Library Use Only Databases
Check out these databases to find information on religion and spirituality.
The Power of Myth by 
Art and Architecture of the World's Religions by 
Give Me that Online Religion by 
The Little Book of Atheist Spirituality by 
One Nation under God by
The provocative and authoritative history of the origins of Christian America in the New Deal era We're often told that the United States is, was, and always has been a Christian nation. But in One Nation Under God, historian Kevin M. Kruse reveals that the belief that America is fundamentally and formally Christian originated in the 1930s. To fight the "slavery" of FDR's New Deal, businessmen enlisted religious activists in a campaign for "freedom under God" that culminated in the election of their ally Dwight Eisenhower in 1952.
Religion for Atheists by 
The Religion of the Future by Religion: a belief in a supernatural power, a devotional and ritual observance, an institutionalized system that adheres to a specific belief drawing one closer to the Sacred or the Divine. Spirituality: tapping into your immaterial reality either through prayer, meditation, contemplation or chanting. Finding the meaning and purpose to life through a power in the Universe greater than the self.
Whatever your definition, tradition, or method of honoring "that which cannot be explained"; Allah, Baya, Bahaullah, Brahma, Buddha, Christ, Deus, Deva, Edo, Jesus, Krishna, Satnam, Shiva, Vishnu, Yahweh, these are just some of the names for a complex concept defining a creator, a deity, an idea that gives meaning to life. Whatever arduous exploratory path is taken to find the Divine, the various conceptions, inceptions, and perceptions are investigated here.
This guide is designed to introduce you to books, databases, web sites, and information on microforms related to religion and spirituality.
The Code of Kings : the language of seven sacred Maya temples and tombs by 
Gathering Sparks by
Over the course of its 25 years of publication, Parabola magazine has interviewed some of the most brilliant, wise, and compassionate minds from a wide variety of the world's religious and spiritual paths. The highlights of these interviews are collected in this volume of timeless essays that explore an array of nationalities, faiths, and traditions. Neurologist Oliver Sacks discusses the link between conscience and consciousness and mythologist Joseph Campbell describes how myths unify the world. Famous or obscure, these vibrant, vital interviewees are devoted to the human search for meaning and understanding.
God is Not One : the eight rival religions that run the world--and why their differences matter by 
Going home : Jesus and Buddha as Brothers by 
How to know God : the soul's journey into the mystery of mysteries by 
Pagan Spirituality : a guide to personal transformation by 
Peace Be Upon You : the story of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish coexistence by 
Peyote Religion by
In this definitive work-a product of more than half a century of research and close observation-the noted anthropologist Omer C. Stewart provides a sweeping reconstruction of the rise of peyotism and the Native American Church. Although it is commonly known that the modern peyote religion became formalized around 1880 in western Oklahoma, it had roots in precontact American Indian ritual. Today it is practiced by thousands upon thousands of American Indians throughout the West. Long a subject of controversy, peyotism has become a unifying influence in Indian life, providing the basis for ceremonies, friendships, social gatherings, travel, marriage, and much more. As Stewart demonstrates, it has been a source of comfort and healing and a means of expression for a troubled people.
Shamans Through Time : 500 years on the path to knowledge by 
Where There is Love, There is God : a path to closer union with God and greater love for others by 
World Religion by 
Sacred Arias & Cantatas by 
The Spiral Staircase by 
The Universe in a Single Atom: the convergence of science and spirituality] the Dalai Lama by 
Where God Was Born by
Bruce Feiler invites readers on a never-in-a-lifetime experience, retracing the Bible through the bloodiest places on the planet, from the Garden of Eden in war-torn Iraq to the rivers of Babylon just south of Baghdad, from David's conquest of Jerusalem to Queen Esther's face-off with the King of Persia. At each site, Feiler discusses the Bible with local characters, from archaeologists to army chaplains, and draws lessons for fostering reconciliation in our time. Where God Was Born is a powerful, inspiring story, sure to make headlines, that offers a rare, universal vision of God that can unite members of different faiths in a shared allegiance of hope.
