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The Study of Religion
Welcome to the research guide for Comparative Religions. The resources in this guide have been chosen to aid you in your research and help you make this class a success.
On this page, see a quick list of resources to get you started.
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The following can help you start your research.
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Databases
- JSTOR
- Why search here? JSTOR is a large, full-text database covering a wide range of academic subjects, including biology, history, law, mathematics, medicine, philosophy, political science, psychology, social science, and social work.
- What’s included? JSTOR contains the full text of thousands of journals, and its collections are especially strong for older or historic journals.
- Religion & Philosophy Collection
- Why search here? This collection focuses on religion, biblical studies, philosophy, and the histories of religion and philosophy.
- What’s included? The database includes over 100 full-text, peer-reviewed journals.
- Approaching Religion
Publishes current research on religion and offers platform for scholarly debate within the field.
- Journal for the Academic Study of Religion
[Journal for the Academic Study of Religion] is the leading peer-reviewed journal of the Pacific region dealing with all aspects of the academic study of religion.
The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions by Call Number: Ref. 200.3 Ox2ISBN: 9780198662426Publication Date:The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions is the most wide-ranging A–Z reference guide to all aspects of the world’s religions, past and present. Whether the reader seeks quick, accessible answers from the short entries, or more detailed discussion from the longer, more discursive articles, it offers a wealth of unrivaled and unbiased, authoritative detail.
Religion: Key Concepts in Philosophy by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781441197061Publication Date:The philosophy of religion is a core area in the study of philosophy, as well as being a subject of growing contemporary interest. It encompasses some of the major and most complex philosophical questions.
Humanities at Northwestern
These links will take you to official NWOSU university pages.
- School of Arts & Sciences
The departments within the school offer a total of fifteen majors and twenty minors at the undergraduate level and a master of arts in American studies at the graduate level.
- English, Foreign Language & Humanities
The Department of English, Foreign Language & Humanities offers a broad range of courses leading to the bachelor of arts degree in English or English education. Students may also pursue a minor in English, writing, or Spanish.