LibGuides: MIS4022/3 Approaches to Muslims: Journal Articles

Journal Articles

Each of the indexes to journal articles listed below may offer information on approaching Muslims.

Academic Search Elite (EBSCO)
Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials
Produced by the American Theological Association, this database indexes journal articles, book reviews, and essays in all fields of religion. It includes more than 266,000 full-text articles and book reviews.
BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

CORE: Aggregating the world’s open access research papers. Login with email and create a password before using. "We offer seamless access to millions of open access research papers, enrich the collected data for text-mining and provide unique services to the research community. "

Bases de Dato en Español (EBSCO)
Theological Journals Search This search engine targets over 1,000 Web sites/pages to retrieve full-text articles from over 350 open access journals related to religious studies, scripture studies, systematic theology, practical theology, and cognate disciplines. Among the journals searched are many of those listed in major religion Internet directories and e-journal sites. While most articles are in English, some are in other languages, so non-English searches are appropriate. This search engine is intended to serve as a supplement rather than a replacement for the periodical indexes and full-text databases that academic libraries typically make accessible to their constituents.

Additional journal articles may be found using the indexes listed under the Databases tab.

Search for Journal Articles

Additional Journal Databases:

Directory of Open Access Journals Free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages.
JSTOR Open Content Search articles, books, book chapters, reviews, and research reports. Content includes scholarship in the arts and humanities, economics and politics, and in mathematics and other sciences. Be sure to check the "Include only content I can access" box. Sort by "Newest to Oldest" to bring more contemporary articles to the top of the results list.
MDPI - Open Access Publishing A platform for peer-reviewed, scientific open-access journals operated by the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, based in Basel, Switzerland.
Theological Journals Search This search engine targets over 1,000 Web sites/pages to retrieve full-text articles from over 350 open access journals related to religious studies, scripture studies, systematic theology, practical theology, and cognate disciplines. Among the journals searched are many of those listed in major religion Internet directories and e-journal sites. While most articles are in English, some are in other languages, so non-English searches are appropriate. This search engine is intended to serve as a supplement rather than a replacement for the periodical indexes and full-text databases that academic libraries typically make accessible to their constituents.

Search Terms/Keywords

Using LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings) to search for resources will, more often than not, yield the most relevant results. Below are some LCSH you can use to search for topics in your Project and/or CRA. Be sure to choose the SUBJECT search field from the drop-down list (in Adanced Search) or include the search terms in quotation marks in the Basic Search box. Enter the SUBJECT search terms exactly as you see them.

You can also search by "keyword" in the All Text or Optional fields.

Suggested search terms:

LCSH	Keyword
CHRISTIANITY & other religions -- Islam	muslim evangelism
CHRISTIAN converts from Islam	religious conversion
MISSIONS to Muslims	worldview
CONVERSION to Christianity [AND] Muslims	people movements
JESUS Christ--Islamic interpretations	muslim culture
	muslim view of Christianity