Johnathan and David discuss some of their favorite online resources.
Johnathan’s list:
- ccel.org — a wealth of free Christian books; allows you to make an account so that you can save notes and highlights
- newadvent.org — especially newadvent.org/fathers, which has the full text of many patristic works
- stepbible.org — Step Bible by Tyndale House, my favorite online Bible
- wesley.nnu.edu — Wesley Center Online with the full text of Wesley’s sermons, Notes on the Bible, etc.
- bestcommentaries.com — commentary recommendations on each book of the Bible
- thevcs.org — Christian art in conversation with Scripture
- bibleproject.com — a wealth of free Bible study resources (e.g., animated video overviews of each book of the Bible)
- bcponline.org — the Book of Common Prayer online
- lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu — the Revised Common Lectionary with readings and other liturgical resources
- biblehub.com — some free commentaries (e.g., Calvin’s Commentary) in an easy-to-read format
David's list:
1. The Wesley Center Online (free)
- A database of Wesleyan and holiness materials created by Northwest Nazarene University.
- I like it because it has some hard-to-get resources.
2. Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL.org)
- Searchable
- Includes Schaff’s 38-volume Church Father’s series
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Works of Arminius (3 Vol. Nichols ed.)
- No page numbers
3. NewAdvent.org (free)
- Similar to CCEL
- More readable in my opinion
4. The Revised Common Lectionary (lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu)
5. Papalencyclicals.net (free)
- Every important document ever put out by the Roman Catholic Church
- The search feature is difficult to use because titles are often only in Latin.
6. Perlego.com ($18/month)
- This would be in my top two or three if it still had the daily subscription option.
- Tons of contemporary books.
7. Wesley Scholar (wesleyscholar.com) (free)
- An independent collection of Wesleyan-Methodist and early Christian works.
- Contains articles as well as original works.
8. Open Access Digital Theological Library (libguides.thedtl.org)
- Contains some free material
- Contains PhD dissertations
9. Books.Google.com
- Used to be able to download as PDFs.
- Gives all the information about a book including the nearest library or where to get it online.
10. Gutenberg.org (free)
- Over 70,000 of free ebooks
- Christian and secular books
- Several different formats including actual facsimiles of pages
- Everything is public domain
- Searchable
Honorable Mentions:
JSTOR.org (fee)
- Usually accessible through a student library account
- Not really affordable for individuals.
Academia.edu (fee and free)
- Up-to-date scholarship
- Pay by subscription or by item
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