New E-Resources at Northwestern

New Catholic Encyclopedia, Supplement 2009

This supplement to the New Catholic Encyclopedia that focuses on the theme of science and the church.

Melton’s Encyclopedia of American Religions

Melton’s Encyclopedia of American Religions contains comprehensive coverage of more than 2,300 North American religious groups in the U.S. and Canada — from Adventists to Zen Buddhists. Information is presented in two distinct sections, essays and directory listings describing the historical development of religious families and providing factual information about each group within those families. Includes, when available, rubrics for membership figures, educational facilities and periodicals. – Publisher’s blurb.

iPreach

iPreach contains more than 300 volumes of first-rate biblical scholarship, preaching, and worship resources.

“iPreach offers the finest in contemporary biblical study and preaching resources to pastors and teachers by renewable online subscription. This extensive collection of commentaries, Bible dictionaries, and other reference works provides a breadth of substantial, searchable materials with which to prepare sermons and lessons–all in one place.” – Publisher’s blurb.

Journal of Jewish Studies

The Journal of Jewish Studies is an international academic journal for the promotion of research into all aspects of Jewish studies. The Journal has become one of the leading forums in the world for new findings and discussions of Jewish history, literature and religion from Biblical times to the present day. – Publisher’s blurb.

Leo Baeck Institute Year Book

The Leo Baeck Institute Yearbook is the pre-eminent journal on Central European Jewish history and culture. This well-established publication covers cultural, economic, political, social and religious history, the impact of antisemitism and the Jewish responses to it. – Publisher’s blurb.

Journal of Hindu Studies

The Journal of Hindu Studies publishes two issues a year, one guest-edited and one open for submissions, both on the same broad annual theme. These themes focus on theoretical meta-issues that are relevant to all fields within Hindu Studies, thus linking scholars in interdisciplinary dialogue. – Publisher’s blurb.

JSTOR Arts & Sciences V Collection

This collection builds on previously introduced disciplines, adding important literary reviews and state historical journals. It will also widen the scope of core disciplines in the arts and humanities, such as philosophy, history, classics, religion, art and art history, and language and literature. When complete, the collection will number at least 120 titles. – Publisher’s blurb.

A list of titles is available at the above link.  Access and searching of individual titles will be available in NUcat and the ER shortly.

Christian Bioethics

Christian bioethics is a non-ecumenical, interdenominational journal, exploring the content-full commitments of the Christian faiths with regard to the meaning of human life, sexuality, suffering, illness, and death within the context of medicine and health care. Christian bioethics seeks not to gloss over the differences among the Christian faiths, but rather to underscore the content-full moral commitments that separate and give moral substance. – Publisher’s blurb.

Oxford Scholarship Online – Religion

The subjects covered by the books selected for Oxford Scholarship Online – Religion module include: Biblical Studies, Buddhism, Church History, Early Christian Studies, Hinduism, History of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Philosophy of Religion, Religion and Literature, Religion and Society, Religion in the Ancient World, Sikhism, Theology, and World Religions.

Eastern Christian Art

Eastern Christian Art is devoted to studies in Christian art and archaeology in the Middle East. Its aim is to present studies about the Christian material culture in countries of the Middle East within a broad, interdisciplinary context, including Late Antique, Byzantine, Islamic, and crusader elements.