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Wiki Markup*Introductory Reference Articles*
"Civil Religion" in _Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Society_ \ [[online|http://www.sage-ereference.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/view/ethnicity/n120.xml?rskey=38kcDs&result=2&q=religion]\] ]
"Religion: Definition & Explanation" in _International Encyclopedia of Social & Behavioral Sciences_ \ [Ref. H41 .I58 2001\]
"Religion, Theories of" in _Encyclopedia of Science and Religion_ \ [[online\]|http://go.galegroup.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/ps/start.do?p=GVRL&u=madi95127&authCount=1] ]
"Religion" in _Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present_ \ [[online|http://www.oxfordaasc.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/article/opr/t0005/e1024?hi=0&highlight=1&from=quick&pos=1]\] ]
"Religion" in _Encyclopedia of Philosophy_ \ [[online|http://go.galegroup.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/ps/displayAllBooksForSubject?subject=Religion&inPS=true&prodId=GVRL&userGroupName=madi95127]\] ]
"Religion" in _Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion_ \ [Ref. BL53 .E43 2010\]
"Religion" in _Encyclopedia fo World Poverty_ \[[online|http://www.sage-ereference.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/view/worldpoverty/n588.xml?rskey=SbUUBQ&result=13&q=religion]\] "Religion and Spirituality" in _Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the U.S._ \[[online|http://www.oxford-latinos.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/entry?entry=t199.e793&srn=1&ssid=622350300#FIRSTHIT]\] "Religious Communication Theories" in _Encyclopedia of Communication Theories_ \[[online|http://www.sage-ereference.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/view/communicationtheory/n324.xml?rskey=i1Rssw&result=32&q=religion]\] "Religious Studies" in _Encyclopedia of Religion in America_ \[[online|http://library.cqpress.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/era/document.php?id=encyra_1875.1&type=hitlist&num=2]\] "Religious Studies and Environmental Concern" in _Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature_ \[[online|http://www.oxfordreference.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/views/ENTRY.html?entry=t304.e735&srn=2&ssid=1081323405#FIRSTHIT]\] "The Study of Religion" in _The Encyclopedia of Religion_ \[[online|http://go.galegroup.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/ps/start.do?p=GVRL&u=madi95127&authCount=1]\] "World Religions" in _Encyclopedia of Global Religion_ \[[online|http://go.galegroup.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/ps/start.do?p=GVRL&u=madi95127&authCount=1]\] And more, through [Reference Universe|http://refuniv.odyssi.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/cgi-bin/phtml?@landing.htm] Wiki Markup*Introductory Texts* Bird, Darlene, ed. _Theology and Religious Studies in Higher Education: Global Perspectives_ (Continuum, 2009) \[[online|http://site.ebrary.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/lib/drew/docDetail.action?docID=10427602]\] 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) \[200.71173 H325s\] \ 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) \[ [online|http://site.ebrary.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/lib/drew/docDetail.action?docID=10234868]\] Jakelic, Slavica, ed. _The Future of the Study of Religion_ (Brill, 2004) \[[online|http://site.ebrary.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/lib/drew/docDetail.action?docID=10175399]\] Martin, Craig. _A Critical Introduction to the Study of Religion_ (Equinox, 2012) \[pending\] McCutcheon, Russell T.  _Studying Religion: An Introduction_ (Equinox, 2007) \[200.71 M133s\] 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) \[[online|http://site.ebrary.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/lib/drew/docDetail.action?docID=10457040]\]]
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

Wiki Markup*Bibliography* Bibliography
Hart, Darryl.    "Bibliographic Essay from: _The University Gets Religion: Religious Studies in American Higher Education_" \ [[online|http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/ehost/detail?vid=5&hid=125&sid=4a1f4de9-3306-4aa0-a63a-0e453569f060%40sessionmgr114&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=rfh&AN=ATLA0001566222]\] Lauro, Reno.  "Religious Scholarship and the Commodified Imagination" in _Religious Studies Review _(June 1, 2009) \[[online|http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/ehost/detail?vid=7&hid=125&sid=4a1f4de9-3306-4aa0-a63a-0e453569f060%40sessionmgr114&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=rfh&AN=ATLA0001724685]\] Mas, Ruth.  "Refiguring Translation in Religious Studies" in _Method and Theory in the Study of Religion_ (2011) \[[online|http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/ehost/detail?vid=9&hid=125&sid=4a1f4de9-3306-4aa0-a63a-0e453569f060%40sessionmgr114&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=rfh&AN=ATLA0001854302]\] Roscoe, Paul.  "The Comparative Method" in _Religion Compass_ \[[online|http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/doi/10.1111/j.1749-8171.2008.00093.x/full]\] Wabash Center.  \[Webography on the study of religion\] \[[online|http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/result-browse.aspx?topic=553&pid=427]\] Wild, Mark.  "Urban Christianity in the United States after World War II" in _History Compass_ \[[online|http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/doi/10.1111/j.1478-0542.2011.00788.x/full]\]

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*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) \[[online|http://site.ebrary.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/lib/drew/docDetail.action?docID=10490818]\]
_The Oxford Handbook of Interdisciplinarity_, 2010 \[BD255 .O94\]

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[ATLA|http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/ehost/search/advanced?sid=5e770324-2799-469f-bc7b-9ba85c30bcae%40sessionmgr104&vid=1&hid=127]
Subject Headings: Church History Methodology, Religion Definition,  Religion Essence, Religion Research, Religion Study, Religions Study  Methodology
Finding presidential addresses in ATLA \[use NT "presidential address"\]
Finding reviews in ATLA \[to measure impact of a book\]
Authors as subjects

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*Other Measures of a book's influence*
Reviews in other sources \[e.g. _Religious Studies Review_, _Chronicle of Higher Ed_\]
[Google Books|http://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=wp]
[Arts and Humanities Citation Index|http://apps.webofknowledge.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/WOS_GeneralSearch_input.do?product=WOS&search_mode=GeneralSearch&SID=3C2jBp42jJIED3lAac7&preferencesSaved=]

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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 Wiki Markup*A Sampling of Recent Articles* Cadge, Wendy, et al.  "De-Centering and Re-Centering: Rethinking Concepts and Methods in the Sociological Study of Religion," 2011 \[[online|http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/ehost/resultsadvanced?sid=5e770324-2799-469f-bc7b-9ba85c30bcae%40sessionmgr104&vid=18&hid=127&bquery=%28AU+%28cadge+wendy%29%29+AND+%28TI+%28de-centering%29%29&bdata=JmRiPXJmaCZjbGkwPUZUJmNsdjA9WSZ0eXBlPTEmc2l0ZT1laG9zdC1saXZlJnNjb3BlPXNpdGU%3d]\] Crockett, Clayton.  "Secular Theology and the Academic Study of Religion."  _CSSR Bulletin_ 37, no. 2 (Apr 2008): 37-40 \[[online|http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/ehost/detail?vid=9&hid=125&sid=eeee0ed8-7f95-41bc-bce2-de8aec45746f%40sessionmgr115&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=rfh&AN=ATLA0001658065]\] Gill, Sam.  "The Academic Study of Religion."  _JAAR_ 62, no. 4 (Wint 1994): 965-975 \[[online|http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/ehost/detail?vid=6&hid=125&sid=eeee0ed8-7f95-41bc-bce2-de8aec45746f%40sessionmgr115&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=rfh&AN=ATLA0000895963]\] Jense, Jesse Sipping.  "Revisiting the Insider Outsider Debate: Dismantling a Pseudo-Problem in the Study of Religion," 2011 \[[online|http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=107&sid=37f01fef-b21c-43a2-a7d3-8dd27c6d9f6a%40sessionmgr111&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=rfh&AN=ATLA0001830076]\] Juergensmeyer, Marc.  "2009 Presidential Address."  _JAAR_ 78, no. 4 (Dec. 2010): 882-895  \[[online|http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/ehost/detail?vid=11&hid=125&sid=eeee0ed8-7f95-41bc-bce2-de8aec45746f%40sessionmgr115&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=rfh&AN=ATLA0001829983]\] Kripal, Jeffrey.  _The Serpent's Gift: Gnostic Reflections on the Study of Religion._ Chicago: Univ of Chicago Pr, 2006 \[[online|http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/ehost/detail?vid=6&hid=125&sid=8af3cc15-bd4e-430a-aa40-eea5f8c546e9%40sessionmgr113&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=rfh&AN=ATLA0001772247]\] Lehmann, Hartmut.  "The History of Twentieth Century Christianity as a Challenge for Historians." _Church History_ 71, no. 3 (Sept. 2002) \[[online|http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/ehost/detail?vid=23&hid=125&sid=8fc871aa-20af-4e76-80b8-02ef8a13a5c0%40sessionmgr104&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=rfh&AN=ATLA0001325483]\] Orsi, Robert. "Belief."  _Material Religion_ 7, no. 1 (March 2011): 10-16 \[[online|http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/ehost/detail?vid=20&hid=127&sid=5e770324-2799-469f-bc7b-9ba85c30bcae%40sessionmgr104&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=rfh&AN=ATLA0001845193]\] Roach, Catherine.  "Why Religious Studies Can't be Religious Studies (but Why I Like it Anyway)."  _CSSR Bulletin_ 33, no. 2 (Apr 2004) \[[online|http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/ehost/detail?vid=7&hid=125&sid=eeee0ed8-7f95-41bc-bce2-de8aec45746f%40sessionmgr115&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=rfh&AN=ATLA0001599894]\] Taves, Ann.  "Religion in the Humanities and the Humanities in the University." _JAAR_ 79, no. 2 (June 2011) \[[online|http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/ehost/detail?vid=5&hid=125&sid=eeee0ed8-7f95-41bc-bce2-de8aec45746f%40sessionmgr115&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=rfh&AN=ATLA0001853695]\] Wiebe, Donald.  "An Eternal Return All Over Again."  _JAAR_ 74, no. 3 (Sept 2006): 674-696 \[[online|http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=125&sid=8af3cc15-bd4e-430a-aa40-eea5f8c546e9%40sessionmgr113&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=rfh&AN=ATLA0001532846]\]

Websites
American Academy of Religion
Society of Biblical Literature
Wabash Center