Library Services: Religion and Philosophy: Resources

Religion & Philosophy

This guide will help support ACPHS students doing research in religion and philosophy.

Find Background Information

Start with these online resources to find background material on your topic.

Encyclopedia of Ethics
This encyclopedia is intended for scholars, students and readers with a serious interest in philosophy. Includes a twelve part history of ethics from pre-Socratics through 20th century.
Encyclopedia of Religion
The Encyclopedia of Religion is a standard reference work in the field, providing a wide variety of information in its 15 volumes.
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
This encyclopedia clarifies the intellectual history of more than 750 complex ideas of concern to people today.
Stanford Encylopedia of Philosophy
A freely-accessible online encyclopedia of philosophy maintained by Stanford University.
Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy
Presents articles on major and minor figures and on topics of importance to the philosophy of Greek and Roman antiquity.

Selected Web Sites

Internet Sacred Text Archive
Online archive of sacred texts from many of the world's religions. Definitely check here first if you are looking for online texts from lesser known religions. Scroll down the left side and click on a tradition.
Virtual Religion Index
Collection of links from Rutgers University, categorized by religion. Includes resources for ancient religions, archaeology, philosophy, and sociology of religion
Voice of the Shuttle - Religious Studies
Provides annotated links to web resources dealing with all aspects of the study of
Wabash Center - Internet Guide to Religion
A selective, annotated guide to a wide variety of electronic resources of interest to those who are involved in the study and practice of religion
Voice of the Shuttle - Philosophy
Provides annotated links to web resources dealing with all aspects of the study of philosophy.
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Open access encyclopedia including detailed entries written by specialized philosophers.

Search ACPHS and beyond

For additional books on religion and philosophy, search Discovery. Try some of these keywords: religion, theology, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, philosophy, ethics, Confucianism, Daoism, Taoism

Discovery

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Religion and Philosophy: Resources