St Clare’s College, Waverley

SUBJECT Guide

STUDIES OF RELIGION: PRELIM & HSC RESOURCES

Printed Resources

NON-FICTION – Books for Religious Studies can be found mainly in the 200s area in the nonfiction section of the Library and include:

o 171 – Ethical Systemso 174.1 –Ethics -Clergyo 200 – Religiono 210- Philosophy and theory of Religiono 220 – Bible: Old and New Testamento 230 – Christian theologyo 240 – Christian moralityo 270 – History of Christianityo 280 – Christian denominations (Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Anglican)o 281 – Eastern churcheso 290 – Other Religionso 292 – Greek, Roman religions (Classical)o 293 – Germanic religions (Celtic, Norse etc)o 294.3 – Buddhismo 294.5 - Hinduismo 296 – Judaismo 297 – Islam, Bahai faitho 298 – Aboriginal spirituality o 299 – Other religions – Asian origin, North American origin, South

American Origin, Aboriginal origino 398 – Myths and beliefs

HSC COLLECTION – Study guides include Excel and Macquarie. Location: Reference Section.

PAMPHLET BOXES - The boxes contain recent newspaper articles on various subject areas. Updated monthly. Relevant boxes include:

o Bioethicso Genetic Engineeringo Religion

o Euthanasiao Catholic Church

Online Resources

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Check St Clare’s Library on DeliciousCheck St Clare’s Library Delicious bookmarks under tag bundle HSC_SOR at http://delicious.com/stclareslibrary/bundle:HSC_SOR

o Living Religion: Companion website – not the School text but an excellent online resource to complement your studies.

o Exam Café – companion site to your text book. Exam Café available in June for HSC SOR and will cost $9.95 per year http://www.pearsonplaces.com.au/products/exam_cafe_homepage.aspx

o Catholic Encyclopaedia http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05556a.htmo Jewish Encyclopaedia http://jewishencyclopedia.com/index.jsp

ONLINE DATABASES: Key databases for Studies of Religion research

Available through the State Library of NSW - eResources

Ebscoo Australian and NZ Reference Centre – Relevant publications

include Judaism, Christianity Today and Catholic Biblical Quarterly.o Academic Search Premier/Complete – Titles of interest include

Christian History and Biography, Journal of Women and Religion, Journal of Contemporary Religion, Journal of the New Testament, Journal of Religious Ethics, the Journal of Religion, Religion East and West and Ecotheology.

Encyclopaedia Britannica – full text online access to excellent articles.

Proquesto Proquest Religion - is an indispensable resource for religious

studies programs and for anyone researching religious issues and perspectives.

Wilson Web: Humanities Full Text – Journals relevant to Studies of Religion include: History of Religions, Eastern Buddhist and Dao.

ACCESS: Access is through SLNSW card available for FREE Apply Online athttp://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/system/forms/selfreg.html. The card will be posted out to your home address for use anywhere online.ONLINE DATABASES: Key databases for Studies of Religion research

Available through the National Library of Australia - eResources

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American National Biography Online - Articles on Native American heritage including religious information – Wovoka, Tavibo, Black Elk, Smohalla and the Native American Church.

Encyclopaedia of Buddhism - This encyclopedia describes the Buddhist world view, basic teachings and practices of Buddhism, as well as its different schools and sects.

JSTOR - limit your search to ensure your results only return hits relevant to the discipline of Religion.

ACCESS: Access is through NLA card available for FREE. Apply online at http://www.nla.gov.au/getalibrarycard . The card will be posted out to your home address for use anywhere online.

Audio Visual Resources

Check Clickview under Religion for senior secondary videos. All Clickview programs are available from your computer desktop.

Other Resources

St Clare’s College ‘Guide to Referencing Assessment Tasks’ is available in the Library where you sign in.

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