Religion

• Academic Search Premier
  EBSCOhost. Full text articles in more than 4,500 scholarly social sciences, humanities, general science, education and multi-cultural journals.
  
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
  GVRL is a database of 27 encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Includes specialized encyclopedias on world religions.
  
• JSTOR
  Full text of about 600 scholarly journals in the arts and sciences, from their earliest issues up to 3-5 years ago.
  
• LexisNexis Academic Universe
  Full-text of newspapers, wire services, and magazines from around the world.
  
• Religion and Philosophy Collection (EBSCOhost)
  EBSCOhost. Full text coverage of topics such as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
  
• Religion and Philosophy Collection (Gale)
  Gale. This collection provides coverage of different religions, philosophies and how they impact our daily lives. 250 subject specific full-text periodicals are included.
  

Specialized encyclopedias are an excellent place to start your research.  Like Wikipedia articles, they provide a broad overview with a topic.  Unlike Wikipedia, these articles are guaranteed to be written by experts.  

Encyclopedia Judaica, 2007 (20 volumes)
Encyclopedia of American Religious History, 2009
Encyclopedia of Buddhism, 2004 (2 volumes)
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World, 2004 (2 volumes)
Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2006 (10 volumes)
Encyclopedia of Religion, 2005 (15 volumes)
New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2003 (15 volumes)
Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, 2010 (6 volumes)
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices, 2006 (3 volumes)