This post comes from librarian Laurel Balkema…
I was very excited to see that one of my favorite and heavily used interdisciplinary Reference Books was selected as the Best Reference Book for 2005 by BOOKLIST, the review journal of the American Library Association.
The new 2nd edition of the Encyclopedia of Religion is a 15 volume set covering all religions, their leaders, and their histories as well as their relationships to history, culture, nature, and science. It is available at Allendale and Holland, Call # REF BL 31 .E46 2005. Over 600 new entries include information about medicine and healing; women, sexuality, and gender; ecology; and the study of religion in non-Western cultures. One entry I have used in particular is under ECOLOGY AND RELIGION and describes how each religion views nature and ecology, an assignment in several classes with which I have worked. It is an especially useful resource for Medieval/Middle Ages studies as well.
Want to learn more about this title? Check out the review from Booklist or stop by the Zumberge or Holland libraries and take a look for yourself.
