Subscription Databases and E-books

• Encyclopedia Judaica. 2nd ed.
  Provides an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana" and from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures, Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd edition is important to scholars, general readers and students.
  
• Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  A new and updated edition of this multivolume set -- the first comprehensive new edition in almost 40 years. Containing material from hundreds of highly distinguished contributors representing the world's top universities and institutions, the second edition has a truly global perspective. It contains more than 2,100 entries -- including more than 450 new articles. Among the many topics covered are African, Islamic, Jewish, Russian, Chinese, and Buddhist philosophies; bioethics and biomedical ethics; art and aesthetics; epistemology; metaphysics; peace and war; social and political philosophy; the Holocaust; feminist thought; and much more. Additionally, the second edition also features 1,000 biographical entries on major figures in philosophical thought throughout history.
  
• New Catholic Encyclopedia. 2nd ed.
  Contains full and authoritative information on Catholic interests, action, and doctrine.
  
• Religion and Philosophy Collection
  This database covers topics such as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. It provides access to nearly 300 full text journals.
  

Websites Selected by Librarians

Philosophy

• Voice of the Shuttle: Philosophy
  Database of philosophical websites provided by the University of California, Santa Barbara, English Department.
  
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  Created in 1995 entries are maintained by experts in the field.
  
• Individual Philosophers
  A collection of links to websites, articles, texts and translations organized by alphabetical and chronological indexes, with some general sites.
  
  

Religion

• Virtual Religion Index
  Virtual Religion Index analyzes and highlights important content of religion-related websites.
  
• Religions
  Information on featured religions and beliefs provided by the BBC.  The site includes a multi-faith calendar.
  
• Internet Sacred Text Archive
  Archive of online books about religion, mythology, folklore and the esoteric on the Internet.
  
• Religion and Ethics Newsweekly
  This website complements the PBS program which provides news coverage and analysis of national and international events in the religious world.  It features individual show transcripts, streaming video of weekly reports, full transcripts of interviews with notable guests, related articles dealing with significant issues in religion and ethics news.
  
• Pluralism Project: Directory of Religious Centers
  Directory of 4500 religious centers in the United States.  Does not include Christian or Jewish centers.
  
• Encyclopedia Mythica
  Internet encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion.