Religion Indexes
Religion Indexes are an obvious starting point when searching for journal articles on a topic relating to spirituality and its cognate subjects. But the study of spirituality is multidisciplinary. The databases listed in the Social Science and History boxes (below) may provide access to helpful supplemental resources.
- Index to Jewish periodicals This link opens in a new window
Provides comprehensive indexing to English-language articles, book reviews, and feature stories in journals devoted to Jewish affairs.
- Religion & Philosophy Collection (Online : EBSCO)Provides full-text access to an electronic index with incredibly broad, multi-disciplinary journal subject coverage that is primarily (though not exclusively) religion and philosophy focused. Subject coverage includes topics such as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, geography, health and medicine, sociology, philosophy of language, moral philosophy, and the history of philosophy. Indexes hundreds of journal titles, the majority of which are scholarly journals. Most full-text titles are available in native (searchable) PDF, or scanned in color. Good retrospective full-text coverage, going back in some cases as far as 1924. EBSCOhost.
- Southern Baptist Periodical Index (Online)Indexes Southern Baptist affiliated periodicals including denominational serials, seminary magazines, scholarly journals, and professional publications. An excellent resource for ephemeral publications not indexed by commercial indexing services and an important resource for anyone researching Southern Baptist history or theology from the late 20th century forward. It is a cumulative index to periodicals published by corporations related to the Convention.
Social Science Indexes
- Psychology & behavioral sciences collection This link opens in a new window
Provides a comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, education, social work, sociology, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
- PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Provides citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in psychology, behavioral science, and mental health.
- Sociological abstracts This link opens in a new window
Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
History Databases
- America: History and LIfeFirst place to look for scholarly articles on American and Canadian history.
- International medieval bibliography-onlineCoverage Range: Church History, Ecumenical relations, Theology, Liturgy and public worship, Spirituality, Church Order and Ministry.
