Religion
Online Resources
Use our free 24/7 online reference libraries in your library or at home, all you need is your librarycard or your smartcard number:
- CREDOreference - includes
- Who's Who in Classical Mythology among others.
- Oxford Reference Online - includes
- Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions among others.
- Over 3,000 A-Z articles from Abd al-Qadir to Zaynab. Visual, geographic and social perspectives on global islam, including maps, illustrations, dynastic tables and demographic charts.
- NewsUK - Search through a variety of national and local newspapers. Also has useful news topics on a variety of issues including Religion.
- Help Yourself - search for local religious and belief organisations in Sheffield.
Resources available in the library include:
Books
- Encyclopaedias of world religions
- Standard texts covering most major religions
- Mythology, including multi-volume edition of Frazer’s “Golden Bough”
- Bible dictionaries, encyclopaedias and commentaries
- Church history, including works by John Wesley, John Owen.
- Saints
- Religious symbolism
- Yearbooks & directories
- Sociology of religion, psychology of religion
- Reference books covering a range of contemporary religious issues
Journals
- Current subscriptions to Church Times, Church of England Newspaper, Baptist Times, Methodist Recorder, Universe, with 3 month backfiles.
- Copies of The Tablet and The Jewish Chronicle from 1930 (incomplete – please check with staff if you want to see these).
- Magazines such as Middle Way, The Freethinker, The Friend, Reform
If there is any other journal you think we should have, please tell us and we will consider taking it.
Special Collections:
- Catholic Record Society publications
- Parker Society publications
Please note that the inclusion of any website or link on this page does not mean that they have been vetted or recommended by Sheffield City Council. It is important to make sure that you are happy that they are suitable for your own requirements.