Theology

Reference

Dictionaries, Directories, Handbooks, Encyclopedias, etc. - Reference works are useful when you need to obtain quick facts, define the terms and scope of your search, or get a broad overview of a topic. Best Bets! are marked with aBest Bet!.
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A Dictionary of Biblical Allusions in English Literature
MILLS PR 145 .F8

A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature
MILLS Ref. (2nd Floor) PR 149 .B5 D53 1992

Recent Reference Books in Religion: A Guide for Students, Scholars, Researchers, Buyers, and Readers
Its principal aim is to help researchers decide how a work will or will not aid research, expand information or stimulate ideas.
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) ZBL 48 .J64 1998

Theological and Religious Reference Materials
The three volumes deal with general resources and biblical studies, systematic theology and church history, and practical theology, containing several thousand annotated entries on each topic.
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) ZBS 511.2 .G66

Books

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Some basic series to get you started on your research are the following:

  • The Cambridge History of Christianity
  • Classics of Western Spirituality
 

 

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Articles/Databases

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Websites

The Internet is home to useful web sites on many subjects. Unlike the resources on other tabs, the following resources are selected from the free web. Remember to critically evaluate web resources, since web site content is usually unmonitored and unregulated.

Internet Theology Resources, By School of Theology Major Areas
http://www.users.csbsju.edu/~eknuth/itr/

Theological
http://www.theology.ie/theores.htm

Theology Library
http://web2.shc.edu/theolibrary/

Theology and Science
http://www.asa3.org/

Associations & Organizations

Professional, academic, advocacy and other types of associations and organizations involved in your subject area.

The Association of Practical Theology
http://www.practicaltheology.org/home/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

The British and Irish Association of Practical Theology
http://www.biapt.org.uk/

The Canadian Association for Pastoral Practice and Education
http://www.cappe.org/

Canadian Society of Biblical Studies
htp://www.ccsr.ca/csbs/

Center of Theological Inquiry
http://www.ctinquiry.org/

Christian Theological Research Fellowship
http://www.luthersem.edu/ctrf/

The Evangelical Theological Society
http://www.etsjets.org/

Institute for Biblical Research
http://www.ibr-bbr.org/

Religious Education Association
http://www.religiouseducation.net/index.html

The Society for Pastoral Theology
http://www.geocities.com/societyforpastoraltheology/index.html

The Society of Biblical Literature
http://www.sbl-site.org/

 

Worship, Liturgy, and Music

Theology and Ethics

The Blackwell Companion to Christian Ethics
MILLS BJ 1251 B54 2004

The Blackwell Companion to Modern Theology
MILLS Electronic resource only

The Blackwell Companion to Political Theology
MILLS BR 115 .P7 B634 2004

The Blackwell Companion to Postmodern Theology
MILLS BT 83.597 .B3 2001

The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Thought
Lengthy essays on a variety of subjects within theology.
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) BR 95 .B58 1993

The Cambridge Companion to Christian Doctrine
MILLS BT 80 .C29 1997

The Cambridge Companion to Christian Ethics
MILLS BJ 1251 .C246 2001

The Cambridge Companion to Feminist Theology
MILLS BT 83.55 .C35 2002

The Cambridge Companion to Jesus (currently on reserve)
MILLS BR 301.2 .C346 2001

The Cambridge Companion to Reformation Theology
MILLS BR 305.3 .C36 2004

The Cambridge Companion to Postmodern Theology
MILLS BT 83.597 .C36 2003

The Christian Tradition: A History (Pelican; 5 vols.)
MILLS BT 21.2 .P42

A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs (Bercot)
MILLS BR 66.5 .D53 1998

Dictionary of Third World Theologies
MILLS Reference (2nd Floor) BR 95 .D486 2000

Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible
MILLS Ref. (2 nd floor) BS 440 .D495 2005

Encyclopedia of Christian Theology
MILLS Reference (2nd Floor) BR 95 .D5313 2005

Encyclopedia of Religion
16 v. 1986 - 1987.
Based on contemporary archaeological and textual discoveries. Articles cover important ideas, beliefs, rituals, myths, symbols and persons that have played a role in the universal history of religions.
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) BL 31 .E46 2005

An Introduction to the Theology of Religions: Biblical, Historical…
MILLS BT 83.85 .K37 2003

New Dictionary of Christian Ethics and Pastoral Theology
MILLS Ref BJ 1199 .N495 1995

Trinity and Religious Pluralism: The Doctrine of the Trinity …
MILLS BT 83.85 .K375 2004

Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms
Includes brief descriptions of terms and phrases used in theology. Phrases are in English, Latin and Greek. Origin of the word is included if applicable.
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) BR 95 .M378 1996

Recent Reference Books in Religion: A Guide for Students, Scholars, Researchers, Buyers, and Readers
Its principal aim is to help researchers decide how a work will or will not aid research, expand information or stimulate ideas.
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) ZBL 48 .J64 1998

Theological and Religious Reference Materials
The three volumes deal with general resources and biblical studies, systematic theology and church history, and practical theology, containing several thousand annotated entries on each topic.
MILLS Ref. (2 nd floor) ZBS 511.2 .G66

Church History

Biographical Dictionary of Evangelicals (Larson et al., eds)
MILLS BR 1643 .A1 B56 2003

The Christian Church: An Introduction to the Major Traditions
MILLS BR 145.2 .A85 2002

Church History: An Introduction to Research, Reference Works, and Methods
MILLS BR 138 .B69 1995

A Concise History of the Catholic Church
MILLS BX 945.3 .B66 2004

Encyclopedia of Christianity (Bowden, ed.)
MILLS BR 95 .E47 2005

Encyclopedia of Early Christianity (Ferguson, McHugh, Norris, eds)
MILLS BR 162.2E53 1997 v.1-2

Historical Atlas of Christianity
MILLS Maps G 1046 .E4L5 2001

How to Read Church History (2 vols)
MILLS BR 145.2 .C6513 1985

Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Compact articles on the Western Christian church from its foundation to the present.
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) BR 95 .O8 2005

The Westminster Dictionary of Church History
MILLS Ref BR 95 .W496

Patristics

Ante-Nicene Fathers: Translations of the Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325 . 10 vols.
MILLS BR 60 .A62 A5 1989

Index alphabeticus omnium doctorum, patrum, scriptorumque ecclesiasticorum quorum opera scriptaque vel minima in Patrologia Latina reperiuntur
MILLS Research Collections (lower level) BR 60 M37 1965

The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, First Series . 14 vols.
MILLS 281.4 .S464 ser.1

The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Second Series . 14 vols.
MILLS 281.4 .S464 ser.2

Patrologiae cursus completus, seu bibliotheca universalis, integra, uniformis, commoda, oeconomica, omnium SS. Patrum, doctorum scriptorumque ecclesiasticorum ... : Series Graeca ...
MILLS (after the last row of reference – 2 nd floor) BR 60 .M386

Commentaries

Anchor Bible Commentary
MILLS BS 192.2 .A1 1964 .G3

Word Biblical Commentary
MILLS BS 491.2 .W67

Click here to search our cataloue commentaries listed below:

  • Hermeneia – A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible
  • New International Commentary on the New Testament
  • New International Commentary on the Old Testament
  • New International Greek Testament Commentary

 

Bibles and Biblical Languages

Anchor Bible Dictionary
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) BS 440 .A54 1992

A Biblical History of Israel
MILLS BS 1197 .P76 2003

The Cambridge Companion to Saint Paul
MILLS BS 2650.52 .C36 2003

The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation
MILLS BS 511.2 .C35 1998

The Cambridge Companion to the Bible
MILLS BS 475.2 .C26 1997

Concordance to the Novum Testamentum Graece of Nestle-Aland, 26th edition, and to the Greek New Testament, 3rd edition
MILLS BS 2302 .C65 1987

Concordance to the Septuagint and the Other Greek Versions of the Old Testament (Hatch and Redpath)
MILLS BS 1122 .H36

Cruden's Complete Concordance to the Old and New Testaments
MILLS Bookstacks (6 th floor) BS 425 .C85 1968b

Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible
MILLS Ref. (2 nd floor) BS 440 .D495 2005

Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation
MILLS BS 440 .D496 2007

Dictionary of Classical Hebrew (Clines; 5 vols.)
MILLS PJ 4833 .D54 1993

Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels
MILLS BS 2555.2 .D53 1992

Dictionary of Paul and His Letters
MILLS BS 2650.2 .D53 1993

Dictionary of New Testament Background
MILLS Ref BS 2312 .D53 2000

Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch
MILLS BS 1225.52 .D53 2003

Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters
MILLS BS 501 .A1 H57 2007

Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament (Balz and Schneider; 3 vols.)
MILLS BS 2312 .E913 1990

A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (Bauer)
MILLS Ref PA 881 .A72 1979

A Greek-English Lexicon (Liddell and Scott)
MILLS PA 445 .E5L 1968

Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains (Louw and Nida; 2 vols)
MILLS PA 881 .G68 1989

A Greek-English Lexicon of the Septuagint (Lust, Eynikel, Hauspie, and Chamberlain; 2 vols.)
MILLS PA 781 .L87 1992

A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (Brown, Driver, Briggs)
MILLS Ref. (2nd Floor) PJ 4833 .B68 1952 (1906 edition in bookstacks)

The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (Köhler, Baumgartner, and Stamm; 5 vols.)
MILLS PJ 4833 .K61813 1994

The Hermeneutical Spiral: A Comprehensive Introduction to Biblical Interpretation
MILLS BS 476 .O79 2006

A History of Israel
MILLS DS 121 .B72 1972

International review of Biblical studies = Internationale Zeitschriftenschau fur Biblewissenschoft und Grenzgebiete
1951 - present.
Annual international bibliographical review of scholarship in biblical studies. Includes English works.
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) ZBS 410 .I57

Introduction to Biblical Interpretation
MILLS BS 476 .K545 1993

New Testament Abstracts
1956 - present [PAPER only]
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) ZBS 410 .N4

Old Testament Abstracts
1978 - present [PAPER only]
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) ZBS 410 .O6

Oxford Companion to the Bible
MILLS Ref. (2nd floor) BS 440 .M434 1993

The SBL Handbook of Style
MILLS Ref PN 147 .S26 1999

A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament , 2 nd ed. (Metzger)
MILLS BS 2325 .M43 1994

Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (Kittel/Friedrich; 10 vols.)
MILLS Reference (2nd Floor) BS 2312 .K62T1E (and in bookstacks)

Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament (Botterweck and Ringgren; 10 vols)
MILLS Ref. (2nd Floor) BS 440 .B5713

Judaism, Qumran, and Rabbinic Studies

The Blackwell Companion to Judaism
MILLS BM 42 .B54 2000

The Cambridge Companion to the Talmud and Rabbinic Literature
MILLS BM 504 .C36 2007

The Dead Sea Scrolls Concordance (Abegg; 2 vols.)
MILLS Ref. (2nd Floor) BM 487 .A72 2003

The Dead Sea Scrolls Reader (Parry and Tov; 6 vols.)
MILLS BM 487 .A3 2004

Encyclopædia Judaica
MILLS DS 102.8 E496 & electronic resource

Encyclopedia of Biblical Personalities: Anthologized from the Talmud, Midrash, and Rabbinic Writings
MILLS BS 570 .C4813 1994

A History and Guide to Judaic Dictionaries and Concordances (Brisman)
MILLS Reference (2nd floor) ZDS 102.5 .B75 v. 3

Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash
MILLS BM 503.5 .S8713 1991

Judaica Reference Sources: a Selective, Annotated Bibliographic Guide
MILLS Ref. (2nd Floor) Z 6366 .C87 2004