Encyclopedias, Dictionaries...: Philosophy & Religion

Updated edition of this lauded work on Judaism features more than 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion, written by Israeli, American and European subject specialists.

Includes articles on the history, religion, cultural practices, and political economies of Muslims from the seventh-century to present.

English-language reference source for philosophy.

This 15 volume, second edition features revised and new articles. 12,000 entries are articles on theology, philosophy, history, literary figures, saints, and more.

An assembly of 249 distinguished philosophers have contributed to The Oxford Companion to Philosophy to create the most authoritative and engaging philosophical reference work in English. It gives clear and reliable guidance to all areas of philosophy and to the ideas of all notable philosophers from antiquity to the present day.

The Oxford Companion to the Bible provides an authoritative one-volume reference to the people, places, events, books, institutions, religious belief, and secular influence of the Bible.

The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church is the indispensable reference work on all aspects of the Christian Church.

Explores the intersection between biblical sources and ethical issues, both historical and modern,

Covers the diverse and interdisciplinary nature of the field and traces both historical and modern conceptions of gender and sexuality in the Bible.

Provides comprehensive, global coverage of religion, emphasizing larger religious communities without neglecting the world's smaller religious outposts.

The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion takes a three-pronged look at this, namely investigating the role of religion in society; unpacking and evaluating the significance of religion in and on human history; and tracing and outlining the social forces and influences that shape religion.