Online Reference Books (SAU only)
- Credo Reference: full-text reference books on Theology & Religionone can search a title word in this collection too.
- Oxford Reference: full-text reference books on Religion.This collection is searchable by keyword as well, look on left side menu.
Cambridge Companions to Philosophy in the SAU Library Central
- Cambridge Companions to TheologyMyriad different companions in a range of theology subjects from St Paul to Feminist Theology. These are print books on our SAU shelves.
E-Books (SAU Only)
Recommended Books in the SAU library collection
The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Catholic Edition with Concordance by Call Number: Second Floor Stacks BS191.5.A1 1999 E54 1999ISBN: 0195282655Publication Date: 2000
New Catholic Encyclopedia by Call Number: First Floor Reference REF BX841 .N44ISBN: 0787640042Publication Date: 200210 volumes: An authoritative source
Catholicism : a global history from the French Revolution to Pope Francis by Call Number: Second Floor Stacks BX1304 .M34 2022ISBN: 9781324003885Publication Date: 2022"Throughout this essential volume, McGreevy details currents of reform within the Church as well as movements protective of traditional customs and beliefs. Conflicts with political leaders and a devotional revival in the nineteenth century, the experiences of decolonization after World War II and the Second Vatican Council in the twentieth century, and the trauma of clerical sexual abuse in the twenty-first all demonstrate how religion shapes our modern world. Finally, McGreevy addresses the challenges faced by Pope Francis as he struggles to unite the over one billion members of the world's largest religious community"
Reading the Bible in the Age of Francis by Call Number: Second Floor Stacks BS511.3 .K54 2019ISBN: 9781532617454Publication Date: 2019The author is a an SAU professor.
Bible and Justice by Call Number: Second Floor Stacks BS680.J8 B54 2011ISBN: 9781845535278Publication Date: 2014The author is an SAU professor.
The Disabled God Revisited by Call Number: Second Floor Stacks BT111.3 .P675 2023ISBN: 9780567694331Publication Date: 2023The author is an SAU professor.
Ambrose of Milan and community formation in Late Antiquity by Call Number: Second Floor Stacks BR1720.A5 A53 2021ISBN: 9781527564633Publication Date: 2021The editors are SAU professors.
Handbook of Catholic Social Teaching by Call Number: Second Floor Stacks BX1753 .E2613 2017ISBN: 9780813229324Publication Date: 2017
- The Wiley blackwell companion to Latinoax theology2023: Format:1 online resource (570 pages).
Includes Index.
Good databases for Theology and Religion
- Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials This link opens in a new windowThis religious studies database from EBSCO includes 380 full-text scholarly journals and 2,500 indexed journals. Also includes the CATHOLIC PERIODICAL & LITERATURE INDEX, which includes essay collections, church documents, papal documents, and electronic resources addressing the practice and intellectual tradition of Roman Catholicism.
- Religion Database This link opens in a new windowThis creatively-named religious studies database from ProQuest contains nearly 300 full-text scholarly journals and nearly 50 full-text magazines.
- Religion and Philosophy This link opens in a new windowThis unambitiously-named religion and philosophy database contains over 150 full-text scholarly journals.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowThis interdisciplinary database contains over 2,800 full-text scholarly journals, 30,000 full-text eBooks, and 40,000 full-text research reports from various organizations and policy institutes. Beoved by many old-school professors in the humanities and social sciences.
Library Central
- Library Central This link opens in a new windowLibrary Central combines SAU's book catalog and most of our databases into one unified searching interface. Use Library Central if you're looking to find a wide variety of sources with a minimum amount of searching. The sheer volume of results can be overwhelming, however, so use lots of search filters!
SAU Journals List
Did a professor recommend a certain important Journal in the field? Look for it here!
A Helpful Tutorial
A note to users concerning database searching
If you are not an St. Ambrose University user, your local public library may have access to various databases that are subscription based. Call and ask your public library for details.
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Streaming video
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new windowThis database is restricted to SAU community users only. These users can create an account in Films on Demand to save searches and videos in personal playlists onsite.
- Archival Films & Newsreels Collection This link opens in a new windowThis streaming video product includes over 13,000 video clips and over 5,000 full-length videos covering a range of historical topics and eras.
- Kanopy This link opens in a new windowKanopy is a video streaming service that provides access to over 30,000 feature films, documentaries, and educational videos across a wide variety of subjects. Can be viewed on-and-off-campus and is completely free for the SAU community.
Selected Web Sites in Religion
- Prayers for Peace from the World's Religious Traditionsfrom the Harvard Divinity School
- Catholic Net"the first Catholic website founded in 1995 by James Mulholland in response to the realities of church life emerged on the Internet. Its intention is to provide information to help Catholics form a Christ-like character, so that they can transform the culture with the Truth of the Gospel transmitted to us by Holy Mother Church, which is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. "
- The Lutheran Church - Missouri SynodThe more fundamentalist branch of Lutheranism
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of AmericaThe more progressive branch of Lutheranism.
- Conservative Quakers of Americaalso known as "The Religious Society of Friends"
- The Jewish Virtual Library"The Jewish Virtual Library (JVL) is the most comprehensive online encyclopedia of Jewish history, politics and culture. With nearly 25,000 entries, the JVL is a one-stop shop for students of all ages interested in anything from anti-Semitism to Zionism. The Library has a vast global audience, reaching more than 30 million visitors -- nearly 900,000 per month -- from more than 200 countries and territories over the last three years (2014-16)."
- Nine Beliefs of Hinduismas propounded by the Saivite line. (Lord Shiva, impersonalist theology))
- Overview of Hinduismas propounded by the Vaishnava line (Lord Krishna, personalist theology)
- Hindu American Foundation: Hindu BasicsThis site has a lot more!
- The Interfaith Alliance"Interfaith Alliance celebrates religious freedom by championing individual rights, promoting policies that protect both religion and democracy, and uniting diverse voices to challenge extremism."
- The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)"The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) strives to democratize access to the best data on religion. Founded as the American Religion Data Archive in 1997 and going online in 1998, the initial archive was targeted at researchers interested in American religion. The targeted audience and the data collection have both greatly expanded since 1998, now including American and international collections and developing features for educators, journalists, religious congregations, and researchers. Data included in the ARDA are submitted by the foremost religion scholars and research centers in the world. "
- Discovering Sacred Texts"Discovering Sacred Texts provides access to the richness and diversity of the texts from some of the world’s greatest faiths. Discover more about the sacred texts from Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism and the Baha’i Faith, Jainism and Zoroastrianism."
- What Americans Know About Religion2019: "U.S. adults generally can answer basic questions about the Bible and Christianity, but are less familiar with other world religions"
- Religious Landscape Survey"An extensive survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life details statistics on religion in America and explores the shifts taking place in the U.S. religious landscape. Based on interviews with more than 35,000 Americans age 18 and older, the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey finds that religious affiliation in the U.S. is both very diverse and extremely fluid."
- Modeling the Future of Religion in America"If recent trends in religious switching continue, Christians could make up less than half of the U.S. population within a few decades."