History 180
Atheism: Since the Enlightenment
Professor Joseph McKenna
Spring Quarter 2006
Sheila Smyth
Religion Librarian
Langson Library
(949) 824-47021
Kay Collins
History Librarian
kcollins@lib.uci.edu
University of
(949) 824 - 7290
Religion Subject Guide: http://www.lib.uci.edu/online/subject/subpage.php?subject=relig
History Subject Guide: http://www.lib.uci.edu/online/subject/subpage.php?subject=history
Guides to the Literature, Encyclopedias, and Other
Reference Works
Guides, encyclopedias, and other reference works often provide the researcher with a basic introduction to a topic. They may be a useful first step in beginning research, helpful both in acquainting the researcher with key terminology, concepts and critical sources in the field. The lists below are just a sampling of titles available in the Reference Collection, Langson Library, first floor. Browse in these call number areas and/or search ANTPAC to identify other useful reference works for your topic.
Reference Universe: http://refuniv.odyssi.com/
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Encyclopedia
of religion. 2nd ed.
15 vols. Detroit : Macmillan Reference USA,
2005.
Ref: BL31 .E46 2005
New dictionary of the history of ideas. 6 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, 2005.
New Catholic encyclopedia. 2nd ed. 15 vols. Catholic University of America, 2003.
Ref: BX841 .N44 2003
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment. 4 vols. Oxford University Press, 2003.
Ref: B802 .E53 2003
Encyclopedia
of science and religion. 2 vols.
Ref:
BL240.3 .E43 2003
Encyclopedia
of ethics, 3vols.
Ref: BJ63 .E45 2001
Encyclopedia
of postmodernism.
Ref: B831.2 .E63 2001
The
religious right : a reference handbook
Encyclopedia
of European social history from 1350 to 2000. 6 vols. 2001.
Ref: HN373 .E63 2001
Censorship
: a world encyclopedia. 4 vols.
Ref: Z657 .C38 2000
The
history of science and religion in the western tradition : an encyclopedia. 2000.
Contemporary
American religion. 2 vols.
Ref: BL2525 .C65 2000
Encyclopedia
of Supreme Court quotations. 2000.
Ref: KF8742.A35 E529
2000
Encyclopedia
of the American left.
Ref: HX86 .E58 1998
Routledge
encyclopedia of philosophy. 10 vols.
Ref:: B51 .R68 1998
The
Ref:: BL31 .O84 1997
The
Encyclopedia of unbelief. 2 vols. 1985.
Ref: BL2705 .E53 1985
Other Reference Materials
The
environment and science : social impact and interaction. ABC-CLIO, 2005.
Sci Bar: GE50 .Y68 2005
Religion on trial : a handbook with cases, laws, and documents. ABC-CLIO, 2004.
The
religious right : a reference handbook. ABC-CLIO,
2001.
Ref: BR526 .U88 2001
The
Ref: BR95 .O94 2000
The
Reformation world.
The evolution wars : a guide to the debate. ABC-CLIO, 2000.
Sci Bar: QH361 .R874 2000
Science
and its times : understanding the social significance of scientific discover.
2000-2001.
Sci Ref: Q175.46 .S35 2000
Finding Books
ANTPAC:
Catalog of books, government documents and journals available at UCI.
MELVYL:
Catalog of books, government documents and journals available at all the UC
campuses. Use the "Request" button to request books not at UCI.
http://melvyl.cdlib.org/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b
WorldCat: Catalog of books, government documents and journals available at many
major libraries around the world. If UCI does not own the publications
cited that you might need, check Melvyl/WorldCat or create an interlibrary loan
request via ANTPAC.
RLG Union Catalog: Catalog of books,
government documents and journals available at many specialized libraries
across the country. If UCI does not own the publications cited that you
might need, check Melvyl/WorldCat/RLG Union Catalog or create an interlibrary
loan request via ANTPAC.
http://eureka.rlg.org/Eureka/zgate2.prod
- Start
with a keyword search.
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identify specific subject headings
used to describe the book. You can click on
those and then this will create a
new search with those words.
- Keep
a list of helpful keywords and subject headings.
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when? where? even why?
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Index to Book Reviews In Religion
Online:
http://www.lib.uci.edu/online/ibrro/
Your UCI
Net ID and password are needed to access this. Part of ATLA online products.
A Selection of Subject
Headings:
Atheism --
Controversial Literature
Atheism -- History
-- 19th Century
Atheism -- History
-- 20th Century
Atheism -- History
-- Modern Period, 1500-
Atheism -- Great Britain
-- History
Secularism --
United States -- History
Secularism
Secularism -- France -- Law
and legislation
Secularism -- France --
History -- 20th century
Freethinkers --
United States -- History
Free thought – Early Works to 1800
Free thought -- England --
History
For
extra help consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings listed in four red
volumes
located at the reference desk in the Langson Library.
Databases for Locating
Journal Articles
ATLA Religion Database:
http://www.cdlib.org/inside/resources/choosecampus/atla.html
Citations in all scholarly fields
of religion: biblical studies, world religions, church history, and religious
perspectives on social issues. More than one million bibliographic records
covering the research literature of religion in more than 34 languages. More
than 350,000 article citations from 1,400 journals, more than 150,000 essay
citations from 14,000 multi-author works, and nearly 350,000 book review
citations.
Historical Abstracts:
http://serials.abc-clio.com/active/start?_appname=serials&initialdb=HA
Premier
index to articles about the history of the world, except for
American History and life:
http://serials.abc-clio.com/active/start?_appname=serials&initialdb=AHL
One of
the two primary databases for History; indexes articles, as well as some books,
collections, and dissertations related to the history of the
Web of Science: http://portal.isiknowledge.com/portal.cgi/wos?Init=Yes&SID=B4Mf5egIG85H@C7mc5e
Multidisciplinary
index to scholarly articles and publications. In addition to citation and
abstract, the bibliography of the cited articles is supplied, often with
links to that article citation.
JSTOR: http://uclibs.org/PID/1980
Provides
image and full-text online access to back issues of selected scholarly journals
in history, economics, political science, demography, mathematics and other
fields of the humanities and social sciences. Consult the online tables of
contents for holdings, as coverage varies for each title.
Project Muse: http://uclibs.org/PID/31861
To eventually
provide full-text online access to all journals published by the Johns Hopkins
University Press. Disciplines covered are humanities, social sciences, and
mathematics. A brief bibliographic description of each title is given.
Humanities
Index: http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?&prod=HUMIN
Contains
citations to articles and book reviews in approximately 500 well-known
scholarly journals and specialized magazines in the humanities. Subjects
covered include archaeology, area studies, art, classics, dance, film,
folklore, history, linguistics, literature, music, performing arts, philosophy,
religion, and theology. Articles are primarily English language.
PCI Full Text: http://pcift.chadwyck.com/
Indexes
periodicals from the humanities and social sciences. To search, enter the title
of the book in the "Article title keyword" field. N.B. this database
stops coverage in 1995. Contains
journals such as American Historical Review, Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Revolutionary
World, Concilium, American Catholic Quarterly Review, Inquiry, and Theology
which have articles on Atheism.
FRANCIS:
http://uclibs.org/PID/9572
A
multilingual multidisciplinary database indexing books and journal articles in
the humanities social sciences and economics. It is strong in religion, the
history of art, and literature with particular emphasis on current trends in
European and world literature. Most items have abstracts.
Early
English books online: http://uclibs.org/PID/11543
Contains many primary and secondary articles and documents on Atheism from 1500-1700.
Early
American imprints. Series I, Evans (1639-1800): http://uclibs.org/PID/23074
Covering
American history and literature thru the colonial period up to the eighteenth
century this database is a full text digitization of the microform set Early
American Imprints Series I 1639 1800 which was itself based on the American
bibliography of Charles Evans and enhanced by Roger Bristols Supplement to
Evans American bibliography Offers fully searchable text and a browse feature
with topical indexes Bibliographic records created by the AAS are integrated
into the database providing additional access points. Includes many documents
on Atheism.
Early
American imprints. Series II, Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819):
Covering
every aspect of American life during the early decades of the United States
Early American Imprints Series II 1801 1819 provides full text access to the 36
000 American books pamphlets and broadsides published in the first nineteen
years of the nineteenth century Based on the authoritative bibliography by
Ralph B Shaw and Richard H Shoemaker and supplemented by thousands of new items
Offers fully searchable text and a browse feature with topical indexes
Bibliographic records created by the AAS are integrated into the database
providing additional access points
Digital Dissertations: http://uclibs.org/PID/11984
Provides subject, title, and author access to almost
all American dissertations
accepted at an accredited institution since 1861. Masters theses have been
selectively indexed since 1962. Abstracts are included for doctoral
dissertation records from July 1980 to the present. In addition, the database
serves to disseminate citations for thousands of Canadian dissertations
and an increasing number of papers accepted in institutions abroad.
Professional (e.g., M.D., LL.D.) and honorary degrees are not included. UCI
dissertations can be searched for in ANTPAC using LD 791.9 and the subsequent
numbers relate to the main subject area of the thesis and a table of these
numbers is located on the Special Collections and Archives page: http://www.lib.uci.edu/libraries/collections/special/tdcallnumber.html
Combining Search terms: Using AND between term will give you a smaller set
of retrievals, while using OR will give you more retrievals.
Use
available search options to combine terms and/or limit terms (to date, language,
format, etc.). Use available output options e.g. , email? Download? print? .
If
necessary use any help screens to learn more about the features of a database.
If you are using a databases and
the UC-elink button does not indicate whether UCI has the publication, then you
would need to search either ANTPAC or MELVYL to locate a copy that is readily
available. If not there, try and Interlibrary Loan Request via ANTPAC. Do
also check if the item has a fulltext symbol which links directly to the desired
article.
Primary Resources
Primary sources are
firsthand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic under
investigation. The nature and value of a source cannot be determined
without reference to the topic and questions it is meant to answer. The
same document, or other piece of evidence, may be a primary source in one
investigation and secondary in another. The search for primary sources
does not, therefore, automatically include or exclude any format of research
materials or type of records, documents, or publications. Primary sources
typically can include archives and manuscript material, photographs, letters
and diaries, scrapbooks, newspapers and clippings, government publications,
oral histories, magazines, published books, printed ephemera, and video and
audio recordings.
UCI Special Collections:
The
books that are in Special Collections ( 5th floor Langson Library)
can be located through your searches of ANTPAC. The location would
indicate Special Collections. A keyword search under Jesuits with a
limitation of location to Special Collections would help identify these
materials. They do not check out and must be used in the Special
Collections Reading Room.
The cellestine fallacy :
an atheist approach.
Special Collections SCP-0115
Eight Boyle lectures on
atheism, 1692.
Special Collections Wellek BL2747.3 .B46 1976
The true intellectual
system of the universe: the first part; wherein, all the reason and philosophy
of atheism is confuted; and its impossiblity demonstrated.
Special Collections B1201.C63 T78
The true intellectual
system of the universe... wherein all the reason and philosophy of atheism is
confuted, and its impossibility demonstrated. With a discourse concerning the
true notion of the Lord's Supper; and two sermons...2 vols.
Special Collections Wellek B1201.C63 T78 1743
The true intellectual
system of the universe, 1678. 2 vols.
Special Collections Wellek B1201.C63 T78 1978
Microforms:
There are microfilms
having to do with Buddhism on the first floor in the Microfilm area. There is a
finding aid on the shelves near these microfilm drawers. There is also a
microform reader near the microform drawers from which you can burn articles on
a CD or print them out. If you need help with microforms go to the reference
desk on the first floor Langson Library. A simple way
to locate microfilms at UCI is to search for
your topic in the ANTPAC catalog advanced search mode and limit your
search to location: Langson Microforms.
The
unreasonableness of atheism made manifest [microform] : in a discourse written
by the command of a person of honour.
Langson 1st Floor
Micro: MICROFILM M 000179
Divine passions
[microform] : piously and pathetically expressed in three severall bookes.
Langson 1st Floor
Micro: MICROFILM M 000179
Matter and motion cannot
think, or, A confutation of atheism from the
faculties of the soul [microform] : a sermon preached at St. Mary-le-Bow,
Langson 1st Floor
Micro: MICROFILM M 000179
The true
intellectual system of the universe. The first part [microform] : wherein all
the reason and philosophy of atheism is confuted and its impossibility
demonstrate.
Langson 1st Floor
Micro: MICROFILM M 000179
Mr. Blount's oracles
of reason examined and answered [microform] : in nine sections in which his
many heterodox opinions are refuted, the Holy Scriptures and revealed religion
are asserted against deism & atheism.
Langson 1st Floor
Micro: MICROFILM M 000179
Newspapers:
Historical Newspapers: http://historynews.chadwyck.com/noframesx/search
Online indexing of the Times
London from 1790 1980 and the New York times from 1851 September 1922 Indexes
can be searched individually or in combination by names events and subjects
with Boolean proximity wildcard and truncation search operators.
Access World News: http://uclibs.org/PID/98452
Access
World News from NewsBank provides full text information and perspectives from
over 600 U S and over 700 international sources each with its own distinctive
focus offering diverse viewpoints on local regional and world issues Date
coverage varies with individual newspaper.
You can access the American Imprints (listed above under databases) from
this interface.
Videos:
Videos at
UCI are located in the Multimedia resource center across from the reference
desk on the first floor of the Langson Library. Many videos located at other
institutes can not be loaned to UCI due to restrictions set by the producers.
A simple way to locate films at
UCI is to search for your topic in the
ANTPAC catalog advanced search mode and limit your search to location: Langson
- Multimedia resource center and/or Material type: film/video.
Film Index international: http://fii.chadwyck.com/quick/search
American Film Index
Catalog: http://afi.chadwyck.com/home
Websites
Beware make sure the
information you find on the internet is authoritative.
Center for Research Libraries: http://wwwcrl.uchicago.edu
Library of
Congress Finding Aids: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/faid/
National Archives and Records
Administration: http://www.archives.gov/index.html
Has the online catalog of
Provides online access to over 50 million historical electronic records
organized in over 350 databases created by some 20 Federal agencies.
Information in the databases covers a wide variety of topics.
Repositories of
Primary Resources:
http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html
A listing of over 5000 websites
describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical
photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar. All links have
been tested for correctness and appropriateness.
Links added or revised within the last thirty days or so are marked {New}.
Please use this form or e-mail to add entries, provide corrections, or make
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entries are acknowledged. Guidelines for the inclusion of sites on this list
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Online Archive of
This
archive covers all the UC special collection archives plus those of many other
institutions in
Atheist
Atheist Alliance International (AAI) is an organization of
independent religion-free groups and individuals in the
American Atheists: http://www.atheists.org/visitors.center/
It is the goal of American Atheists to provide you with new avenues for learning about the Atheist philosophy. At this site, we will work to inform you about state-church separation issues, and give you the Atheist perspective on them. This information is thought-provoking, intellectually challenging and pure hard-core Atheist.
American Religion Data Archive (ARDA): http://www.thearda.com/
Freedom from Religion Foundation: http://www.ffrf.org/
Creationalist museum: http://www.answersingenesis.org/museum/