Journals for Sociology of Religion Topics
- 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?
Web Sources - Research on Religion
Library Materials
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.
Climate & The Cross
Films Media Group, 2018
The Cambridge Dictionary of Christian Theology by Call Number: E-Book (Online)ISBN: 1107414962Publication Date: 2014-03-06
Critical Terms for Religious Studies by Call Number: E-Book (Online)ISBN: 0226791572Publication Date: 1998-08-15
- 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
Culture Wars in America by
The term "culture wars" refers to the political and sociological polarisation that has characterised American society the past several decades. This new edition provides an enlightening and comprehensive A-to-Z ready reference, now with supporting primary documents, on major topics of contemporary importance for students, teachers, and the general reader. It 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.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 0765683024Publication Date: 2010-08-10
American Grace by
American Grace is a major achievement, a groundbreaking examination of religion in America. Unique among nations, America is deeply religious, religiously diverse, and remarkably tolerant. But in recent decades the nation's religious landscape has been reshaped. America has experienced three seismic shocks, say Robert Putnam and David Campbell. In the 1960s, religious observance plummeted. Then in the 1970s and 1980s, a conservative reaction produced the rise of evangelicalism and the Religious Right. Since the 1990s, however, young people, turned off by that linkage between faith and conservative politics, have abandoned organized religion. The result has been a growing polarization--the ranks of religious conservatives and secular liberals have swelled, leaving a dwindling group of religious moderates in between. At the same time, personal interfaith ties are strengthening. Interfaith marriage has increased while religious identities have become more fluid. Putnam and Campbell show how this denser web of personal ties brings surprising interfaith tolerance, notwithstanding the so-called culture wars. American Grace is based on two of the most comprehensive surveys ever conducted on religion and public life in America. It includes a dozen in-depth profiles of diverse congregations across the country, which illuminate how the trends described by Putnam and Campbell affect the lives of real Americans. Nearly every chapter of American Grace contains a surprise about American religious life. Among them: * Between one-third and one-half of all American marriages are interfaith; * Roughly one-third of Americans have switched religions at some point in their lives; * Young people are more opposed to abortion than their parents but more accepting of gay marriage; * Even fervently religious Americans believe that people of other faiths can go to heaven; * Religious Americans are better neighbors than secular Americans: more generous with their time and treasure even for secular causes--but the explanation has less to do with faith than with their communities of faith; * Jews are the most broadly popular religious group in America today. American Grace promises to be the most important book in decades about American religious life and an essential book for understanding our nation today.
Call Number: 201 P992 (Truax & West)ISBN: 9781416566717Publication Date: 2010-10-05
The Convert by
The 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.
Call Number: 297.574092 B167 (Downtown)ISBN: 1555976271Publication Date: 2012-09-04
God's Planet by
The 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.
Call Number: 215 G492ISBN: 0674417100Publication Date: 2014-10-22
Tri-Faith America by
In 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.
Call Number: 200.973 SCH387ISBN: 0195331761Publication Date: 2011-04-06
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
