Theology: Books
This guide presents key resources for staff and students' research
New Theology & Religion Books
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Recommended Books, eBook Databases and Searching beyond Otago
Reference books are great places to start when learning about a new topic or creating a search strategy. The titles below are recommended, but not inclusive.
Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and InterpretationAvailable as an E-book
The Cambridge Dictionary of Christian TheologyAvailable as an E-book
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the ReformationAvailable as an E-book
These databases contain ebooks with Theology content. Many of these ebooks can also be found searching Library Search | Ketu.
- Brill Online Books This link opens in a new window Full text of 400 recent e-books in the humanities and social sciences in the following collections: Asian Studies; Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity; Classical Studies; European History and Culture; Middle East and Islamic Studies; Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy; Social Sciences.
- Digital Library of Classic Protestant Texts This link opens in a new window A collection of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Protestant writings which includes the principal works of the most eminent writers of the Reformation and post-Reformation eras, and also those of lesser-known authors of the period.
- Digital Library of the Catholic Reformation This link opens in a new window This collection includes hundreds of seminal works. It represents the full range of ideas and opinions that sparked and sustained Catholic reform during the sixteenth- and seventeenth-centuries.
- Directory of Open Access Books This link opens in a new window Academic peer-reviewed books from 33 publishers.
- ProQuest EBook Central This link opens in a new window Offers content across all subject areas from major academic publishers worldwide. Access to non-owned content can be requested online. ebooks can be read online or downloaded for offline access for up to 7 days using Adobe Digital Editions.
- Oxford Scholarship Online: Religion This link opens in a new window Providing quick and easy access to award-winning scholarship, Oxford Scholarship Online (OSO) offers access to thousands of academic monographs, in 20 subject areas across the humanities, social sciences, sciences, medicine, and law.
- SAGE Knowledge eBooks This link opens in a new window Includes SAGE eBook and eReference content, including scholarly monographs, reference works, handbooks, series, professional development titles, and more.
- SpringerLink ebooks - Social Sciences This link opens in a new window Springer’s eBook collection in Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, with over 250 books published annually.
- UPCC Book Collections (Project MUSE) This link opens in a new window Project MUSE ebooks are from university presses and scholarly publishers. 2012 collections available are Archaeology and Anthropology; Film, Theater and Performing Arts; Global Cultural Studies; Higher Education; History; Literature; Philosophy and Religion; Poetry, Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction; Political Science and Policy Studies.
DATABASES FOR FINDING THEOLOGY BOOK REVIEWS
If you're looking for reviews of a specific book, the best way to find them is to search these databases for the Book Title and/or Author, and look for a way to limit your results to Book Reviews.
- Academic Search Complete (via EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowLimit your results to Document Type: Book Review
- ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials (via EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowEnter the book title in the advanced search box and Limit your results to Document Type:Book Review. in the Genre Option
- Historical Abstracts (via EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowLimit your results to Document Type:Book Review.
- Library Search | Ketu This link opens in a new windowSearch for the "title of the book" within quotation marks and add the author's surname. Use the limits on the left of the results list to select only Reviews as the Content Type
- Philosopher's Index (via Ovid) This link opens in a new windowClick on the Edit Limits button to limit the Publication type to Book Review
- Project MUSE This link opens in a new windowUnder Additional Search Options, check the Reviews only box.
- Religion & Philosophy Collection This link opens in a new windowLimit your results to Document Type:Book Review.
- Religion Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowLimit your results to Document type: Review
Interloan service
Found a citation to a book but it is not in the Otago collection?
If you need a book that is not available in print or as an ebook at this library, request a copy using the Interloan service.
- Find out more about the Interloan serviceThe Interloan service enables library users to search for items, create requests for items not held in the University of Otago Library, and monitor the progress of those requests.
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