Contains indexes published annually by the American Theological Library Association focusing on theological studies. Also provides bibliographic records covering topics such as biblical studies, world religions, church history and religion in social issues.
Encyclopedia of American Religions
Encyclopedia of American Religious History
The Encyclopedia of American Catholic HistorySee Appendix B: Religion in North America and Its Communities, in the online Encyclopedia of Local History for links to archives of various religious groups.
Germans in Missouri came from a variety of religious backgrounds. You can search for information using broad terms:
Religion
Religious life
It's also helpful to search more specific terms, either general names of religious groups, or the name of a specific denomination, or a specific place or congregation, or specific people:
Christian communities
Bethel (Mo)
(Judaism or Jewish or Jews) and German and Missouri
(Christian* or church*) and German and Missouri
Catholic
Lutheran
United Church of Christ
Church of the Brethren
(NOTE: "evangelical" or "evangelisch" in German church names usually means simply Protestant or Lutheran, not evangelical in the more general American sense.)
