Parish and Denominational Studies (Divinity): Getting Started

This page provides resources about church ministry, including pastoral theology, maintaining the church, and Christian leadership.

This page provides resources relevant to the study of the Anglican/Episcopal church.

This page provides a list of resources for studying the Baptist denomination of Christianity.

This page provides resources for studying the Roman Catholic church.

This page provides resources for studying Methodism.

The ATLA Religion Database is a great resource to begin exploring for peer-reviewed, scholarly articles in religious studies. It contains a wide scope of material concerning all aspects of religion, including the many denominations of Christianity.

Contains primary texts of an extensive range of seminal works from the Reformation and post-Reformation eras. Includes theological writings, biblical commentaries, confessional documents, and polemical treatises written by more than 300 Protestant authors

This handbook, published in 2006, contains a listing of most major church denominations and church councils all around the globe. It organizes entries by country, and provides some brief background information on each denomination and includes information such as major publications and membership numbers.

Much like the Handbook of Churches and Councils, the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches provides information on churches, councils, and other religious organizations in America and Canada. Although it does not have the global reach of the Handbook, this provides much more specialized information on programs and publications and can serve as a great springboard to further research.

This page contains annotated links to several databases available to Duke students that are particularly useful for religious studies. Browse the list and see if there is a database that might be relevant to your specific information needs.