LibGuides: Theology: Home

Key Resources

Looking for Academic Literature?

Below are the five best places to start searching for academic literature on your topic.

ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials (via EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window This database combines the indexing from ATLA Religion Database with access to ATLA's online full-text collection of major religion and theology journals.
Library Search | Ketu This link opens in a new window Library Search | Ketu provides fast, simple, one-step searching across the University of Otago Library's resources. It is designed to make it quick and easy to begin researching a topic. It is not a replacement for the detailed and precise search tools available from individual subject specific databases.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Religion & Philosophy Collection This link opens in a new window Provides indexing and abstracting, as well as some full-text coverage, of journals on religious history, biblical studies, epistemology, political philosophy, and the history of philosophy.
Religion Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window Contains primarily full-text, international periodicals for diverse religious and spiritual studies, covering formal theological studies of major religions, as well as the most recent trends and scholarly thought. Included are titles from religious publishing bodies and nondenominational organisations.

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Māori Theological Scholarship

NGĀ TUHINGA WHAKAPONO O NGĀ TANGATA MĀORI MĀORI THEOLOGICAL SCHOLARSHIP WAITANGI EDITION Te tuaono o Hui-tanguru 2023 6 February
This is the fourth edition of publications by Māori on the subject of theology, released as part of Waitangi celebrations for 2023. The purpose of this resource is to gather into one document published material on the subject of theology by Māori.

This is an EXCELLENT resource!

Libraries you can sign up to use print resources

New Zealand & Australia

If you live in one of the main centres around New Zealand you may use the local University Library to borrow books.
You will need proof of your enrolment at the University of Otago, and address details to join.

The New Zealand Libraries which have agreed to share their collections are:

This agreement also applies to many Australian University Libraries, so if you are living in Australia, check this link to see what is available in your area. More information here.