Research Religion at the UVU Library

May is Jewish American Heritage Month. While our weekly first floor book display will celebrate the creative work of Americans of Jewish ancestry, online we're looking at our research tools for religion. These tools can not only help you research Judaism, but also Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, and many more.

Religion touches on so many different aspects of life that, depending on what your topic is, you might also try searching our databases is sociology, history, or psychology. For more help researching religion, contact the Reference Desk at (801) 863-8840 or Keith Rowley, our religion subject librarian, at (801) 863-8780.

ATLA Religion Database

Created by the American Theological Library Association, this database contains nearly two million articles, reports, monographs, book reviews, and other items published on topics in religion from 1949 to the present. No other database covers religion in as great a depth as the ATLA Religion Database.

Religion Research Guide

This research guide lists the best reference books to use to get started as well as suggested databases and vetted websites. The databases can help you search through journals and magazines for articles about religion and related topics. The websites, carefully evaluated for accuracy and authority, can help answer questions such as "How many Americans practice X religion?" or "When is Ramadam/Yom Kippur/Easter/etc.?"