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ATLA (American Theological Library Association) - ATLA resources are appropriate for any level of research
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* 2,400+ journal titles in total, 1,100+ of which are currently being indexed
* 1.2 million+ journal article records
* 280,000+ essay records
* 1 million+ review records
* 460,000+ book records

FREE RESOURCES

GOOGLE SCHOLAR - GREAT FOR ARTICLES IN ALL CLASSES (ENTER ".PDF" AT THE END OF YOUR SEARCH TERM)

Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly articles and literature

THEOLOGICAL JOURNAL SEARCH - SPECIALIZED SEARCH ENGINE FOR THEOLOGICAL JOURNALS

The Google Theological Journal Search is a specialized search engine designed to help students, scholars, and researchers access theological journals, articles, and resources from trusted academic sources.

JSTOR - YOU MUST SIGN UP FOR A FREE ACCOUNT TO ACCESS DIGITAL ARTICLES

JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.

THEMELIOS

An international journal for students of Theological and Religion studies. This is a tremendous resource for journal articles related to anything in ministry. (Be sure to use articles and not book reviews.)

WORLD CAT

OCLC WorldCat connects you to the collections and services of over 10,000 libraries worldwide.

DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS

This service covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. We aim to cover all subjects and languages. There are now 16.631 journals in the directory, 6,323,516 articles, 126 countries represented, and in 80 languages.

PROQUEST (GREAT JOURNAL RESOURCE)

Developed for teaching and research success across the curriculum, ProQuest’s expertly curated DEI collections offer authentic, diverse perspectives spanning books, video, scholarly journals, primary sources and more. (Be sure to apply the SCHOLARLY JOURNALS filter on the left and sort them from the most recent to oldest. Then choose those articles with full text.)

OPEN ACCESS DIGITAL THEOLOGICAL LIBRARY

The mission of Open Access Digital Theological Library (OADTL) is to curate high-quality content in religious studies and related disciplines from publisher websites, institutional repositories, scholarly societies, archives, and stable public domain collections. The OADTL uses the world’s most advanced integrated library system (ILS) for cataloging and discovery. This system, OCLC’s WorldShare, makes content easily discoverable and retrievable. The OADTL is staffed by professional librarians and curates content without regard for theological or confessional perspective. 

RELIGION ONLINE

More than 6,000 articles and chapters. Topics include Old and New Testament, Theology, Ethics, History and Sociology of Religion, Communication and Cultural Studies, Pastoral Care, Counseling, Homiletics, Worship, Missions and Religious Education.

OER COMMONS

OER Commons is a public digital library of open educational resources. OER Commons offers you numerous resources for furthering your knowledge concerning our General Education courses.

GOOGLE BOOKS

Google Books is the world's most comprehensive index of full-text books.

BC CAMPUS OPEN ED BOOKS

BC Campus Open Ed Books is an educational resource for free collegiate level textbooks.

ONLINE BIBLE, CHURCH, AND MINISTRY MAGAZINES

Albert Mohler - The Briefing
Bible Archaeology
Bible Study Magazine
Biola University
Calvary Chapel Magazine
CCM Magazine
Charisma Magazine
Christian History Magazine
Christian Standard
Christianity Today
Church Executive Magazine
Church Production Magazine
Church Tech Today
Group Magazine
Guideposts Magazine
Influencer Magazine
Just Between Us (Women in Ministry)
Ministry Magazine
Outreach Magazine
Point Magazine
Relevant Magazine
Sojourners
Spirituality and Health
Technologies for Worship Magazine
The Church Network
The Gospel Coalition
Today’s Christian Woman
Today’s Pastor
World Magazine
Worship Leader
Youth Ministry Magazine

OPENSTAX BOOKS

OpenStax Books is a free online educational resource for collegiate level textbooks.

THE INTERNET ARCHIVE

The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, the print disabled, and the general public. Our mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge.

The Internet Archive today contains:

• 475 billion web pages

• 28 million books and texts

• 14 million audio recordings (including 220,000 live concerts)

• 6 million videos (including 2 million Television News programs)

• 3.5 million images

• 580,000 software programs

PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOKS

Project Gutenberg is an online library of free eBooks. Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related content today..

Online Reference Works

• Easton’s Bible Dictionary, M. G. Easton

• Torrey’s New Topical Textbook, R. A. Torrey

• Smith’s Bible Dictionary, William Smith

• Derickson’s Notes on Theology, Stanley R. Direckson

• Nave’s Topical Bible, Orville J. Nave

• Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Bible, Matthew Henry

• Wesley’s Notes on the Bible, John Wesley

• Barnes’ New Testament Notes

• Calvin’s Commentaries

• https://www.blueletterbible.org/

Great Academic Articles for Any Discipline

• http://www.jurn.org/#gsc.tab=0

• https://scholar.google.com/

Business Journals

• https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/search

• https://hbu.edu/center-for-christianity-in-business/the-christian-business-review/read-the-journal/

• https://www.independent.org/publications/research_articles/

• https://ethix.org/archives

• http://www.ecommerce-digest.com/online-academic-journals.html

• https://www.universitybusiness.com/issue-archives

• https://via.library.depaul.edu/jrbe/

Church Ministry

• http://www.relevantmagazine.com/

• http://www.christianitytoday.com/

• http://www.ctlibrary.com/

• http://christianstandard.com/

• https://www.ministrymagazine.org/

• https://lookoutmag.com/

• https://tms.edu/educational-resources/journal/

Counseling

• https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C44&q=biblical+counseling&btnG=

• https://www.ccef.org/journal-of-biblical-counseling/

Evangelism

• A Study In Personal Evangelism, Gene Taylor

• How to Book on Personal Evangelism, R. Larry Moyer

• Evangelism Made Personal, Mark A. Copeland

History

• http://www.jurn.org/#gsc.tab=0

• American libraries - https://archive.org/details/americana

• https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/magazine

• http://earlychristianwritings.com/

• https://www.ccel.org/

General Education Topics

• http://www.weblens.org/scholar.html

• https://scholar.google.com/

Worship/Music

• https://worshipleader.com/ (search bar on right side)

• EUNOMIOS: An Open Journal for Theory, Analysis and Semiotics of Music

• Music Theory Online: A Journal of Criticism, Commentary, Research and Scholarship [peer-reviewed]

• https://guides.lib.virginia.edu/c.php?g=515223&p=3520595

• https://humanitiesjournals.fandom.com/wiki/Musicology_and_Music_Theory_Journals

Youth Ministry

• http://youthministry.com/group-magazine/ (search bar on right side)

• https://www.youthandchildrens.work/

• https://www.youthworker.com/articles/category/magazine/ (search bar on top right side)

Websites with Free E-Books

• https://www.globalchristians.org/ebooks/

• 125+ Free Christian E-Books

• Open Libra

• Library Genesis

Theological Journals

• Acta Patristica et Byzantina

• Africa Journal of Evangelical Theology

• Alliance for Vulnerable Mission Bulletin

• Anvil

• Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies

• Ashland Theological Journal

• Australian Biblical Review

• Australian Journal of Biblical Archaeology

• The Baptist Ministers' Journal

• Baptist Quarterly

• BACUP Papers

• Bible Translator

• Bibliotheca Sacra

• Bulletin for Biblical Research

• Bulletin of the British Theological And Philosophical Libraries (ABTAPL)

• Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society

• Bulletin of the John Rylands Library

• Calvary Baptist Theological Journal

• The Campbell Morgan Memorial Bible Lectures

• Canadian Journal of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity

• Canadian Journal of Theology

• Caribbean Journal of Evangelical Theology

• Catholic Biblical Quarterly

• Christian Brethren Research Fellowship Journal

• Christian Brethren Review

• Churchman

• Congregational History Circle Magazine

• Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal

• Downside Review

• East Africa Journal of Evangelical Theology

• Ecclesia Reformanda

• Elim Evangel

• Eternity - the Magazine of Christian Truth

• The Ethel M. Wood Lectures

• European Journal of Theology

• Eusebeia

• Evangel - the British Evangelical Review

• The Evangelical Quarterly

• Evangelical Review of Theology

• The Expositor (1875-1914)

• Faith and Thought

• Fides et Humilitas

• Foundations

• The Fraternal

• Gospel Perspectives series

• Grace Journal

• Grace Theological Journal

• Haddington House Journal

• HTS Theological Studies

• Indian Journal of Theology

• Irish Biblical Studies

• Inter-Varsity Magazine

• Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry

• Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood

• Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament

• Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

• Journal of Biblical Literature

• Journal of Biblical Perspective

• Journal of Early Christian History

• Journal of Early Christian Studies

• Journal of Korean American Ministries & Theology

• Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society

• Journal of the International Society of Christian Apologetics

• Journal of the Irish Christian Study Centre

• Journal of the Transactions of the Victoria Institute

• Journal of the United Reformed Church History Society

• Journal of Theological Studies

• Kairos: Evangelical Journal of Theology

• McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry

• Mainstream - Baptists for Life & Growth

• Maranatha Baptist Theological Journal

• Melanesian Journal of Theology

• Midwestern Journal of Theology

• Neotestamentica

• The Pacific Journal of Baptist Research

• Palestine Exploration Quarterly

• The Pentecostal Educator

• PneumAfrica

• The Princeton Theological Review

• Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society

• Refleks

• Reformed Baptist Theological Review

• Reformation & Revival

• The Reformed Theological Review

• Religion in Communist Lands

• Religion, State and Society

• Religious & Theological Students Fellowship (RTSF) Monographs & Booklets

• Review & Expositor

• Second Century: A Journal of Early Christian Studies

• Schweich Lectures on Biblical Archaeology

• Science and Christian Belief

• Scripture (Catholic Biblical Association [UK]

• Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology

• Southern Baptist Journal of Theology

• Stimulus

• Themelios

• Theological Review

• Theological Students Fellowship (TSF) Bulletin

• Theological Students Fellowship (TSF) Bulletin (US)

• Transactions of the Baptist Historical Society

• Trinity Journal

• Tyndale Bulletin

• Tyndale Press Monographs

• Vetus Testamentum

• Vigilae Christianae

• Vox Evangelica

• Westminster Theological Journal

• Whitley Lectures
  

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