Gleeson Library: Religion and the Environment: Religion and the Environment

Welcome to this guide to some resources on religion and the environment available at Gleeson Library and on the web. If you need more in-depth research, contact us and a librarian can help you with your research.

In searching for information on this topic, think about different words you can use in your searching.

Environment, Ecology, Nature, Climate

Religion, Spirituality, Ethics, Faith

Try different combinations of words for different results

Books

When searching for books in Ignacio, the USF Library catalog, you can do keyword searches like ecofeminism or combine different concepts like sustainability and religion. Link+ give you access to millions of books at other libraries that you can request.

Some possible subject terms to search are:

"Nature--religious aspects"

"Ecology--moral and ethical aspects"

"Religion and science"

"Environmental ethics"

"Human ecology--religious aspects"

Ignacio: Library Catalog
The library catalog lets you search across the holdings of Gleeson Library and Zief Law Library, including books, videos, and other materials.
Link+
Search across more than 60 libraries in California and Nevada, and request available books to be delivered to Gleeson Library in 2-4 business days. LINK+ was cancelled at the end of spring semester 2024. More information.

Scholarly Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers

Fusion
Fusion allows you to search, in one place, the majority of the library’s books, articles, videos, etc. It includes all the materials in our library catalog Ignacio, as well as the content of the majority of our many databases.
Questions and Answers:

Does Fusion include everything the library has?
No, but it includes so much of what the library has that it will almost always be a good place to start a search.

When would Fusion not make sense as the first place to search?
Some examples:
- If you’re interested in finding only books, or a specific book title, then our library catalog Ignacio might be a more appropriate place to begin.
- If you’re looking specifically for statistical data, or encyclopedia/dictionary entries, or images, it would be better to use databases devoted to those specific types of information.
- If you're looking for a specific Journal title, you should use our Journal Finder.
- I’m very proficient using the subject-specific databases in my field. Is there any reason I should use Fusion?
- Because Fusion will have such broad coverage, it may locate relevant materials published in other fields that you wouldn’t otherwise find in a subject-specific database.
So then why would I want to choose a subject-specific database anymore—can I just use Fusion instead?
Fusion is not replacing any of our subject-specific databases. These databases offer valuable advanced searching capabilities tailored to their subject areas.

On-Campus Link
ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials PLUS
Journal articles, book reviews, and essay collections in theology and religious studies
Includes indexing from the Catholic Periodical and Literature Indes (CPLI).

On-Campus Link
Environment Complete
Environmental journals and sources
Environment Complete contains more than 1,957,000 records from more than 1,700 domestic and international titles going back to the 1940s (including 1,125 active core titles) as well as more than 120 monographs. The database also contains full text for more than 680 journals, including many of the most used journals in the discipline, such as Environment(back to 1975), Ecologist, Conservation Biology, etc. Additionally, Environment Complete provides full text for 120 monographs, such as Encyclopedia of World Environmental History (3 volumes), Advances in Water Treatment & Environmental Management, etc.

On-Campus Link
GreenFILE
Scholarly journals, government and general-interest sources
Multidisciplinary by nature, GreenFILE draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 538,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 5,800 records.

On-Campus Link
Google Scholar
Articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Click "more" below to customize Google Scholar to access USF library journal subscriptions.
Customize Google Scholar to provide full-text links to journal articles available through Gleeson Library subscriptions:

If you are on campus, Google Scholar should recognize you as a USF user and link you to the full text.

If you are working from an off-campus location, you will need to manually activate USF's Full Text Finder in Google Scholar Library Links:

1. Go to the Google Scholar search page.
2. In the upper left corner of the page, press the button made of three horizontal lines to open a new menu.
3. Click "Settings."
4. Select "Library links" and search for "University of San Francisco."
5. Check "University of San Francisco – Full Text Finder" in the search results, then click Save.

When you search Google Scholar, you should now see "Full Text Finder" links to the right of your results. Click on these links to check if USF has access to your article.

Selected ebooks from our collection

Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature

Ecology and Religion by John Grim; Mary Evelyn Tucker
Publication Date: 2014
Whole Earth Thinking and Planetary Coexistence by Sam Mickey
Publication Date: 2015
Religion and Ecology by Whitney A. Bauman
Publication Date: 2014
Religion and Sustainability by Lucas F. Johnston
Publication Date: 2014
Green Deen by Ibrahim Abdul-Matin; Keith Ellison (Foreword by)
Publication Date: 2010

Religion and the Environment

Books

Scholarly Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers

Selected ebooks from our collection

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