E-books
Oxford scholarship Online
Oxford University Press publishes original scholarship in all areas of religion and theology. The books included in Oxford Scholarship Online represent the diversity of the list, and the subjects covered are of interest to both scholars and students alike. Remote access available from Moodle.
The Cambridge Companions to Philosophy, Religion and Culture
Addressing topics and figures ranging from Plato through Kant to Habermas, and movements such as the Scottish Enlightenment and German Idealism, this online collection contains over 1100 downloadable essays taken from the Cambridge Companions to Philosophy, Religion and Culture (more than 100 volumes). Each volume also includes a substantial bibliography and other elements such as glossaries and timelines. Remote access available from Moodle.
The Digital Library of Classic Protestant Texts
This uniquely exhaustive resource for historians and theologians studying the religious and social upheavals of the 16th and 17th centuries enables you access into treasury of theological writings, biblical commentaries, confessional documents, sermons, letters, polemical treatises, and other works by hundreds (1,279 titles by 274 authors) of Protestant authors from the Reformation and post-Reformation eras. Remote access available from Moodle.
The Digital Karl Barth Library
This definitive edition of Barth’s works currently comprises more than 40 volumes of sermons, letters, lectures, conversations, and academic writings. Also slated for inclusion is Barth’s magnum opus, the 14-volume Kirchliche Dogmatik and its translation in English, The Church Dogmatics, in their entirety. Also included are volumes 1-43 of Barth’s Gesamtausgabe, seven additional works in German, and English translations of thirteen important texts by Barth. Remote access available from Moodle.
Google Books
Search inside of books scanned by Google from various libraries and publishers. Depending on copyright restrictions, one can read only small portions of a page or the entire book.
Ebrary
Impressive collection of e-books that can be searched and read online. Payments occur only when printing or copying. Requires an account with deposit and the download of “ebrary Reader”.
Gutenberg Project
The first and largest single collection of free downloadable electronic books that are out of copyright.
Amazon
The “Search Inside” feature allows searching inside (some) books. The full text of up to 3 pages can be read online.
SBL books
A variety of SBL publications is available in PDF for free download for visitors who fit the established IP profile. The goal is to provide a well-rounded reservoir of scholarship in all areas of biblical studies.
