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Bibliography of Bioethics. LeRoy Walters, ed. Washington, DC: Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, 1974 - Ref. Z 6675 .E8 W34

Eliade, Mircea, ed. The Encyclopedia of Religion. NY: Macmillan, 1987. Ref. BL 31 .E46.

Guide to Social Science and Religion in Periodical Literature. Clearwater, Florida: National Periodical Library, 1964 Ref. Z 7753 .G841

Guide to Schools and Departments of Religion and Seminaries in the United States and Canada: Degree programs in religious studies. NY: Macmillan, 1987. Ref. BV 4030 .G85

Man, Myth and Magic. Richard Cavendish, editor. North Bellmore, NY: Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 1995. Ref. BF 1407 .M34

Zaleski, Jeff. The Soul of Cyberspace. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1997.BL 37 .Z35 1997

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Christianity

Bible Windows . Cedar Hill, Texas: Silver Mountain Solfware, 1994. CD 166

The Complete Parallel Bible . New Revised Standard Version, Revised English Bible, New American Bible, New Jerusalem Bible. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. Ref. BS 125 .B5

The NIV Triglot Old Testament . Grand Rapids, Mich: Zondervan, 1981. Ref. BS 701 1981 Hebrew, Greek and English in parallel columns.

Strong, James. The New Strongs Concordance of the Bible . New York: Thomas Nelson, 1985. Ref. BS 425 .S82

Metzger, Bruce. NRSV Exhaustive Concordance . Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1991. Ref BS 425 .M453

The New Interpreters Bible : a commentary in twelve volumes. Nashville: Abingdon, 1994. Ref. BS 491.2 .N484 1994

The Anchor Bible Dictionary. 6 vols. New York: Doubleday, 1992. Ref.BS 440 .A54

The Harper-Collins Bible Dictionary. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1996. Ref. BS 440 .H235

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Catholicism

New Catholic Encylopedia . Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America, 1989. Updated by yearbooks. Ref. BX 841 .N44

Catholic Periodical and Literature Index. Winona, Minn.: Catholic Library Association, 1965 - Ref. Z 7837 .G92

The Official Catholic Directory . New Providence, NJ: P.J. Kennedy, Reed Elsevier, 1997. Ref. BX 845 .C5 1997

Papal Encyclicals, 1740 - 1980 . The full text of papal encyclicals; a unique source. Raleigh, NC: McGrath Publishing Co., 1981. 5 vols. Ref. BX 860 .C37

Butler's Lives of the Saints. Westminster, Maryland: Cbristian Classics, 1956 (1981). 4 vols. Ref. BX 4654 .B8 1981

Oxford Dictionary of Saints . New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. Ref. BR 1710 .F34 1992

Beagle, J. Robert. A Guide to Monastic Guest House . Wilton, Conn: Morehouse-Barlow, 1989, BX 2505 .B43

Kelly, Jack and Marcia . Sanctuaries, the northeast: a guide to lodgings in monasteries, abbeys, and retreats of the United States . New York: Bell Tower, 1991. Ref. BL 2527 .N7 K44 1990

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Judaism

Bar-Ilan Judaic Library . CD ROM. Torah, Talmud, and Rabbinic Responsa. Spring Valley, NY: Torah Education Software, 1996. CD 206

Encyclopaedia Judaica. Jerusalem, Israel: Keter Publishing House, 1972. Updated by yearbooks. Ref. DS 102.8 .E4

Index to Jewish Periodicals. Cleveland Heights, Ohio. 1962 - Ref. Z 6367 .I5

Tanakh: the Holy Scriptures . Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1985. Ref. BS 896 .A1 P45 1985

The Torah: the Five Books of Moses. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1967. BS 1223 1967

The Talmud: the Steinsaltz edition. New York, Random House, 1989 ; oversize BM 499.5 E4 1989

The Babylonian Talmud . London: Soncino Press, Oxford University Press, 1978. BM 500 .E57 1978

The Mishnah: a new translation. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1988. BM 497.5 .E5 N48

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Hinduism

Walker, Benjamin. Hindu World. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968. Ref. BL 1105 W34

Vedic Hymns: selections. New York: Dover Publications, 1962. BL 1120 .A3 M78

The Upanishads. New York: Dover Publications, 1962. BL 1120 .A3 M78 1962

The Sacred Books of the East. Edited by Friedrich Max Muller. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1879 1910. 50 volumes. BL 1010 .S3

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Buddhism

A Buddhist Bible. Boston: Beacon Press, 1994. Ref. BQ 1105 .B833 1994

The Buddhist Directory. Boston: Charles E. Tuttle, 1997. Ref. BQ 730 .B83 1

Buddhist America: Centers, Retreats, Practices. Santa Fe, New Mexico: John Muir Publications, 1988.

Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga. Boston: Shambhala, 1997. Ref. BL 1238.52 .F47

Shambhala Dictionary of Taoism. Boston: Shambhala, 1996. Ref. BL 1923 .S48

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Islam

Glasse, Cyril. Concise Encyclopedia of Islam. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1989. BP 40 G42 1989

Encyclopaedia of Islam. New Edition. Leiden: Brill, 1960 - Still being published. Ref. DS 37 .E523

The Koran. English and Arabic. London: Viking, 1990. BP 109 D37

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. Ref. DS 35.53 .O95 1995

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American Religions

Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988. Ref. BL 2525 .E53

Encyclopedia of American Religions. J. Gordon Melton. Second Edition. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Company, 1987. Ref. BL 2525 .M449 1987

Directory of Religious Organizations in the United States. J. Gordon Melton, edited by Amy Lucas. Detroit: Gale Research, 1993. Ref. BL 2530 .U6 D57

Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1990: by region, state and county. Atlanta: Glenmary Research Center, 1992. Ref. BR 526 .C48

The People's Religion; American faith in the 90's. George Gallup, Jr. and Jim Castelli. NY: Macmillan, 1989. Ref. BL 2525 .G35

Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Edited by Kenneth B. Bedell. Nashville: Abingdon, 1997. Ref. BR 513 .Y4

Encyclopedia of African American Religions. New York: Garland, 1993. Ref. BR 563 .N4 E53 1993

Directory of African American Religious Bodies. Washington, D.C.: Howard University Press, 1995. Ref. BR 563 .N4 D57 1995

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Mythology, Gods and Goddesses

Bulfinch, Thomas. Bulfinch's mythology. Garden City, NY: Garden City Pub. Co., 1938. BL 310 B82

Leach, Marjorie. Guide to the Gods. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-Clio, 1992. Ref. BL 473 .L43 1992

Ann, Martha and Dorothy Myers Imel. Goddesses in World Mythology. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO, 1993. Ref. BL 473.5 A66 1993

Frazier, James George, Sir. The Golden Bough. 13 vols. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1955. Ref. BL 310 .F72 1955

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Women's Spirituality

An A to Z of Feminist Theology. Edited by Lisa Isherwood and Dorothea McEwan. Sheffield, England: Sheffield Academic Press, 1996. Ref. BT 83.55 A243

Dictionary of Feminist Theologies. Letty M. Russell, ed. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1996. Ref BT 83.55 .D53

Winter, Mirian Therese. Woman Prayer, Woman Song: resources for ritual, liturgies, songs. Oak Park, Illinois: Meyer Stone, 1987. Ref. BV 198 .W57 1

A Woman's Book of Rituals and Celebrations. San Rafael, Calif: New World Library, 1995. BL 625.7 .A55 1995

Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets. Barbara Walker. San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1983. Ref. BL 458 .W34

 

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