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REL 3330: American Religious Controversies: 3: Background Info

Background Information

Step 3: Find Background Information

Background information gives you an understanding of your main concepts so that you can do your journal research more effectively.  Here's how...

  • search each of your main concepts individually using reference materials (dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc.)
  • and be sure to stay on the lookout for other useful keywords for searching!

Finding a Controversy

Newspaper databases are a great way to find religious controversies.

Or you can look at some "hot topics"...

And use what you find to look up court cases!