-
- Finding Books
-
- Finding Articles
-
- St. Mary's
University Libraries Catalog
- +WorldCat (OCLC FirstSearch)
- +Gale Virtual Reference Library
- +Religion & Philosophy Collection
-
- +Academic Search Complete
-
-
Theology Periodicals available through the Blume Library (xls) -
- Locating Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers in the Blume Library
-
Bible Resources
Theological Resources
Catholic Resources
Documenting Sources - MLA Style (pdf)
Electronic Databases
Blume Library
St. Mary's University
Theology Department
Evaluating Information
Theological Encyclopedias
- Sacramentum Mundi: An Encyclopedia of Theology. Eds. Karl Rahner, et al. New York: Herder and Herder, 1968-1970. 6 vols. (REF BR 95 .S23)
- An official Catholic encyclopedia set. It provides scholarly and thorough essays on a variety of theological topics.
- The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline and History of the Catholic Church. New York: Appleton, 1907-1912.
- This out-of-print work provides doctrinal background on many theological topics. This work is made available via the Internet through volunteer efforts. This set is not completely online at this time.
The following are accessible and searchable through the +Gale Virtual Reference Library:
- +The New Catholic Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003.
- Provides essays written from a Catholic perspective, but on a much broader range of Catholic topics, events, and persons than does Sacramentum Mundi. Includes maps, photos, and illustrations.
- +The Encyclopedia of Religion. Ed. Lindsay Jones. 2nd ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005.
- Provides essays on a wide variety of religions, topics, events, and persons. Defines terms in the context of several religious traditions.
- +Encyclopaedia Judaica. Eds. Michael Berenbaum and Fred Skolnik. 2nd ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2007.
- Provides an organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana" and from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures.
- Indexes with a + (plus) preceding their name are available off-campus only to current St. Mary's students, faculty, and staff, due to contractual restrictions from the vendors. For more information, read Restricted Databases Instructions.
- For more information about some of the databases listed to the left, see the Louis J. Blume Library Database Descriptions page.