DICTIONARIES / ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Some of the titles available in the Adelaide Theological Library Reference collection:

  • Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics, 2nd edition, ed. Ruth Chadwick 2012 [170.3 E56.C.2] (4 vols)
  • Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 2nd edition, ed. W.T. Reich 1995 [174.203 E56.2] (5 vols)
  • Dictionary of scripture and ethics,  ed. J.B. Green, 2011 [241 D554]
  • New Dictionary of Christian ethics, ed. J. Macquarrie, 1986 [241.03 N532]
  • New Dictionary of Christian Ethics and Pastoral Theology ,ed. J. Atkinson 1995 [241.03 N532.A]
  • Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy An open access on-line encyclopedia that offers detailed articles on philosophical terms and thinkers

BOOKS

Browse the shelves in Adelaide Theological Library at the following locations for books about:

  • 170 – Ethics
  • 171 – Ethical systems
  • 172-179 – Applied Ethics
  • 172 – Politics Ethics
  • 173 –  Ethics of marriage, divorce, separation, parent-child relationship
  • 174 – Occupational ethics
  • 174.1 – Clergy
  • 174.2 – Bioethics
  • 176 – Sex, and reproduction
  • 177 – Social relationships
  • 178 – Consumption
  • 179.3 – Treatment of animals
  • 241    Christian ethics
  • 274.42 – UK
  • 275 – Asia
  • 277.3 – USA
  • 279.4 – Australia
  • 282.09 – Catholic Church history
  • 283.09 – Anglican Church history
  • 287.93 – Uniting Church in Australia

 

Proquest eBook Collection click here
EBSCO eBook Collection click here

Oxford Religion Handbooks Online: is a collection of 113 peer reviewed electronic handbooks on Religious issues. The collection contains in-depth research and high-level articles by scholars at the top of their field. Oxford Handbooks is one of the most prestigious and successful strands of Oxford’s scholarly publishing. Click here for the complete list of titles. For information: https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/page/about 

 

Oxford Very Short Introductions – Religion Collection: offers short original introductions to a wide range of religious subjects. Each eBook is written by experts in a given field to provide key points, facts, analysis and insights on topics. The books are an excellent resource to develop your core understanding on a given subject. The Religion subject area offers access to 70 key eBook introductions from ‘Abrahamic Religions’ to ‘Zionism’. Click here for the complete list of titles. For information: https://www.veryshortintroductions.com/page/about

JOURNALS

ARTICLES / DATABASES

EBSCOhost Database This index is an essential resource. Indexed journals are selected for inclusion according to their scholarly merit and scope. Full text and citations.

Australasian Religion Index is an author and subject index covering over eighty religious and theological serials published in Australia or New Zealand and representing all religious traditions.

Informit Education database A collection of 9 index, abstract and full-text databases covering education, business, families and society, health, indigenous culture, humanities, literature and culture. The database focuses on content from and about Australia with some New Zealand and Asia Pacific content.

Oxford Religion Handbooks Online: is a collection of 113 peer reviewed electronic handbooks on Religious issues. The collection contains in-depth research and high-level articles by scholars at the top of their field. Oxford Handbooks is one of the most prestigious and successful strands of Oxford’s scholarly publishing. Click here for the complete list of titles. For information: https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/page/about 

Oxford Very Short Introductions – Religion Collection: offers short original introductions to a wide range of religious subjects. Each eBook is written by experts in a given field to provide key points, facts, analysis and insights on topics. The books are an excellent resource to develop your core understanding on a given subject. The Religion subject area offers access to 70 key eBook introductions from ‘Abrahamic Religions’ to ‘Zionism’. Click here for the complete list of titles. For information: https://www.veryshortintroductions.com/page/about

OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES

Databases:

Center for Applied Christian Ethics promotes and encourages the formation of moral character and the application of biblical ethics to contemporary moral decisions

Global Digital Library on Theology and Ecumenism (GlobeTheoLib) is a multilingual online library offering access free of charge to full-text articles, journals, books and other resources on theology, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, ethics, and ecumenism in World Christianity. Participants also have the possibility to contribute their own documents to the library.

Global Ethics.net is a global network of persons and institutions interested in various fields of applied ethics. It offers access to a large number of resources on ethics, especially through its leading global digital ethics library and facilitates collaborative web-based research, conferences, online publishing and information sharing.

Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines.

Oxford Index A free discovery service, the Oxford Index lets you search across Oxford’s digital academic content with a single click, and find related content every step of the way.

Databases:

Sharing the word Full text open source theological library resources freely available through the Internet. It is specifically intended to assist seminarians, theology students, clergy and pastoral workers.

Baylor University Institute for Faith and learning
Christian Reflection: A Series in Faith and Ethics was a quarterly publishing project of The Institute for Faith and Learning at Baylor University. Running from 2000 to 2016, the series consists of sixty-one titles and their accompanying study guides, all produced under the careful editorial guidance of Bob Kruschwitz.

Society of Christian Ethics The purpose of this society is to promote scholarly work in the field of Christian ethics and its relation to the wider field of ethics.

Dictionaries / Encyclopaedias

DICTIONARIES / ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Some of the titles available in the Adelaide Theological Library Reference collection:

  • Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics, 2nd edition, ed. Ruth Chadwick 2012 [170.3 E56.C.2] (4 vols)
  • Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 2nd edition, ed. W.T. Reich 1995 [174.203 E56.2] (5 vols)
  • Dictionary of scripture and ethics,  ed. J.B. Green, 2011 [241 D554]
  • New Dictionary of Christian ethics, ed. J. Macquarrie, 1986 [241.03 N532]
  • New Dictionary of Christian Ethics and Pastoral Theology ,ed. J. Atkinson 1995 [241.03 N532.A]
  • Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy An open access on-line encyclopedia that offers detailed articles on philosophical terms and thinkers
Books

BOOKS

Browse the shelves in Adelaide Theological Library at the following locations for books about:

  • 170 – Ethics
  • 171 – Ethical systems
  • 172-179 – Applied Ethics
  • 172 – Politics Ethics
  • 173 –  Ethics of marriage, divorce, separation, parent-child relationship
  • 174 – Occupational ethics
  • 174.1 – Clergy
  • 174.2 – Bioethics
  • 176 – Sex, and reproduction
  • 177 – Social relationships
  • 178 – Consumption
  • 179.3 – Treatment of animals
  • 241    Christian ethics
  • 274.42 – UK
  • 275 – Asia
  • 277.3 – USA
  • 279.4 – Australia
  • 282.09 – Catholic Church history
  • 283.09 – Anglican Church history
  • 287.93 – Uniting Church in Australia

 

Proquest eBook Collection click here
EBSCO eBook Collection click here

Oxford Religion Handbooks Online: is a collection of 113 peer reviewed electronic handbooks on Religious issues. The collection contains in-depth research and high-level articles by scholars at the top of their field. Oxford Handbooks is one of the most prestigious and successful strands of Oxford’s scholarly publishing. Click here for the complete list of titles. For information: https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/page/about 

 

Oxford Very Short Introductions – Religion Collection: offers short original introductions to a wide range of religious subjects. Each eBook is written by experts in a given field to provide key points, facts, analysis and insights on topics. The books are an excellent resource to develop your core understanding on a given subject. The Religion subject area offers access to 70 key eBook introductions from ‘Abrahamic Religions’ to ‘Zionism’. Click here for the complete list of titles. For information: https://www.veryshortintroductions.com/page/about

Journals

JOURNALS

Articles / Databases

ARTICLES / DATABASES

EBSCOhost Database This index is an essential resource. Indexed journals are selected for inclusion according to their scholarly merit and scope. Full text and citations.

Australasian Religion Index is an author and subject index covering over eighty religious and theological serials published in Australia or New Zealand and representing all religious traditions.

Informit Education database A collection of 9 index, abstract and full-text databases covering education, business, families and society, health, indigenous culture, humanities, literature and culture. The database focuses on content from and about Australia with some New Zealand and Asia Pacific content.

Oxford Religion Handbooks Online: is a collection of 113 peer reviewed electronic handbooks on Religious issues. The collection contains in-depth research and high-level articles by scholars at the top of their field. Oxford Handbooks is one of the most prestigious and successful strands of Oxford’s scholarly publishing. Click here for the complete list of titles. For information: https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/page/about 

Oxford Very Short Introductions – Religion Collection: offers short original introductions to a wide range of religious subjects. Each eBook is written by experts in a given field to provide key points, facts, analysis and insights on topics. The books are an excellent resource to develop your core understanding on a given subject. The Religion subject area offers access to 70 key eBook introductions from ‘Abrahamic Religions’ to ‘Zionism’. Click here for the complete list of titles. For information: https://www.veryshortintroductions.com/page/about

Open Access Resources

OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES

Databases:

Center for Applied Christian Ethics promotes and encourages the formation of moral character and the application of biblical ethics to contemporary moral decisions

Global Digital Library on Theology and Ecumenism (GlobeTheoLib) is a multilingual online library offering access free of charge to full-text articles, journals, books and other resources on theology, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, ethics, and ecumenism in World Christianity. Participants also have the possibility to contribute their own documents to the library.

Global Ethics.net is a global network of persons and institutions interested in various fields of applied ethics. It offers access to a large number of resources on ethics, especially through its leading global digital ethics library and facilitates collaborative web-based research, conferences, online publishing and information sharing.

Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines.

Oxford Index A free discovery service, the Oxford Index lets you search across Oxford’s digital academic content with a single click, and find related content every step of the way.

Databases:

Sharing the word Full text open source theological library resources freely available through the Internet. It is specifically intended to assist seminarians, theology students, clergy and pastoral workers.

Baylor University Institute for Faith and learning
Christian Reflection: A Series in Faith and Ethics was a quarterly publishing project of The Institute for Faith and Learning at Baylor University. Running from 2000 to 2016, the series consists of sixty-one titles and their accompanying study guides, all produced under the careful editorial guidance of Bob Kruschwitz.

Society of Christian Ethics The purpose of this society is to promote scholarly work in the field of Christian ethics and its relation to the wider field of ethics.