Resources By Subject
Quaker Studies
what are these?
Databases
Academic Search PremierThe world's largest scholarly, multidiscipline, full-text database designed specifically for academic institutions. Contains indexing and abstracts for over 8,450 journals, with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles. Over 3,600 journals are peer-reviewed.
America: History and Life
Historical coverage of the United States and Canada from pre-history to the present.
ATLAS Full Text Plus
The ATLA Religion database with full text added. Indexes citations to journals, essays in multiauthor works, book reviews, and doctor of ministry projects. Covers works in and related to the field of religion.
Christian Periodical Index
Provides access to English language articles and reviews from an evangelical perspective.
Oxford Reference Online brings together language and subject reference works from one of the world's biggest reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource.
ProQuest Religion
Coverage of religious affairs and religious thinking from top periodicals, most with full text.
Routledge Religion Resource
Online access to the best reference titles on Religion in a single fully searchable and extensively cross-referenced resource, including classics such as The Encyclopedia of Protestantism, The Papacy: An Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia of Early Christianity, Encyclopedia of Death and Dying, Encyclopedia of Religious Freedom.
Search over 300 religion journals related to scripture studies, systematic theology, practical ministries, and cognate disciplines for which full text is freely available on the Internet. Among the searchable ejournals are many of those listed in major religion Internet directories and ejournal sites including:
***DOAJ Religion
***findarticles.com
***religiononline.org
***Wabash Center
Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN)
A database of more than 10,000 theological theses/dissertations and conference papers.
Database tips & tools
ATLAS Full Text Plus database tip:
You can search by scripture passage in the ATLA database. At the top of the page there is a “Scriptures” link. Click on this to go to the scripture browsing option. In the browse box:
1. Enter the scripture information (name, passage, colon, verse).
2. Click the browse button.
3. Select the boxes that you want.
4. Click on the search button.
Here are examples of the format to use when entering a scripture reference in the browse box:
Daniel 6
Genesis 3:5
John, 2nd 1
Web resources
Adherents.com
The site to answer questions such as "How many Quakers are in Oregon?
American Friends Service Committee
Quaker values in action.
The ARDA: Association of Religous Data Archives
Intended to democratize access to the best data on religion.
The Religious Society of Friends
Large listing of Quaker links, plus hosting for a number of Quaker groups.
Related resources
The Civilian Public Service Story
Describes conscientious objectors who chose to live peacefully in the World War II era.
Dictionaries
The A to Z of the Friends (Quakers)
The concise Oxford dictionary of the Christian Church (electronic resource)
Dictionary of ethics, theology and society (electronic resource)
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of American Quaker genealogyThe encyclopedia of Protestantism (electronic resource)
Encyclopedia of religion (electronic resource)
New historical atlas of religion in America
World Christian encyclopedia : a comparative survey of churches and religions in the modern world
Finding books
By subject search
Below are some links to various subject searches in the catalog. The subject search is a specific and helpful way to find materials about your area of interest. Explore these or try some of your own subject searches using the "Subject" tab in Foxtrax. For more information on "power searching" by subject, ask your reference librarian.
Quakers -- England -- Biography.
Society of Friends -- Charities.
Society of Friends -- Conduct of life.By call number
If you want to browse for books in the library, use the call numbers below to find the subject areas that are of interest to you. You can use them to browse the reference section or the main stacks. The Library of Congress website may have a more detailed outline of call numbers for your subject area.
We have a Quaker Collection in the Special Collections Room on the second floor of the MLRC. That is where we keep most of our Quaker materials.
| Subclass BR | Christianity |
| Subclass BV | Practical Theology |
| Subclass BX | Christian Denominations |
| BX 7601- 7795 | Friends. Society of Friends. Quakers |
Google search: Quaker
This Google Custom Search engine searches quality, discipline specific web sites selected by the librarians.
