On this page are sources of ready-information for questions like, what was A.J. Tomlinson's role in forming the Church of God Prophecy?
Use also to confirm information you find in places like Wikipedia: these sources tend to be perceived as more credible, so you can cite them in a paper with confidence.
Finally, reference sources often include bibliographies, making them profitable places to begin a research project.
Three online reference collections that students often find useful are Gale Virtual Reference Library and Credo Reference.
Encyclopedias attempt to summarize the state of knowledge in a field of inquiry. A good encyclopedia can be a valuable starting point for your research. There are dozens and dozens of good encyclopedias and dictionaries for religious studies--below is a sample of some we think will be relevant for this class, but don't hesitate to ask if you're looking for a work with a different emphasis.
2 good online sources for biographical information are Biography and Geneaology Master Index, and Biography in Context. Below we've listed some sources that are specific to American religious history.