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General

The Encyclopedia of Religion. 16 vols.
REF BL 31 .E46 1986

New Handbook of Living Religions 
REF BL 31 .A24

Oxford Dictionary of Living Religions
REF BL 31 .O84 1997

Harpercollins Dictionary of Religion
REF BL .H37 1995

Historial Atlas of the Religions of the World
REF BL 80.2 .F28

Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions
REF BL 2525. L49 1998

Encyclopedia of Religion in American Society
REF BL 2525 .E52 1999

Encyclopedia of American Religious Experience
REF BL 2525 .E953 1988

Encyclopedia of African American Religions
REF BR 563 .N4 E53 1993

Encyclopedia of Religion and Society
REF BL 60 .E53 1998

New Age Encyclopedia
REF BL 60 .E53 1998

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The Bible:

Anchor Bible Dictionary
REF BS 440 .A54 1992

Harper's Bible Dictionary
REF BS 440 .H237 1985

Oxford Companion to the Bible
REF BS 440 .M434 1993

The Interpreter's Bible
REF BS 491 .I65

Broadman Bible Commentary
REF BS 491.2 .B67

Harper's Bible Commentary
REF BS 491.2 .H37 1988

Note: Various editions and translations of the bible are located at REF BS 185--REF BS 195. Concordances are at REF BS 425.

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Specific Religions

Christianity: Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

New Catholic Encyclopedia
REF BX 841 .N44 1967

Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
REF BR .O8 1974

Encyclopedia of the Early Church
REF BR 66.5 .D5813 1992

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation 4 vols.
REF BR 302.8 .O94 1996

A New Handbook of Christian Theology
REF BR 95 .N393 1992

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Judaism:

Encyclopedia Judaica
REF DS 102.8 .E496

Blackwell Companion to Jewish Culture
REF DS 102.8 .B46 1989

Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion
REF BM 50 .O94 1997

Encyclopedia of Judaism
REF BM 50 .E63 1989

Dictionary of Judaism in the Biblical Period
REF BM 50 .D525 1996

Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
REF BM 487 .E53 2000

The Talmud (Steinsaltz edition)
REF BM 499.5 .E4 1989

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Islam:

Encyclopedia of Islam
REF DS 37 .E523

Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine (7 vols.)
REF BP 166 .K33 1998

Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World (2 vols.)
REF Bp 40 .E525 2004

The Qur'an: The First American Version
REF BP 109 .I78 1985

Interpretation of the Meanings of the Noble Qur'an in the English Language
REF BP 130.4 .I 58 1994

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Eastern Religions:

Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion
REF BL 1005 .L4813 1994

Hindu World: An Encyclopedic Survey of Hinduism
REF BL 1105 .W34 1995

Historical Dictionary of Buddhism
REF BQ 130 .P74 1993

Encyclopedia of Buddhism (2 vol.)
REF BQ 126 .E62 2004

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