Electronic Resources for Theological Study
Access online theological resources that support learning and scholarly inquiry.

Overview
This page brings together a curated collection of electronic resources to support theological study, academic research, and lifelong learning. Whether you are preparing for class, conducting scholarly research, or exploring a particular area of Orthodox theology, these resources provide access to valuable reference materials, digital libraries, journals, and other online tools.

While the resources listed here offer helpful information, the views and opinions they express belong to their respective publishers and should be approached with discernment. Use the navigation menu on the left-hand side to browse each category and quickly access the resources most relevant to your studies.
Free Online Books
- Bartleby
- Christian Classics Ethereal Library
- Digital Book Index
- Free Web Resources on Religion (Yale University)
- Google Scholar
- Online Books Project (Univ. of Pennsylvania)
- Open Library
- Orthodox E-Books
- Perseus Digital Library
- Princeton Theological Seminary Online Commons
- Project Gutenberg: 50,000 free ebooks
- Scribd (Paid Service)
- University of Pennsylvania Online Books
- Wabash Center
Free Online Journals
- Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts: Collection of American and English Lit. and Western Philosophy
- Christian Classics Ethereal Library: Classic Christian books in electronic format (a subset of material found on CD in our collection). Also, an index of Russian materials
- Fathers of the Church: Online Collection from New Advent.org (Roman Catholic)
- Holy Trinity Orthodox Mission School: Orthodox Texts
- Internet Christian Library: One of the most complete archives of "classic" Christian texts
- Myriobiblos: The Online Library of the Church of Greece - Index
- Project Gutenberg
Reference Desk
Directories, Glossaries, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias
- COMISS Network
- The American Association of Pastoral Counselors: Links for Pastoral Counseling
- American Counseling Association
- The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education
- Association of Professional Chaplains
- College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy
- OCAMPR: The Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology, and Religion
- Catholic Encyclopedia
- Glossary of Jewish Terminology
- Jewish Encyclopedia
- HIEROS GAMOS Comprehensive Law and Legal Research Searching
- Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary
- Liddell-Scott-Jones Greek-English Lexicon
- Search the Perseus Encyclopedia
- Resources for Writers: Purdue University
- Thesaurus Precum Latinarum: Treasury of Latin Prayers
- Virtual Reference Desk: Library of Congress
General Guides & Databases In Theology
- American Religion Data Archive: Covers the late 20th century primarily, but some earlier data is available. ARDA collects quantitative data sets for the study of religion in America.
- ATLA Religion Database: Covers all eras of religious activity. Covers all religious traditions; the strongest coverage is for materials dealing with the Judeo-Christian tradition. This database is available in the STOTS Library at the Resources Terminal.
- ATLASerials: is an online full-text collection of major religion and theology journals used by libraries, librarians, scholars, students, and religious leaders. This database is available in the STOTS Library at the Resources Terminal.
- Base d'Information Bibliographique en Patristique: The BIBP indexes documents about patristic Christianity (from the 1st century up to the mid-9th century). Exceptions are made for Oriental and Slavonic Christianity, for which the time limit is the mid-11th century.
- GNOMON Online: The Eichstätt Information System for Classical Studies. A selection from the Gnomon CD-ROM database.
- Psaltic Links: Resources for research in Hymnology, Hagiography, Byzantine Studies, Slavic and Russian Studies, Theology, Hellenic Studies. Also lists Scholarly Associations, Journals, Research Libraries, miscellaneous resources, Musicology, Dissertations, online publishers, book searches, and more.
- RAMBI: The index of articles on Jewish studies is a selective bibliography of articles in the various fields of Jewish studies and the study of the Land of Israel.
- Religious and Theological Abstracts: RTA provides abstracts of articles in scholarly journals in the fields of Religion and Theology. This database is available in the STOTS Library at the Resources Terminal.
- Thesaurus Linguae Graecae: TLG is a digital Library of Greek Literature covering 8 BC to 1453 AD. This database is available in the STOTS Library at the Resources Terminal.
- TOCS-IN: provides the tables of contents of a selection of Classics, Near Eastern Studies, and Religion journals, both in text format and through a Web search program.
- Yale University Resources on Religion
Other Religious & Theological Resources
- Annunciation Library (in Russian)
- The Catechism of St. Philaret
- Center for Study of Religion in Public Life (Trinity College: Pew Trust)
- Christian Texts (in Russian)
- Gallery of Russian Thinkers
- JSTOR: Journals, Primary Sources, and Books (Paid Service)
- Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) (English and Russian)
- Calculation of the Calendar
Selected Orthodox Pages & Resources
- Orthodox Church in America (OCA) Homepage
- Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops
- Orthodox Churches of the World
- Antiochian Archdiocese Homepage (USA)
- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Homepage (USA)
- Russian Orthodox Church Homepage (in English)
- Russian Orthodox Church Homepage (in Russian)
- Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra: Sergiev Posad, Russia
- Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (in Russian)
- Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (in English)
- Valamo Monastery: Finland
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church Homepage
- St. Catherine's Monastery: Sinai, Egypt
- Puhtitsa Convent: Estonia
- International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC)
- Orthodox Resources: Orthodox Christian Foundation (OCF)
- Orthodox Net: St. Nicholas Church, Dallas, TX (ROCOR)
- Fellowship of Orthodox Christians United to Serve
- Orthodox Christian Mission Center
- Orthodox Arts Journal
- Orthodox Christian Information Center: (OCIC)
- Malankara Church
- Coptic Church
Orthodox Seminaries & Other Schools
- Antiochian House of Studies (Antiochian; Ligonier, PA, USA)
- Christ the Savior Seminary (ACROD; Johnstown, Pa)
- Hellenic College / Holy Cross School of Theology (GOA; Brookline, MA, USA)
- Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (ROCOR; Jordanville, NY, USA)
- Kottayam Seminary, Kerala, India
- Moscow Theological Academy (Sergiev Posad, Russia)
- Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (GTU, Berkeley, CA, USA)
- St. Andrew's Biblical Theological College (Moscow, Russia)
- St. Andrew's College (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
- St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Redfern, NSW, Australia)
- St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska, USA)
- St. John of Damascus Faculty of Theology, University of Balamond (Lebanon)
- St. Nersess Armenian Seminary
- St. Petersburg Theological Academy and Seminary (St. Petersburg, Russia)
- St. Sava School of Theology
- Saint-Serge Institut, de Théologie Orthodoxe (Paris, France)
- St. Thomas Seminary, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
- St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University (Moscow, Russia)
- St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, PA, USA)
- St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Seminary (South Bound Brook, NJ, USA)
- St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, NY, USA)
- Theological Faculty, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Thessaloniki, Greece)
- Theological Faculty, Divinity School, University of Athens (Athens, Greece)
- Volyn' Theological Seminary (Lutsk, Ukraine)
Religious Bodies & Associations
- American Academy of Religion
- Association of Theological Schools (ATS)
- Religious News Service (RNS)
- National Council of Churches (US)
- World Council of Churches
- American Jewish Committee
- DharmaNet International (Buddhist)
- Hindu Resources Online
- Muslim American Society
- Muslim Peace Fellowship
- Jewish Learning Collaborative
Libraries & Library Catalogs
- The British Library Catalogues
- The Bodleian Library Catalogues (Oxford University, UK)
- Dumbarton Oaks Rare Book Collection (ACORN)
- Harvard Library Catalog (HOLLIS)
- Library of Congress Catalogs
- New York Public Library Catalogs
- Russian National Library (RNB: St. Petersburg)
- Russian State Library (RGB: Moscow)
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Theological Library Association (SEPTLA)
- Vatican Library
Resources In Church History
- Byzantine & Medieval Studies Sites (Fordham University)
- Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Studies
- The Ecole Glossary of Christian History
- Georgetown Guide to Early Church Documents: A Guide to Early Christian Documents
- Best Bible Resources For Christians (Christian.net)
- De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors
- The Labyrinth: A World Wide Web Server for Medieval Studies
Resources In Hagiography
- Feasts and Saints of the Orthodox Church (OCA)
- Prologue of Ochrid: Saints of the Day
- Bulgakov Handbook (in English)
- Saints Lives: Internet Medieval Sourcebook
- Christian Hagiography (Société des Bollandistes, Belgium)
- Saints and Angels (Catholic Online)
Resources In Liturgics
- Bulgakov Handbook
- Ivan Moody’s Liturgical Links
- Orthodox Liturgical Texts and Resources (St. Jonah.org)
- Online Liturgical Resources (St. Jonah.org)
Resources In Orthodox Music
- Music on the OCA Website: Liturgical music downloads for parish use
- ROCM: Russian Orthodox Church Music (in Russian and English)
- Notnyi Arkhiv: An archive of Liturgical music scores compiled by Boris Tarakanov (In Russian)
- Orthodoxia: Library of Orthodox Church music scores (In Russian)
- St. Romanos the Melodist Society: Russian Orthodox music in the English Language
- Octoechos (Osmoglasie)
- Spirit of Orthodoxy Choir: Aleksei Shipovalnikov, Musical Director
- Digital Chat Stand (GOA): Audio files from the GOA Website
- Carpatho-Russian Chants
Resources In Patristics
- Early Church Fathers: 38 volumes
- Fathers of the Church: Online Collection from New Advent.org (Roman Catholic)
- The Latin Library
- Patrologia Latina (The University of Chicago Library)
- St Pachomius Library of Patristic Texts
Resources In Orthodox Religious Art & Architecture
- Icons and Iconography (OCIC): Directory of Resources on the Web
- Icons Explained
- The Perseus Project (Tufts University)
- Archaeology sites: Archaeological Resources on the Internet (Univ. of Connecticut)
- Christian Catacombs of Rome
Resources In Scripture
- The Bible Gateway
- Biblia Sacra Editio Vulgata
- Biblia Sacra Vulgatae Editionis
- Blue Letter Bible Search (with tools)
- Hebrew Bible (Jewish Publication Society)
- Nag Hammadi Coptic Gospels
- Revised Standard Version, incl. deuterocanonical material (Univ. of Michigan)
- International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS)
- Tanach
- Bible Study Tools
- TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism