Research Guides: Religion Research Guide: Books and eBooks

Use the library catalog to search for books on your subject, or place holds on the books listed below:

Wake Tech Library Catalog (opens in new window)

Search for books at ALL Wake Tech library locations. You can also request books from community colleges across the state.

World Religions by John Bowker
ISBN: 9780744034752
Publication Date: 2021
A guide for understanding a variety of the world's major religions. Covers Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Encyclopedia of Women in World Religions by Susan de-Gaia (Editor)
ISBN: 9781440848490
Publication Date: 2019
A reference for reliable knowledge about women's diverse faith practices throughout history and prehistory, and across cultures.\
Beyond the Threshold by Christopher M. Moreman
ISBN: 9781442274952
Publication Date: 2018
Introduction into afterlife beliefs and experiences in world religions.
Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens by Lilith Dorsey
ISBN: 9781578636952
Publication Date: 2020
An exploration of the goddesses of the West African spiritual traditions and their role in shaping Yoruba (Ifa), Santeria, Haitian Vodoun, and New Orleans Voodoo.
The New Crusades by Khaled A. Beydoun; Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9780520356306
Publication Date: 2023
Details how the American War on Terror has facilitated and intensified the network of anti-Muslim campaigns unfolding across the world.

Wake Tech students have access to thousands of eBooks. Try these databases or the titles below:

Ebook Central (opens in new window)
- Over 35,000 eBooks available to read and download.
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) (opens in new window)
- This database allows you to use an online dictionary and create a citation for the eBook

Wisdom from the World's Religions: a Guide to Basic Human Questions by Peter Feldmeier
ISBN: 9781626984851
Publication Date: 2022
Explores how different religious traditions answer questions we all ask: questions about the existence of God, the search for meaning, and more.
The World Come of Age by Lilian Calles Barger
ISBN: 9780190695392
Publication Date: 2018
Offers a cultural history of liberation theology.
What Is Shi'i Islam? by Mohammad-Ali Amir-Moezzi; Christian Jambet
ISBN: 9781138093706
Publication Date: 2018-05-08
Provides a broad based introduction to Shi'i Islam.
Ritual Soundings by Sarah Weiss
ISBN: 9780252042294
Publication Date: 2019
Explores how women assert agency within institutional religious structures while remaining faithful to their local cultural practices.
Circling the Elephant by John J. Thatamanil
ISBN: 9780823287734
Publication Date: 2020
Explores the concept of religious diversity.
Gendered Morality by Zahra M. S. Ayubi
ISBN: 9780231549349
Publication Date: 2019
Examines the tradition of Islamic philosophical ethics from a feminist critical perspective.