Chicago, IL, April 30, 2012 – The American Theological Library Association (ATLA) is pleased to welcome thirteen titles that will be available in forthcoming releases of ATLASerials® (ATLAS®), ATLA's online full-text collection of more than 200 major religion and theology journals.

The titles include the following historically significant ceased titles:

·         Church & Society, by the Presbyterian Church (USA)

·         Perspective (Pittsburgh), by Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

·         Pittsburgh Perspective, by Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

·         Shane Quarterly, predecessor to Encounter, by Butler University School of Religion

In addition, ATLA welcomes nine currently published titles:

·         Phronema : Annual Review of St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College, by St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College

·         Bulletin de Littérature Ecclésiastique, by Institut catholique de Toulouse

·         Colloquium : The Australian and New Zealand Theological Review, by the Australian and New Zealand Association of Theological Schools

·         Cross Accent : Journal of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, by Association of Lutheran Church \Musicians

·         Journal of European Baptist Studies, by International Baptist Theological Seminary

·         Journal of Theta Alpha Kappa, by Theta Alpha Kappa

·         Judaica Librarianship, by Association of Jewish Libraries

·         Vision: A Journal for Church and Theology, by Canadian Mennonite Bible College and Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary

·         Zeitschrift für Dialektische Theologie, by Protestantse Theologische Universiteit in Kampen

Gregg Taylor, ATLA’s Manager of Business Development, commented, “This rich update shows ATLA’s commitment to the best in religious and theological scholarship. These journals, including currently published titles and ceased titles of enduring relevance, come from three different continents in three different languages. The content is created by students, librarians, musicians, and faculty on the breadth of subject matter and from the breadth of perspectives that ATLAS users associate with ATLA resources.”

About ATLAS
ATLAS is an online, full-text collection of major religion and theology journals used by libraries, librarians, religion scholars, theologians, and clergy.  Users can read articles or research the history of a topic from as early as 1881 to the present.  ATLAS is supported by a major grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.

About ATLA
Established in 1946, the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) is a professional association of nearly one thousand individual, institutional, and affiliate members providing programs, products, and services for theological and religious studies libraries and librarians.  ATLA offers a prestigious product line of electronic resources to support the scholarly study of religion and theology, including the ATLA Religion Database® (ATLA RDB®), ATLASerials® (ATLAS®) and ATLA Catholic Periodical and Literature Index™ (ATLA CPLI™).  For more information visit http://www.atla.com/.

Press Contact:
Margot Lyon, +1.312.454.5100 ext. 4433, mlyon@atla.com