In a multitude of diverse historical and cultural contexts, works of art and architecture have helped to shape the way that humans interact with the divine. In this section, students will embark on individual research projects investigating a religious work of art or architecture related to one of the following questions: what makes a building or location a sacred space? When is it appropriate to create a figural representation of the divine, and what does God (or a god) look like? How can art be used to narrate and visualize the stories of a religious tradition? How might certain objects become infused with sacred power, and how should these be housed and/or venerated? What does a sacred text look like, and how is it illustrated?
Credo Reference provides access to a large number of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and other reference books. Subjects covered include art, biography, history, literature, music, religion, and science and technology.
Multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. Includes searchable PDF content going back as far as 1887.
Resource for religious studies programs and for anyone researching religious issues and perspectives. This resource presently has more than 260 journals, with most of them available with full-text. The content is full-text, scholarly, and designed to meet the needs of both religious studies programs and general library collections.