Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology Online Archive

The Scottish Evangelical Theological Society have agreed to allow biblicalstudies.org.uk to host the on-line archive of the Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology (SBET). All issues of the journal, which began in 1983, will appear on the site ten years after publication.  A new volume will be uploaded each week until volume 20 is reached.

Volumes 1 – 9 are already available online and include articles by Nigel M. de S. Cameron, David F. Wright, Carl F.H. Henry, A.T.B. McGowan, Derek Kidner, Geoffrey Grogan, Alan Millard and Gerald Bray.

The Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology is also available in print at New College Library at Per S.

The Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology is edited by Dr. David Reimer, from the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, and published by the Scottish Evangelical Theology Society in association with Rutherford House.

New JSTOR collections benefit e-journals for Divinity

Are you a fan of JSTOR electronic  journals ? In 2012 the University of Edinburgh purchased the JSTOR Collections V & VIII. This has increased the coverage of backruns of a number of titles relevant to Divinity, such as:

• Canadian Journal of Philosophy 1971-2006
• Contemporary Religions in Japan 1960-1970
• The Catholic Historical Review 1915-2006
• International Journal of the Classical Tradition 1994-2007
• International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 1970-2007
• International Journal of Hindu Studies 1997-2007
• Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 1974-2011
• Jewish History 1986-2007
• The Journal of Ethics 1997-2007
• Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion 1985-2011
• Journal of Religion and Health 1961-2007
• The Journal of Religious Ethics 1973-2005
• The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society  1835-2006
• Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions 1997-2011
• Prooftexts 1981-2010
• Religion & Literature 1965-2008
• Religious Studies 1965-2011
• Scottish Historical Review 1903-

Islamic Collections at New College Library

Muslims all over the world join together this week for Ramadan, the greatest religious observance in Islam.  Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, when Muslims fast during daylight hours.

New College Library’s collections in Islamic Studies reflect the current teaching and research activities within the School of Divinity’s Religious Studies programmes.  These collections complement the rich collections held at the University of Edinburgh’s Main Library and Islamic Studies Library. Students and staff have access to the online resources for Islamic and Middle-Eastern Studies, including the Encyclopaedia of the Qu’rān.

Recent acquisitions to New College Library’s collections include Women under Islam : gender, justice and the politics of Islamic Law by Christina Jones-Pauly. Another recent addition to the shelves is Jesus and Muhammad : parallel tracks, parallel lives by Francis E. Peters.