Thematic profile of Theology
Databases
ATLA Religion Database with ATLA Serials
Database produced by the American Theological Library Association, which includes over 575,000 citations to articles, over 239,000 citations to essays, and over 530,000 citations to book reviews. Provides full text. Includes the ATLA Catholic Periodical and Literature Index Database.
A collaborative database between the ATLA and Boston College. An indispensable aid for scholars, librarians, religious and students of the New Testament and its historical setting. Contains over 44,000 article abstracts, 1,200 review abstracts, 16,500 book abstracts and 50 software abstracts.
The result of a collaboration between the ATLA and the Catholic Biblical Association, this database contains indexes and abstracts of journal articles, monographs, joint works and software focused on the study of the Old Testament. Topics include ancient history, archaeology, biblical theology and philology.
SAGE Humanities and Social Science (HSS) Package
Online platform containing more than 660 Humanities and Social Science journals with full-text access from 1999 to the present. It includes peer-review journals, many of which have an impact factor in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR). The subjects of education and special education stand out.
Research programme of the University of California, Irvine. Founded in 1972, the Thesaurus Lingua Graecae has collected and digitised most of the literary texts written in Greek from Homer to the fall of Byzantium in 1453. Each user must register and create a profile and connect through an authorised IP address.
- Tutorial [SPA]
Provides access to the full text of around 1,400 journals (generally since 1997) published by John Wiley and Sons. The dominant language of the articles is English. The subject matter covers both scientific and humanities fields.
Free databases
URBE-Unione Roma Bibliotheche Ecclesistiche
Reference database with more than four million records from the network of Roman ecclesiastical libraries. It is specialised in theology, not only concerning the Catholic Church but also with extensive documentation of the ecumenical sector and other non-Christian religions.
This reference database contains descriptions of documents from more than 600 periodicals, tributes and conferences. It is maintained by the Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen.
A set of tools for the study of Thomas Aquinas consisting of an unabridged edition of the complete works, an exhaustive bibliographic catalogue, an index of the main tools for his study, and a powerful database management system for generating indexes, reports, etc.
Complete text of the works of all the Popes, Councils, Fathers of the Church and writers of the Church up to Benedict XVI.
General library resources
Portals and search engines
Website that brings together digitised material, bibliographies and links to other websites on the Bible, Church History, Theology and Missiology.
A multilingual online library offering free access to over 650,000 full-text documents, articles, periodicals, books and other resources on theology, interreligious dialogue, ecumenism, ethics and the Christian world.
Special version of Google that searches only sites in accordance with Roman Catholic, apostolic and Roman doctrine, without ads and with filtering of content contrary to the faith.
Religious and Theological Abstracts
Provides objective summaries of academic literature on Theology and Religion. Compiles documents on Christianity, Judaism and other religions.
Offers documents on theology and the Bible of academic interest.
Glossaries and dictionaries
Glossary of religious and ecclesiastical terms
Document for journalists from the Communications and Press Office, Episcopal Conference of Chile.
Web sites
Website about the Spiritual Exercises of the Society of Jesus in Spain. Gathers bibliography and information about the Spiritual Exercises.
Official site of the Holy See. Contains news, resources, pontifical documents, and access to other official websites.
Official page with news, episcopal documents and access to other related websites.
The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church
Retrospective and current information on dioceses and bishops around the world.