John E. Riley Library: Graduate School of Theology & Christian Ministry Online: Scholarly Web

Scholarly or Popular? Tips for evaluating websites

The Internet is loaded with helpful resources, but remember to evaluate all information with these standards in mind:

Purpose: Does the level of discourse and presentation indicate that this is a scholarly site?
Authority: Is the author/creator a recognized expert in the field? What are the academic credentials?
Accuracy: Are there obvious errors in content, grammar, spelling?
Bias: Is the presentation balanced with differing points of view and respectful tone?
Timeliness: When was the site last updated?

Bible & Theology Websites

ARDA (Association of Religion Data Archives) The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) strives to democratize access to the best data on religion.
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Currently housed in the Social Science Research Institute, the College of Liberal Arts, and the Department of Sociology at the Pennsylvania State University, the ARDA is funded by the Lilly Endowment, the John Templeton Foundation, Chapman University and the Pennsylvania State University.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
The mission of the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) is to build up the church by making classic Christian literature widely available and promoting its use for edification and study by interested Christians, seekers and scholars. The CCEL accomplishes this by selecting, collecting, distributing, and promoting valuable literature through the World Wide Web and other media.
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
Fordham University
Online Critical Pseudepigrapha
The mandate of the Online Critical Pseudepigrapha is to develop and publish electronic editions of the best critical texts of the "Old Testament" Pseudepigrapha and related literature.
Open Access Digital Theological Library (OADTL)
Register for a free account to get access to content sponsored by a consortium of seminaries.
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The mission of Open Access Digital Theological Library (OADTL) is to curate high-quality content in religious studies and related disciplines from publisher websites, institutional repositories, scholarly societies, archives, and stable public domain collections.
Religion Online
Religion Online is designed to assist teachers, scholars and general "seekers" who are interested in exploring religious issues. The aim is to develop an extensive library of resources, representing many different points of view, but all written from the perspective of sound scholarship.
Virtual Religion Index
This Virtual Religion Index is a tool for students with little time. It analyzes & highlights important content of religion-related websites to speed research.

Google Scholar

Get only scholarly materials in your results. Some full text links, "cite" tool, and notes about how many times the article is cited by OTHER scholars. Request items NOT in full text by sending the full citation to library@nnu.edu