Databases
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Religion Database This link opens in a new windowReligion Database covers formal theological studies and commentary on topics of general interest from the perspectives of many, worldwide religions. This full text rich database offers scholarly articles, magazines, theses and dissertations. Consult early in your research.
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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowAcademic Search Complete is massive, multi-disciplinary resource, including full-text articles along with indexing. Scholarly articles, magazines and newspapers are included. This is one of our most used databases. It is particularly good at covering the areas where disciplines intersect.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new windowJSTOR offers high-quality, interdisciplinary full text content to support scholarship. Unlike most of our databases, JSTOR includes both academic journals and book chapters. JSTOR how includes the images from ARTSOR. Consult JSTOR early in your research process.
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Project Muse This link opens in a new windowFull text of approximately 40 scholarly journals in the humanities, the social sciences, and mathematics published by Johns Hopkins University Press. Coverage for some titles extends back to 1993.
Key Words
Search Terms: LGBTQ, Queer Theology, Gay and Lesbian Theory, Gender, Queer Theory, Christianity, Catholic, Protestant
Subject Headings:
Sexual orientation—Religious aspects,
Transgender people—Religious life
Gays—Religious life
Print Reference Material
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Encyclopedia of Religion
Call Number: R 200.3 E564 2005ISBN: 9780028657332Publication Date: 2004-12-17Encyclopedia of Religion is regarded as one of the standard reference work in the field. Now in its second edition it has 15 volumes. and over 3,000 entries. The set examines all major religions. -
Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy
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Call Number: R 261.808 E563 V.3 2012Publication Date: 2012This supplementary volume augments the original two volume set with 202 entirely new focusing on issues of growing concern. If you are researching topics concerning Catholic social thought. This is you starting point. -
Encyclopedia of Christianity
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Call Number: R 230.003 E563 2005Publication Date: 2005This single volume work is dedicated to world Christianity and presumes no prior knowledge. It is an idea reference work who are not Christian. Entries include a bibliography. -
Encyclopedia of Religious Controversies in the United States
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Call Number: R 200.973 E564 2013Publication Date: 2012Two volume reference work details controversial historical and contemporary issues in American Religion. Features include bibliographies for entries, an index, a chronology and primary documents. -
Christianity in North America
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Call Number: R 277 C555 2023ISBN: 9781399507431Publication Date: 2023-07-03The companion includes an index, entry bibliographies, and demographics. Entries cover major Christian traditions, regional essays, and key topics. This book is part of the seven volume Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity series. The same format is used in all volumes. To access the entire series cut and paste this search into the catalog se: Edinburgh companions to global Christianity.
Websites
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Religiosity Among LGBT Adults in the USThe Williams Institute is associated with UCLA's law school and is a leading research center on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy. The Institute focuses to producing research that has practical applications in the every day world.
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Reading List: Queer Theology in the Academy and in the ChurchDuke Divinity School's library compiled this reading list in 2022. It provides a starting point to explore scholarly books.
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Queer Bible HermeneuticsDr. Susanne Scholz’s is a Professor of Old Testament at SMU’s Perkins School of Theology. This website supports Dr. Scholz’s course on Queer Bible Hermeneutics. You may be able to mine this site for ideas and resources.
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St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology: Queer Theology"The St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology is a nascent online, free-to-access encyclopaedia of the highest academic standards, treating the full discipline of theology with rigour and clarity." from website
Journal links
Theology & Sexuality this journal is included ProQuest Religion Database or accessed directly from https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/yths20
QTR: A Journal of Trans and Queer Studies in Religion access via https://read.dukeupress.edu/qtr