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Subscription Databases

Classic Sermon Index

Classic Sermon Index provides indexing to 64,000+ classic sermons. All are indexed and searchable by primary biblical reference, 75% are hyperlinked to the full sermon, 20,000 are indexed by topic. Date searching goes back to the 2nd century. A red padlock icon that indicates that the resource is for Phillips and CMLT students and faculty only.

Credo Reference

Credo Reference is a full-text reference service. The Phillips religion collection includes The Brill Dictionary of Religion, The Routledge Companion to the Christian Church, Encyclopedia of Protestantism, and The Blackwell Companion to Jesus.

Black Sacred Music

Published from 1987 to 1995, Black Sacred Music sought to establish theomusicology—a theologically informed musicology—as a distinct discipline, incorporating methods from anthropology, sociology, psychology, and philosophy to examine the full range of black sacred music. Topics included black secular music, the early days of rap, soul, jazz, civil rights songs, the religious music of Africa and the African diaspora, spirituals, gospel music, and the music of the black church.

ALEX - Data for Disciples

ALEX is the database of congregations currently and historically affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. ALEX contains participation and stewardship data for these congregations since the calendar year 2000. It also provides the authoritative list of the 2,900 congregations currently in covenant relationship with the Disciples.