Article Databases with Special Coverage of Religious Studies

The Religious Studies Articles & Databases page lists article databases with special coverage of religious studies. On that page you will find a link to The ATLA Religion Database -- a good place to start when looking for scholarly articles on topics in religious studies. Watch A Brief Introduction to the ATLA Religion Database with ATLA Serials for more information about using this database.

A Selection of Journals in the Field

General Coverage

• History of Religions (King BL1 .H5; online)
• The Journal of Religion (King BR1 .J65; online)
• Journal of the American Academy of Religion (King BV1460 .N23; online)
• Numen: international review for the history of religions (online)
• Religion (King BL1 .R37; online)
• Religion Compass (indexed in ATLA Religion Database)
• Religious Studies (online)

Asian Religions

• Buddhist Studies Review (online)
• Buddhist - Christian Studies (online)
• Contemporary Buddhism (online)
• International Journal of Hindu Studies (online)
• Journal of Buddhist Ethics (online)
• Journal of Chinese Religions (King BL1802 .S65a; online)
• Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies (indexed in ATLA Religion Database)

Christianity

• Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture (King BR140 .C5; online)
• International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church (online)
• Journal of Early Christian Studies (online)
• Studies in World Christianity (online)

Islam 

• Islamic Law and Society (online)
• Journal of Islamic Studies (online)
• Journal of Qur'anic Studies (online) 

Judaism

• American Jewish History (King E184.J5 A5; online)
• The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy (online)
• Modern Judaism: A Journal of Jewish Ideas and Experience (King BM195 .M63; online)

Philosophy and Theology

• Ars Disputandi (online)
• The Harvard Theological Review (King BR1 .H4; online)
• The Heythrop Journal: A Quarterly Review of Philosophy and Theology (online)
• International Journal for Philosophy of Religion (online)
• Journal of Theological Studies (online)
• Modern Theology (online)
• The Princeton Theological Review (online) 

Special Topics

• Buddhist - Christian Studies (online)  
• First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life (online)
• The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (online)
• A Journal of Church and State (King BV630.A1 J6; online)
• Journal of Contemporary Religion (online)
• Journal of Ecumenical Studies (King BX1 .J6; online)
• Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion (King HQ1393 .J68; online)
• The Journal of Law and Religion (online)
• Journal of Religion and Popular Culture (online)
• Journal of Religion and Society (online)
• Journal of Religious Ethics (online)
• Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture (online)
• Literature and Theology: An International Journal of Religion, Theory and Culture (online)
• Material Religion (online)
• Method & Theory in the Study of Religion (online) 
• Religion and American Culture: A Journal of Interpretation (King BL65.C8 R42; online)
• Religion, State and Society: The Keston Journal (online)
• Theology and Science (online)
• Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions (online)
• Zygon: journal of religion and science (King BL240.2 .Z9; online)