Research Guides

Religion


Description of the Religion Collection

The collection supports instruction and research of faculty, students, and other scholars in the major areas of religious studies, with special emphasis on Christianity and Judaism, Islam, scripture studies, religion in the Americas, religion and ethics, religion and contemporary social issues. English language materials dominates, however many primary texts are acquired in original languages as well as in English translation. All time periods are covered, while special geographical coverage is given to the early Christian Church in the Roman world, the Jewish diaspora, and religions in the USA, Caribbean, and Latin America. Special areas for building our library collections include:

Islam

Judaism

Ancient Near East

Contemporary Social Issues

Catholicism in North and Latin America

Early Christianity and New Testament Studies

Religions of the Americas, including Afro-Atlantic and Diasporic Religions and Beliefs

Subject Specialist

Adrian Legaspi

  • History, Religious Studies, Political Science, International Studies, and Modern Languages & Literatures Librarian
  • axl641@miami.edu
  • (305) 284-3257

Shatha Baydoun

Stefanie Rodriguez

Core Databases
Supporting Databases
Academic Journal? Scholarly Article? Article Database?
Quick Tips & Shortcuts for Database Searching
How To Read a Scholarly Journal Article
Website links
Engaged Buddhism
Article: Understanding the Engaged Buddhist Movement: Implications for Social Development Practice
https://ojs.uwindsor.ca/index.php/csw/article/view/5721

Article: History of Engaged Buddhism: A Dharma Talk by Thich Nhat Hanh, Hanoi, Vietnam, May 6-7, 2008​
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/humanarchitecture/vol6/iss3/7/
 
Subject Specialist

Adrian Legaspi

  • History, Religious Studies, Political Science, International Studies, and Modern Languages & Literatures Librarian
  • axl641@miami.edu
  • (305) 284-3257

Shatha Baydoun

Stefanie Rodriguez

Other University LibGuides
Depending on your topic, search Google for Library Guides or "LibGuides" with your keyword, this will bring up pages made and curated by Librarians who have researched the topic and provided an array of reputable and some popular resources for further defining the topic. Often, they will also offer further keyword terms for more effective research. 

Examples:

Black Lives Matter 
http://libguides.wellesley.edu/blacklivesmatter

DACA http://libguides.libraries.claremont.edu/daca

Gun Control  
http://guides.library.illinois.edu/c.php?g=347006&p=2341504

 

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