Terms are listed in their English transliterations. Early church, ca. 30-600 Women clergy You can find bibliographies on a topic by looking for the subdivision bibliography following a subject heading. You will want to use periodical indexes and abstracts to update older material or to find information of current interest. Both popular and scholarly journals are indexed in the general and religion indexes listed below.
Popular magazines have short articles that are written to inform or entertain the general public.
They are seldom footnoted, or give the source of information, use non-technical language and are written by authors that are usually on the staff of the magazine. Scholarly journals have articles that are lengthy and list references in footnotes. They are written by authors that have conducted research in the field and who are usually affiliated with an university or research centre. To find articles on your topic, search the the following indexes. Annual publication listing all the research done during the current year.