Web Sources - Research on Religion
DVDs on Religious Issues
Postville: When Cultures Collide. What happens when 300 Hasidic Jews descended on Postville, Iowa, population 1500?
Call Number: 305.8 P858 DVD
Jesus Camp (2006). Follows Levi, Rachael, and Tory to Pastor Becky Fischer's 'Kids on Fire' summer camp in Devil's Lake, North Dakota, where kids as young as 6 years-old are taught to become dedicated soldiers in 'God's army'.
Call Number: 230.0462 J58 DVD
American Experience: The Amish (2012). The film examines the beliefs, lifestyle, and history of the Amish, as well as their complex relationship to mainstream American culture.
Call Number: 289.73 AM517 DVD
Me & the Mosque (2005) Journalist and filmmaker Zarqa Nawaz visits mosques throughout Canada and talks to scholars, colleagues, friends and neighbours about equal access for women.
Call Number: 305.48697 M479 DVD
Library Resources for Sociology of Religion
- Sociology of Religion - Academic JournalIssues from 1993 - 1 Year Ago
- Journal of Communication & Religion - Academic JournalAvailable 2003-Present
- Journal of Feminist Studies in ReligionAvailable 2004-Present
- Journal of Religion1988 - 1 Year Ago
- Journal of Religion & Popular CultureAvailable 2005 - Present?
Streaming Videos and Books from the Libraries
The Nature of God: Let's Talk About Religion
“The Nature of God: Let's Talk about Religion.” Films Media Group, 2016.
Questioning Darwin
Questioning Darwin. Films Media Group, 2014.
The Education of Mohammad Hussein
The Education of Mohammad Hussein. Films Media Group, 2014
Hajj
Hajj. Films Media Group, 2014.
Amish vs. the Courts
Amish vs. the Courts—Family Speaks Out on Fleeing the U.S. to Escape Court-Mandated Chemo. Films Media Group, 2014.
Judaism: The Promised Land
Judaism: The Promised Land-Let's Look at World Religions. Films Media Group, 2012.
The Cambridge Dictionary of Christian Theology by Call Number: E-Book (Online)ISBN: 1107414962Publication Date: 2014-03-06With over 550 entries ranging from Abba to Zwingli composed by leading contemporary theologians from around the world, The Cambridge Dictionary of Christian Theology represents a fresh, ecumenical approach to theological reference.
Critical Terms for Religious Studies by Call Number: E-Book (Online)ISBN: 0226791572Publication Date: 1998-08-15This is an essential reference that will reshape the field of religious studies and transform the way in which religion is understood by scholars from all disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, gender studies, and literary studies.
- Encyclopedia of religion and the law in America byCall Number: E-Book (Online)Publication Date: 2009
The New Encyclopedia of Judaism by Call Number: E-Book (Online)ISBN: 0814793886Publication Date: 2002-09-01The New Encyclopedia of Judaism is a comprehensive one-volume encyclopedia that accessibly presents every aspect of the Jewish religion and represents current thinking among scholars in the Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox movements.
Who's Who in the New Testament by Call Number: Online BookISBN: 0415260361Publication Date: 2001-11-07Who's Who in The New Testamentis the most complete and detailed reference book of its kind. Paying close attention to the places linked with the major events of Jesus's life, it provides: * over 300 extensive entries covering every major character * detailed biographical information on each character, including exactly where to find them in the Bible
American Grace by Call Number: 201 P992 (Truax & West)ISBN: 9781416566731Publication Date: 2012-02-21American Grace is an authoritative, fascinating examination of what precipitated these changes and the role that religion plays in contemporary American society.
The Convert by Call Number: 297.574092 B167 (Downtown)ISBN: 1555976271Publication Date: 2012-09-04The Convert tells the story of how Margaret Marcus of Larchmont became Maryam Jameelah of Lahore, one of the most trenchant and celebrated voices of Islam's argument with the West. Like many compelling and true tales, The Convert is stranger than fiction.
Culture Wars by ISBN: 0765683024Publication Date: 2010-08-10It aims to promote understanding and clarification on pertinent topics that too often are not adequately explained or discussed in a balanced context. With approximately 640 entries plus more than 120 primary documents supporting both sides of key issues, this is a unique and defining work, indispensable to informed discussions of the most timely and critical issues facing America today.
God's Planet by Call Number: 215 G492ISBN: 0674417100Publication Date: 2014-10-22The renowned astronomer and historian of science Owen Gingerich looks at the same evidenceâe"along with the fact that the universe is comprehensible to our minds and sees it as proof for the planning and intentions of a Creator-God. He believes that the idea of a universe without God is an oxymoron, a self-contradiction. Godâe(tm)s Planet exposes the fallacy in thinking that science and religion can be kept apart.
Tri-Faith America by Call Number: 200.973 SCH387ISBN: 0195331761Publication Date: 2011-04-06In Tri-Faith America, Kevin Schultz explains how the United States left behind this idea that it was "a Protestant nation" and embraced the notion that Protestants, Catholics, and Jews were "Americans all." Schultz describes how the tri-faith idea surfaced after World War I, promoted by public relations campaigns, interfaith organizations, and the government to the extent that by the end of World War II, the idea was becoming widely accepted - particularly in the armed forces, fraternities, neighborhoods, social organizations, and schools.
