Each volume in this series of companions to major topics and key figures in theology and religious studies contains specially commissioned essays by international scholars; provides and accessible and stimulating introduction to each subject.

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A major online collection of Karl Barth's works provided by Princeton Theological Seminary and Theologischer Verlag Zurich; researchers can cross-search among all Barth's works. Results can be viewed, organized, and analyzed at an unprecedented
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This eBook collection provides titles covering diverse worldwide religions and explores areas of study such as the social, cultural, and historical impacts of religion.

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The Past Masters series offers primary source full-text electronic editions of significant titles in philosophy, religious studies, political thought and many other disciplines. Our selected collection offers full-text searching across the database which includes published and unpublished works, articles, essays, reviews, and correspondence.

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Full-text journals provided by American Theological Library Association (Atla) in many diverse areas of religion and theology. Coverage from over 30 different countries with content in 16 languages. Content includes sacred texts, world religions, interfaith dialogue, contextual and systematic theology, denominational history, ethics, etc.

Citations to journal articles in selected periodicals covering major doctrinal positions within evangelical Christianity; linked full-text when available.
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Provides extensive coverage of such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
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Objective summaries of articles which appear in scholarly journals covering religion and theology from Christian, Jewish, and other world religions. Abstracts are in English but also include articles written in Hebrew, Afrikaans, and major European languages.
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A Google custom search engine created by an ORU librarian, which targets over 1,000 Websites/pages to retrieve full-text articles from over 350 open access journals, magazines, and newsletters related to religious studies, scripture studies, systematic theology, practical theology, and cognate disciplines.
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Extensive data on: Christian denominations, thousands of ethnolinguistic people, major world religions, chronology of world Christianity from 1st century to present, population and evangelism in cities throughout the world.

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