To locate sources on the effects of the fall of the western empire on the church, please complete the following steps:
- Navigate to the main library website at https://www.liberty.edu/library/.
- To the right, under Popular Databases select Browse All Databases.
- On the A-Z Databases page, select the letter A.
- In the list that comes up select the link to ATLA Religion Database with ATLA Serials Plus.
- Once in the database, click on Searching: ATLA Religion Database with ATLA Serials Plus above the search bar.
- On the screen that appears, please select ATLA Religion Database with ATLA Serials Plus, ATLASerials Religion Collection, Christian Periodical Index, Historical Abstracts, Historical Abstracts with Full Text, Philosophers Index with Full Text, and Religion and Philosophy Collection. Then select Ok.
- From here, you may want to try different search terms. Try terms like Rome OR “western empire” AND fall AND church. You might want to search key figures or events related to the topic as well.
- Once the results come up, look on under the search bar and click on Source type and select Academic Journals.
If you have any additional questions, feel free to reach out to us at (434) 582-2220 or at research@liberty.edu.
