Research Library

Welcome to the Graduate Theological Foundation’s online Research Library which houses a collection of outstanding academic resources to enable students, faculty and the general public to conduct in-depth research online. Resources include scholarly journals, databases, archives, directories and indices across a wide range of subject areas, with a majority of journals being open access and the vast majority of additional resources being free of cost. See the Guide to Abbreviations below to determine if a resource requires payment for access. (Learn about open access and why it is helpful to researchers and scholars.)   

Consulting Librarian: Dr. Mohammed Abdul Shaheed Khan, Professor of Information Management and Technology 
 
 Guide to Abbreviations
 

FA = Free Abstracts (Full abstracts free of charge)
LFA = Limited Free Access (Excerpts or single issues free of charge)
OA = Open Access (Full articles free of charge)
PA = Pay Access (Payment for full articles/issues, or subscription, is required.)

Note: Those interested in reading a doctoral thesis, master’s thesis or exit project by a GTF student may request that they be put in touch with the project or thesis author.

 

Subject Areas

Biblical Studies
    • Journals
 
    • Additional Resources
JSTOR (journal aggregator) LFA/PA
 
Bioethics / Medicine / Healing Arts
  • Journals
Aporia: The Nursing Journal (English-French) OA
Bioethics FA/PA
 
    • Additional Resources
JSTOR (journal aggregator) LFA/PA
PubPsych (English-German)
 
Canon Law
    • Journals
 Canonical Studies (1991-2009) OA
 
    • Additional Resources
Acta Apostolicae Sedis (archives) (English-Latin-Italian)
Bibliotecanonica (Italian-English-French-Latin)
Catholic Dimensions of Legal Study (annotated bibliography)
Derecho Canónico (artículos de revista)
 
Creative Arts
    • Journals
Image LFA/PA
 
    • Additional Resources
Direction Indexes – Literature and the Arts (A Mennonite Brethren Forum) OA
 
Education
    • Journals
 
    • Additional Resources
JSTOR (journal aggregator) LFA/PA
PubPsych (English-German)
 
Gender & Women’s Studies
    • Journals
 
    • Additional Resources
Direction Indexes – Women in the Church (A Mennonite Brethren Forum) OA
JSTOR (journal aggregator) LFA/PA
MAKERS (videos)
PubPsych (English-German)
Voices from the Gaps (writers and artists)
 
Islam
    • Journals
Comparative Islamic Studies (2005-2008) FA/PA
 
    • Additional Resources
JSTOR (journal aggregator) LFA/PA
Maktabah (Library of Islamic texts)
PubPsych (English-German)
Tanzil (Searchable Qur’an in 35+ languages)
 
Judaism
    • Journals
AJS Review FA/LFA/PA
 
    • Additional Resources
The Jewish Virtual Library
JSTOR (journal aggregator) LFA/PA
PubPsych (English-German)
 
Leadership
    • Journals
 
    • Additional Resources
The Denver Journal (bibliographies and reviews)
Direction Indexes – Leadership (A Mennonite Brethren Forum) OA
JSTOR (journal aggregator) LFA/PA
MAKERS (videos)
PubPsych (English-German)
 
Logotherapy and Existential Analysis
    • Journals
 
    • Additional Resources
 
Mediation / Conflict Resolution / Peace Studies
    •  Journals
Conflict & Communication Online (German-English) OA
Revista de Paz y Conflictos (English-Spanish) OA
 
    • Additional Resources
JSTOR (journal aggregator) LFA/PA
PubPsych (English-German)
 
Music and Liturgy
    • Journals
Sacred Music Journal (archives) OA
Studies in Liturgy (English-French) OA
 
    • Additional Resources
Direction Indexes – Music (A Mennonite Brethren Forum) OA
JSTOR (journal aggregator) LFA/PA
Pastoral Music (1976-2012)
 
Pastoral Care and Counseling
    • Journals

LFA

 
  • Additional Resources
JSTOR (journal aggregator) LFA/PA
PubPsych (English-German)
 
Philosophy / Ethics
    • Journals
Ethics PA
Lyceum OA
 
    • Additional Resources
JSTOR (journal aggregator) LFA/PA
PubPsych (English-German)
 
Psychology and Psychotherapy
    • Journals 
Review in Psychology Research (English-Chinese) OA
 
    • Additional Resources
JSTOR (journal aggregator) LFA/PA
PubPsych (English-German)
 
Social Justice
    • Journals
 
    • Additional Resources
JSTOR (journal aggregator) LFA/PA
PubPsych (English-German)
 
Spirituality and Spiritual Direction
    • Journals
 
    • Additional Resources
JSTOR (journal aggregator) LFA/PA
PubPsych (English-German)
 
Theology and Religious Studies
Journals
 
 
    • Additional Resources
Catechism of the Catholic Church (USCCB) (with glossary and analytical index)
JSTOR (journal aggregator) LFA/PA
Project Canterbury (Anglican)
Project Wittenburg (Lutheran)
PubPsych (English-German)
Revue d’histoire Ecclesiastique (English-French-German) LFA
Sociology of Religion (articles and bibliographies)
 

Special Resources

 
    • Recommended Writing Guides
 
Note: The GTF does not require any single reference system, but does insist on consistency in bibliographic style.
 
    • Bibliographies
Catholic Dimensions of Legal Study (annotated bibliography)
The Denver Journal (bibliographies and reviews)
Sociology of Religion (articles and bibliographies)
 
    • Dissertations and Theses
 
Español
    • Revistas Académicas
Derecho Canónico (artículos de revista)
Revista de Paz y Conflictos (Spanish-English)
 
    • Recursos Adicionales
Dialnet (requires registration)
 
Libraries and Collections
 
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