Religious and Theological Abstracts

Academic database

Religious and Theological AbstractsProducer| Religious and Theological Abstracts (United States)

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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

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1. ^ 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
2. ^ Montana State University website, Religious and Theological Abstracts
3. ^ 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."
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

## External links

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* Religious and Theological Abstracts (website)