Citations from International titles and 13,000 multi-author works in and related to the field of Religion. Also includes a full range of index citations to journal articles, essays in multi-author works, and book reviews. 1949 - present.
ATLA Religion Index is directly linked with the ATLAS database of Full Text periodicals. Be sure to use the PDF links rather than the GIF links. Printing is easiest from the PDF.
Please note that BOOKS are included in this database. Check in LibrarySearch under the book title to see if we have a book. If another CLIC library has it, use Request Item to borrow it from another CLIC library. Use Interlibrary Loan for those not owned in the CLIC system.
Scripture Citation searching tips:
You can search ATLA for articles concerning specific Scripture Citations. Click on the Scriptures link on the ATLA toolbar. All the books of the Bible will display. Click on Expand to view and choose the Chapter and verse of the Book of the Bible you want
You can stop anywhere through the index - for instance by clicking Genesis or Exodus in the above example, you would search all articles on those particular books of the Bible. Or if you keep expanding you can stop at the Chapter or the Verse section.
Click on the desired Verse to run the search and see your results
Periodicals are useful for three primary reasons: they...
- provide a wealth of valuable information that is current and timely
- contain the latest discussions on a topic
- cover topics not yet published in book form
Periodicals are created for different audiences. Some are for general readers and others for scholars and researchers.
Although the terms periodical, journal, serial and magazine have slightly different definitions, you will likely hear them used interchangeably. These are works that come out on a regular basis (weekly, monthly, annually) and contain articles written by various authors.
Scholarly peer review (also known as refereeing) is the process of subjecting an author's scholarly work, research, or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the same field, before a paper describing this work is published in a journal.There are anonymous and open reviews.
Keyword Searching:
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Single key word, e.g. Transfiguration
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Broader yet = add the term OR between synonyms, e.g., Scriptures OR Bible
More refined = add the term AND between terms to focus your topic, e.g. Gospel AND Luke AND Emmaus
More refined = use NOT, e.g., Mary NOT Magdalene
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