Philosophy & World Religions

1. Navigate to the ATLA Religion Database

2. Click on the “More” button on the top of the screen and select “Indexes.”

3. Under the “Browse and Index” menu, select “Subjects All.”

4. In the Browse for box, enter the sacred text you are searching:

   1. (examples: qur’an, Talmud, Upanishads, vedas, book of Mormon, etc.)

5. Click Browse.  You will see various topical headings you can select from.

6. Select the topic heading(s), click “Add” and then click “Search.”

7. To search a sub-unit within a sacred text, enter a period following the title and click on “Browse” and then “Search.”

Scripture Search Tutorial by David Schmersal, Access and Instruction Librarian, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.