Provides citations and abstracts as well as some full-text articles and documents in the field of education.
Some full-text articles but mostly mostly citations and abstracts in the fields of psychology and related subjects.
Comprehensive and scholarly index of content related to sociology that includes some full text resources.
The leading database for journal articles, book reviews, and essays in religion and theology, with full-text coverage from 1949 and retrospective indexing as far back as the nineteenth century.
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ATLA Religion Database:
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