Religious and Theological Abstracts

Religious and Theological Abstracts
Producer	Religious and Theological Abstracts (United States)
History	1958 to present
Coverage
Disciplines	Religion
Print edition
ISSN	0034-4044
Links
Website	www.rtabstracts.org
Title list(s)	www.rtabstracts.org/journals-we-abstract.php

Religious and Theological Abstracts is a database that indexes many religious and theological journals and other literature. In 2005, one Guide to Research described it as a "popular reference"^[1]^: 462 covering more than 600 periodicals in most major European languages (plus Hebrew and Afrikaans) beginning in 1948.^[2] It covers, "a wide array of periodical literature, including Christian, Jewish, and other world religions and some denominational and popular religious magazines."^[1]^: 463

A guide to how to acquire documents for libraries^[3] stated, that

Because of the interrelationship between indexing and abstract services and the literature that they document, tools such as Religious and Theological Abstracts (1958-, Myerstown, PA), Religion Index One (1949-, Evanston, IL), and The Catholic Periodical and Literature Index (1930-, Catholic Library Association) often become de facto standards against which many librarians measure their collections. If a journal is indexed by one of these services, it becomes important on the grounds that the index service provides access points to the information contained in the articles themselves.^[3]^: 74

A guide to library research stated that "religion has its primary indexes in Religion Index One, Religion Index Two, Religious and Theological Abstracts, and a few other such titles."^[4]^: 10

In 2021, the journal had five staff and 25 volunteers.^[5]

The original editor was J. Creighton Christman;^[6] in 2024, the editor is William Sailer.

References

^ ^a ^b Lenburg, Jeff (2005). The Facts on File Guide to Research. New York: Facts On File. ISBN 978-0-8160-5742-9. ISBN 0-8160-5741-9, ISBN 0-8160-5742-7
^ Montana State University website, Religious and Theological Abstracts
^ ^a ^b Owens, Irene (1997). Acquisitions and collection development in the humanities. London: Haworth Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-7890-0368-3. Religious and Theological Abstracts.
^ Mann, Thomas (1993). Library research models: A guide to classification, cataloging, and computers. Oxford University Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-19-509395-7. Religious and Theological Abstracts.
^ Reading Eagle website, Happy 60th anniversary, Religious & Theological Abstracts Inc.
^ RTA website, retrieved October 10, 2024

External links

Religious and Theological Abstracts (website)

[lenburg05-1] Lenburg, Jeff (2005). The Facts on File Guide to Research. New York: Facts On File. ISBN 978-0-8160-5742-9. ISBN 0-8160-5741-9, ISBN 0-8160-5742-7

[2] Montana State University website, Religious and Theological Abstracts

[owens97-3] Owens, Irene (1997). Acquisitions and collection development in the humanities. London: Haworth Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-7890-0368-3. Religious and Theological Abstracts.

[mann93-4] Mann, Thomas (1993). Library research models: A guide to classification, cataloging, and computers. Oxford University Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-19-509395-7. Religious and Theological Abstracts.

[5] Reading Eagle website, Happy 60th anniversary, Religious & Theological Abstracts Inc.

[6] RTA website, retrieved October 10, 2024

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