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University of Birmingham Virtual Manuscript Room
This website is the first phase of The Virtual Manuscript Room (VMR) project. In this phase, full digitized manuscripts from The Mingana Collection of Middle Eastern Manuscripts held at Special Collections in the University of Birmingham are presented. This collection, previously unavailable on the web, has been designated as of national and international importance. As well as high-resolution images of each page, the VMR provides descriptions from the printed catalogue and from Special Collections' own records. Highlights of the collection include 2 of the oldest known copies of the Qur’an, one dating from as early as 7A.D. As well as the Qur'ans, the documents now online include unique illustrated manuscripts from the 16th century and early Arabic poetry.
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Christian Classics Ethereal Library
The Christian Classics Ethereal Library is one of the largest and best online collections of Christian theological and spiritual works.
The library contains an immense assortment of electronic texts ranging from the earliest of Christian theologians through to 19th century authors. Notable offerings include:
- the complete Early Church Fathers series (all thirty-eight volumes of the Ante-Nicene, Nicene, and Post-Nicene Fathers are available);
- the works of St Thomas Aquinas (English translations of the Summa Theologica and Catena Aurea are available);
- a selection of works by Anselm, Dante, Walter Hilton, St John of the Cross, Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Foxe, John Wesley, and many others.
The works are available in a variety of formats, and may be either read online or downloaded (downloading requires free registration). The site may be browsed by author, title, or subject, and a search engine is also provided. There are also occasional links to texts hosted off-site.
Lovers of church hymns may enjoy perusing the Hymnary, organised both by song title and composer. In many cases it is possible both to download the score for a hymn and to listen to a MIDI file.
A valuable resource for scholars and students alike.
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Theological Heritage User Group Union Catalogue (THUGCAT)
This Union catalogue is the library’s other online catalogue. It combines the catalogue records of eight theological libraries from around the country. LKH library holdings are clearly identifiable.
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COPAC
Combined catalogues of all major UK University Libraries and the British Library.
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John Rylands University Library of Manchester
There is a link to the online catalogue from this page, as well as lots of useful subject-based information.
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INTUTE Subject Gateway
Links to many good quality academic websites useful for research. There is also a link to the Virtual Training Suite, where there are 2 great internet tutorials: Internet Detective and Internet for Religious Studies.
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New Testament Gateway
Covers a wide variety of resources on the New Testament.
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BUBL Subject Gateway
Catalogue of academic internet resources
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Which search engine when?
There is more to searching on the internet than using Google! Check out some of the alternatives on this useful list of other search engines.
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Reflections
'Reflections: A Magazine of Theological and Ethical Inquiry' is published twice a year by Yale Divinity School. Each issue is dedicated to a particular theme. Those explored to date include: Faith and Citizenship; The Bible in the 21st Century; Foreign Policy and God; Violence and Theology; The Future of the Prophetic Voice ; and Immigration. This website allows visitors to view the table of contents of all issues published since 2004. It contains the lead article from the latest issue as well as messages from the editor and the Dean of Yale Divinity School, Professor Harold Attridge. Some of the contents from recent issues are also available on the site. A search engine is available.
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Christmas in Cyberspace
A selection of Advent and Christmas meditations and devotional material which is freely downloadable.
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'Reformation and Revival' online
www.biblicalstudies.org.uk has just made the entire back issues of the journal 'Reformation and Revival' available on its website. All articles are available to download as full text pdf. Check out the rest of the website for a good selection of other online resources in the area of Biblical Studies.
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Theos
Theos is a public theology think tank which exists to undertake research and provide commentary on social and political arrangements. Theos aims to impact opinion around issues of faith and belief in society. Its perspective is that faith is not just important for human flourishing and the renewal of society, but that society can only truly flourish if faith is given the space to do so. The website contains news and links to reports on current areas of research.
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Directory of Open Access Journals
This is the website for the Directory of Free Open Access Journals – a database of almost 2,000 journals that are free to access and view full texts of articles. Click on the link to the Philosophy and Religion subject area for a list of titles, or search for an article. This is a much smaller database than the Religion Index Online or Religion and Philosophy Collections that the library provides, but it may help if you are looking for alternative sources of information or if your search involves other subject areas.
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