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Providence College theology graduate theses from before 2013 are in Archives & Special Collections and can be found in the catalog

Online theses from 2013 to the present can be found HERE.

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ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials This link opens in a new window
Articles, book reviews, & essay collections from over 500 theology & religion journals. Scriptures search tool at top of the page finds work on Bible down to the verse level.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Provides complete full-text coverage of over 1000 leading journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences.
New Testament Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Indexes and abstracts articles related to New Testament studies from scholarly journals and books.
Old Testament Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Indexes and abstracts articles related to Old Testament studies from scholarly journals and books.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
A good place to start for most topics with a wide range of scholarly journals and articles, along with some newspaper and newsmagazine content.

Christianity: A Very Short Introduction
Oxford University Press Very Short Introduction Series
Catholicism: A Very Short Introduction
Oxford University Press Very Short Introductions Series
New Catholic Encyclopedia
Articles contained in fifteen volumes describe issues relating to and affecting the Catholic Church
Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity
First eight centuries of the Christian church.

Encyclopaedia Judaica This link opens in a new window
Provides an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel.

New Encyclopedia of Judiasm
One volume encyclopedia from 2002.
The Cambridge Dictionary of Christian Theology
Short dictionary definitions of important theological conceps.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Short dictionary of important elements of the Christian experience.
The Oxford Dictionary of Saints
More than 1,700 entries covering saints from around the world and an introduction that explains the steps towards becoming a saint and the processes of beatification and canonization.

Philosopher's Index This link opens in a new window
Useful for Philosophy. Contains articles from about 570 scholarly journals and book chapters in philosophy and related fields.
Coverage, 1940--.

International Medieval Bibliography (IMB) This link opens in a new window
Scholarship on European history from 300 to 1700.

Biblical Archaeology Society Library This link opens in a new window
Includes the following:
Biblical Archaeology Review (1975-present)
Bible Review (1986-2006)
Archaeology Odyssey (1998-2006)

Credo: Background Information to Start Your Research This link opens in a new window
Collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, and eBooks featuring content in the arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, technology, and engineering.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Provides full text of articles from 440 scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.

Google Scholar
Google's search engine for locating scholarly literature. Searches scholarly articles, books, and other technical or research content. Often helpful for locating specific articles when you already know the title.