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Library of Congress
Call Numbers
(partial list)

BL
   Religions. Mythology
BM
  Judaism
BR
 
Christianity
BS
  The Bible
410-680
  -Works about the Bible
701-1830
  -Old Testament
1901-1099
  -New Testament
BT
  Doctrinal Theology
BV
  Practical Theology
BX
  Christian Denominations
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Find Articles
Print Index
New Testament Abstracts
(call number BS410.N35 LRC-P, Index shelf)
Print index covers 1956 - current; database covers 1985-present.
Old Testament Abstracts (call number BS410.O42 LRC-P, Index shelf)
Print index covers 1978 - 1995; database covers 1978-present..

 

Web Sites

See Key Points: Search Engines

Statistics and Data
Adherents.com
http://www.adherents.com
Statistics for over 4,000 world religions.
The Gallup Organization
http://www.gallup.com
Polls on social issues, ethics, values, etc.
FedStats
http://www.fedstats.gov
Public interest statistics. "The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies."
 
Theology
The Babylonian Talmud Star
http://www.come-and-hear.com/talmud
Edited by Rabbi Dr. Isidore Epstein of Jews' College, London
See also:
Babylonian Talmud Research Guide

Babylonian Talmud: Alphabetical Tractate Index
Church Fathers Star
http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/
Provides searchable full text. "The Early Church Fathers is a 38-volume collection of writings from the first 800 years of the Church. This collection is divided into three series, Ante-Nicene (ANF), Nicene and Post-Nicene Series I (NPNF1), and Nicene and Post-Nicene Series II (NPNF2)." more info...
Jewish Encyclopedia.com
http://jewishencyclopedia.com/
"The only free Jewish encyclopedia on the Internet."
 
Subject Directories and Portals
BUBL: Religion
http://link.bubl.ac.uk/religion/
Librarians' Index to the Internet: Religion and Philosophy Topics
http://lii.org/search/file/religion
MEL: Religion (Michigan Electronic Library)
http://mel.org/social/SOC-religion.html
Religious Studies Web Guide: Religious Group/Subject (by Saundra Lipton)
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~lipton/subject.html
Virtual Religion Index (Rutgers University Religion Department)
http://religion.rutgers.edu/vri/xnity.html
Wabash Center: Internet Guide to Religion
http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/guide_headings.aspx
Browse Subject Headings by "Aspects of religion" or "Religions--by faith traditions, geographical areas, or people groups."