Library Guide to Theology Resources

The links on this page have been selected by the librarians as good resources for library patrons to consult when looking for information on the World Wide Web. If you need any assistance, please ask a Reference Librarian! Stop by the information desk in the library, call 375-2164, or send e-mail to ref@sbu.edu  

Books & Other Media

• Browse St. Bonaventure University Library Catalog 

• Browse materials in libraries worldwide--WorldCat 

If you are looking for books in the Friedsam Memorial Library, use the Library of Congress letter B as a starting point.

• B-Philosophy
• BC-Logic
• BD-Speculative Philosophy
• BF-Psychology
• BH-Aesthetics
• BJ-Ethics
• BL-Religions/Mythology/Rationalism
• BM-Judaism
• BP-Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy, etc.
• BQ-Buddhism
• BR-Christianity
• BS-The Bible
• BT-Doctrinal Theology
• BV-Practical Theology
• BX-Christian denominations                    
   

Recommended Databases

• ATLA Religion Database with Serials (EbscoHost)
• Catholic Periodical & Literature Index (EbscoHost) 

Websites

Catholic Resources

• The Catholic Encyclopedia: http://newadvent.org/cathen/ 
• Catholic Internet Directory: http://www.catholic-church.org/cid/ 
• Catholic World News: http://www.catholicculture.org/news/ 
• Catholics on the Net: http://www.catholic.net/ 
• The Mary Page: http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/ 
• New Advent Catholic Website: http://www.newadvent.org/ 
• Papal Encyclicals Online: http://www.papalencyclicals.net/ 
• The Vatican Website: http://www.vatican.va/ 

Franciscan Links

• The Franciscan Archive: http://www.franciscan-archive.org/ 
• Franciscan Authors, 13th-18th Centuries: http://users.bart.nl/~roestb/franciscan/index.htm 
• The Franciscan Institute: http://www.sbu.edu/FranciscanInstitute.aspx?id=1752 
• Franciscan Institute Library: http://web.sbu.edu/friedsam/filib/ 
• Franciscans and Dominicans for Human Rights: http://www.fiop.org/ 
• Franciscans International: http://www.franciscansinternational.org/ 
• Holy Name Province: http://www.hnp.org/index.cfm 
• Secular Franciscan Order: http://www.ciofs.org/ 

Medieval Links

• Ecole Initiative: Encyclopedia of early church history: http://www2.evansville.edu/ecoleweb/ 
• Essays in Medieval Studies: http://www.illinoismedieval.org/EMS/index.html 
• Feminae: Medieval Women & Gender Index: http://inpress.lib.uiowa.edu/feminae/Default.aspx 
• Illinois Medieval Association: http://www.illinoismedieval.org/ 
• The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies: http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/ 
• Medieval Sourcebook, Fordham University: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.asp 
• Medieval Studies Subject Guide, Yale University Library: http://www.library.yale.edu/rsc/history/medgde/ 
• NetSerf: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources: http://www.netserf.org/ 
• ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies: http://www.the-orb.net/ 
• The WWW Virtual Library History Index: Medieval Europe: http://vlib.iue.it/history/med/index.html 

Religion in the United States

• American Religious Experience: http://are.as.wvu.edu/ 
• Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA): http://www.thearda.com/index.asp 
• CDRI: Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative: https://www2.atla.com/digitalresources/ 
• Center on Religion and Democracy: http://www.religionanddemocracy.org/ 
• The Pluralism Project at Harvard University: http://www.pluralism.org/ 
• Wabash Center: Guide to Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion: http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/default.aspx 
• Yale Divinity Digital Image & Text Library: http://divdl.library.yale.edu/dl/ 

Religion and Theology

• Bible Gateway: http://www.biblegateway.com/ 
• King James Version Bible: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kjv/ 
• The Book of Mormon: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/mormon/ 
• Religion Worlds: http://www.religiousworlds.com/index.html 
• Religion-Online Full-Texts: http://www.religion-online.org/ 
• Virtual Religion Index: http://virtualreligion.net/vri/ 

Christianity

• Calculation of the Ecclesiastical Calendar: http://www.smart.net/~mmontes/ec-cal.html 
• Christian Classics Ethereal Library: http://www.ccel.org/ 
• Review of Biblical Literature: http://www.bookreviews.org/ 
• Virtual Christianity: Bibles: http://www.internetdynamics.com/pub/vc/bibles.html 

Judaism

• Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory: http://jewishstudies.virtualave.net/ 
• Jewish Encyclopedia: http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/index.jsp 
• Jewish History Resource Center: http://www.jewishhistory.huji.ac.il/ 
• Judaism & Jewish Resources: http://www.shamash.org/trb/judaism.html 

Buddhism

• Buddahnet.net, Buddhist Education & Information Network: http://www.buddhanet.net/ 
• Journal of Buddhist Ethics: http://blogs.dickinson.edu/buddhistethics/ 

Islam

• Islam and Islamic Studies Resources: http://islam.uga.edu/ 
• The Quaran Browser: http://www.quranbrowser.org/ 

This library guide was originally created by Nikki Rosetti, Summer 2011
Last updated: January 2013