This research guide provides subject and discipline related suggested resource links, search strategies, and research tips to support course assignments and student research success. (All links open in a new window.)
Databases
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
- America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
- American History This link opens in a new window
- Christian Periodical Index This link opens in a new window
- Digital Karl Barth Library This link opens in a new window
- History of Global Christianity Online This link opens in a new window
- Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
- Index to Jewish Periodicals This link opens in a new window
- Jewish Virtual Library This link opens in a new window
- New Pauly: Encyclopedia of the Classical World This link opens in a new window
- Religion and Philosophy Collection This link opens in a new window
- Twentieth Century Religious Thought: Christianity This link opens in a new window
Sample Searches
Use keywords and subject headings or thesaurus terms that describe concepts in your thesis statement. Try a variety of search expressions for targeted results. Click the links to go to the search results.
- opens new window (Christianity or "New Testament") AND martyr* AND persecution AND early church (28 results; Academic Search Complete and ATLA Religion Database)
- opens new windowDE "MARTYRDOM -- Christianity" (~243 results; Academic Search Complete, ATLA Religion Database; subject search, DE=descriptor)
- opens new windowBelgicConfession (83 results; ATLA Religion Database)
- opens new windowpost-apostolic AND (christianity or church) (~75 results; multiple databases)
- opens new windowZM "polycarp, saint, bp of smyrna" (~152 results)
- opens new windowNestorius AND "Council of Constantinople"
Search Strategies
Use the chart below to guide you in developing effective search expressions.