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Religion Specific
Tip: Add the keyword “Lutheran” to your search in databases to Limit your results to relevant materials
ATLASerials (Ebsco)
Full-text database is a collection of major religion and theology journals. Topics: all major religious faiths, major denominations, and language groups. 1949-present.
Religion Database (ProQuest)
Covers formal theological studies and commentary on topics of general interest.
Primary Texts
(ATLA) Historical Monographs Collections-Series 1 (EBSCOhost) Titles from the 13th century through the 1893 World Parliament of Religions, with the majority of titles from the 19th century.
(ATLA) Historical Monographs Collection-Series 2 (EBSCOhost) Features titles published from 1894-1923. Topics: growing interest in Eastern religions from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, shifts in the religious identification of Americans, the evangelical movement and evangelical sermons, missionary activities, and biographies of nineteenth-century theologians.
LCMS Specific
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Commission on Theology and Church Relations: provides study documents and statements on a number of significant theological issues.
Books
Search for books and ebooks in Primo.
General Instructions: Finding Books Guide
Browse Books in the Library
BL Religion
BR Christianity
BS Bible
BS 500 Bible Criticism and interpretation
BS 700 Old Testament
BS 1900 New Testament
BT Doctrinal Theology
BV Practical Theology
Search Ebooks
Reference Books
New Westminster Dictionary of Church History | REF BR95 .W496 2008 |
| Luther’s Works | REF BR330 .E5 2009 |
| New Bible Dictionary | REF BS440 .N48 2000 |
LCMS CTCR Reports | BX8061 .M7 C6 |
You can search for journal articles in Primo and library databases (see databases tab).
General Instructions on finding and requesting: Finding Journal Articles
Finding Articles By Journal Title
- Open E-Journals Search
- Search for the Journal’s Title.
- Click on the Journal in the search results.
- Search inside the journal for keywords on the journal page.
Magazines
- Lutheran Witness (Print only)
- Christianity Today
Journal Titles
For print journals, a link to the Index where you can search articles by topic is provided.
- Journal of Lutheran Mission
- Concordia Journal
- Concordia Theological Quarterly
- Journal of Biblical Literature
- Lehre und Wehre (Print only)
- Logia
- Lutheran Forum (Print only)
- Lutheran Synod Quarterly
- Lutheran Quarterly
- Concordia Theological Seminary (IN) Media Library
A library of theological articles, course videos, chapel sermons, and other resources provided by CS. - Concordia Seminary (St. Louis): Collection of resources including a scholarship repository, faculty blogs, video and audio lectures, and more.
- WI Lutheran Seminary Digital Library: Essays on LCMS ministry and education
- Post-Reformation Digital Library (Calvin College)
database of digital books about the development of theology and philosophy during the Reformation and Post-Reformation Era (late 15th-18th c.) - Project Wittenberg: Writings of Martin Luther and other Lutherans
- Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA):
U.S. and International Data on religions & congregations, including datasets. - Research In Ministry (RIM)
Online database of thesis and dissertation abstracts related to ministry, theology, and religion. - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
Detailed, scholarly, peer-reviewed information on key philosophy topics and philosophers in all areas
Primary Texts
Ministry
- Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS): Offical website. Includes Bible studies, prayer suggestions, devotions, directories & more.
- Lutheran Hour Ministries: Lutheran Christ-centered outreach effort from the International Lutheran Laymen’s League. Includes training videos.
- LCMS Document Library: free print resources about ministry and education of LCMS beliefs and doctrine.
Theology
- LCMS Doctrine Statements: Lutheran doctrine statements on life, family, marriage, citizenship, and comparison to other religions and Christian faiths.
- LC-MS Convention Essays: CUW Library’s Digital Repository of doctrinal essays and reports from the regular LCMS conventions. Discusses topics of continuing relevance and value to the LCMS theological scholarship.
- Concordia Historical Institute: Library and Archives on American Lutheran history from the 19th-century immigration to the present.
Citation Guides
Books about Research
Your guide to writing quality research papers for students of religion and theology | BL41 .v94 2014 |