Library Guides: Holy Spirit Resource Center: Databases

Theses & Dissertations

(Use of these requires ORU login credentials)

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
the most comprehensive source of full-text dissertations and theses
Provides indexing for millions of dissertations, with the full-text available for immediate free download and many available for purchase in print; the official digital dissertation archive for the Library of Congress.
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses @ Oral Roberts University This link opens in a new window
use to find theology theses and research projects written at ORU
Provides full-text of ORU dissertations and theses published after 1996; includes D.Min. research projects only prior to 1996; contains indexing since 1978.
RIM® Online (Research in Ministry) This link opens in a new window
search for citations and abstracts of D. Min. projects from reporting ATS schools
Indexes DMin, DMiss, and EEdMin projects and theses from schools of theology accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the US and Canada.
Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) This link opens in a new window
look for theses from over 70 institutions
An index of theological theses/dissertations and conference paper titles representing research from higher education institutions, academic societies and theological associations.
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If you are looking for a good theological journal article,

To search broadly the indexes, abstracts, and full text, try Academic Search Complete.
To search multiple databases simultaneously, try EagleSearch.
To search articles specifically on Theology and Religion, try Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials PLUS® .
Other helpful databases include Christian Periodical Index (CPI) and Index to Jewish Periodicals (IJP),

For statistics on the global Spirit-empowered movement, you can access the World Christian Database

Similarly, The Atlas of Pentecostalism provides a dynamic database of statistics, charts and maps of Pentecostalism.