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 fo 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]
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]
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]
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]
Wiebe, Donald. "An Eternal Return All Over Again." JAAR 74, no. 3 (Sept 2006): 674-696 [online]
Online Media
Religion and Ethics Newsweekly
Religion Dispatches
Trans/Missions
Websites
American Academy of Religion
Society of Biblical Literature
Wabash Center