Religion
The Newberry religion-related collection focuses on original source material and printed editions from Western Europe and the Americas, spanning the late Middle Ages through the early twentieth century. For more detailed information on the topics within the Religion collection, see the Core Collections Description page.
Use the sections below to explore. Please call the reference desk at (312) 255-3512 with questions about our holdings, or contact a librarian with research questions.
Newberry Library Catalog: Simple search | Advanced search
Search the online catalog by author, title, or keyword(s) such as religion, sect, name, event, or format, as well as any additional keywords that help to narrow your search, e.g.
Islam
Mormonism
Moses Maimonides
Trinity Church Chicago
Inquisition
Church history - [city or country]
Quaker Sermons
You may also search for a religious collection acquired by the Newberry by searching by "[Former Owner's Name] Collection, (Newberry Library)," e.g.
Mundelein College Collection, (Newberry Library)
Choose Held By Library to find physical items held at the Newberry and Sort By to see the newest or oldest materials. Use the Advanced Search to search for multiple terms or phrases in different fields and to search for materials created during a specific year or range of years. For more information about searching the online catalog, please see our Guide to Primo VE.
Modern Manuscripts & Archives at the Newberry: Search finding aids
Search by keyword(s) or browse by topic or subjects and filter results for relevant terms.
Newberry Digital Collections: Search digitized collection items
Browse all and use relevant filters or search by keyword(s).
Digitized Checklists
Physical copies of these lists can be found in the Newberry Checklist open shelves in the 2nd floor reading room.
Selected Newberry Digital Scholarship Websites
Faith in the City: Religion and Urban Life in Chicago, 1870-1920. View online
Politics, Poetry, and Religious Life in Late-Medieval England after the Black Death. View online
Religious Change and Print Culture in the Reformation. View online
Religious Change and the Ottoman Empire, 1450-1750. View online
Religious Wars in Early Modern Europe. View online
The Crusades: Motivations, Administration, and Cultural Influence. View online
The English Reformation: Tradition and Change. View online
The Inquisition. View online
The Making of the Bible, 400-1700. View online
Databases
View full list of subscription databases available only onsite
All items with a “Ref” call number can be viewed on the open shelves on the 3rd floor and cannot be requested through the online catalog.
Encyclopedia of Religion. Lindsay Jones, editor in chief. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005. View catalog record
Encyclopedia of Religion in America. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2010. View catalog record
Encyclopedia of Native American Religions: An Introduction. Arlene B. Hirschfelder. New York: Facts on File, 2000. View catalog record
Encyclopedia of Science and Religion. J. Wentzel Vrede van Huyssteen, editor in chief. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2003. View catalog record
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