March-May 2005

As of June 9, the RIP staff has begun indexing two "new" titles: Biblica (1920-1924, 1930-1932) and Der Islam (1910-1917). In the period since the last quarterly report was prepared, retrospective indexing has been completed for the following journals: Evangelische Theologie (1934-38, 1946-49), Revue des sciences religieuses (1921-1940), Christian Century (1940-1948), and Dansk Teologisk Tidsskrift (1938-1948). Dansk Teologisk Tidsskrift is a treasure-trove of scholarly essays dealing with Protestant hymnody, Scandinavian church history and the rising Scandinavian school of biblical interpretation. And myriad proper names, expertly authorized by Ginny Landgraf. As I told Ginny, "You have authorized entire Danish cemeteries," an accomplishment few can boast of. Revue des sciences religieuses, which began publication in the reign of Benedict XV, showcases 20th-century Continental Catholic scholarship up to WWII; it is a significant resource for Catholic historiography and the paper trail of pitched battles waged against the onslaught of modernism.

Der Islam: Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Kultur des islamischen Orients, founded by Carl Heinrich Becker (1876-1933), is a primary resource for German Orientalism. The most influential Islamicist of his generation, Ignác Goldziher (1850-1921) contributed numerous essays reinforcing his devaluation of the hadith for Islamic historiography. In addition to collections of superb essays, some of which represent the authoritative studies on their topics to this day (according to Brill's New Encyclopedia of Islam), Der Islam provides a matchless window into the world of German colonialism in East Africa, and the manner in which German Orientalists worked hand-in-glove with the Kaiser's bureaucracy to provide cultural digests and espionage essential for the control of native African Muslim subjects.

All titles from the 2003 summer triage list have been fully indexed within the years specified.

To date, we have finished RIP indexing for these 41 titles:

	American Catholic Sociological Review (1940-1948)
	Biblical Archaeologist (1938-1948)
	Catholic Biblical Quarterly (1939-1948)
	Christian Century (1940-1948)
	Church History (1932-1948)
	Commentary (1945-1948)
	Covenant Quarterly (1941-1948)
	Dansk Teologisk Tidsskrift (1938-1948)
	Eastern Buddhist (1921-1939 [publication suspended until 1949])
	Ecumenical Review (1948-1949)
	Estudios bíblicos (1941-1948)
	Evangelical Quarterly (1929-48)
	Evangelische Theologie (1934-1938, 1946-1949)
	Hebrew Union College Annual (1919, 1924-1948)
	Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology (1947-1948)
	Journal of Bible and Religion, The (1937-1948)
	Journal of Biblical Literature (1881-1948)
	Journal of Pastoral Care (1947-1948)
	Journal of Religious Thought (1943-1948)
	Journal of the National Association of Biblical Instructors (1933-1936)
	Mélanges de science religieuse (1944-1948)
	Nederlands theologisch tijdschrift (1946-1948)
	Orate Fratres (1926-1948)
	Orientalia christiana periodica (1935-1948)
	Palestine Exploration Quarterly (1937-1948)
	Reformed Theological Review (1942-1948)
	Revue des études byzantines (1943-1948)
	Revue des sciences religieuses (1921-1940)
	Scottish Journal of Theology (1948)
	Studia Missionalia (1943-1948)
	Studia Theologica: Scandinavian Journal of Theology (1947-1948)
	Theological Studies (1940-1948)
	Theologische Zeitschrift (1945-1948)
	Theology Today (1944-1949)
	Thomist: A Speculative Quarterly Review (1939-1948)
	Traditio: Studies in Ancient and Medieval History, Thought, and Religion (1943-1948)
	Union Seminary Quarterly Review (1945-1948)
	Unitarian Universalist Christian (1946-1948)
	Vigiliae Christianae: A Review of Early Christian Life and Language (1947-1948)
	Westminster Theological Journal (1938-1948)
	Zeitschrift für Religions- und Geistesgeschichte (1948)

Indexing has begun on these volumes:

	Biblica (1920-1924, 1930-1932)
	Der Islam (1910-1917)

Indexing has been suspended on:

	Bibliotheca Sacra (1856-1948)
	Christian Century (1900-1939)
	Christian Oracle (1884-1899)

Respectfully Submitted,

Steven W. Holloway, RIP Project Coordinator
June 9, 2005