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Religion and the Law
Call Number: Sawyer Reference KF4865.A68 A54 1999
Publication Date: 2000
Supported by real-life case studies and court rulings, Religion and the Law covers every important aspect of the issue, from abortion and academic freedom to blue laws, the right-to-die controversy, and zoning.
Encyclopedia of Religion
Call Number: Online Access
Publication Date: 2004
Widely regarded as the standard reference work in the field of Religious Studies.
Encyclopaedia Judaica
Call Number: Online Access
Publication Date: 2006
Includes more than 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion, written by Israeli, American and European subject specialists.
The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements
Call Number: Online Access
Publication Date: 2013
Contains over 400 entries across three volumes, exploring social and political movements and related collective phenomena throughout the world.
Melton's Encyclopedia of American Religions
Call Number: Online Access
Publication Date: 2016
This unique reference work provides students and the general public alike with coverage of more than 2, 300 North American religious groups in the U.S. and Canada.