Waggoner Library: Religion : Mission Resources

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Christian Missions and World Evangelism Timeline
A year-by-year look at Church history from the perspective of its global expansion.

ATLA Religion with ATLA Serials This link opens in a new window
An online collection of major religion and theology journals selected by leading religion scholars and theologians.
Gale OneFile: Religion and Philosophy This link opens in a new window
Deals with the impact that religion and philosophy have had on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR provides growing access to archival journals . The available collections include a range of content in the disciplines of language and literature, history, education, sociology, art & art history, philosophy and religion.
Religion eBook Collection - Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
A variety of full text religion ebooks, including encyclopedias and other reference materials.
Wesleyan-Holiness Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary, open access, digital resource of books, literature, multimedia material, and archives collected in response to the global need for access to resources for education, lifelong learning, and specifically ministerial preparation.

American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 1-5 This link opens in a new window
The American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection contains more than 6,500 historical periodical titles dating from 1693 to 1877.
TO SEARCH: Enter the term missions or missionaries and browse the results. Use the limiters on the left to narrow the result list further.
ATLA Digital Library This link opens in a new window
The ATLA Digital Library brings together digital collections of scholarly, historical, and cultural significance that are relevant to the study, teaching, and learning of religion and theology. Historical manuscripts, including letters and sermons, written by or about important religious or theological figures.
TO SEARCH - Enter 'missions' into the search box. That is very broad, you'll want to add another term to have a more relevant result list, e.g., 'missions and Africa.'

International Mission Photography Archive
Nine repositories of mission archives contributed photographs for this website sponsored by USC.
Missionary E-Texts Archives
An electronic repository of historical texts by, about, and for missionaries. Includes selected biographies and history of missions ebook access.
Princeton Theological Seminary Theological Commons
Digital library on theology and religion, including a Latin America collection, missionary research library pamphlets, and the Moffett Korea Collection.

Wesleyan-Holiness Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary, open access, digital resource of books, literature, multimedia material, and archives collected in response to the global need for access to resources for education, lifelong learning, and specifically ministerial preparation representing Wesleyan-Holiness traditions.
TO SEARCH - Enter 'missions' into the search box. You'll want to add another term to have a more relevant result list, e.g., 'missions and Africa.' Use the filters to continue to narrow results.

International Bulletin of Mission Research - IBMR - Legacy Research Articles
TO ACCESS an ARTICLE:
On the result list, click the link for 'Open URL,' which takes you to the library holdings with links to access the text or a link to request a copy through Interlibrary Loan.

The following links provide access to the full text of the journals through the library databases

Global Missiology - Open source, not peer-reviewed, but scholarly
- 2003 to current from http ://ojs.globalmissiology.org/index.php/english/issue/archive

International Bulletin of Missionary Research
- 1981 to 2015 in ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials

TO SEARCH: Click the link about the journal information entitled Search within this publication and enter the terms or names you are looking for. Or you can browse issues by drilling down using the date list on the right side of the page.

International Bulletin of Mission Research, IBMR
- 2016 to Current in ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Publisher site International Bulletin of Mission Research, IBMR - publisher site

TO SEARCH: Some articles on the publisher's site provide a PDF of the text. If there is no PDF, click the 'Open URL' button for access through the library collection. If there is no access, you can submit a request for an article reprint through ILL. The average turnaround time for an article reprint to be received via email is two days.

International review of mission
- 1949 to Current in ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Publisher site International Review of Mission(s), IRM
  TO SEARCH: Enter a name or topic in the search box, or you can mouse over 'Browse,' then select 'All issues.' Some older issues may state payment is needed. Request an Interlibrary Loan from our library. There will be no cost. An email PDF of the article averages two days. 1912 - Current.
Missiology
- 1973 to Current in ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials

Mission studies
- 1984 to Current in ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials

Full Text 1984 up to 60 months from the current date.

Social Sciences & Missions
- 2007 to Current in ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials

Transformation - a peer-reviewed journal published quarterly on behalf of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. It provides scholars and practitioners an international forum for discussion on Mission Studies.
- 1984 to 2018 in JSTOR
- TO SEARCH: Enter the journal title, Transformation, into the search box, top left. From the popup menu, choose 'Publication name: "Transformation." Add a name, country, or topic to the search and enter.

Missionalia: South African Journal of Missiology
Missionalia is the peer-reviewed journal of the Southern African Missiological Society (SAMS). It is open-source.
TO SEARCH: Enter a name or search term in the search box on the right There are links to the abstract or PDF.

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