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- Please contact the respective alumni office at Garrett-Evangelical or Seabury-Western for the username and password to use this database.
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- For further assistance with this database, please e-mail United.Library@Garrett.edu
Free Library Cards for Alums
Alumni/ae from Garrett-Evangelical and Seabury-Western may obtain borrowers cards to check out media and books from the United Library circulating collection. Sorry, books/media owned by the Northwestern library are not eligible. Please feel free to search our online card catalog. Cards may be obtained Mon-Thurs 8:30-4:30 and Fridays 8:30-1:00.
Other open access resources selected with Alums in mind:
Select the appropriate resource by topic.
E-books (Free pre 1923 full text scanned books)
- Google Books (limit to "public domain only" for full text free books.)
- Internet Public Archive
General Reference & Multi Subject:
- ATLA Cooperative Digital Initiative (Images and primary source material from many U.S. seminary archives)
- American Religion Data Archive (statistics, studies, denominations)
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Index Theologicus
- Research in Ministry Online (Index of theses)
- Virtual Religion Index (Links to many Public Domain sites)
Biblical Studies (including fonts)
- Bibleworks Greek and Hebrew Fonts
- Codex Sinaiticus
- Concordance (Greek with input in transliterated Greek Alphabet)
- Concordance (NRSV) Oremus Bible Browser
- Greek and Latin Word Parsing Tool
- Greek New Testament (Public Domain Greek Text)
- Greek New Testament Gateway Fonts
- RAMBI (Index to articles in Jewish Studies; no full text)
- Review of Biblical Literature (book reviews)
- Society of Biblical Literature Greek Fonts
Christian Art
Christian Education
- American Sign Language (site with free lessons)
- ChristArt (Some free/some for purchase religious clip art)
- The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology & Religion
Church History/History:
- Christian Classics Library (Early Church Fathers)
- Guide to Early Church Documents (Internet Christian Library)
- Gnomon Online (Classics & Patristics. Many German results in addition to English. To print full text results from the "Korbe" (basket), read the last chapter of the Gnomon Manual.)
- Labyrinth Medieval Studies
- Latin and Greek word parsing tool
- Medieval and Renaissance Web
- Medieval Sourcebook
- Online Medieval and Classical Library
- Perseus Project (Classical History)
- Renaissance Resources (Selected by the "Costume Center", but some quality sites in their list. Use your careful judgment about each link.)
Church Music:
- Dictionary of North American Hymnology
- Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology (index, not full text)
- The Hymn Society
- Hymnary (tune and text index)
- Lutheran Book of Worship (Adaptations of Public Domain Hymns from this Hymnal -- Midi sound files)
- Thesaurus Musicarum Latinarum
Episcopal Church/Anglicanism:
- Anglican Communion (Official Website)
- Anglican Theological Review
- Church of England
- Episcopal Café
- Episcopal Digital Network
Ethics & Philosophy of Religion:
- Business for Social Responsibility
- Ethics Web (Canadian Site)
- (Kennedy) Bioethics Research Library at Georgetown
- Social Principals (UMC)
- Social Witness Policy (PCUSA)
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Hispanic/Latin-American Church:
Languages, Foreign:
- LiveMocha -- Some free Foreign Language Lessons, some for fees.
Liturgics:
- Book of Confessions (PC USA downloadable version with several historic creeds)
- Book of Common Prayer ( Various editions; Anglicans Online)
- Book of Common Prayer 1662 (Great Britain)
- Book of Common Prayer 1928 version
- LectionAid (Based on Revised Common Lectionary)
- Lectionary (Episcopal)
- Liturgical Colors (PC USA calendar)
- Liturgical Revisions Timeline (United Methodist Church)
- Liturgical Year (American Catholic. Includes printable activities)
- Renaissance Liturgical Imprints, A Census
- Revised Common Lectionary
- Vestments Glossary (Christian Church - Disciples of Christ)
Methodism:
- American Methodism e-book Collection
- Audio Archives of the UMC
- General Commission on Archives & History (UMC)
- Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies (some full text conference papers and links to other Methodist sites)
- Wesley Center Online
- Wesley Letters at the Bridwell Library
- Wesley Quadrilateral (summarized)
Mission (See also "World Christianity")
- African Writers' Series* (Literature of postcolonial period; 1962-present)
- Global Episcopal Mission Network
- General Board of Global Missions, UMC
- Presbyterian Church USA, Worldwide
Nonprofit Management (Business databases)
- Catalog of Nonprofit Literature (The Foundation Center)
- Guidestar Database of Nonprofit Organizations
Peace & Justice:
- African Commission on Human and People's Rights
- Eco-Justice (Episcopal)
- Global Justice (Episcopal)
Pastoral Care & Spiritual Direction:
Preaching:
Theology:
- Gifford Lectures Online (Natural Theology)
- Global Digital Library on Theology and Ecumenism
World Religions:
- RAMBI (Index to articles in Jewish Studies)