Use an index to find journal articles that contain the most-up-to-date research in a given field and focus on a particular aspect of a topic.
ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
Publication coverage: 1949 - present. The leading international index to publications in theology and religious studies.
Bloomsbury Religion in North America
Covering North America’s diverse religious traditions, this resource provides reliable and peer-reviewed information for students and instructors of religious studies, anthropology of religion, sociology of religion, and history.
Catholic Periodical and Literature Index
REF AI3.C3 1967-2009 A cumulative author / subject index to a selective list of Catholic journals published mainly in the U.S., Canada, England and Ireland.
Index Islamicus
Publication coverage: 1906 - present (updated annually) (Print holdings are also available for the period 1665 - 1905)
Indexes articles on Islamic subjects in periodicals and other collective publications.
RAMBI: The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies
Publication coverage: 1966 - present. Index of articles on Jewish studies.
Religious and Theological Abstracts
Publication coverage: 1991 - present is online / Print index is located at REF BR1.R5 (Stauffer Library) and covers 1958-2008.
Indexes periodicals in religion, including Christian, Jewish and other world religions.