Introductory Reference Articles
"Civil Religion" in Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Society [online]
"Religion: Definition & Explanation" in International Encyclopedia of Social & Behavioral Sciences [Ref. H41 .I58 2001]
"Religion, Theories of" in Encyclopedia of Science and Religion [online]
"Religion" in Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present [online]
"Religion" in Encyclopedia of Philosophy [online]
"Religion" in Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion [Ref. BL53 .E43 2010]
"Religion" in Encyclopedia of World Poverty [online]
"Religion and Spirituality" in Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the U.S. [online]
"Religious Communication Theories" in Encyclopedia of Communication Theories [online]
"Religious Studies" in Encyclopedia of Religion in America [online]
"Religious Studies and Environmental Concern" in Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature [online]
"The Study of Religion" in The Encyclopedia of Religion [online]
"World Religions" in Encyclopedia of Global Religion [online]
"Religion and Art" in (Grove) Dictionary of Art [online]
"Religion" in New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible [online]
And more, through Reference Universe
Introductory Texts
Bird, Darlene, ed. Theology and Religious Studies in Higher Education: Global Perspectives (Continuum, 2009) [online]
Chryssides, George D. Study of Religions: An Introduction to Key Ideas and Methods (Continuum, 2007) [200.71 C558s]
Courville, Mathieu, ed. The Next Step in Studying Religion: A Graduate's Guide (Continuum, 2007) [200.711 N567n]
Droogers, Andre, et al. Playful Religion: Challenges for the Study of Religion (Eburon, 2006) [268.01 P723p]
Faggioli, Massimo, ed. Religious Studies in the 20th Century: A Survey on Disciplines, Cultures and Questions (Lit, 2006) [207.5 R3822r]
Ford, David, ed. Fields of Faith: Theology and Religious Studies for the 21st Century (Cambridge, 2005) [200.711 F463f]
Hart, Darryl G. A Student's Guide to Religious Studies (ISI Books, 2005) [200.71173 H325s]
--------------------. The University Gets Religion: Religious Studies in American Higher Education (Johns Hopkins, 1999) [200.711 H325u]
Hinnells, John. Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion, 2010 [BL41 .R685]
Idinopulos, Thomas Athansius, ed. Comparing Religions: Possibilities and Perils (Brill, 2006) [online]
Jakelic, Slavica, ed. The Future of the Study of Religion (Brill, 2004) [online]
Martin, Craig. A Critical Introduction to the Study of Religion (Equinox, 2012) [BL41 .M344]
McCutcheon, Russell T. Studying Religion: An Introduction (Equinox, 2007) [200.71 M133s]
Orsi, Robert. Cambridge Companion to Religious Studies (Cambridge, 2012) [BL41 .C34 2012]
Pals, Daniel. Eight Theories of Religion. (Oxford, 2006) [207 P182e]
Sharma, Arvind. Religious Studies and Comparative Methodology (SUNY, 2005) [207.5 S5312r]
Stausberg, Michael, ed. Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in the Study of Religion, 2011 [Ref. BL41 .R686]
Turner, James. Religion Enters the Academy: The Origins of the Scholarly Study of Religion in America (Univ of Georgia, 2011) [online]
William E. Arnal, ed. Failure and Nerve in the Academic Study of Religion: Essays in Honor of Donald Wiebe (Equinox 2012).
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Religion Methodology, Religion Study and Teaching, Religion Study and Teaching Methodology, Religions Study and Teaching
Anthropology of Religion; Church History Methodology; Ecology Religious Aspects; Psychology, Religious; Religion and Literature; Religion and Sociology
Bibliography
Hart, Darryl. "Bibliographic Essay from: The University Gets Religion: Religious Studies in American Higher Education" [online]
Lauro, Reno. "Religious Scholarship and the Commodified Imagination" in Religious Studies Review (June 1, 2009) [online]
Mas, Ruth. "Refiguring Translation in Religious Studies" in Method and Theory in the Study of Religion (2011) [online]
Roscoe, Paul. "The Comparative Method" in Religion Compass [online]
Wabash Center. [Webography on the study of religion] [online]
Wild, Mark. "Urban Christianity in the United States after World War II" in History Compass [online]
Interdisciplinarity
Klein, Julie Thompson. Humanities, Culture, and Interdisciplinarity: The Changing American Academy (SUNY, 2005) [AZ183 .U5 K57]
Lyall, Catherine, et al. Interdisciplinary Research Journeys: Practical Strategies for Capturing Creativity (Bloomsbury, 2001) [online]
The Oxford Handbook of Interdisciplinarity, 2010 [BD255 .O94]
ATLA
Subject Headings: Church History Methodology, Religion Definition, Religion Essence, Religion Research, Religion Study, Religions Study Methodology
A Sampling of Recent Articles in ATLA
Cadge, Wendy, et al. "De-Centering and Re-Centering: Rethinking Concepts and Methods in the Sociological Study of Religion," 2011 [online]
Crockett, Clayton. "Secular Theology and the Academic Study of Religion." CSSR Bulletin 37, no. 2 (Apr 2008): 37-40 [online]
Daggers, Jenny. "Thinking "religion": the Christian past and interreligious future of religious studies and theology." Journal Of The American Academy Of Religion 78, no. 4 (2010): 961-990 [online]
Gill, Sam. "The Academic Study of Religion." JAAR 62, no. 4 (Wint 1994): 965-975 [online]
Jense, Jesse Sipping. "Revisiting the Insider Outsider Debate: Dismantling a Pseudo-Problem in the Study of Religion," 2011 [online]
Juergensmeyer, Marc. "2009 Presidential Address." JAAR 78, no. 4 (Dec. 2010): 882-895 [online]
Kripal, Jeffrey. The Serpent's Gift: Gnostic Reflections on the Study of Religion. Chicago: Univ of Chicago Pr, 2006 [online]
Lehmann, Hartmut. "The History of Twentieth Century Christianity as a Challenge for Historians." Church History 71, no. 3 (Sept. 2002) [online]
Orsi, Robert. "Belief." Material Religion 7, no. 1 (March 2011): 10-16 [online]
Roach, Catherine. "Why Religious Studies Can't be Religious Studies (but Why I Like it Anyway)." CSSR Bulletin 33, no. 2 (Apr 2004) [online]
Taves, Ann. "Religion in the Humanities and the Humanities in the University." JAAR 79, no. 2 (June 2011) [online]
______. "No Field Is an Island: Fostering Collaboration between the Academic Study of Religion and the Sciences," Method and Theory in the Study of Religion 22, no. 2-3 (2010): 170-188. [online]
Wiebe, Donald. "An Eternal Return All Over Again." JAAR 74, no. 3 (Sept 2006): 674-696 [online]
Significant Journals
- Journal of the American Academy of Religion [online]
- Religious Studies and Theology [online]
- Religion [online]
- Method & Theory in the Study of Religion [online]
Online Media
Religion and Ethics Newsweekly
Religion Dispatches
Trans/Missions
Websites
American Academy of Religion
Society of Biblical Literature
Wabash CenterWiki Markup