duPont Library: Religious Studies 119: Religion in American History: Introduction

Welcome

Welcome to the online resource guide for studying and research in RELG 119: American Religious History. This guide introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of Religious Studies and some key resources available for studying religion in American history and culture. Students will find here materials to help introduce them to basic concepts, terms, and subjects throughout American history, as well as field-specific references and source (primary, secondary, and tertiary) to assist with research, study, and creative projects.

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A collection of over 3,000,000 reference entries on topics from all the major
academic subject areas serving as a great starting point for research. Full text articles plus images, audio files, and videos. Credo Reference also includes cross-references to other full text titles containing related information.
Includes more than 450 encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, guides, and atlases in all fields. Sources are selected from 100 major publishers, such as ABC Clio, Bloomsbury, Cambridge University Press, Elsevier, Greenwood, Penguin, Routledge, Sage, Thames and Hudson, Wiley, and more.

Online Reference Collections

Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
A growing collection of significant subject-specific encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference sources.
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Contains nearly 200 fully-indexed, cross-searchable reference works published by Oxford University Press.
We have the Premium Collection and the Western Civilization Collection.
Oxford Bibliographies Online This link opens in a new window
A library of discipline-based subject modules created by leading scholars. Each guide includes the most important and significant sources in a specific area of study, with unique editorial commentary to show how the cited sources are interrelated. We have these subjects: Anthropology, Biblical Studies, Buddhism, and International Relations. Click on Browse by Subject to view these subjects.

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Polish some of the research skills that will be necessary for research, writing, and presentation across multiple academic disciplines.

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Jessie Ball duPont Library

Religious Studies 119: Religion in American History

Religious Studies & Philosophy Librarian

Welcome

Credo Reference Search Box

Online Reference Collections

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