Henry Buhl Library: E-Books & Online Books: Religion & Philosophy

Religion & Philosophy eBooks and Online Books

Cambridge Companions to Philosophy, Religion and Culture
Addresses topics and figures ranging from Plato through Kant to Habermas, and philosophical movements such as the Scottish Enlightenment and German Idealism, this online collection contains over 1300 downloadable essays taken from the Cambridge Companions to Philosophy, Religion and Culture (more than 150 volumes).
Each volume also includes a substantial bibliography and other elements such as glossaries and timelines.
EBSCO eBook Collection
"This growing subscription package contains a large selection of multidisciplinary eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter." Subjects covered include business, education, literary criticism, philosophy, political science, religion, engineering, and others. New titles are added monthly.
Books can be read online or downloaded onto another device. Portions of books can be printed.

Encyclopedia of Religion in America
A multidisciplinary examination of religion in American life.
Encyclopedia of Religious Controversies in the United States
"This book provides a thorough introduction to historical and contemporary issues in American religion, tackling controversial hot-button topics such as abortion, Intelligent Design, and Scientology."
Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization
"A comprehensive reference work on the history and impact of Christianity. This four-volume work spans issues ranging from theology, politics and law, through to literature, art and architecture."
New Catholic Encyclopedia
Online encyclopedia covering theology, philosophy, history, literary figures and more.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Religion in America
This encyclopedia is a groundbreaking collection of detailed scholarly articles that address a wide range of topics in American religious history and culture, all written by experts in their fields. It is not an amalgam of articles on the traditionally invoked topics that have directed thinking about religion in America. Rather, it is organized in a way that utilizes the most recent categories of scholarly research to identify the crucial themes, events, people, places, and ideas that have constituted the rich history of religion in America.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible
This encyclopedia provides a single source for authoritative reference overviews of scholarship on some of the most important topics of study in the field of biblical studies. It contains almost 120 in-depth entries, ranging in length from 500 to 10,000 words, on each of the canonical books of the Bible, major apocryphal books of the New and Old Testaments, important noncanonical texts, and thematic essays on topics such as canonicity, textual criticism, and translation.
Oxford Reference Online Database -- Religion
Search Oxford University Press Religion Dictionaries; Handbooks & Subject Companions (Encyclopedias)
Oxford Religion Handbooks Online
Access over 1,100 articles in this collection of e-books from Oxford University Press. Titles cover Biblical Studies, as well as world religions, and a variety of theologies.
Religious Leadership: a Reference Handbook
This work explores the contexts in which religious leaders move, leadership in communities of faith, leadership as taught in theological education and training, religious leadership impacting social change and social justice.
Theism and Atheism: Opposing Arguments in Philosophy
This peer-reviewed, academic collection contains essays on key topics in philosophical debates regarding arguments for and against the existence of God (e.g., Religious Experience, Miracles, Our Universe, Human Beings, Science and Religion, etc.). For each topic, it provides an essay from the viewpoint of theism, followed by an essay on the same topic from the viewpoint of atheism by a different author.

Cambridge Companions to Philosophy, Religion and Culture
Addresses topics and figures ranging from Plato through Kant to Habermas, and philosophical movements such as the Scottish Enlightenment and German Idealism, this online collection contains over 1300 downloadable essays taken from the Cambridge Companions to Philosophy, Religion and Culture (more than 150 volumes).
Each volume also includes a substantial bibliography and other elements such as glossaries and timelines.

Controversies in Contemporary Religion: Education, Law, Politics, Society and Spirituality
This book addresses a variety of current religious issues, analyzing religion's role in the rise of fundamentalism, censorship, human rights, environmentalism and sustainability, sexuality, bioethics, and other areas. The first volume covers theoretical and academic debates, the second looks at debates in the public square and ethical issues, while the third examines specific issues and case studies.
Encyclopedia of Religion in America
A multidisciplinary examination of religion in American life.
Encyclopedia of Religious Controversies in the United States
"This book provides a thorough introduction to historical and contemporary issues in American religion, tackling controversial hot-button topics such as abortion, Intelligent Design, and Scientology."
Oxford Reference Online Database -- Religion
Search Oxford University Press Religion Dictionaries; Handbooks & Subject Companions (Encyclopedias)
Oxford Religion Handbooks Online
Access over 1,100 articles in this collection of e-books from Oxford University Press. Titles cover Biblical Studies, as well as world religions, and a variety of theologies.
Religious Leadership: a Reference Handbook
This work explores the contexts in which religious leaders move, leadership in communities of faith, leadership as taught in theological education and training, religious leadership impacting social change and social justice.
India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic
This encyclopedia provides quality overviews on a wide range of topics related to contemporary India, including education, foreign affairs, media, religion, food and health, economics, and culture.

A bibliography and chronology are also included.

EBSCO eBook Collection
"This growing subscription package contains a large selection of multidisciplinary eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter." Subjects covered include business, education, literary criticism, philosophy, political science, religion, engineering, and others. New titles are added monthly.
Books can be read online or downloaded onto another device. Portions of books can be printed.

Atla Historical Monographs Collection: Series 1
Provides religious and theological literature from the late 13th century to 1922. Series 1 includes monographs prior to the 1893 World Parliament of Religions.
Preserved and curated by the American Theological Library Association (Atla), this collection contains more than 29,000 titles and features over 50 languages, including German, Italian, and Spanish. Topics covered include church life, demographics, doctrinal disputes, higher criticism, Judeo-Christian religions, Non-Western religions, and social movements.
Atla Historical Monographs Collection: Series 2
Series 2 covers 1893 through 1922. Preserved and curated by the American Theological Library Association (Atla), this collection contains more than 29,000 titles and features over 50 languages, including German, Italian, and Spanish. Topics covered include church life, demographics, doctrinal disputes, higher criticism, Judeo-Christian religions, Non-Western religions, and social movements.

Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization
"A comprehensive reference work on the history and impact of Christianity. This four-volume work spans issues ranging from theology, politics and law, through to literature, art and architecture."
Faiths across Time: 5,000 Years of Religious History
This monumental, four-volume reference overviews significant events and developments in religious history over the course of more than five millenia.

Loeb Classical Library
The Loeb Classical Library® is the only series of books which, through original text and English translation, gives access to all that is important in Greek and Latin literature.
This is the digital version of all Loeb volumes, searchable by author, subject, or series number. New volumes are added when published.

The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity
The first comprehensive, multi-disciplinary reference work covering every aspect of history, culture, religion, and life in Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Near East (including the Persian Empire and Central Asia) between c. AD 250 to 750, the era now generally known as Late Antiquity.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Religion in America
This encyclopedia is a groundbreaking collection of detailed scholarly articles that address a wide range of topics in American religious history and culture, all written by experts in their fields. It is not an amalgam of articles on the traditionally invoked topics that have directed thinking about religion in America. Rather, it is organized in a way that utilizes the most recent categories of scholarly research to identify the crucial themes, events, people, places, and ideas that have constituted the rich history of religion in America.
Oxford Reference Online Database -- Religion
Search Oxford University Press Religion Dictionaries; Handbooks & Subject Companions (Encyclopedias)
Oxford Religion Handbooks Online
Access over 1,100 articles in this collection of e-books from Oxford University Press. Titles cover Biblical Studies, as well as world religions, and a variety of theologies.
Voices of Early Christianity: Documents from the Origins of Christianity
Access primary documents related to early Christian history covering topics such as Christian life, the early Church, women, persecution, and politics and the Church (from ABC-CLIO).
Voices of the Reformation: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life
This fascinating collection of primary source documents furnishes the accounts—in their own words—of those who initiated, advanced, or lived through the Reformation.

Cambridge Companions to Philosophy, Religion and Culture
Addresses topics and figures ranging from Plato through Kant to Habermas, and philosophical movements such as the Scottish Enlightenment and German Idealism, this online collection contains over 1300 downloadable essays taken from the Cambridge Companions to Philosophy, Religion and Culture (more than 150 volumes).
Each volume also includes a substantial bibliography and other elements such as glossaries and timelines.

Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics is a comprehensive survey of major concepts, thinkers, and debates about the meaning, uses, and value of all the arts—from painting and sculpture to literature, music, theater, dance, television, film, and popular culture.
Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Full-text of the complete 2nd multi-volume encyclopedia (from Macmillan-Gale).

Past Masters
Past Masters is the largest collection of primary source full-text electronic editions in philosophy. The series includes significant collections in the history of political thought and theory, religious studies, education, German studies, sociology, the history and philosophy of science, economics, and classics.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Full-text of the encyclopedia.

EBSCO eBook Collection
"This growing subscription package contains a large selection of multidisciplinary eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter." Subjects covered include business, education, literary criticism, philosophy, political science, religion, engineering, and others. New titles are added monthly.
Books can be read online or downloaded onto another device. Portions of books can be printed.

Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Try browsing by subject (early church) or author (which lists their dates). Contains a lot of information about the early church (from Calvin College).
Internet Sacred Text Archive
Significant primary texts of Traditional, Eastern, and Western religions and mythologies.
Perseus
Contains the largest number of classical texts, fiction and non-fiction, on the web as well as a stunning number of artifact pictures (from Tufts University).
The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
Provides access to electronic resources in medieval studies. Note especially the International Culture: Philosophy and Theology link, which offers primary texts for Aristotle, Augustine, Plato and others (from Georgetown University).