Encyclopedias and Reference

Philosophy and Religion

Philosophy

• Encyclopedia of Philosophy Gale
  Wide ranging philosophical topics (2006)
  
  
• International Encyclopedia of Ethics Wiley
  Provides clear definitions and explanations of all areas of ethics including the topics, movements, arguments, and key figures in Normative Ethics, Metaethics, and Practical Ethics (2013)
  
  

Religion

• Encyclopedia of Buddhism Gale
  Buddhist world view, basic teachings and practices of Buddhism, as well as its different schools and sects.(2004)
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World Gale
  Islam's role in the modern world within the context of the religion's history and development over 13 centuries. (2004)
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Religion Gale
  Presents a cross-cultural approach that emphasizes religion's role within everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture. (2005)
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Religion in America Gale
  Covers the significant religious denominations and movements that have originated or flourished in North America, from the beginning of European settlement to the present day. (2010)
  
  
• Guide to Islamist Movements Gale
  Examines the Islamist movement's diverse groups, ideas, and activities, including the beliefs, organizational structures, and interactions. It focuses on thinkers and ideologies, movements and parties, and responding government policies and repression. (2010)
  
  
• Melton's Encyclopedia of American Religions Gale
  Comprehensive coverage of more than 2,300 North American religious groups in the U.S. and Canada (2009)
  
  
• Religions of the World : A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices Gale
  rovides comprehensive, global coverage of religion, emphasizing larger religious communities without neglecting the world's smaller religious outposts. (2010)
  
  

Research Articles

• Research Databases for Philosophy & Religion
  
  
  

Websites

• Catholic Encyclopedia
  The Original 1912 Catholic Encyclopedia online. A newer version is shelved in Nicholson Library Reference section - McMin Ref BX841 .N44 2003
  
  
• Guide to Philosophy on the Internet
  Comprehensive, peer-reviewed collection of links to scholarly works, Web sites, and texts of philosophers.
  
  
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  A dynamic encyclopedia where authors can update their articles in response to new research.
  
  

Related Resources

• CQ Researcher
  Explores current social and political issues from the news with Congressional Quarterly objectivity and balance, 1991- present.
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics
  Considers both the professional ethics of science and technology, and the ethical and political issues raised by science and technology in an increasingly complex and global society. (2005)
  
  
• Gale Virtual Reference Library Gale
  All Gale Encyclopedia and Reference resources in one search.
  
  
• Goddesses in World Culture
  From classical Greek heroines to female archetypes in today's video games, from Native American divinities to Asian goddesses immortalized through landscape references, goddesses and their stories inform our history and fill our folklore.
  
  
• Opposing Viewpoints
  
  
  
• Oxford Reference Online
  Search specialized dictionaries, reference books, and several encyclopedias covering everything from language and history to business, science, and medicine. (Updated regularly)