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Subject Guides are key resources organized and updated by your friendly librarians at Cowles.
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American Jewish History
American Jewish History is the official publication of the American Jewish Historical Society, the oldest national ethnic historical organization in the United States.
Association of Religion Data Archives
The focus of this site is "to preserve quantitative data on American religion" while increasing and enhancing the use of such data. The archive includes data about churches, membership, individuals, congregations, and denominations.
ATLA Religion Database - EBSCO
The ATLA Religion Database is the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all scholarly fields of religion. Indexing journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in more than 60 languages, the ATLA Religion Database includes more than 460,000 article citations from over 1,500 journals, 651 of which are currently indexed. It also provides bibliographic coverage of over 260,000 essay citations from more than 15,400 multi-author works, and more than 423,000 book reviews, and an increasing number of multimedia citations. (from publisher blurb)
Bible Gateway
Bible Gateway contains features such as multiple translations and languages, audio Bibles, and multiple search options. The user may chose from 81 Bibles currently available, comprising 56 searchable texts, 12 audio Bibles and 13 e-books. There are 16 different translations and 29 available languages.
Biblical Archaeology Society Online Archive
The Biblical Archaeology Society (BAS) was founded as a nonprofit, nondenominational, educational organization dedicated to the dissemination of information about archaeology in the Bible lands. BAS educates the public about archaeology and the Bible through its bi-monthly magazine, Biblical Archaeology Review.
The database contains Biblical Archaeology Review (1975 - present), Bible Review (1985 - 2005 complete) and Archaeology Odyssey (1998 - 2006 complete), plus five popular books.
blueREVIEWS - Quiverfull
Review by Professor Beth Younger, Drake University Department of English, of Quiverfull by Kathryn Joyce.
blueREVIEWS - Quiverfull by Kathryn Joyce from Cowles Library on Vimeo.
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Also: if you are a part of the Drake University community and are interested in briefly reviewing a book or media item for blueREVIEWS, please contact Mireille Djenno at mireille.djenno@drake.edu or 515-271-2862.
Catholic Historical Review
It is the only scholarly journal under Catholic auspices in the English-speaking world devoted to the history of the universal Church. It publishes articles, review articles, book reviews, and lists of books received in all areas of church history.
Islam and Islamic Studies Resources
This site provides a selective guide to Islamic resources on the Web. It limits links to primary sources (such as sacred texts, official documents, and statements; or materials by religious groups) and scholarly secondary sources. Organized around 12 broad categories, it is designed for browsing, exploring, and learning
Journal of Early Christian Studies
Journal of Early Christian Studies focuses on the study of Christianity in the context of late ancient societies and religions from c.e. 100-700.
Judaica Sound Archives
From Florida Atlantic University, JSA features over 70,000 Judaica sound recordings (in English and Yiddish, from the US and abroad) of music, liturgy, humor, and theater.
Judaism and Jewish Resources
This resource lists and very briefly describes Web sites devoted to a wide range of topics in Jewish religion and culture, including Israel and Zionism and contemporary Jewish social and communal life.
Modern Judaism
Modern Judaism provides a distinctive, interdisciplinary forum for discussion of the modern Jewish experience since the Haskalah, the Jewish Enlightenment
Nashim
Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues provides an international, interdisciplinary academic forum the only one of its kind for the innovative work being done in the many areas of research that comprise the field of Jewish women's and gender studies.
Religion and American Culture
Religion and American Culture is devoted to promoting the ongoing scholarly discussion of the nature, terms, and dynamics of religion in America.
Religion Online
This site is a growing digital library of over 1,500 English-language Christian theological classics and contemporary works, including essays, monographs, chapters, and speeches.
Religious Liberty Archive
This site serves as a repository of information and resources about "state and federal laws pertaining to religious freedom in the United States."
Spiritus
An expansion of the highly regarded Christian Spirituality Bulletin, Spiritus covers a wide range of disciplines within the field of religious studies: history, philosophy, theology, and psychology
