinitiativeinfo.com/
Good Reading on Islam (World Magazine) http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/good_reading_on_islam
A bibliography.
Islam and Islamic Studies Resources http://islam.uga.edu/
Islamic eBooks http://islamic-e-books.com/Islamicebooks “Main categories: Islamic History . Fiqh .
Reference Books . Biographies . Islamic Architecture . Dawah . Sufism . Islamic Travel . Emaan .
Aqeeda . Salaat . Hadith . Tafsir . Day of Judgement . Ibaada . Arabic . Ribaa . Hajj . Adhaab .
Marriage. Quran . Fasting . Zakat . Ramadan. Seerah
IslamaCity www.islamicity.com/ Islamic texts, teaching, and news.
Sacred Texts and Religion: Islam
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
Samarqand & Topkapi Qurans
http://inthenameofallah.org/Samarqand%20&%20Topkapi%20Qurans.html
Shi’apedia (Centre for Islamic Shi’a Studies) http://shiastudies.org/shiapedia
Virtual Religion Index: Islamic Studies (Rutgers University) http://virtualreligion.net/vri/islam.html A
Portal.
World Evangelical Alliance http://www.worldevangelicals.org/resources/ Search for Islam.
World of Islam [a commercial database which may be purchased] ( A GMI Product in cooperation with
Fuller Seminary and the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization )
http://www.gmi.org/products/cd-roms/the-world-of-islam/
NOTE: Other collections may be located by searching online for: Islam eBooks.
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JAINISM
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (James Hastings, et al.)
http://archive.org/details/EncyclopaediaOfReligionAndEthics.Hastings-selbie-gray.13Vols Use its
very detailed index for specific articles.
Sacred Texts and Religion: Jainism
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
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JEWISH STUDIES (SEE JUDAISM BELOW)
JOSEPHUS (WORKS OF FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS)
Works of Flavius Josephus http://www.biblestudytools.com/history/flavius-josephus/
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JOURNALS AVAILABLE TO EU STUDENTS
EU students should go to the EU Library Webpage http://web.evangel.edu/library and click A to Z:
Search Online eJournals and eBooks and limit the search to Journals to locate freely available and paid
access resources for journals. Also, go to the EU Library Databases link and click Theology and Religion
to use the search engines for the commercial databases.
Also, they may go to the University of Regensburg Library collection of journals and note those with a
Green button http://rzblx1.uni-regensburg.de/ezeit/fl.phtml?bibid=UBR&colors=7&lang=en. Most of
these freely available journals will be non-English titles.
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JUDAISM (SEE ALSO BOOKS AND EBOOKS, JUDAIC ABOVE)
Encyclopaedia Judaica (1971) http://www.bjeindy.org/resources/library/encyclopediajudaica/
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (James Hastings, et al.)
http://archive.org/details/EncyclopaediaOfReligionAndEthics.Hastings-selbie-gray.13Vols Use its
very detailed index for specific articles.
Internet Jewish History Sourcebook http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/jewish/jewishsbook.asp “Ancient;
Medieval; Modern.”\
Jewish Encyclopedia (1901-1906) http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/
Jewish History Resource Center (Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Dinur Center)
http://jewishhistory.huji.ac.il/
Jewish Virtual Library (American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise) http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/
Judaica Collection (Yale University) http://www.library.yale.edu/judaica/
Judaism (Best of History Websites) (10 Websites plus 10 Websites for teachers)
http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.php/ancient-biblical-history/judaism A Portal.
Judaism 101 (Frequently Asked Questions) http://www.jewfaq.org/index.shtml
Judaism and Jewish Resources http://www.shamash.org/trb/judaism.html A Portal.
My Jewish Learning http://www.myjewishlearning.com/ What it means to be a Jew and be immersed in
the culture.
RAMBI: The index of articles on Jewish Studies ) (Jewish National and University Library)
http://jnul.huji.ac.il/rambi/
Universal Jewish Encyclopedia. Electronic version available for purchase
http://www.publishersrow.com/ebookshuk/cart/shopproductdetail.asp?id=2600&1374123600000
Virtual Religion Index: Jewish Studies (Rutgers University) http://virtualreligion.net/vri/judaic.html A
Portal.
Web sites for Jewish Studies (Princeton University Library)
http://www.princeton.edu/~pressman/jewsub.htm A Portal.
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LATIN, CLASSICAL
)
Classical Latin Texts (Packard Humanities Institute http://latin.packhum.org/index
Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum http://www.forumromanum.org/literature/ A Portal. “…a digital library of
Latin literature, spanning from the earliest epigraphic remains to the Neo-Latinists of
the eighteenth century.”
Loeb Classical Library Books Online (Edwin F. Donnelly)
http://www.edonnelly.com/loebs.html
Patrologia Latina (Migne) http://tinyurl.com/kd5e6d9
Perseus Digital Library http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/
Vetus Latina: Resources for the Study of the Old Latin Bible http://www.vetuslatina.org/
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LECTIONARIES
Lectionaries Old and New http://www.bombaxo.com/lectionaries.html A Portal.
Revised Common Lectionary (Vanderbilt Divinity Library) http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/index.html
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LEXICONS, GENERAL
See Also: ARAMAIC LANGAUGE AND LEXICONS
See Also: GREEK LANGUAGE AND LEXICONS
See Also: HEBREW LANGUAGE, LEXICONS / EARLY JEWISH LITERATURE
2LetterLookup http://www.2letterlookup.com/ (Lexicons for Biblical study) Locating Greek and Hebrew
words using the first two letters.
Baker’s Bible Study Tools http://www.biblestudytools.com/library/ It contains: “Bible Versions and
Translations; Apocrypha Books; Commentaries; Concordances; Dictionaries; Encyclopedias;
History; Lexicons; Maps & Guides; Classics, Sermons, Hymns, and Authors”
Biblos.com http://biblos.com/ Online study aids which include a number of Bible study tools,
Original Language Tools (Interlinear, Lexicon, GNT Concordance, Strong’s Exhaustive
Concordance, Multilingual) , and Reference Materials ( Apocrypha, Measures, Reference
Bible, Thesaurus, & Visuals)
Strong's Concordance with Greek and Hebrew Lexicon
http://www.tencommandments.org/concord.html
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MAPS: PAPER AND BY SATELLITE
Ancient Maps of Jerusalem http://www.jnul.huji.ac.il/dl/maps/jer/ (Collected by Jewish National
& University Library, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, et al.)
Bible Geocoding: The location of every identifiable place mentioned in the Bible.
http://www.openbible.info/geo/
NETBible Maps http://bible.org/maps The Holy Land as seen from a satellite with names
superimposed.
[Additional maps can be found by doing a Google.com www.google.com, or a Bing.com
www.bing.com search using the search string: Bible lands maps.]
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MEDIEVAL HISTORY
Digital Scriptorium http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/digitalscriptorium/ It is an “…image database of
medieval and renaissance manuscripts that unites scattered resources from many institutions
into an international tool for teaching and scholarly research.”
Early and Medieval Christianity (Seattle Pacific University) A Portal.
http://www.spu.edu/depts/library/reference/theology/early_and_medieval_christianity.htm
Medieval Age Links (Larry Swain) http://www.heroicage.org/halinks.php HEROIC AGE: Journal of Early
Medieval Northwestern Europe
Medieval & Reformation Theology (Course Readings; Dr. John Thompson, Fuller Theological
Seminary) http://documents.fuller.edu/sot/faculty/thompson_john/CH503readings.pdf
Medieval Christian Biblical Exegesis in English Translation (c.600-c.1515) (Jonathan Hall, University of
Virginia) https://sites.google.com/site/miscelleneatheologica/home/transbib
Medieval History (Best of History Websites) (27 Websites plus 13 Websites for teachers)
http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.php/medieval-history A Portal.
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MESOPOTAMIA
ABZU: ETANA (Electronic Tools and Ancient Near East Archives) http://www.etana.org/abzubib “Abzu is
a guide to networked open access data relevant to the study and public presentation of the
Ancient Near East and the Ancient Mediterranean world.”
Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Middle Ages (History Links)
http://www.historylink101.com/ancient_mesopotamia.htm It offers Art, Biographies,
Daily Life, Maps, Pictures, and Research for each linked area.
Ancient Near East: Internet Sacred Text Archive http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/
Ancient Near East and the Mediterranean World (University of Chicago Digital Library Projects)
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/dl/proj/neh2/
Benthos: Digital Atlas of Ancient Waters: Mediterranean Basin (in Beta)
http://awmc.unc.edu/wordpress/benthos/
Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World
http://www.stoa.org/diotima/
Electronic Publication of Ancient Near Eastern Texts: Conference Report
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue22/epanet Noteworthy collection of links to existing dictionaries
of Ancient Near Eastern language is inserted language by language.
Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (Faculty of Oriental Studies. Oxford University)
http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/index.html
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Mesopotamia
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook03.asp
Odyssey Online http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/ Covering People, Mythology, Daily Life,
Death & Burial, Writing and Archaeology in Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Africa
Oriental Institute Virtual Museum http://oi.uchicago.edu/museum/virtual/tours.html Galleries
available: Mesopotamian; Assyrian; Syro-Anatolian; Megiddo; Egyptian; Nubian;
Persian
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MIDDLE EAST (SEE ALSO: EGYPT, ANCIENT; AND MESOPOTAMIA)
Access to Mideast and Islamic Resources (AMIR) (open access journals)
http://amirmideast.blogspot.com/2010/12/alphabetical-list-of-open-access.html
Fact Sheets on Middle East Conflict http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/talking/talktoc.html
Middle East (History in the News) http://www.albany.edu/history/middle-east/ A Portal.
Middle East Institute: providing non-partisan expert information and analysis on the Middle East
http://www.mideasti.org/
Sacred Texts and Religion: Various Religions, Includes Epic of Gilgamesh (Shin-eqi-unninni)
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
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MINISTRY AND EVANGELISM (SEE ALSO CHILD EVANGELISM ABOVE; AND PASTORING AND SERMON
PREPARATION BELOW)
Alpha USA: explore the meaning of life
http://www.alphana.org/Groups/1000065342/Alt_Home_page.aspx
American Tract Society (Crossway) http://www.crossway.org/group/ats
Billy Graham Center (Wheaton College) http://www.wheaton.edu/bgc
Church Marketing Online http://churchmarketingonline.com/ [Users can locate similar sites by using
“Church Marketing” as a search string.
Evangelism (North American Missions Board) http://www.namb.net/evangelism/ “Find the resources
you need to share Christ, whatever the setting.”
Evangelism (Wabash Center)
http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/result_browse.aspx?topic=682
Outreach: share God’s love http://www.outreach.com/print/default.asp
Preaching (Wabash Center)
http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/result_browse.aspx?topic=697&pid=650
Pastoral Ministry (Wabash Center)
http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/result_browse.aspx?topic=695
Religion Portal.com (Vertical Portals) TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/ax2wm9k Master list of Christian
ministry and evangelism groups/resources.
SCOLER - Sheffield Centre Online Library of Evangelism Research
http://www.churcharmy.org.uk/ms/sc/SCOLER/sfc_scoler_home.aspx “This database contains
dissertations and evangelism resources.”
Web Evangelism Guide / Internet Evangelism http://www.web-evangelism.com/index.php
World Council of Churches http://www.oikoumene.org/en
World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) http://www.worldea.org/
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MISHNAH
Jewish Texts (Bialystoker Synagogue) http://www.bialystoker.org/talmud.htm
Mishnah http://people.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/TalmudMap/Mishnah.html Sample text and explanation.
Mishnah (Encyclppaedia Judaica)
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0014_0_13999.html Described.
Structured Mishnah (English and Hebrew versions) http://chaver.com/Mishnah/TheMishnah.htm
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MISSIONS
Acts in Africa Initiative (Assemblies of God in Africa) http://www.actsinafrica.org/
Assemblies of God U.S. Missions http://usmissions.ag.org/
Assemblies of God World Missions http://worldmissions.ag.org/
BRIGADA: Resources, trends, and motivation to fulfill the Great Commission http://www.brigada.org/
“…collection of web- and email-based resources … Brigada Today is a web journal
offering resources, strategy tips, tools & “hacks” to Great Commission Christians. …
Identify & promote helpful resources, conferences, websites, agencies, individuals, etc.”
Center for the Study of Global Christianity (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary)
http://www.gordonconwell.edu/resources/Center-for-the-Study-of-Global-Christianity.cfm
Christian Volunteering http://www.christianvolunteering.org/ Guide to those who use Christian
volunteers and those who want to volunteer.
Digital South Asia Library (Center for Research Library & University of Chicago) http://dsal.uchicago.edu/
Global Mapping International: Strategic Mission Research and Mapping http://www.gmi.org/
“Research, mapping and training of cross -cultural workers to better understand
their environment and constituents, and better plan opportunities and develop
plans.” “Our mission is to produce and present world-class research that fuels emerging
mission movements and leaders.”
Global Research: IMB (International Missions Board) Interacting
http://public.imb.org/globalresearch/Pages/default.aspx “We gather, analyze, systematize,
preserve and disseminate strategic information for the multiplying of churches among all
peoples.”
History of Missiology (Boston University Theology Library and the Center for Global Christianity and
Mission) http://digilib.bu.edu/mission/
International Mission Photography Archive
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15799coll123 (Protestant and
Catholic missionary collections in Britain, Norway, Germany, France, Switzerland, and the United
States).
Internet Research Resources for Missions (Bruce Terry) http://ovc.edu/missions/research.htm A Portal.
Joshua Project http://www.joshuaproject.net/index.php “Bringing Definition to the Unfinished Task “
“Joshua Project is a research initiative seeking to highlight the ethnic people groups with the
fewest followers of Jesus Christ.”
Lausanne Movement: the whole church taking the whole gospel to the whole world
http://www.lausanne.org/en/
Ministry Resource Center: For Everything Congregations Care About (Yale University Library)
http://www.library.yale.edu/div/mrc/resourcesMRC.html
MisLinks: Connecting you with Missions Resources http://www.mislinks.org/ A Portal.
Mission Finder http://www.missionfinder.org/ “…the world’s leading gathering place for locating
Christian mission trips. Search through hundreds of short term, medical, domestic and
international mission trips including orphanages.”
Missionary Resources.org http://www.missionaryresources.org/ “…is a website provided by Emercy as
a resource for missionaries to find articles, links, books, videos, and discussions for a wide
variety of missions resources.
Missions (Wabash Center)
http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/result_browse.aspx?topic=691 A Portal.
Missions and World Christianity (Yale Divinity) http://www.library.yale.edu/div/missgde.htm
Missions Atlas Project http://worldmap.org/ 237 country profiles now available online” Includes
maps, tabular data sets, and written descriptions, as well as missions progress worldwide.
Mundus - Gateway to Missionary Collections in the UK http://www.mundus.ac.uk/index.html
“Mundus is a web-based guide to more than four hundred collections of overseas missionary
materials held in the United Kingdom. These materials, comprising the archives of British
missionary societies, collections of personal papers, printed matter, photographs, other visual
materials and artefacts, are held institutions in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and
Wales.”
NationMaster.com http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php This is “a massive central data
source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast
compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD.
[ It] … can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease.”
Network for Strategic Missions http://strategicnetwork.org/
One World – Nations Online: Nations Online Project: Get in Touch with the World
http://www.nationsonline.org/. “A Portal to the Countries of the World.” “Made
to improve cross-cultural understanding.”” This site is a portal of gateways to the
countries, cultures and nations in the world, a reference directory and a destination guide.”
Operation World: GMI Strategic Mission Research and Mapping http://www.gmi.org/ Operation
World project. It has” library of valuable mission information resources, including maps,
graphs, presentations, documents, images, audio, and video - most are free. Plus, “custom
mapping services” for a fee. “You can now download the Operation World 7th Edition as an
eBook (available in PDF, ePUB and Mobipocket).
Orality Strategies https://www.oralitystrategies.org/strategies.cfm?id=1 “Chronological Bible
Storying involves telling biblical stories in the order in which they happened as part of the
connected narrative of Scripture. Usually this means beginning with creation and moving
sequentially through at least the resurrection of Jesus.” The pages on the right provide access
to a wealth of other resources.
OSCAR: the UK information service for world mission http://www.oscar.org.uk/service/ “The
Service zone includes information on a whole array of resources for missionaries and
overseas workers.”
Researching World Christianity: Doctoral Dissertations on Mission since 1900 (International Bulletin of
Missionary Research) http://resources.library.yale.edu/dissertations/
Society for Cross-Cultural Research http://www.sccr.org/links.html Cross-cultural Weblinks.
U.S. Center for World Mission https://www.uscwm.org/ “Publishing; Education and Training;
Research; Innovation; Media.” “Accelerating breakthrough among the Unreached.” “Bringing
definition to the unfinished task.”
World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/ It has “ a comprehensive set of data about development in
countries around the globe.”
World Christian Resource Directory: resources for missionaries and Christians worldwide
http://www.missionresources.com/
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MISSIONS (SOCIETIES AND BOARDS)
Agencies http://www.mislinks.org/gathering/agencies/
Associations http://www.mislinks.org/gathering/associations/
Mission Societies http://www.mislinks.org/gathering/mission-societies/
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MISSOURI STATE GOVERNMENT SITES
Missouri Attorney General https://www.ago.mo.gov/
Missouri Census Data Center mcdc.missouri.edu/
Missouri Department of Revenue www.dor.mo.gov/
Missouri Disability Portal www.disabilityinfo.mo.gov/
Missouri Online Library List (MOLLi) www.sos.mo .gov/library/libdir.asp?id=web
Missouri State Government www.mo.gov/
Official Manual (Blue Book) www.sos.mo.gov/bluebook/default.asp
Secretary of State Home Page www.sos.mo.gov/
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MORMON CHURCH
Sacred Texts and Religion: Mormon Church sacred texts: Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenant, Pearl
of Great Price http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
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MYTHS
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (James Hastings, et al.)
http://archive.org/details/EncyclopaediaOfReligionAndEthics.Hastings-selbie-gray.13Vols Use its
very detailed index for specific articles.
Myths and Legends http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/myth.html
Sacred Texts and Religion: Myths and Legends
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
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NEW TESTAMENT RESEARCH
Bible Links Page (Wieland Willker) http://www-user.uni-bremen.de/~wie/bibel.html
Early Christian Writings: New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, Church Fathers
www.earlychristianwritings.com/
Five Gospel Parallels (John W. Marshall. University of Toronto)
http://www.utoronto.ca/religion/synopsis/
Johannine Literature Web: Resources for the Study of the Fourth Gospel and the Letters of John
http://catholic-resources.org/John/
New Testament Gateway http://www.ntgateway.com/ “ … web directory of internet resources on the
New Testament.” A Portal.
NT Resources (Dr. Donald D. Binder) http://www.pohick.org/sts/resources.html
N.T. Wright Page http://www.ntwrightpage.com
Paul Page (New Perspective on Paul) http://www.thepaulpage.com
Reference Charts for Textual Criticism http://www.viceregency.com/TextCritCharts.pdf
Resources for New Testament Exegesis (Roy C. Ciampa, Ph.D., Godon-Conwell)
http://www.viceregency.com
Synoptic Gospels Primer: Parallel Texts in Matthew, Mark & Luke http://virtualreligion.net/primer/
Synoptic Problem Website http://www.hypotyposeis.org/synoptic-problem/
Textual Criticism of the Greek New Testament (Dr. Michael D. Marlowe)
www.bible-researcher.com/title.html
Use of Scripture in Early Judaism and the New Testament
http://www.viceregency.com/Scripture.htm
Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words http://www2.mf.no/bibel/vines.html
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OLD TESTAMENT RESEARCH (SEE ALSO JEWISH STUDIES ABOVE, AND HEBREW STUDIES)
Old Testament Gateway (Designed and maintained by Roy and Sue Nicholson of Manly West
Queensland Australia) http://otgateway.com/ A Portal.
Second Temple Synagogues (Donald B. Binder) http://www.pohick.org/sts/
Textual Criticism of the Old Testament (Dr. Michael D. Marlowe) www.bible-researcher.com/hebrewtext.html
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PAPYRUS/PAPYROLOGY
Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS)
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/projects/digital/apis/ “…information about and images of
papyrological materials (e.g. papyri, ostraca, wood tablets, etc.)...”
Papyri.info http://www.papyri.info/ “Offers links to papyrological resources, a customized search
engine (called the Papyrological Navigator), and an editing application, the Papyrological Editor.”
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PASTORING AND SERMON PREPARATION. (SEE ALSO MINISTRY AND EVANGELISM ABOVE)
BibleGateway.com http://www.biblegateway.com/
Bible.org www.bible.org/
Crosswalk www.crosswalk.com
Famous Quotes and Authors http://virtualreligion.net/vri/phil.html
Internet Resources for Ministry (AGTS Website) http://www.agts.edu/resources/using_internet.html
Ministry Health: Support and Resources For Pastors and Christian Ministry Professionals (Thomas F.
Fischer) http://www.ministryhealth.net/
Pastors.com (Saddleback Church. Rick Warren) http://pastors.com/
Preacher’s Study http://ww2.preacherstudy.com/
Preaching Today (Christianity Today) http://www.preachingtoday.com/
Publications and Resources (AGTS Website) http://www.agts.edu/resources/index.html
Sermon Central: Resources for Preaching and Teaching http://www.sermoncentral.com/
Sermon Illustrations.com http://www.sermonillustrations.com/
Sermon Index http://www.sermonindex.net/
Study Light http://www.studylight.org/
Today’s Preacher: for communicators in a modern world http://todayspreacher.faithsite.com/
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PATRISTICS
(René-Michel Roberge)
http://www4.bibl.ulaval.ca/bd/bibp/english.html
Internet Medieval Sourcebook (Fordham University) http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.asp
North American Patristics Society http://patristics.org/ Click “Resources” to see a wide variety of
online resources. It includes: Encyclopedias; Early Christian Texts; Early Christian Authors;
Oriental Christianity; Societies and Institutes; Other Resources and Guides; Teaching Early
Christian Studies.
ORB: Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies (College of Staten Island, City University of New York)
http://www.the-orb.net/ “The ORB is an academic site, written and maintained by medieval
scholars for the benefit of their fellow instructors and serious students.”
Patristic Texts http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-history.html#patristic
Bibliographic Information Base in Patristics (BIBP)
Patristic Theology (Post-Reformation Digital Library. Hekman Library)
http://libguides.calvin.edu/content.php?pid=46750&sid=345707
Patristica.net http://patristica.net/
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PENTECOSTALISM AND PENTECOSTAL THEOLOGY
The following sources were compiled by Russ Langford, Global University.
“Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies (Asia Pacific Theological Seminary) 1998-date.
Assessing the Roots of American Pentecostalism: a Historiographic Essay / by Randall J. Stephens Includes bibliography.
Cyberjournal for Pentecostal-Charismatic Research Available online: Directory of Open Access Journals
and ATLA Religion Database, 1997Dixon Pentecostal Research Center - Church of God (Cleveland, TN) Archives.” Includes Pentecostal and
Charismatic documents, records, and other media.”
European Pentecostal-Charismatic Research Association – “Fosters dialogue in various fields and
disciplines relevant to Pentecostal / Charismatic history, theology and church life. Has links to
worldwide Pentecostal associations, news, and full-text conference papers back to 1989.”
European Research Network on Global Pentecostalism – “Active research about Pentecostal and
Charismatic movements worldwide, with a special focus on Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
(GloPent) is an interdisciplinary academic initiative coordinated by Pentecostalism experts at the
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the University of Birmingham, the University of Heidelberg, and the
University of Uppsala. Bibliographies located under "Study Resources" on the left-hand menu are
extensive, academic, and global covering Latin America, Africa, India, Asia, and Europe.”
Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center – “Focuses mainly on the history of the Assemblies of God.
Collections include headquarters (U.S. Assemblies of God) documents, correspondence,
published and unpublished histories, books, periodicals, news clips, personal papers, diaries,
photographs, audiovisual materials (including oral histories), memorabilia, and materials from
other Pentecostal groups.”
Pentecostal-Charismatic Theological Inquiry International – “Online newsletters and publications, links to
seminaries worldwide, academic societies, and scholarly research.”
PentecoStudies – “An interdisciplinary journal for research on the Pentecostal and Charismatic
movements.”
Pneuma Foundation – “Resources for Spirit-empowered ministry.”
World Directory of Pentecostal Publications http://www.pentecostalworldfellowship.org/pub/pub.htm
Journal of Pentecostal Theology (Use the A to Z eJournals, Christian Periodical Index link, 1992-date)
Pentecostal Foundations: Annotated Bibliography (Dr. Martin Mittelstadt) (Compiled by: Jessica
Farmer) http://www2.wheaton.edu/isae/Pentecostalism/Articles/Mittelstadt.pdf “A work
in progress.”
Additional online sources may be located for specific countries by making searches using
Google.com or Bing.com. The search (made on Google.com or Bing.com) should include the needed
word(s) limited to the country by adding the limiter, site:ca (limits search to Canada, site:au (limits
the search to Australia) and site:de (limits search to Germany). To locate all the two-letter country
specific domains, search for: NORID domain registry. This should yield the master list of domains
registered for all nations and protectorates http://www.norid.no/domenenavnbaser/domreg.html .
Additional print sources may be located by making searches on the EU/AGTS libraries’ Online Public
Access Catalog system using terms such as: Pentecostal, Pentecostals, Pentecostalism, Holy Spirit,
or the name of a denomination/faith community.
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PHILOSOPHY
African Philosophy Sources (Bruce B. Janz) http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~janzb/afphil/ A portal.
Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts http://infomotions.com/alex/ It includes over 4,000 Western
philosophy books.
AskPhilosophers http://www.askphilosophers.org/ Online access to philosophers who will answer
questions.
Basics of Philosophy: a huge subject broken down into manageable chunks
http://www.philosophybasics.com/ “By movement or school; General; By Branch or Doctrine;
By Historical Period; By Individual Philosopher.”
Boethius (c.480-c.525 CE) (James J. O’Donnell) http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/jod/
Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names (Garth Kemerling) http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/
Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind https://sites.google.com/site/minddict/
Early Modern Philosophy Texts http://www.earlymoderntexts.com/index.html “… versions of some
classics of early modern philosophy, and a few from the 19th century, prepared with a view to
making them easier to read while leaving intact the main arguments, doctrines, and lines of
thought.”
Epicurus and Epicurean Philosophy http://www.epicurus.net/ Epicurean texts and Epicureanism.
Epistemelinks: Philosophy Resources on the Internet http://www.epistemelinks.com/index.aspx
Exploring Plato’s Dialogues https://notendur.hi.is//~kb/index_files/plato.evansville.htm Internet
Websites on Plato presented in an easy-to-navigate hierarchical index.
Film Philosophy http://www.film-philosophy.com/index.php/f-p
Film Philosophy Electronic Salon http://www.filmmaker.com/node/16934
Gnosis Archive http://gnosis.org/welcome.html
Guide to Philosophy on the Internet (Peter Suber, Earlham College)
http://www.earlham.edu/%7Epeters/philinks.htm
HIPPIAS: Limited Area Search of Philosophy on the Internet (Now See Noesis below)
History of Philosophy Timelines
http://www.wadsworth.com/philosophy_d/special_features/timeline/timeline.html#
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy http://www.iep.utm.edu/
Intute: Philosophy http://www.intute.ac.uk/philosophy/ Intute closed to new entries July 2011
however this British academic site is still worthy of consideration
Lapidarium Notes: Timeline of Major Western Philosophers and some Related Persons and Events
(Amira Skomorowska) http://aminotes.tumblr.com/page/15
Noesis: Philosophical Research On-line http://hippias.evansville.edu/
Open Library: Philosophy http://openlibrary.org/subjects/philosophy Over 68,000 works. See the list of
Limiters in the lower section of the page to help focus searches.
Philosophy (Voice of the Shuttle, Alan Liu) http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2724 A portal
Philosophy around the Web http://users.ox.ac.uk/~worc0337/phil_index.html A portal. If a link is broken,
use the name of the Website as a Google.com or Bing.com search string to locate the new URL.
Philosophy Bites: Podcasts of Top Philosophers Interviewed on Bite-Sized Topics
http://philosophybites.com/
Philosophy Documentation Center http://www.pdcnet.org/
Philosophy in Cyberspace (Dey Alesander) (Australia) http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~dey/phil/
Philosophy Pages (Garth Kemerling) http://www.philosophypages.com/ “…helpful information for
students of the Western philosophical tradition.” (Dictionary; History; Timeline; Discussion of
Major Philosophers; Logic; Study Guide; Other Links.
Philosophy Papers: Online Research about Philosophy http://philpapers.org/ “PhilPapers is a
comprehensive directory of online philosophical articles and books by academic philosophers.”
Philosophy: Philosophy of the EServer (Carnegie Mellon University) http://philosophy.eserver.org/
Primary texts.
Philosophy Research Base (ErraticImpact) www.erraticimpact.com/ “…is categorized by history, subject
and author. Integrating text resources with the best online resources…” A Portal. Use its
Featured Webs on left.
Philosophy Resources on the Internet (Episteme Links) http://epistemelinks.com/
Philosophy Resources Online http://www.westvalley.edu/ph/resourc.html A portal
Philosophy Sites, Other Links to (Garth Kemerling) http://www.philosophypages.com/links.htm
Additional links liked by Garth Kemerling.
Project Gutenbert: Philosophy (Bookshelf) http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Philosophy_(Bookshelf)
“Philosophical works in Project Gutenberg's catalog are listed … in roughly chronological order
by subject.”
Sacred Texts and Religion: Desiderata
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
Society for Philosophical Inquiry/Socrates Café/Philosopher’s Club
http://www.philosopher.org/Home.html
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy http://plato.stanford.edu/
Timeline of Western Philosophers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Western_philosophers
Virtual Religion Index: Philosophy and Theology (Rutgers University) http://virtualreligion.net/vri/phil.html
A Portal.
Women Philosophers Index http://www.women-philosophers.com/Women-Philosophers-Index.html
Arranged by first names.
WWW Philosophy Virtual Library (University of Bristol)
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/philosophy/department/resources/virtual.html A portal.
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POSTMODERNISM
Postmodernism (Open Directory Project) http://www.dmoz.org/search?q=Postmodernism Handpicked
directories of relevant information.
Postmodernism: Research resources for Christianity's relevancy in today's culture
http://www.apologeticsindex.org/p02.html A Portal.
Toward a Theological Understanding of Postmodernism (Daniel J. Adams. CrossCurrents)
www.crosscurrents.org/adams.htm
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PREACHING (SEE MINISTRY AND EVANGELISM ABOVE)
PROVERBS, GENERAL
Sacred Texts and Religion: Proverbs
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
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PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION
Virtual Religion Index: Psychology of Religion (Rutgers University)
http://virtualreligion.net/vri/psych.html A Portal.
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REFERENCE
AllExperts.com http://www.allexperts.com/ “More than 2 million questions answered! Allexperts.com
is the oldest & largest free Q&A service on the Internet.”
Encyclopedia.com: search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries http://www.encyclopedia.com/
Internet Public Library: Information you can Trust www.ipl.org/ Handpicked subject specific Websites.
LookLex Encyclopedia http://i-cias.com/e.o/index.htm
RefDesk: Fact Checker for the Internet: Virtual Reference www.refdesk.com/
WWW Virtual Library www.vlib.org/ Each topic is overseen by one or more subject specialists.
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REFERENCE WORKS ONLINE
Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/pubs/catalog/cad/ “
Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology
http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/bakers-evangelical-dictionary/
Biblical Words Pronunciation Guide http://netministries.org/Bbasics/bwords.htm
Catholic Encyclopedia (1914) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/ The EU Library has print editions for
1907, 1929, 1967, 1987, 2003; CBC Library has editions for 1914, 1922, 1965, 1987, 2002; AGTS
has print editions for1967, 1976, 1991, 2002.
Centennial Encyclopedia of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (African American)
http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/wright/menu.html
Christian Cyclopedia (Leuker) (Lutheran) http://cyclopedia.lcms.org/
Concise Dictionary of Religion (Hexham) www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~nurelweb/books/concise/
Dictionary of African Christian Biography (Christians in Africa) www.dacb.org/
Dictionary of Orthodox Terminology (Fotios K. Litsas) (Eastern Orthodox) www.goarch.org/ourfaith8049
Dictionary of Philosophy http://carm.org/dictionary-philosophy.intro
Dictionary of the History of Ideas (Online Books Page. University of Pennsylvania Library)
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=olbp31715
Dictionary of Theology www.carm.org/a
Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography http://www25.uua/uuhs/duub/
Easton’s Bible Dictionary http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/
Encyclopaedia Judaica (1971) http://www.bjeindy.org/resources/library/encyclopediajudaica/ (See also
Jewish Encyclopedia below)
Encyclopedia Iranica (Columbia University) http://www.iranicaonline.org/ “ study of Iranian
in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.”
Encyclopedia of Mythica www.pantheon.org/
Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, by James Hastings. 1908-1922-1926. Volumes may be read or
downloaded at Archive.org (search in Texts) www.archive.org
Encyclopedia of Religion and Society (Swatos, Jr.) http://hirr.hartsem.edu/ency/index.html
Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (Annabaptist / Mennonite) www.gameo.org/
Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary
http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/hitchcocks-bible-names/
Holman Bible Dictionary http://www.studylight.org/dic/hbd
Hypertext Bible Dictionary www.bible.gen.nz/dictionary.htm
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia http://www.studylight.org/enc/isb/
Interdisciplinary Encyclopedia of Religion and Science (Roman Catholic) www.disf.org/en/default.asp
Jewish Encyclopedia (1901-1906) http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/index.jsp (See also
Encyclopaedia Judaica above)
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/encyc01.html
Online Language Dictionaries: WorldReference.com http://wordreference.com/ 17 langauges
Perseus Encyclopedia http://perseus.uchicago.edu/Reference/perseusencyclopedia.html Greco-Roman
World; Greek and Latin texts
Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (Richard Stillwell, et al.)
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0006
Reference Works (Wabash Center)
http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/result_browse.aspx?topic=3928
Shi’ite Encyclopedia www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/
Smith’s Bible Dictionary http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/
Tibetan-English Online Dictionary (Nitartha International / Rangjung Yeshe Publications) (Buddhism)
www.nitartha.org/dictionary.html
Vedic Encyclopedia (Hindu) www.veda.harekrsna.cz/encylopedia/index.htm
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REFORMATION AND POST-REFORMATION
Counter Reformation (History Learning Site) (CUS - UK)
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/the-counter-reformation.htm
English Reformation Pages (Hanover College Department of History . Hanover Historical Texts Project)
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/ENGref/links.html
Junius Institute for Digital Reformation Research (Calvin Theological Seminary)
http://www.juniusinstitute.org/
Post-Reformation Digital Library (H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies of Calvin College and
Calvin Theological Seminary.) http://www.prdl.org/ It offers “… theology and philosophy
during the Reformation and Post-Reformation/Early Modern Era (late 15th-18th c.). Late
medieval and patristic works printed and referenced in the early modern era are also
included.”
Protestant Reformation Texts (Hanover College Department of History. Hanover Historical Texts Project)
http://history.hanover.edu/link-lists/prot.html (This is no longer undated but still useful.)
Reformation http://www.mun.ca/rels/reform/index.html A Portal.
For full text books on Reformation and Counter-Reformation, go to www.hathitrust.org and make
searches. Researchers may also search and download full text books covering the subjects at
www.archive.org >Texts and then search.
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RELIGION
Academic Info: Religion Gateway www.academicinfo.net/religindex.html A Portal.
Academic info: Religious Studies: Societies, Centers & Associations
www.academicinfo.net/Religionsoc.html
American Academy of Religion www.aaweb.org/
American Methodism Project (Archive.org) http://www.archive.org/details/americanmethodism
ART: CAMIO: OCLC's Catalog of Art Museum Images Online http://camio.oclc.org/
Baptist Studies Online http://baptiststudiesonline.com/
BASE . http://base.ub.uni-bielefeld.de/en/index.php “... is one of the world's most voluminous search
engines especially for academic open access web resources.”
Bible Maps http://carm.org/bible-maps
Biblical Bibliography of Lausanne (BiBIL)
http://www3.unil.ch/bibil/public/default.action?request_locale=en
BILDI (Documentation for Biblical Literature Innsbruck)
http://www.uibk.ac.at/bildi/bildi/search/index.html.en
Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity http://www.bdcconline.net/en/
Bioethics Resources on the Web (National Institutes of Health) http://bioethics.od.nih.gov/
BUBL Link: Catalogue of Internet Resources: Religion (British Academic Website)
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/linkbrowse.cfm?menuid=2595
Categorized Internet Resources for Theological Studies (Websites) (Fuller Theological Seminary Library)
http://library.fuller.edu/library/Internet_resources.asp Subjects included: Biblical Studies;
Theology, Ethics, and Religion; General Christianity and Ecumenics; Church History; Missions &
Practical Theology; Religion and Cultures; Psychology & Religion; Religious Statistics
Digital Quaker Collection (Earlham School of Religion) http://esr.earlham.edu/dqc/ It contains “…full
text and page images of over 500 individual Quaker works from the 17th and 18th centuries.”
EThOs - British Library Electronic Theses Online http://ethos.bl.uk/
Free Journal Resources: Religious Studies (The Master’s Seminary Library)
http://www.tms.edu/LibraryFreeJournals.aspx
Hartford Institute for Religious Research http://hirr.hartsem.edu
HathiTrust Digital Library http://www.hathitrust.org/
Infomine: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections (UC – Riverside) http://infomine.ucr.edu/ (Please use
the Social Science and Religion link.)
Ingenta http://www.ingentaconnect.com/ “World’s largest resource for scholarly publications.”
Internet Resources for the Study of Judaism and Christianity (Jay C. Treat, University of
Pennsylvania) http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/%7Ejtreat/rs/resources.html
Intute: helping you find the best websites for study and research (UK Academic network)
http://www.intute.ac.uk/religion/ While it is now closed, it is still respected.
Paths: The Way of the Soul http://www.snark.ca/ano.htm A portal to religion and religious thinking
across the spectrum.
Religion: Denominations / Church Affiliations http://netministries.org/denomlst.htm Official and
unofficial refer to the page / site status with respect to the denomination
Religion Facts: Just the facts on religion http://www.religionfacts.com/ Especially note its Comparison
Charts comparing two or more religions.
Religion: Fathers of the Church http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/
Religion-Online.org: Full texts by recognized religious scholars http://www.religion-online.org/ “More
than 6,000 articles and chapters. Topics include Old and New Testament, Theology, Ethics,
History and Sociology of Religion, Communication and Cultural Studies, Pastoral Care,
Counseling, Homiletics, Worship, Missions and Religious Education.”
Religion Web Sites http://ejw.i8.com/relweb.htm May be dated but has hundreds of sites for specific
religions on the Internet. Note its Dead Link directory and its directions for locating broken links.
Researchers may also use the name of the Weblink as a Google.com or Bing.com search to see if
there is a new address.
Religious Movements Homepage Project (University of Virginia) (Jeff Haddon & Douglas E. Cowan)
http://web.archive.org/web/20060907005952/http:/etext.lib.virginia.edu/relmove/ “…detailed
profiles of more than two hundred different religious groups and movements.”
Religious Studies (“Voice of the Shuttle” – (UC at Santa Barbara)
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2730
Religious Studies Web Guide (Saundra Lipton (University of Calgary Library) and Cheryl Adams (Library of
Congress)) http://people.ucalgary.ca/~lipton/index.html
Religious Tolerance.org: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance http://www.religioustolerance.org/
Religious Worlds http://www.religiousworlds.com/index.html “...is an information source about religions and
religious studies for scholars and students.”
Resources for American Christianity: projects funded by the Eli Lilly Foundation http://www.resourcingchristianity.org/
UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology http://escholarship.org/uc/nelc_uee
Wabash Center Internet Guide to Religion
http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/guide_headings.aspx
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Assemblies of God Christian Education ministries
Children’s Ministries http://4kids.ag.org/
Discipleship Ministries http://discipleship.ag.org/index.cfm
National Youth Ministries http://youth.ag.org/
Senior Adult Ministries http://sam.ag.org/
Single Adult Ministries http://singles.ag.org/
Young Adult Ministries http://youngadults.ag.org
Colleges and Universities http://colleges.ag.org/
Group: Life-Changing Ideas for Churches http://www.grouppublishing.com
Open Library: Christian Education http://openlibrary.org/subjects/christian_education Over 2,300
works. See Limiters listed below to help focus searches.
Religious Education (Wabash Center)
http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/result_browse.aspx?topic=697&pid=650
Sunday School Help.com (Pennsylvania Sunday School Association) http://www.sundayschoolhelp.com/
Sunday Software (Neil MacQueen) http://sundaysoftware.com/site/
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REVIEWS
Review of Biblical Literature (Society of Biblical Literature) http://www.bookreviews.org/
Also see: Most of the online religious and theological databases on the EU Website.
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ROME, ANCIENT
Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilization(DARMC) (Michael McCormick, et al)
(Harvard) http://medievalmap.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k40248&pageid=icb.page188865
Rome (Best of History Websites) (25 Websites plus over 35 Websites for teachers)
http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.php/ancient-biblical-history/rome A Portal.
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SACRED TEXTS
Internet Sacred Text Archive http://www.sacred-texts.com/ “…freely available archive of online
books about religion, mythology, folklore and the esoteric on the Internet. …” Includes texts
ranging from African religions to Zoroastrianism.
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SAINTS
BHLms Société des Bollandistes. Index analytique des Catalogues de manuscrits hagiographiques latins
publiés par les Bollandistes http://bhlms.fltr.ucl.ac.be/
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SCIENCE AND CHRISTIANITY
Answers in Genesis http://www.answersingenesis.org/
Counterbalance http://www.counterbalance.org/ “…offering new views on complex issues from science,
ethics, philosophy, and religion. ”
Institute for Creation Research http://www.icr.org/
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SEPTUAGINT
Resources for the Study of the Septuagint: Resources for the study of the Septuagint and old Greek
translations of the Hebrew scriptures (Joel Kalvesmaki) http://www.kalvesmaki.com/lxx/
Septuagint (English/Greek LXX translation) http://www.ccel.org/bible/brenton/
Septuagint (Institute of Biblical Greek) (in progress) http://biblicalgreek.org/links/lxx.php Text in English,
Greek, and Aids.
Septuagint in Hebrew, Greek, and English text http://www.bayithamashiyach.com/Scriptures.html (In
progress)
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SERMON ARCHIVES
To locate Sermon Archives, make a search on Google.com, Bing.com, or Duckduckgo.com using the
search string: “sermon archives” or “sermon text archives” including the quotation marks. Each will
return links for archived collections of sermons.
For Assemblies of God/Church of God in Christ/Pentecostal sermons, go to http://ifphc.org/ , the
International Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center and make a search for “sermons.”
For Church of God, Cleveland, TN sermons, go to http://aca.iii.com/search and make a search for
“sermons.”
Other faith communities and individual ministers have archives, too. Please make a search for each one
by using the name of the faith community/denomination or minister and the words, “Archive ”
or “sermon archive.“
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SHINTO
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (James Hastings, et al.)
http://archive.org/details/EncyclopaediaOfReligionAndEthics.Hastings-selbie-gray.13Vols Use its
very detailed index for specific articles.
Sacred Texts and Religion: Shinto
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
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SIKHISM
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (James Hastings, et al.)
http://archive.org/details/EncyclopaediaOfReligionAndEthics.Hastings-selbie-gray.13Vols Use its
very detailed index for specific articles.
Sacred Texts and Religion: Sikhism
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
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SOCIOLOGY
Child and Family Web-Guide (Tufts University) http://www.cfw.tufts.edu/ “Expert reviewed sites on
children and families.”
North American Association of Christians in Social Work http://www.nacsw.org/index.shtml
Social Gerontology and the Aging Revolution http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/geron.html
EU students should note online databases which are especially helpful: ProQuest Research Library
(General Databases); SocINDEX (Social Work and Sociology Databases); Academic Search Complete
(General Databases)
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SPANISH LANGUAGE BIBLE/RELIGION RESOURCES
Biblia Paralela http://bibliaparalela.com/ Online Spanish Bibles
Spanish Language online resources: An online source, Libreria Cristiana Teologica Virtual, (An Online
Referral Services Library Project Sponsored by Northwestern Theological Seminary.)
http://ntslibrary.com/Libreria-Virtual.htm is provided by The NTSLibrary,
See also: Manual de Investigación para el Estudiante (St. John’s Seminary Library)
http://www.bibliotecas-cra.cl/docs/recursos/Manual_Invest.pdf
Spanish Language aids www.biblegateway.com Click “En Español” in the top ribbon to
see the aids in Spanish.
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SPIRITUALITY, NON-CHRISTIAN
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (James Hastings, et al.)
http://archive.org/details/EncyclopaediaOfReligionAndEthics.Hastings-selbie-gray.13Vols Use its
very detailed index for specific articles.
Sacred Texts and Religion: Spirituality
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
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STATISTICS
Adherents.com: National & World Religion Statistics - Church Statistics - World Religions
www.adherents.com
ARDA: Association of Religious Data Archives http://thearda.com/
Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life http://religions.pewforum.org/ “The Pew Forum conducts
surveys, demographic analyses and other social science research on important aspects of
religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world. It also provides a neutral venue for
discussions of timely issues through roundtables and briefings.
Religion Statistics by Country (NationMaster) http://www.nationmaster.com/cat/rel-religion Statistics
presented by Bar Charts.
Religion Statistics by Country (ReligionFacts)
http://www.religionfacts.com/religion_statistics/religion_statistics_by_country.htm
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SYRIAC
Resources for Syriac Studies (Dunbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Harvard University)
http://www.doaks.org/research/byzantine/resources/syriac
Syriac Studies Reference Library (Brigham Young and Catholic University of America)
http://www.lib.byu.edu/digital//cua/
Syriaca. (Vanderbilt UniversityJ) http://syriaca.org/
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TABLES OF CONTENTS OF JOURNALS
Ingentaconnect.com (Click Browse by Publication) http://www.ingentaconnect.com/
JournalTOCs http://www.journaltocs.hw.ac.uk/ JournalTOCs is the biggest searchable collection of
scholarly journal Tables of Contents (TOCs). It contains ,,, over 21,900 journals directly collected
from over 1755 publishers.
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TALMUD
Soncino English Babylonian Talmud http://halakhah.com/indexrst.html . An index to the Talmud
is available at http://webapps.oru.edu/new_php/library/guides/pdfs/talmudAbbrev.pdf
Talmud Page http://people.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/TalmudPage.html See its link at the bottom of page.
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TANAKH (SEE BOOKS AND EBOOKS, JUDAIC ABOVE)
TAOISM
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (James Hastings, et al.)
http://archive.org/details/EncyclopaediaOfReligionAndEthics.Hastings-selbie-gray.13Vols Use its
very detailed index for specific articles.
Sacred Texts and Religion: Taoism
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
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TARGUM
NTCS: The Newsletter for Targumic and Cognate Studies http://targum.info/targumic-texts/
Click Targumic Texts Subpages on left.
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THEOLOGY
Arminius: Works of James Arminius http://wesley.nnu.edu/arminianism/the-works-of-james-arminius/
Assemblies of God Doctrine and Theology
Assemblies of God Position Papers http://ag.org/top/Beliefs/Position_Papers/index.cfm
I Value: Core Beliefs http://ag.org/top/Beliefs/Our_Core_Doctrines/index.cfm
Jamieson, Samuel A. Pillars of Truth. Pulpit and Pew Full Gospel Series.
http://www.ifphc.org/index.cfm
Nelson, Peter Christopher. Bible Doctines http://www.ifphc.org/index.cfm
Statement of Fundamental Truths http://ifphc.org/Uploads/Heritage/2012_08.pdf
Williams, Ernest Swing. Systematic Theology http://www.ifphc.org/index.cfm
Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology
http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/bakers-evangelical-dictionary/
Calvinism (an introduction) http://carm.org/calvinism
Computer-Assisted Theology (Humbul edition) (UK) http://users.ox.ac.uk/~ctitext2/theology/ Includes
non-Christian theologies.
Index Theologicus (University of Tubingen)
http://www.ixtheo.de/cgi-bin/ixtheo/maskeeng.pl?db=ixtheo “This allegro database contains
document descriptions from more than 600 periodicals and from Festschriften and congress
publications. It is updated every night…” May limit by Scripture Reference.
Internet Theology Resources: By School of Theology Major Areas (College of St. Benedicts & St. John’s
University) http://www.users.csbsju.edu/~eknuth/itr/index.html
Online Books and Resources for Theology: Well-known online libraries for theology
http://www.dennisjowers.com/theology_resources.html It also includes “More Obscure Online
Libraries & Databases for Theology” and “Miscellaneous Resources.”
Online Christian Library of Virtual Theological Resources: A Leading Worldwide Christian Internet
Community Learning Resource http://www.ntslibrary.com/Online-Library-Research-Tools.htm
Pentecostal-Charismatic Theological Inquiry international http://www.pctii.org/ ”… global database
which is designed for research specialists--graduate students (Th.D. and Ph.D.), professors and
independent research scholars with accredited, terminal degrees.” Must join to access full
database.
Religion Online: Full texts by recognized religious scholars http://www.religion-online.org/ “Topics
include Old and New Testament, Theology, Ethics, History and Sociology of Religion,
Communication and Cultural Studies, Pastoral Care, Counseling, Homiletics, Worship, Missions
and Religious Education.”
Society for Biblical Studies: an international community of scholars working within the Pentecostal and
Charismatic traditions http://www.sps-usa.org/
Systematic Theology Study Helps http://www.theologywebsite.com/systheo/
Theological Journals Search
http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=018443097211386924752%3Aluwi5uy2qbe “A Google
custom search engine that searches over 350 open-access theological journals.”
Theological Studies (UK) http://www.theologicalstudies.org.uk/
Theology (Michael Fraser) http://users.ox.ac.uk/~ctitext2/theology/ A Portal.
Theology (Steve Perisho. Seattle Pacific University Library Subject Guide. )
http://spu.edu/library/subject-guides/theology A Portal.
Virtual Religion Index: Philosophy and Theology (Rutgers University)
http://virtualreligion.net/vri/phil.html A Portal.
Women and Theology (ACRL-ALA) http://www.libr.org/wgss/wgsslinks/theology.html Includes women
and feminist theology in all major religions.
Yahoo! Directory: Religion and Spirituality
http://dir.yahoo.com/society_and_culture/religion_and_spirituality
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THEOSOPHY
Sacred Texts and Religion: Theosophy
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
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THESES AND DISSERTATIONS (SEE ALSO THE EU LIBRARY DATEBASES HEADING DISSERTATIONS AND
THESES)
ABES: Agence Bibliographique de l’Enseignement Súperieur abes – agence bibliographique de
l’enseignement supérieur http://www.abes.fr/Theses/Mission-nationale The search engine of
French doctoral theses.
Amicus / National Library of Canada http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/amicus/index-e.html Helps
locate unpublished theses and dissertations.
Australasian Digital Theses Program http://www.caul.edu.au/caul-programs/australasian-digital-theses
Australia and New Zealand theses.
Biblioteca Digital Brasileira de Teses e Dissertações http://bdtd.ibict.br/
CRL (Center for Research Libraries Global Resources Network) http://catalog.crl.edu/ Helps locate
unpublished theses and dissertations.
Cybertesis (Chile) http://www.tesis.uchile.cl/ “… full text access to electronic theses published in
universities around the world including Latin America, Europe, and North America.”
DART - Europe E-theses Portal http://www.dart-europe.eu/basic-search.php “…single European Portal
for the discovery of Electronic Theses and Dissertations.”
Dissertations reported: Center for Research Libraries http://catalog.crl.edu/ (outside US and Canada);
OpenThesis http://www.openthesis.org/ . (More country or continent specific masters theses
and doctoral dissertations may be located by using a search string: “find dissertations” (or: “find
theses”) and country or continent name. In some cases, researchers will need the local word for
thesis or dissertation.)
EthOS: Electronic Thesis Online Service (UK) “Opening access to UK theses.” User must register.
Index to Theses (UK & Ireland) http://www.theses.com/ Theses written since 1716.
KERIS RISS database http://www.riss.kr/index.do Korean dissertations and theses from Universities in
South Korea, includes some free ones.
National Assembly Library http://dl.nanet.go.kr/index.do Korean language database of Korean
resources including dissertations and theses. Some are free with registration.
National Library of Korea
http://www.nl.go.kr/search/web_search/search/search_brief.php?search_mode=0 English
available on top ribbon. Click on Dissertation (hagwi nonmun) for searching. Some are freely
available.
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations http://www.ndltd.org/ The Networked
Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organization that
promotes the adoption, creation, use, dissemination and preservation of electronic theses and
dissertations.
phdData: Universal Index of Doctoral Dissertations in Progress http://www.phddata.org/
Theses Canada: Library and Archives of Canada
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/thesescanada/index-e.html Canadian theses and
dissertations
Vidyanidhi http://dspace.vidyanidhi.org.in:8080/dspace/ “Vidyanidhi Digital Library, University of
Mysore … provides an open online access to 5480 Indian full-text doctoral theses.”
Premier site for doctoral research in India.
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TORAH (SEE BOOKS AND EBOOKS, JUDAIC ABOVE)
WORSHIP
Assemblies of God: Worship Resources and Consulting http://music.ag.org/
New Worship Resources http://www.newworshipresources.com/resources/
(Christian Resource Institute) http://www.cresourcei.org/worship.html
Soul Survivor (UK) http://soulsurvivor.com/
Worship Together.com (Worship Resources) http://www.worshipinstitute.com/
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YOUTH MINISTRIES (SEE ALSO ASSEMBLIES OF GOD MINISTRIES ABOVE)
Barna Group
Campus Crusade for Christ
Center for First Third Ministry
Center for Parent Youth Understanding: Understanding Culture to Impact Culture
Center for Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence
Child Trends
ChildStats.gov
Children and Worship
Fuller Youth Institute
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
Life In Student Ministry: Conversations Among Youth Ministers
National Study on Youth and Religion
Princeton's Institute of Youth Ministry
Search Insitute
Veritas Forum
Young Life
Youth for Christ
Youth Ministry
Youth Ministry Ideas
YouthPastor.com
Youth Specialties
YouthWorker.com
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ZEN BUDDHISM (SEE BUDDHISM ABOVE)
ZOROASTRIANISM
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (James Hastings, et al.)
http://archive.org/details/EncyclopaediaOfReligionAndEthics.Hastings-selbie-gray.13Vols Use its
very detailed index for specific articles.
Sacred Texts and Religion: Zoroastrianism
http://www.e-book.com.au/morefreebooks/freereligiousbooks.htm
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CREDITS
Credit for Weblinks shown is given to the libraries of the following colleges and universities:
Asbury Theological Seminary
Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
Beeson Divinity School, Samford University
Biola University
Brookes Bible Institute
Community College of Philadelphia
Dallas Theological Seminary
Eastern University
Evangel University
Fuller Theological Seminary
Global University (Russ Langford)
Goshen College
Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary
Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics
Grinnell College
Hope University
Dr. John Jaeger, Dallas Baptist University Library Graduate Studies Research Librarian
Lee University
Dr. Martin Mittelstadt, Evangel University, School of Theology and Church Ministries
Ohio Valley University
Oral Roberts University
Point Loma Nazarene University
Regent College (Canada)
Regent University (Virginia Beach)
Seattle Pacific University
St. Mary’s University
Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL)
Summit Pacific College
Ted J. Nesbitt, Librarian on Project-Wombat listserv; Elbin Library, West Liberty State University
Tyndale House as recommended by Dr. Dale Bruggeman, STEP Distance Research Coordinator
Tyndale University, College & Seminary
Valley Forge Christian College
Wabash Center
Western Theological Seminary
William Jessup University
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