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Future Faith: Ten Challenges Reshaping Christianity in the 21st Century by
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Granberg-Michaelson, Wesley. Future Faith: Ten Challenges Reshaping Christianity in the 21st Century. 1517 Media, Fortress Press, 2018. JSTOR, Monroe Library of Loyola U.
ISBN: 9781506438191Publication Date: 2018-03-23
Holy Currency Exchange: 101 Stories, Songs, Actions, and Visions for Missional and Sustainable Ministries by
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Law, Eric H.F. Holy Currency Exchange: 101 Stories, Songs, Actions, and Visions for Missional and Sustainable Ministries. Chalice Press, 2016. eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost), Monroe Library of Loyola U.
ISBN: 9780827215030Publication Date: 2016-01-26
The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb: A Spirituality for Leadership in a Multicultural Community by
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Law, Eric H.F. The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb: A Spirituality for Leadership in a Multicultural Community. Chalice Press, 1993. eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost), Monroe Library of Loyola U.
ISBN: 9780827242593Publication Date: 1993-01-01
Welcoming Children: A Practical Theology of Childhood by
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Mercer, Joyce. Welcoming Children: A Practical Theology of Childhood. Chalice Press, 2005. eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost), Monroe Library of Loyola U.
ISBN: 9780827242616Publication Date: 2005-11-01
Anxious to Talk about It: Helping White Christians Talk Faithfully About Racism by
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Helsel, Carolyn B. Anxious to Talk About It: Helping White Christians Talk Faithfully About Racism. Chalice Press, 2018. eBook Collection (EBSCOHOST), Monroe Library of Loyola U New Orleans.
ISBN: 9780827200722Publication Date: 2018-02-13
Databases
The databases below are ones we recommend for Sociology. In these databases you'll find articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers. Some databases provide the full text of articles and other provide citations only. If only a citation is provided, use the Get it! button to see if the full text is available through another library resource. To find books on Sociology, search the library's catalog.
- SocINDEX with Full TextComprehensive index to sociology, covering 640 core journals, 530 priority, and 1420 selectively-covered journals with many books, conference papers and author profiles. Varies, some as early as 1895.
- Academic Search CompleteFind articles in all subject areas in over 17,000 journals and magazines, with full text for most. Updated daily. Dates vary, some as early as 1865 to present.
- Encyclopedia of Activism and Social JusticeFull-text encyclopedia devoted to social activism published in 2007.
- JSTOR
Full-text scholarly journals in many subject areas. JSTOR has the beginning of each journal to 3, 4 or 5 years ago. How-to videos.
- ERICJournal and magazine articles, dissertations and theses, and other documents about education. Some non-English material. Covers 1966 to present.
- U.S. Census BureauText, maps and statistical information on the U.S. population of people and businesses.
- American FactFinderU.S. Census Bureau source for population, housing, economic and geographic data and maps from the 2000 U.S. census of individuals.
- EconLitThe American Economic Association electronic database listing journal articles, books, collective volume articles, dissertations, working papers, and full-text book reviews from the Journal of Economic Literature: 1969 to present.
Websites With Demographic Data on Religion
- Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) strives to democratize access to the best data on religion. Founded as the American Religion Data Archive in 1997 and going online in 1998, the initial archive was targeted at researchers interested in American religion. The targeted audience and the data collection have both greatly expanded since 1998, now including American and international collections and developing features for educators, journalists, religious congregations, and researchers.
- Pew Research Center Statistics on Religion and Public LifeThrough public opinion surveys, demographic studies and other social science research, the statistics collected by Pew Research Center examine the religious composition of countries, the influence of religion on politics, the extent of government and social restrictions on religion, and views on abortion, same-sex marriage, stem cell research and many other topics.
- U.S. CensusThe census collections non-religious demographic data about the U.S.'s population every ten years for a number of purposes. Use the Quick Facts link to access census data on traits such as income, age, race and ethnicity, and other details.
- CARA Report BlogNineteen Sixty-four is a research blog for the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University edited by Mark M. Gray. CARA is a non-profit research center that conducts social scientific studies about the Catholic Church.
- V Encuentro Demographic and Religious StatisticsSummary of V Encuentro's research on the number of Hispanic Catholics in the United States and the Church's efforts to minister to them.