Hekman Library: World Religions: Find Articles and Databases

Recommended Databases

ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials (EBSCO)
ATLA is an index of journal articles, essays, and book reviews in the areas of biblical studies, world religions, church history, and religious perspectives on social issues, among other topics. The database provides coverage from 1949 to the present and retrospective indexing for some journals as far back as the nineteenth century. See also ATLAS for Alumni.
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Arts & Humanities Citation Index, available via Web of Science, provides access to bibliographic and citation information from the world's leading arts and humanities journals.It covers a broad array of topics in the humanities from 1975 to the present.
The Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present) is accessed through the Web of Science platform, with which more databases can be searched simultaneously. To search the Arts & Humanities Citation index exclusively, use the More Settings option at the bottom of the Web of Science search screen.
World Christian Database
The World Christian Database provides comprehensive statistical information on world religions, Christian denominations, and people groups.
Extensive data are available on 9,000 Christian denominations, 13,000 ethnolinguistic peoples, as well as data on 5,000 cities, 3,000 provinces and 234 countries.
Association of Religion Data Archives
The ARDA (Association of Religion Data Archives) provides free access to religion statistics, data and church membership reports from around the world, including Christian statistics and adherents data. The ARDA offers recent U.S. and international survey findings, local, national and global profiles of religion, and detailed demographic reports and maps of religious and protestant denominations in America.