Religion & Theology Research Guide

This guide provides you with a good starting point for conducting research in religion and theology at the Southwestern Adventist University Library. As you explore the library’s resources you will find additional materials such as videos and DVD’s.

Library Catalog	Research Related Material	Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Print Periodicals	Print Indexes	Databases
SDA Related Material	Useful Web Resources	General Help Links
Religion & Theology Links	Seventh-day Adventist Sites	Seventh-day Adventist History
Online Periodicals and Newsletters	University Site Resources

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Library Catalog

The library catalog is available online at:http://silc.swau.edu/aquabrowser/

We use the Library of Congress Classification system to organize most of the material in our library. Using this system, each book is given its own call number. The call number is used to locate the books on the shelf.

Material related to religion and theology can be found in the following call number ranges or areas.

B	Philosophy (General)
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
BX 6151-6155	Seventh-day Adventists
CA	Archaeology
[HR]*	Heritage Room

*Not a Library of Congress Call Number, [HR] is the designation for material in the Adventist Heritage and EGW Research Center at Southwestern Adventist University.

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Research Related Material

Below are some titles in the SWAU library collection that describe the methodology used in conducting and organizing research. Some of these are general and some are specific to the fields of religion and theology. Most of these titles are in the [MAIN] collection and are located on second floor.

A glossary of English grammar
[R] PE1112 .L44 2006

The extreme searcher's Internet handbook
[R] ZA4230 .H63 2007

Research techniques for scholars and students in religion and theology

[MAIN] BL 41 .T83 1999

Your indispensable guide to writing quality research papers : for students of religion and theology

[MAIN] BL 41 .V94 2001

An introduction to theological research : a guide for college and seminary students

[MAIN] BR 118 .B28 2000

Writing, teaching, and learning in the disciplines

[MAIN] LB 1576 .W76 1992

Using sources effectively : strengthening your writing and avoiding plagiarism

[MAIN] LB 2369 .H37 2002

The nuts & bolts of college writing

[MAIN] PE 1408 .H3927 2003

Online companion (http://www.nutsandboltsguide.com/nb-home.html)

The SBL handbook of style : for ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and early Christian studies

[MAIN] PN 147 .S26 1999

Finding religion (in the library) : a student manual of information retrieval and utilization skills

[MAIN] Z 711.2 .T83 1989

A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations / Kate L. Turabian.

On reserve at the Circulation Desk

Turabian online: http://www.bucknell.edu/x11826.xml

[MAIN] LB 2369 .T8 1973

How to Cite the Bible (Grove City College)

http://hbl.gcc.edu/citingBIBLE.htm

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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Reference materials such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs and atlases provide facts and statistics and are usually arranged so information can be easily located. They can be used to narrow or broaden a search topic or provide needed details for your research. Most of our reference materials, including the atlases [A], are located on first floor. However, the call numbers that begin with [MAIN] are located on second floor.

The essential IVP reference collection [electronic resource]

(On reserve at the circulation desk)

QuickVerse [computer file] : deluxe

(On reserve at the circulation desk)

BibleWorks 5 [computer file]

[RES] BS420 .B53 2001 pts.1-2 (On CD-Rom table)

Seventh-day Adventist Bible commentary series [computer file]

[RES] BS491.2 .N52 1995 (On CD-Rom table)

Legacy of light [electronic resource] : an interactive journey of faith, heritage, & prophecy

[RES] BX6111 .W45 1998 (On CD-Rom table)

[HR] BX6111 .W45 2002

Words of the pioneers [computer file]

[RES] BX6153 .W8 1995 (On CD-Rom table)

[HR] BX6153 .W8 1995

Atlas of the Bible lands

On reserve at the circulation desk

[A] G 2230 .H3 1990

The Westminster historical atlas of the Bible

[A] BS 630 W7

Atlas of the world's religions

[A] G 1046.E4 A84 1999

New historical atlas of religion in America

[A] G 1201.E4 N4 2000

A dictionary of all religions and religious denominations : Jewish, heathen, Mahometan, Christian, ancient, and modern

[R] BL 31 A3 1992

Pocket dictionary of apologetics & philosophy of religion

[R] BL 51 .E863 2002

Encyclopedia of religion and society

[R] BL 60 .E53 1998

--isms : understanding religion

[R] BL 80.3 .G32 2007

Religions of the World

[R] BL 80.3 .R45 2002 v.1-4

Religious cultures of the world : a statistical reference

[R] BL 85 P325 1997

Encyclopedia of science and religion

[R] BL 240.3 .E43 2003 v.2

Encyclopedia of women and religion in North America

[R] BL 458 .E52 2006 v.1-3

The Oxford dictionary of classical myth and religion

[R] BL 723 .O936 2003

Encyclopedia of religion in American politics

[R] BL 2525 .E52 1999

Faith in America : changes, challenges, new directions

[R] BL 2525 .F33 2006 v.1-3

Handbook of denominations in the United States

[R] BL 2525 .M425 2001

Religion and American cultures : an encyclopedia of traditions, diversity, and popular expressions

[R] BL 2525 .R448 2003 v.1-3

A concise encyclopedia of Judaism

[R] BM 50 .C619 1998

The Oxford dictionary of the Jewish religion

[R] BM 50 O94 1997

Dictionary of Jewish usage : a guide to the use of Jewish terms

[R] BM 50 .S74 2005

Encyclopedia of Christian theology

[R] BR 95 .D5313 2004 v.3

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation

[R] BR 302.8 .O93 1996 v.1-4

Dictionary of Christianity in America

[R] BR 515 .D53 1990

Encyclopedia of religious controversies in the United States

[R] BR 515 E53 1997

The religious right : a reference handbook

[R] BR 526 .U88 2007

Zondervan NASB exhaustive concordance

[R] BS 425 .N27 2000

The strongest Strong's exhaustive concordance of the Bible

[R] BS 425 .S8 2001b

The new Strong's guide to Bible words

[R] BS 425 S85 1997

The Preacher's complete homiletic commentary

[R] BS 491 .P65 v.32

The pulpit commentary

[R] BS 491 .S77 1950 v.1-23

The atlas of religion

[R] G1046.E4 O2 2007

[MAIN] BS 491 .S77 v.1-52

Comentario Biblico Adventista del Septimo Dia

[R] BS 491.2 .S4 1984-92 v.1-8

The Seventh-day Adventist Bible commentary

[R] BS 491.2 .S48 1976 v.1-12

[MAIN] BS 491.2 .S48 1976 v.1-12

The Apocrypha of the Old Testament : revised standard version

[R] BS 1692 1965

The expositor's Greek Testament

[R] BS 1965 1897 v.1-5

A Concordance to the Apocrypha/Deuterocanonical books of the Revised Standard Version

[R] BS 1700 C66 1983

The Greek-English concordance to the New Testament

[R] BS 2302 K657 1997

20 centuries of great preaching

[R] BV4241 .F34 v.1-13

Historical dictionary of Seventh-Day Adventists

[R] BX 6153 .L36 2005

Mesopotamia

[R] DS 69.5 .A7913 2007

Bible atlas

[R] G 2230 .B52 1999

Religion and American law : an encyclopedia

[R] KF 4783.A68 R45 2000

Religion and the law : a dictionary

[R] KF 4865.A68 A54 1999

Toward benevolent neutrality : church, state, and the Supreme Court

[R] KF 4865 A7M54 1996

A Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament and other early Christian literature

[R] PA 881 .B38 2000

A concise dictionary of the Greek New Testament

[R] PA 881 .T74 2003

How biblical languages work : a student's guide to learning Greek and Hebrew

[MAIN] PJ 4556 .S55 2003

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Print Periodicals

Periodicals include journals, magazines and newspapers. All of our periodicals are shelved in alphabetical order by the title. We keep two issues of our current subscriptions on first floor. Back issues and titles not currently received are shelved on the east side of third floor.

Currently Received Journals and Magazines

(First and third floor)

Adventist Frontiers

Adventist Heritage Ministry Bulletin

Adventist Review

Adventist Today

Adventist World

Andrews University Seminary Studies

Annual Statistical Report of Seventh-day Adventists

Atlantic Union Gleaner

Biblical Archaeology Review

Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research

Christian Century

Christian History & Biography

Christianity Today

Cornerstone Connections

Creation Illustrated

Creation Research Society Quarterly

Current Thoughts & Trends

Dialogue

Enfoque de Nuestro Tiempo

Focus

Gleaner

Group

Guide

Insight

Interpretation

Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling

Journal of Adventist Education

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

Journal of the American Academy of Religion

Lake Union Herald

LEAD : the Resource for Sabbath School Members Worldwide

Liberty

Listen

Message

Ministry

Near Eastern Archaeology

North American Division Statistical Report

OCI Reports

Outlook

Record

Recorder

Revista Adventista

Sabbath School Lesson Quarterly

Signs of the Times

Southern Tidings

Spectrum

Vibrant Life

Visitor

Women of Spirit

Titles Not Currently Received

(Only on third floor)

Advent Echo

Adventist Heritage

Adventists Affirm

Archaeology

Bibliotheca Sacra

Catholic Biblical Quarterly

Christian Herald

Church and State

Church History

Collegiate Quarterly

Creation Matters

For God and Country

Harvard Theological Review

Hour of Prophecy

Journal of Adventist Youth Ministry

Journal of Biblical Literature

New Testament Studies

Novum Testamentum

Pulpit Helps

Religious Studies Review

Sabbath School Leadership

Studies in Christian Ethics

Vetus Testamentum

Youth Ministry Accent

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Print Indexes

Indexes are used to locate citations (the information on where the article is found and who wrote it) of articles on a specific subject or subjects. When you have found the citation(s), you go to the shelves to locate the article(s). Articles not available in our library may be obtained through interlibrary loan. Two print indexes for religion and theology are listed below. These indexes are shelved on third floor.

Religion Index One: Periodicals

SDA Periodical Index

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Databases

Our library databases, found on our web page, offer many options for locating material in history. These databases are online indexes. Some of them have only the citation (the information on where the article is found and who wrote it) and an abstract (a short description of the article). Other databases offer some or all full-text articles. In other words, the whole article is on the computer. The ones most likely to help you in your research are listed below.

EBSCOhost

Academic Search Premier – The greatest number of full text, peer-reviewed journals found in any database. Provides a broad spectrum of data in social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.

ATLA Religion – Indexes over 600 publications covering biblical studies, world religions, church history, and social issues, with full text from more than 50 journals.

World History Collection – Provides full text for almost 150 titles with coverage back to 1964. Covers a wide range of topics from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North & South America.

Encyclopedia Britannica

Full-text access to the encyclopedia, atlas, and dictionary articles of Encyclopedia Britannica, as well as EB’s recommended Websites.

FirstSearch

AH Search – (Arts and Humanities Search). Indexes the world’s leading arts and humanities journals, plus selected social science journals from over 1,100 sources. Includes some full text from WilsonSelectPlus.

ArticleFirst – Indexes articles from more than 15,000 sources, from 1990 to the present. Covers business, humanities, popular culture, science, social science and technology. Includes some full text from WilsonSelectPlus.

BiographyInd – Indexes articles, autobiographies and books for biographical subjects from antiquity to the present. Covers individuals and collective biographies from all fields and nationalities.

Dissertation Abs – Indexes dissertations and theses from institutions in North America and Europe.

ECO – An OCLC collection of scholarly journals from over 5,400 sources. Includes some full text from WilsonSelectPlus.

HumanitiesAbs – Abstracts articles, bibliographies, book reviews, and original literature from over 450 sources in the humanities. Covers 1983 to the present. Includes some full text from WilsonSelectPlus.

PerAbs – Periodical abstracts from general and academic journals from over 2,000 sources. Includes some full text from WilsonSelectPlus.

Reader’sGuideAbs – Contains abstracts on articles covering consumer affairs, current events, education, fashion, fine arts, health & nutrition and sports. Articles from 379 sources. Includes some full text from WilsonSelectPlus.

SIRS Researcher – Abstracts on social, scientific, political, historical and economic issues worldwide with information from over 1,500 sources.

WilsonSelectPlus – Full text articles in science, humanities, education and business from 1,652 sources.

WorldCat – A consortial catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.

NetLibrary

Provides access to a collection of 28,274 e-books. NetLibrary eBooks are digital full-text versions of books such as reference works, scholarly monographs, literature and fiction in all subjects.

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SDA Related Material

General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

Official website of the Seventh-day Adventist Church

Index to the Complete Published Writings of Ellen G. White

Includes the books, periodical articles and pamphlets with the writings of Ellen G. White.

SDA Periodical Index

Indexing to approximately 40 Seventh-day Adventist journals and magazines. Currently the index covers the years 1977 to the present.

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Useful Web Resources

The Web sites listed below were evaluated by a reference librarian. Sites found on the web should always be critically evaluated for authority, accuracy, audience, coverage, currency, objectivity and purpose. There are additional sites related to religion and theology that may be reached through some of the university sites listed at the end of this section. Not all of these sites have been evaluated. Be sure to use your “critical thinking skills if you choose to use these additional web resources or to find other sites on your own.

Southwestern Adventist University

Department of Religion

(Online at: http://www.swau.edu/academics/religion.asp)

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General Help Links

College and Graduate School Planning (Thomson Peterson’s)

Contains a resource and information area for educators, as well as information for students and prospective students on test preparation, financial aid planning and career advancement.

(Online at: http://www.petersons.com/)

College and University Rankings (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Identifies top colleges and universities in various areas. Contains links to many ranking services, along with cautionary notes and a discussion of the ongoing controversy over rankings.

(Online at: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm)

GRE – Graduate Record Examinations (Educational Testing Service)

Free test prep materials available for the General Test and for the Subject Tests. Also contains information about changes to the GRE, which are to be implemented in the fall of 2007.

(Online at: http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.435c0b5cc7bd0ae7015d9510c3921509/?vgnextoid=b195e3b5f64f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD)

Guide to Grammar and Writing (Dr. Charles Darling and the Capital Community College Foundation)

Features a guide to grammar and writing, principles of composition, and interactive quizzes.

(Online at: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/)

Internet Detective (Intute Virtual Training Suite)

Free online tutorial designed to help college and university students develop their Internet research skills. Looks at the critical thinking required when using the Internet for research and offers practical advice on evaluating the quality of web sites. Follow the tutorial or explore the site on your own.

(Online: http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/tutors.html)

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus (Merriam-Webster Incorporated)

Online web site for Merriam-Webster. Includes a variety of resources on words and word meanings.

(Online at: http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm)

OWL at Purdue (Purdue University)

Offers free online writing, research, and MLA and APA style help.

(Online at: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/)

Paradigm Online Writing Assistance (Chuck Guilford)

Published by an experienced English teacher, POWA is an interactive, menu-driven, online writer's guide and handbook written in HTML and distributed freely over the WWW. Intended to be useful for all writers, from inexperienced to advanced.

(Online at: http://www.powa.org/)

Plagiarism (Indiana University, Bloomington)

Explains what plagiarism is and how to avoid it.

(Online at: http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml)

Writer’s Workshop (Northern Illinois University)

Includes resources for students, tutors, teachers and visitors.

(Online at: http://www.engl.niu.edu/comskills/main.html)

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Religion and Theology Links

Al-Islam.org (Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library)

Presents quality Islamic resources, related to the history, law, practice, and society of the Islamic religion and the Muslim peoples.

(Online at: http://www.al-islam.org/)

Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA and Pennsylvania University)

Allows interactive exploration of the highest quality data on American and international religion using online features for generating national profiles, maps, church membership overviews, denominational heritage trees, tables, charts, and other summary reports. Over 350 data files are available for online preview and most can be downloaded for additional research.

(Online at: http://www.thearda.com/)

Augustine of Hippo (J.J. O’Donnell, Georgetown University)

Includes a variety of research material on Augustine.

(Online at: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/augustine.html)

Bible.com (Bible.com Ministries)

Makes the Bible available in multiple languages and translations with Bible Answers, Bible Searches, Bible Tools, Bible Aids, Bible Studies, Bible Stories, Bible Devotionals, Bible Reading Plans, and Bible Memorization Techniques.

(Online at: http://bible.com/index.php)

Blue Letter Bible (Blue Letter Bible Institute)

Includes links to over 165,000 pages of concordances, lexicons, dictionaries, commentaries, images, and Bible versions. Features some audio.

(Online at: http://www.blueletterbible.org/)

CDRI: Digital resources for the study of religion (American Theological Library Association, Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative)

Freely available, web-searchable, central repository of digital resources. Includes digital images of woodcuts, photographs, slides, papyri, coins, maps, postcards, manuscripts, lithographs, sermons, shape-note tune books, and various forms of Christian art, architecture, and iconography.

(Online at: http://atla.com/digitalresources/)

Christian Classics Ethereal Library (Calvin College)

Includes classic Christian books, a study Bible in several versions, Bible Browser, version1, an encyclopedia of Christianity and more. Probably the single-largest source for public domain religious and theological works on the Web.

(Online at: http://www.ccel.org/)

Crosswalk.com, Bible Study Tools (Salem Web Network)

Includes Bibles, commentaries, concordances, dictionaries, encyclopedias, lexicons, religious history, sermon helps & illustrations and other resources.

(Online at: http://www.biblestudytools.net/)

Dictionary of American Hymnology Project (Oberlin College and the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada)

Provides data related to hymns and hymn writers as well as the history of congregational song in America. Comprises four sources for research: an index of first lines of hymns from 1640 to 1978 with a supplementary index 1978 to present; a bibliography of some 5000 hymnals published in America (1817 denominational + 3192 non-denominational); an author file; and a bibliographical file.

(Online at: http://www.oberlin.edu/library/DAH.html)

English Literature and Religion (William S. Peterson, University of Maryland)

Large bibliographical database about religious aspects and backgrounds of English literature, from the Middle Ages to the present century, with primary (though not exclusive) emphasis upon writers within the Anglican tradition.

(Online at: http://www.english.umd.edu/englfac/WPeterson/ELR/elr.htm)

Enos E. Dowling Hymnal Collection (Lincoln Christian College and Seminary)

Contains the lyrics of over 9,000 hymns from 19 hymnals. Also includes the scanned pages of the hymnals, MIDI versions of the tunes, a search engine for finding a particular hymn, and background information about the authors & compilers of the hymns.

(Online at: https://secure.lccs.edu/library/hymnals/index.html)

Greek Grammar on the Web (Marc Huys, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium)

Provides resources and information for the study of ancient Greek.

(Online at: http://perswww.kuleuven.be/~u0013314/greekg.htm)

Gutenberg Bible (British Library)

Features scanned images of two copies of the Gutenberg Bible. Also includes information about Gutenberg, the early history of printing and links to related sites.

(Online at: http://www.bl.uk/treasures/gutenberg/homepage.html)

Hymnody and Psalmody (Yale University)

Gateway to a wide variety of websites related to hymnody and psalmody.

(Online at: http://www.yale.edu/adhoc/research_resources/hymn4.htm)

International Religious Freedom Report (U.S. Department of State)

Includes the online annual reports back to 2001.

(Online at: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/)

Internet Christian Library (Worldstar Internet Technologies, Inc.)

Includes guides for links to a wide variety of Christian materials on the internet. Guides feature Christian missions, Christian literature, Christian resources, and early church documents.

(Online at: http://www.iclnet.org/)

Internet Resources in Religion and Theology (Duke University, Divinity School)

Links selected by Duke University Divinity School library staff. Sites are separated into the following categories: General, Bible, Historical, Ministerial, Religious Groups and Theological. Also includes brief descriptions of sites selected.

(Online at: http://www.lib.duke.edu/divinity/research/divlist.html)

Internet Sacred Text Archive (John Bruno Hare)

Largest freely available archive of full-text books about religion, mythology, folklore and the esoteric on the Internet.

(Online at: http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm)

New Testament Gateway (Dr. Mark Goodacre, Dept. of Theology, Univ. of Birmingham, UK.)

Web directory of internet resources on the New Testament. Annotated links on everything from the Greek New Testament to Jesus in Film.

(Online at: http://www.ntgateway.com/)

Old Testament Gateway (Roy and Sue Nicholson)

Comprehensive, annotated, academic directory of internet sites on the Old Testament.

(Online at: http://www.otgateway.com/)

Olive Tree Bible Software (Olive Tree Bible Software Inc.)

Provides over 80 electronic translations of the Bible as well as commentaries, dictionaries, devotionals, eBooks, and Strong's numbering system. Also offers the Bible in various languages, including German, French, Spanish, Chinese and many others. Original Hebrew and Greek texts also available.

(Online at: http://www.olivetree.com/bible/index.php)

Project Wittenberg (Project Wittenberg and Internet Christian Library)

Features works by and about Martin Luther and other Lutherans.

(Online at: http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/wittenberg-home.html)

Prophecies of Daniel and the Revelation (Clarence L. Thomas IV)

Online reproduction of The Prophecies of Daniel and the Revelation by Uriah Smith. Includes copies in French and Spanish in addition to English. Also contains some Seventh-day Adventist Bible prophecy books.

(Online at: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/clt4/drtoc.htm)

Religion Newswriters Association

Web site for RNA, an association for religious newswriters and newswriters reporting on religion. Includes a resource library, latest religion related news stories, a religion style writing book and more.

(Online at: http://www.rna.org/)

Religion Online (William F. Fore)

Full text articles by recognized religious scholars on ethics, comparative religion, worship, religion education, history and sociology of religion. Includes its own search engine.

(Online at: http://www.religion-online.org/)

Religious News Service

Web site for RNS, The only news and photo service devoted to unbiased coverage of religion and ethics.

(Online at: http://www.religionnews.com/)

Resource Pages for Biblical Studies (Torrey Seland, School of Mission and Theology, Norway)

Resource for serious, scholarly studies of the early Christian writings and their social world.

(Online at: http://www.torreys.org/bible/)

Review of Biblical Literature (Society of Biblical Literature)

Presents comprehensive, international reviews of books in Biblical studies and related fields.

(Online at: http://www.bookreviews.org/)

RIM Online (American Theological Library Association)

Freely available database that indexes DMin and DMiss projects from reporting schools of theology accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada. Indexing began in 1981. Author, title, project advisor, institution, and subject access are provided. In addition, an abstract for each project is included when one has been provided by the author.

(Online at: http://rim.atla.com/star/rimonline_login.htm)

Unbound Bible (Biola University)

Features a wide variety of Bible study tools, including different versions and languages of the Bible, language tools, dictionaries, encyclopedias, indexes, commentaries and more.

(Online at: http://unbound.biola.edu/)

Virtual Religion Index (Mahlon H. Smith and the Religion Department at Rutgers University)

Carefully organized comprehensive list of annotated links for study of the academic aspects of religion. Includes links to Christian denominational pages as well as pages on world religions. Chosen by several reviewers as one of the best on the Internet.

(Online at: http://virtualreligion.net/vri/)

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Seventh-day Adventist Sites

SDA Internet

Adventist Distance Education Consortium

Group of 13 Seventh-day Adventist Affiliated colleges and universities in North America. Enables its member institutions to develop, promote, and deliver high-quality Christian distance education programs for the benefit of motivated independent learners.

(Online at: http://www.sdaedu.org/)

Adventist Education

Web site for the North American Division Office of Education. Offers information and support to parents, teachers and students.

(Online at: http://www.nadeducation.org/)

Adventist Professionals Network

Global registry of Seventh-day Adventist professionals who hold the minimum of a master's degree or its equivalent (5 years of postsecondary studies) in any field. Housed at the world headquarters of the Church, APN will help locate candidates for positions, consultants with expertise, and volunteers for short mission assignments. It will also foster international networking among Adventists in various professions.

(Online at: https://apn.adventist.org/)

North American Division Religious Liberty

Web site for the North American Division Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Department.

(Online at: http://nadfreedom.org)

PlusLine

Provides ministry support to Seventh-day Adventist church members, pastors and church leaders throughout the North American Division.

(Online at: http://www.plusline.org/article.php?id=270)

Public Affairs and Religious Liberty

Web site for the SDA General Conference Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Department.

(Online at: http://parl.gc.adventist.org/index.html)

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SDA History

Adventist Heritage Ministry

Educational and evangelistic corporation organized in 1981 to assist in preserving the heritage of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Includes information about early Adventists and historical Adventist sites.

(Online at: http://www.adventistheritage.org/index.php)

Adventist Pioneer Library

Includes short biographies of some of the founders of the Adventist church.

(Online at: http://www.aplib.org/Gallery.htm)

Archives & Statistics (General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists)

Online resources include Adventist Archives, Directory, Statistics and Yearbook.

(Online at: http://ast.gc.adventist.org/)

Center for Adventist Research (Andrews University)

Leading documentary collection for the study of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, its predecessors and related groups, from the Millerite movement of the mid nineteenth century to the present.

(Online at: http://www.andrews.edu/library/car/links.htm)

Ellen G. White Estate

Web site for the Ellen G. White Estate. Includes the Index to the Complete Published Writings of Ellen G. White as well as a variety of other resources and information on resources, both about Ellen G. White and the SDA church.

(Online at: http://www.whiteestate.org/)

Elmshaven

Home of Ellen G. White for the last years of her life. Includes a short biography of her life, a list of her writings, an online tour of the house and more.

(Online at: http://westlakevillage.netadventist.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1)

Loma Linda University/Archives and Special Collections

Web site for the Archives and Special Collections and the Ellen G. White Estate Branch Office for the Loma Linda University Libraries.

(Online at: http://www.llu.edu/llu/library/heritage/)

Seventh-day Adventist Resources

Links to many sources where you can locate or acquire information and research material related to the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

(Online at: http://www.asdal.org/sdare/index.html)

SDA Media Productions

Adventist Media Center (Simi Valley, CA)

Comprised of center administration, an audio and video production component, and six ministries.

(Online at: http://www.sdamedia.org/amc.html)

Adventist Media Centre (Sydney Australia)

Services provided here include television, radio and satellite, together with cutting edge audio-visual products, corporate reports, drama, musical productions, graphics, special effects and public presentations.

(Online at: http://www.adventistmedia.com.au/)

Adventist Media Productions (Simi Valley, CA)

Electronic media production unit of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America with the responsibility of producing radio and television programming for 5 different "ministries" of the Church - It Is Written, Voice Of Prophecy, Breath of Life, Faith For Today and La Voz de la Esperanza. AMP also produces programming for Adventist Communication Network and Hope Channel.

(Online at: http://www.adventistmedia.com/)

SDA Print

Adventist News Network

(Online at: http://news.adventist.org/index.html.en)

Adventist Review

Print copies and microfiche from 1851 to the present are available in our library on third floor. Some earlier print issues in the Adventist Heritage/Ellen G. White Research Center on second floor. Latest two issues shelved on first floor.

(Online at: http://www.adventistreview.org/)

Adventist Today

Issues from 1994 to the present are available in our library on third floor. Latest two issues shelved on first floor.

(Online at: http://www.atoday.com/index.php)

Dialogue

Issues from 1989 to the present are available in our library on third floor. Latest two issues shelved on first floor.

(Online at: http://dialogue.adventist.org)

Guide Magazine

Issues from 1953 to the present are available in our library on third floor. Latest two issues shelved on first floor.

(Online at: http://www.guidemagazine.org/)

Insight Magazine

Issues from 1970 to the present are available in our library on third floor. Latest two issues shelved on first floor.

(Online at: http://www.insightmagazine.org/)

Lest We Forget (Adventist Pioneer Library)

Highlights the lives and contributions of the Adventist pioneers. Online issues from 1991 to 2002. Issues from 1991 to 2002 available in our library in the Adventist Heritage /Ellen G. White Research Center.

(Online at: http://www.aplib.org/Periodical.htm)

Liberty Online

Issues from 1906 to the present are available in our library on third floor. Latest two issues shelved on first floor.

(Online at: http://www.libertymagazine.org/)

Listen

Issues from 1948 to the present are available in our library on third floor. Latest two issues shelved on first floor.

(Online at: http://www.listenmagazine.org)

Ministry

Issues from 1928 to the present are available in our library on third floor. Latest two issues shelved on first floor.

(Online at: http://www.ministrymagazine.org/)

Pacific Press

(Online at: http://www.pacificpress.com/index.php?res=low)

Primary Treasure/Little Friend

Scattered issues of Primary Treasure from 1959 to the present are available in our library on third floor.

(Online at: http://www.primarytreasure.com/)

Review and Herald Publishing Association

(Online at: http://www.rhpa.org/)

Sabbath School Lessons

Available in Czech, Danish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish and Romanian, in addition to English.

Adult Quarterly: Issues from 1895 to the present are available in our library. Numbers 1-70 on microfiche in Adventist Heritage Center. Numbers 75 to the present in paper on third floor. Latest two issues shelved on first floor.

Collegiate Quarterly: Issues from 1982 to the present available in our library on third floor.

(Online at: http://ssnet.org/qrtrly/qrtrly.html)

Signs of the Times

Issues from 1884 to the present are available in our library. Vol. 1-42 on microfiche in Adventist Heritage Center. Vol. 10 to the present in paper on third floor. Latest two issues shelved on first floor.

(Online at: http://www.signstimes.com/)

Spectrum

Issues from 1969 to the present are available in our library on third floor. Latest two issues shelved on first floor.

(Online at: http://www.spectrummagazine.org/)

Vibrant Life

Issues from 1985 to the present are available in our library on third floor. Latest two issues shelved on first floor.

(Online at: http://www.vibrantlife.com/)

Winner

(Online at: http://www.Winner.org)

Women of Spirit

Issues from 1995 to the present are available in our library on third floor. Latest two issues shelved on first floor.

(Online at: http://www.womenofspirit.com/home.php)

SDA Radio/Networks

Adventist World Radio

(Online at: http://www.awr.org/)

KJCR 88.3 FM, Keene, TX

(Online at: http://www.kjcr.fm/)

KNDL 89.9 FM, Angwin, CA

(Online: http://www.thecandle.com/)

La Voz de la Esperanza

(Online at: https://www.lavoz.org/v4/index.php)

LifeTalk Radio

(Online at: http://www.lifetalk.net/)

Positive Life Radio, WA

(Online at: http://www.plr.org/)

Voice of Prophecy

(Online at: http://www.vop.com/)

WAUS 90.7 FM, Berrien Springs, MI

(Online at: http://www.waus.org/)

WGTS 91.9 FM, Takoma Park, MD

(Online at: http://www.wgts.org/)

WOCG 90.1 FM, Huntsville, AL

(Online at: http://www.wocg.org/)

WSMC 90.5 FM, Collegedale, TN

(Online at: http://www.wsmc.org/)

SDA TV Networks/Stations

3ABN

(Online at: http://www.3abn.org/)

ACN: Adventist Communication Network

(Online at: http://www.acnsat.org/)

Adventist Television Network

(Online at: http://adventist.tv/)

Amazing Facts

(Online at: http://www.amazingfacts.org/)

Faith for Today

(Online at: http://www.faithfortoday.tv/)

It Is Written

(Online at: http://www.iiw.org/)

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Online Periodicals and Newsletters

Archaeology

Web site for Archaeology Magazine. Full texts of news, reviews, and selected longer articles are available free online from 1996 to the present. Abstracts are available for other departments and features. Also includes some online special features. Scattered issues from 1983 to 2005 are available in our library on third floor.

(Online at: http://www.archaeology.org/)

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University Site Resources

Internet Guide to Religion (Texas Christian University)

(Online at: http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/guide_headings.aspx)

Internet Guide to Religion (Wabash College)

(Online at: http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/guide_headings.aspx)

Internet Resources in Religion and Theology (Duke University, Divinity School)

(Online at: http://www.lib.duke.edu/divinity/research/divlist.html)

Internet Resources – Religion (Walla Walla University)

(Online at: http://www.wallawalla.edu/index.php?id=13900&catID=79)

Religion and Theology Internet Resources (Andrews University)

(Online at: http://www.andrews.edu/library/RefDesk/guides/rel-l.html)

Religion Gateway (University of Phoenix)

(Online at: http://www.academicinfo.net/religindex.html)

Religion Websites (Earlham College)

(Online at: http://www.earlham.edu/library/content/resources/subject/religionweb.html)

Selected Web Sites, Religion (Southern Adventist University)

(Online at: http://library.southern.edu/research/view.php?id=123#sws)

Web Sites for Theology & Religion (Moravian University)

(Online at: http://home.moravian.edu/public/reeves/books/web/religion.htm)