SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY

" Since Columbia stands within the Reformed tradition, historical-doctrinal studies are concerned not only with right thinking, but also with the relation of Christian faith and doctrine to all arenas of life. Therefore, studies in this area engage students in consideration of the social, political, economic, and cultural life of today in the United States and across the world. In historical-doctrinal studies students acquire the tools they will need throughout their lives for dealing theologically with themselves and the world around them, tools that will enable graduates to lead the church in a prophetic and reconciling way as it works out its mission in the world." Seminary Catalog

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Theological Texts in Reference

Catalog of theological statements of the general assemblies, 1935-1989 / Theology and Worship Ministry Unit, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). [Louisville, Ky. : Theology and Worship Ministry Unit, 1992].
REF BX8969.5 .P76 1992

Church dogmatics / by Karl Barth. New York : Scribner ; Edinburgh : T. & T. Clark, 1936-1969.
REF BT75 .B283 13 VOL + INDEX

Die Bekenntnisschriften der reformierten Kirche : in authentischen Texten mit geschichtlicher Einleitung und Register / herausgegeben von E.F. Karl M?ller. Waltrop : Spenner, 1999.
REF BX9428.A1 M8 1999 2VOL
Facsimile reprint of Leipzig, 1903 edition.
contains the creeds, confessions and catechisms of the Reformed tradition.

Wittgenstein & religion : a bibliography of articles, books, and theses in the twentieth century that relate the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein to the study of religion and theology / edited by David Stagaman, with James Kraft and Kristin Sutton. [Quezon City, Philippines] : Office of Research and Publications, Ateneo de Manila University, c2001.
REF Z8979.4 .S83 2001

A Harmony of the Westminster Presbyterian standards : with explanatory notes / by James Benjamin Green. Richmond : John Knox Press, c1951.
REF BX9183 .A38

Institutes of the Christian religion / edited by John T. McNeill ; translated by Ford Lewis Battles, in collaboration with the editor and a committee of advisers. Philadelphia : Westminster Press, c1960.
REF BX9420 .I65 1960 2VOL

The Creeds of Christendom : with a history and critical notes / by Philip Schaff. New York : Harper, preface 1931, c1919
REF BT990 .S4 1919 3vol

The Nag Hammadi library in English / translated and introduced by members of the Coptic Gnostic Library Project of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, Claremont, California ; James M. Robinson, general editor. Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1996
REF BT1391 .A3 1996



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Theology

Encyclopedia of Christian theology / Jean-Yves Lacoste, editor. New York : Routledge, 2005. (Dictionnaire critique de théologie.)
REF BR95 .D5313 2005 3VOL.

The history of science and religion in the Western tradition : an encyclopedia / Gary B. Ferngren, general editor ; Edward J. Larson, Darrel W. Amundsen, co-editors ; Anne-Marie E. Nakhla, assistant editor. New York : Garland Pub., 2000.
REF BL245 .H57 2000
Includes bibliographical references and index. The relationship of science and religion -- Biographical studies -- Intellectual foundations and philosophical backgrounds -- Specific religious traditions and chronological periods -- Astronomy and cosmology -- The physical sciences -- The earth sciences -- The biological sciences -- Medicine and psychology -- The occult sciences.

Die Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart : Handwörterbuch für Theologie und Religionswissenschaft.
REF BL31 .R4 1927 6VOL +
REF BL31 .R42 1957 7VOL +
REF BL31 .R42 1998 5VOL

Augustine through the ages : an encyclopedia / general editor, Allan D. Fitzgerald ; associate editors, John Cavadini ... [et al.].Grand Rapids, Mich. : Wm.B. Eerdmans, 1999.
REF B655.Z69 A84 1999

Beacon dictionary of theology / Richard S. Taylor, editor ; associate editors, J. Kenneth Grider & Willard H. Taylor. Kansas City, MO : Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, c1983.
REF BR95 .B33 1983

Evangelical dictionary of theology / edited by Walter A. Elwell. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic ; Carlisle, Cumbria, U.K. : Paternoster Press, c2001.
REF BR95 .E87 2001

New dictionary of theology / editors, Sinclair B. Ferguson, David F. Wright ; consulting editor, J.I. Packer. Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, 1988.
REF BR95 .N39 1988

The Oxford companion to Christian thought / edited by Adrian Hastings, Alistair Mason and Hugh Pyper ; with Ingrid Lawrie and Cecily Bennett. Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
REF BR95 .O7 2000

The Oxford dictionary of the Christian Church / edited by F. L. Cross. Oxford : New York : Oxford University Press, 1997
REF BR95 .O8

Dictionary of dogmatic theology / Pietro Parente, Antonio Piolanti, Salvatore Garofalo ; translated from the second Italian edition by Emmanuel Doronzo. Milwaukee : Bruce, 1951
REF BR95 .P3

Sacramentum mundi : an encyclopedia of theology / edited by Karl Rahner...et al. New York : Herder and Herder, 1968-1970
REF BR95 .S24 6vol

Dictionary of Christian lore and legend / J.C.J. Metford. London ; New York : Thames and Hudson, 1983.
REF BR95 .M47 1983

Companion encyclopedia of theology / edited by Peter Byrne and Leslie Houlden. London ; New York : Routledge, 1995
REF BR118 .C63 1995
The Hebrew Bible : formation and character / John Barton -- The Hebrew Bible : role in Judaism / Gary Gilbert and Alan F. Segal -- The Christian adoption of the Old Testament / G.R. Evans -- The Old Testament : historical study and new roles / John Rogerson -- The New Testament : content and character / Leslie Houlden -- The New Testament : the tradition of interpretation / John Muddiman -- The New Testament in theology / Heikki Räisänen -- The Bible as holy book / Stephen Prickett -- Jesus in history and belief / Leslie Houlden -- The triune God of the Bible and the energence of orthodoxy / Robert L. Wilken -- Christendom : medieval Christianity / David d'Avray -- The transition to modernity / Alister McGrath -- The Enlightenment / John Kent -- Theology now / Keith Clements -- Christian theology and other faiths / Gavin D'Costa -- Christian theology's dialogue with culture / Frank Burch Brown -- The concept of God / Keith Ward -- The idea of reason / Terence Penelhum -- Natural theology / David A. Pailin -- Religious language / Mark Wynn -- Theology and scientific understanding / Peter Byrne -- Theological anthropology / Roger Trigg --Evil and theology / Stewart Sutherland -- Feminism in the philosophy of religion / Grace Jantzen -- Spirituality and theology / Philip Sheldrake -- Patristic spirituality / Anthony Meredith -- Mysticism and devotion in the Middle Ages / Benedicta Ward -- Religious experience in the era of reform / Rowan Williams -- Theology and spirituality in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries / Terry Tastard -- Religious experience and language / William J. Wainwright -- Spirituality and liberation / Kenneth Leech -- Spirituality and liturgy / Gordon S. Wakefield -- The idea of Christian ethics / James M. Gustafson -- Violence, warfare and peace / Barrie Paskins -- Ethics and the personal life / Helen Oppenheimer -- Theology, wealth and social justice / Jack Mahoney -- Power and the State / Edward Norman -- The pastoral experience / Jack Dominian -- Theology, medicine and health / John Morgan -- Environmental ethics / Stephen Clark -- The character and possibility of Christian theology today / John Kent -- Making sense of God / Theodore Jennings -- The figure of Jesus Christ in contemporary Christianity / John Macquarrie -- The Trinity in modern theology / Colin Gunton -- Theology in the narrative mode / Brian Horne -- Theology in the dogmatic mode / Paul Avis -- Theology as praxis / Dan Cohn-Sherbok -- Theology and the future of the Church / Walter Hollenweger.

The dictionary of historical theology / general editor, Trevor A. Hart ; consulting editors, Richard Bauckham ... [et al.]. Carlisle, Cumbria, UK ; Waynesboro, GA : Paternoster Press ; Grand Rapids, Mich. : W. B. Eerdmans Pub., 2000.
REF BT21.2 .D53 2000

A Handbook of contemporary theology / by Bernard Ramm. Grand Rapids : Eerdmans, c1966.
REF BT28 .R3

Church dogmatics index volume : with aids for the preacher / G. W. Bromiley, T. F. Torrance, editors. Edinburgh : T. & T. Clark, 1977.
REF BT75 .B283 INDEX

The Creeds of Christendom : with a history and critical notes / by Philip Schaff. New York : Harper, preface 1931, c1919
REF BT990 .S4 1919 3vol

Dictionary of fundamental theology / edited by René Latourelle, Rino Fisichella. New York : Crossroad, 1995, c1994.
REF BT1102 .D5813 1994

Baker encyclopedia of Christian apologetics / Norman L. Geisler. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c1999.
REF BT1102 .G42 1999

Institutes of the Christian religion / edited by John T. McNeill ; translated by Ford Lewis Battles, in collaboration with the editor and a committee of advisers. Philadelphia : Westminster Press, c1960.
REF BX9420 .I65 1960 2VOL

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THEOLOGICAL IDEAS & CONCEPTS

A primer on theological research tools / R.A. Krupp. Lanham, MD : University Press of America, c1989.
REF BR118 .K7 1989

An introduction to theological research : a guide for college and seminary students / Cyril J. Barber, Robert M. Krauss, Jr. ; foreword by J.P. Moreland. Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2000.
REF BR118 .B28 2000
Review

Introduction to theological research / by Cyril J. Barber. Chicago : Moody Press, c1982.
REF BR118 .B28 1982

Theologische Realenzyklopädie : Abkurzungsverzeichnis / zusammengestellt von Siegfried Schwertner. Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, 1976.
REF BR95 .T47 1993 27VOL.
From the collection of Professor R. Norman Whybray.

Dictionary of theology / Karl Rahner, Herbert Vorgrimler ; [English translation by Richard Strachan ... et al.] New York : Crossroad, 1981.
REF BR95 .R313 1981

Theological dictionary / Karl Rahner, Herbert Vorgrimler ; edited by Cornelius Ernst ; translated by Richard Strachan.
REF BR95 .R313

Theological worlds : understanding the alternative rhythms of Christian belief / W. Paul Jones. Nashville : Abingdon Press, c1989.
REF BR118 .J63 1989

A Dictionary of Christian theology / edited by Alan Richardson. Philadelphia : Westminster Press, c1969.
REF BR95 .R47

The Westminster dictionary of Christian theology / edited by Alan Richardson and John S. Bowden. Philadelphia : Westminster Press, c1983.
REF BR95 .W494 1983

A Student's dictionary for biblical and theological studies / F.B. Huey, Jr., and Bruce Corley. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Academie Books, c1983.
REF BR95 .H83 1983 2copies

The new dictionary of theology / editors, Joseph A. Komonchak, Mary Collins, Dermot A. Lane. Wilmington, DE : M. Glazier, 1987.
REF BR95 .N38 1987

Handbuch theologischer Grundbegriffe / unter Mitarbeit zahlreicher Fachtelehrter ; herausgegeben von Heinrich Fries. München : Kösel-Verlag, 1962-1963.
REF BR95 .H313 2vol

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THEOLOGICAL WORDS

A handbook of theological terms / Van A. Harvey London : G. Allen & Unwin, 1966.
REF BR95 .H342 SPINE
REF BR95 .H342h 1966
Very useful although brief: "nearly 350 theological terms [mainly systematics and philosophic theologies] . . . provides something of the history and background of the terms. . . copious cross-references . . . particular attention both to contemporary theology and to the historical differences betwen Protestants and Roman Catholics." dust jacket]

A handbook of theological terms / Van A. Harvey New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 1997.
REF BR95 .H342 1997 2copies

Westminster dictionary of theological terms / Donald K. McKim. Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press, c1996.
REF BR95 .M378 1996

Consecrated phrases : a Latin theological dictionary : Latin expressions commonly found in theological writings / James T. Bretzke.
REF BX841 .B68 1998

Nelson's new Christian dictionary : the authoritative resource on the Christian world / George T. Kurian, editor. Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson Pubs., c2001.
REF BR95 .N35 2001

A Christian's dictionary : 1,600 names, words and phrases / James S. Kerr and Charles Lutz. Philadelphia : Fortress Press, c1969.
REF BR95 .K4

Dictionary of Latin and Greek theological terms : drawn principally from Protestant scholastic theology / Richard A. Muller. Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Book House, cl985.
REF BR95 .M84 1985

The Thomas Merton encyclopedia / William H. Shannon, Christine M. Bochen, Patrick F. O'Connell. Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, c2002.
REF BX4705 .M542 S485 2002

Dictionary of modern theological German / Helmut W. Ziefle. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Book House, c1982. & 1992
REF BR95 .Z53 1982 1992

Modern theological German : a reader and dictionary / [edited by] Helmut W. Ziefle. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c1997.
REF BR95 .Z53 1997

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PHILOSOPHY

The Oxford dictionary of philosophy / Simon Blackburn. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
REF B41 .B53 1994

Dictionary of philosophy / Peter A. Angeles. New York : Barnes & Noble Books, c1981.
REF B41 .A53 1981

Historical dictionary of Hegelian philosophy / John W. Burbidge. Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 2001.
REF B2901 .B87 2001

Historical dictionary of Heidegger's philosophy / Alfred Denker.
REF B3279.H49 D455 2000

The Kierkegaard indices / compiled by Alastair McKinnon.
REF B4371 .M3 V.1-2

Dictionary of philosophy and religion : eastern and Western thought / by William L. Reese Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Humanities Press, 1980.
REF B41 .R43 1980

A Dictionary of philosophy / editorial consultant, Antony Flew. London : Macmillan, 1979.
REF B41 .D52 1979

A dictionary of philosophy / A. R. Lacey. London ; Boston : Routledge & K. Paul, 1976.
REF B41 .L32 1976

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Philosophy--Dictionaries/Encyclopedia

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arranged by publication date

Historical dictionary of Descartes and Cartesian philosophy / Roger Ariew ... [et al.]. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2003.
REF B1831 .H57 2003

Historical dictionary of Kierkegaard's philosophy / Julia Watkin. Watkin, Julia. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2001.
REF B4371 .W38 2001

Encyclopedia of postmodernism / edited by Victor E. Taylor and Charles E. Winquist. London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.
REF B831.2 .E63 2001

Concise Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy.
REF B51 .R58 2000

Encyclopedia of science and religion / J. Wentzel Vrede van Huyssteen, editor in chief. New York : Macmillan Reference ; [Detroit, Mich.] : Thomson Gale, 2003.
REF BL240.3 .E53 2003 2vol

A companion to the philosophers / edited by Robert L. Arrington ; advisory editors, John Beversluis ... [et al.]. Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 1999.
REF B72 .C595 1999

Directory of American philosophers, 1998-1999 / Archie J. Bahm, editor ; Kathleen Tweney, production manager. Bowling Green, Ohio : Philosophy Documentation Center, Bowling Green State University, c1998.
REF B935 .D5 1998

Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy / general editor, Edward Craig.
REF B51 .R68 1998 V.1 -10

Encyclopedia of empiricism / edited by Don Garrett and Edward Barbanell.Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1997.
REF B816 .E53 1997

Asian Christian theologies : a research guide to authors, movements, sources / edited by John C. England ... [et al.]. Delhi : ISPCK ; Quezon City : Claretian Publishers ; Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, 2002-2004.
REF BT30.A8 A74 2002 3VOL.
v. 1. Asia region, 7th-20th centuries ; South Asia ; Austral Asia -- v. 2. Southeast Asia -- v. 3. Northeast Asia.

Companion encyclopedia of Asian philosophy / edited by Brian Carr and Indira Mahalingam London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.
REF B121 .C66 1997

Dictionary of philosophy and religion : Eastern and Western thought / William L. Reese. Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Humanities Press, 1996.
REF B41 .R43 1996

The encyclopedia of philosophy. Donald M. Borchert, editor in chief. New York : Macmillan Reference USA ; London : Simon & Schuster and Prentice Hall International, c1996.
REF B41 .E5 Suppl.

A Kant dictionary / Howard Caygill. Caygill, Howard. Oxford, UK ; Cambridge, Mass. : Blackwell Reference, 1995.
REF B2751 .C38 1995

The Cambridge dictionary of philosophy / general editor, Robert Audi. Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
REF B41 .C35 1995

Great thinkers of the Eastern world : the major thinkers and the philosophical and religious classics of China, India, Japan, Korea, and the world of Islam / edited by Ian P. McGreal. New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1995.
REF B5005 .G74 1995

The Oxford companion to philosophy / edited by Ted Honderich.
REF B51 .O94 1995

The Oxford dictionary of philosophy / Simon Blackburn. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
REF B41 .B53 1994

Glossary of epistemology/philosophy of science / James H. Fetzer, Robert F. Almeder. New York : Paragon House, 1993.
REF BD150 .F47 1993

Kauffman, Donald T. Baker's concise dictionary of religion / Donald T. Kauffman, editor.
BL31 .K34 1985

Kennedy, Richard. The International dictionary of religion : a profusely illustrated guide to the beliefs of the world / Richard Kennedy.
BL31 .K42 1984

MacGregor, Geddes. Dictionary of religion and philosophy / Geddes MacGregor. BL31 .M23 1989

Handbook of metaphysics and ontology / editors, Hans Burkhardt, Barry Smith Munich ; Philadelphia : Philosophia Verlag, 1991.
REF BD111 .H225 1991

Encyclopedic dictionary of Yoga / Georg Feuerstein. New York : Paragon House, 1990.
REF B132.Y6 F46 1990

A concise dictionary of Indian philosophy : Sanskrit terms defined in English / John Grimes Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, c1989.
REF B131 .G67 1989

History of Islamic philosophy. London : Routledge, 2001, c1996
REF B741 .H58 2001

Research guide to philosophy / Terrence N. Tice and Thomas P. Slavens Chicago : American Library Association, 1983
B52 .T5 1983

Dictionary of philosophy / Peter A. Angeles. New York : Barnes & Noble Books, c1981.
REF B41 .A53 1981

Dictionary of philosophy and religion : eastern and Western thought / by William L. Reese Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Humanities Press, 1980.
REF B41 .R43 1980

A Dictionary of philosophy / editorial consultant, Antony Flew. London : Macmillan, 1979.
REF B41 .D52 1979

A dictionary of philosophy / A. R. Lacey. London ; Boston : Routledge & K. Paul, 1976.
REF B41 .L32 1976

Dictionary of the history of ideas : studies of selected pivotal ideas / Philip P. Wiener, editor in chief. New York : Scribner, c1968, c1973
REF CB5 .D52 4vol
Includes bibliographies. v. 1. Abstraction in the formulation of concepts, to Design argument.--v. 2. Despotism, to Law, common.--v. 3. Law, conception of, to Protest movements.--v. 4. Psychological ideas, to Zeitgeist.--[5] Index.

The Encyclopedia of philosophy / Paul Edwards, editor in chief. New York : Macmillan, c1967.
REF B41 .E5

The Concise encyclopædia of Western philosophy and philosophers / edited by J. O. Urmson ; the contributors: J. L. Ackrill ... [et al.] London : Hutchinson, 1960
REF B41 .U7

Dictionary of philosophy and psychology / written by many hands and edited by James Mark Baldwin with the co-operation and assistance of an international board of consulting editors. Gloucester, Mass. : P. Smith, 1960.
REF B41 .B3 1960

Pictorial history of philosophy / by Dagobert D. Runes.
REF B51.8 .R8 1959

The Dictionary of philosophy / edited by Dagobert D. Runes. New York : Philosophical Library, [1942?]
REF B41 .R8

Bertrand Russell's dictionary of mind, matter, and morals / edited, with an introduction by Lester E. Denonn. New York : Philosophical Library, c1952.
REF B1649.R93 D5
"This volume contains more than 1000 selections from over 100 of Lord Russell's books and articles."--Intro

Greek philosophical terms : a historical lexicon / F.E. Peters.
REF B49 .P4

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Biographical

Dictionary of Christian biography / edited by Michael Walsh. Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, 2001.
REF BR1700.3 .D53 2001

Biographical dictionary of Christian theologians / edited by Patrick W. Carey and Joseph T. Lienhard. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000.
REF BR95 .B575 2000

A Christian's dictionary : 1,600 names, words and phrases / James S. Kerr and Charles Lutz. Philadelphia : Fortress Press, c1969.
REF BR95 .K4

A Directory of systematic theologians in North America / edited by Thor Hall. Chattanooga, Tenn. : Council on the Study of Religion in cooperation with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, c1977.
REF BT28 .H28

Theologische Realenzyklopädie : Abkurzungsverzeichnis / zusammengestellt von Siegfried Schwertner. Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, 1976.
REF BR95 .T47 1993 27VOL.
From the collection of Professor R. Norman Whybray.

People who shaped the church : 20th century / Todd Temple & Kim Twitchell. Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, c2000.
REF BR1700.2 .T37 2000

A Scholastic miscellany : Anselm to Ockham / edited and translated by Eugene R. Fairweather.
REF B734 .F3

See Also: General Church Biography,
especially, Who's Who in the American Church
and Who's Who in the World

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SPECIAL FOCUS

Creeds & Dogma
Specialities (Ethnic, Christology, Evangelical, Catholic,)
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Creeds & Dogma

Dictionary of dogmatic theology / Pietro Parente, Antonio Piolanti, Salvatore Garofalo ; translated from the second Italian edition by Emmanuel Doronzo. Milwaukee : Bruce, 1951
REF BR95 .P3

Baker encyclopedia of Christian apologetics / Norman L. Geisler. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c1999.
REF BT1102 .G42 1999

The Creeds of Christendom : with a history and critical notes / by Philip Schaff. New York : Harper, preface 1931, c1919
REF BT990 .S4 1919 3vol

Eerdmans' handbook to Christian belief / organizing editor, Robin Keeley ; consulting editors, Donald English ... [et al.] Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdman's, 1982.
REF BT77 .E35 1982

Dictionary of Christian lore and legend / J.C.J. Metford. London ; New York : Thames and Hudson, 1983.
REF BR95 .M47 1983

Anti-evolution : a reader's guide to writings before and after Darwin / Tom McIver. Baltimore, Md. : John Hopkins University Press, 1992.
REF Z5322.E9 M38 1992

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ETHNIC

Latin American liberation theology : a bibliography on essential writings / Svein Helge Birkelflet, Kjell Nordstokke. Oslo, Norway : University of Oslo, Faculty of Theology, c1991.
REF BT83.57 .B54 1991

Fifty Eastern thinkers / Diané Collinson, Kathryn Plant, and Robert Wilkinson. London ; New York : Routledge, 2001, c2000.
REF B5005 .C645 2001

African theology : a critical analysis and annotated bibliography / Josiah U. Young III. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1993.
REF BT30.A438 Y68 1993

Companion encyclopedia of Asian philosophy / edited by Brian Carr and Indira Mahalingam London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.
REF B121 .C66 1997

Dictionary of philosophy and religion : Eastern and Western thought / William L. Reese. Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Humanities Press, 1996.
REF B41 .R43 1996

The encyclopedia of philosophy. Donald M. Borchert, editor in chief. New York : Macmillan Reference USA ; London : Simon & Schuster and Prentice Hall International, c1996.
REF B41 .E5 Suppl.

Great thinkers of the Eastern world : the major thinkers and the philosophical and religious classics of China, India, Japan, Korea, and the world of Islam / edited by Ian P. McGreal. New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1995.
REF B5005 .G74 1995

Encyclopedic dictionary of Yoga / Georg Feuerstein. New York : Paragon House, 1990.
REF B132.Y6 F46 1990

A concise dictionary of Indian philosophy : Sanskrit terms defined in English / John Grimes Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, c1989.
REF B131 .G67 1989

History of Islamic philosophy. / edited by Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Oliver Leaman. London : Routledge, 2001, c1996
REF B741 .H58 2001

Bibliography of Islamic philosophy / by Hans Daiber.
REF B741 .D353 1999 V.1













CHRISTOLOGY

A Theological study of Jesus / by James M. Robinson. 1955.
REF BT307 .R62 1955
Bibliography : leaves [ii]-[iii]. Syllabus of "An introductory lecture course given in the Fall Quarter of 1955 at the Candler School of Theology and Columbia Theological Seminary."--tp.












EVANGELICAL

Baker encyclopedia of Christian apologetics / Norman L. Geisler. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c1999.
REF BT1102 .G42 1999

Dictionary of fundamental theology / edited by René Latourelle, Rino Fisichella. New York : Crossroad, 1995, c1994.
REF BT1102 .D5813 1994
















CATHOLICISM

A Dictionary of Mary / compiled by Donald Attwater. London ; New York : Longmans, Green, 1956.
REF BT599 .A9 1956

Theotokos : a theological encyclopedia of the Blessed Virgin Mary / by Michael O'Carroll. Wilmington, Del. : M. Glazier, c1982.
REF BT602 .O23

A Dictionary of miracles, imitative, realistic, and dogmatic : with illustrations / by E. Cobham Brewer. Detroit : Gale Research Co., 1966.
REF BT97 .B8 1885

Trinitas : a theological encyclopedia of the Holy Trinity / by Michael O'Carroll. Wilmington, Del. : M. Glazier, c1987.
REF BT111.2 .O23 1987

Veni Creator Spiritus : a theological encyclopedia of the Holy Spirit / by Michael O'Carroll. Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, c1990.
REF BT121.2 .O335 1990

Verbum caro : an encyclopedia on Jesus, the Christ / Michael O'Carroll. Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, c1992.
REF BT199 .O23 1992

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Heresy & Legend

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Dictionary of ancient deities / Patricia Turner and Charles Russell Coulter. Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001, c2000.
REF BL473 .T87 2001

Crimes of perception : an encyclopedia of heresies and heretics / Leonard George. New York : Paragon House, 1995.
REF BT1315.2 .G46 1995 SEE:REVIEW

Peculiar prophets : a biographical dictionary of new religions / by James R. Lewis. St. Paul, Minn. : Paragon House, 1999.
REF BL72 .L48 1999

Encyclopedia of white power : a sourcebook on the radical racist right / edited by Jeffrey Kaplan. Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press, c2000.
REF HT1523 .E53 2000

The Nag Hammadi library in English / translated and introduced by members of the Coptic Gnostic Library Project of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, Claremont, California ; James M. Robinson, general editor. Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1996
REF BT1391 .A3 1996

Who's who in non-classical mythology / Egerton Sykes ; revised by Alan Kendall. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
REF BL303 .S9 2002

Who's who in classical mythology / Michael Grant and John Hazel. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
REF BL715 .G68 2002

Nag Hammadi bibliography, 1970-1994 / by David M. Scholer. Leiden ; New York : Brill, 1997.
REF BT1391 .S36 1997

The Encyclopedic handbook of cults in America / J. Gordon Melton. New York : Garland Pub., 1986.
REF BL2525 .M45 1986

The Cult experience : responding to the new religious pluralism / J. Gordon Melton and Robert L. Moore. New York : Pilgrim Press, c1982.
REF BL2530 .U6 M43

The Encyclopedia of unbelief / Gordon Stein, editor. Buffalo, NY : Prometheus Books, 1985.
REF BL2705 .E53 1985 2 vol

A directory of religious and parareligious bodies and organizations in the United States / James V. Geisendorfer. Lewiston [N.Y.] : E. Mellen Press, c1989.
REF BL2525 .G43 1989

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Barber, Cyril J., and Robert M. Krauss Jr. An Introduction to Theological Research: A Guide for College and Seminary Students, 2d.ed. Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 2000. 172pp.
ISBN: 0-7618-1659-3. Reviewed by Robert J. Mayer, Director of Library Services, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary–Charlotte.

The authors have attempted to design a guide to theological research that addresses the basics of bibliographic inquiry, introduces general and specialized reference tools, and offers guidance for use of online and electronic resources. The first edition of this work was authored solely by Barber and published in 1982 by Moody Press. The second edition retains essentially the same structure as the first. The first chapter focuses on helping beginning students understand the basics of theological research. General reference works are described in chapters two through four.
Specialized reference works for biblical studies (including biblical languages) are detailed in chapters five through nine. Chapters 11 through 15 discuss indexes and abstracts, bibliographies, and unpublished materials. Those familiar with the first edition will notice a number of changes. Listings and descriptions of reference works have been updated. Sample pages from indices, bibliographies, and abstracts have been omitted. Chapter ten has been completely rewritten and now focuses almost exclusively on searching strategies for electronic resources. Each chapter includes assignments designed for use in courses relating to bibliographic instruction.
Barber and Krauss assume that good student research begins with effective use of reference works. “Task number one is to become familiar with a few proven reference works–e.g. Bible encyclopedias, Bible dictionaries, etc.–that are designed by their arrangement and treatment to be consulted for definite items of information” (5). Good reference works help students “probe the parameters of a topic” (12) and make it possible for them to later consult more specialized works. Consultation of reference works also involves assessment of their authority, and the authors suggest several standard questions that beginning students can use to assess whether or not a particular resource is “worthy of the investment of one’s time” (13).
Barber and Krauss also value older reference works and encourage students to be somewhat skeptical of recently published materials. “While appreciating the contribution of modern research, we do not want to ignore the rich heritage of the past . . . . [T]hough information in other disciplines may quickly become dated, truth in theology and related fields of inquiry retains its value” (13). That posture shapes their assessments of the literature they describe, especially in chapters two through four, as well as their advice that students “not assume that the latest information is, ipso facto, all that you will need” (6).
In addition to their assumptions regarding research, readers quickly discover that the evangelical theology of Barber and Krauss is reflected in their critical comments about much of modern biblical scholarship. That perspective is evidenced in their assessments of several recent works, including the Anchor Bible Dictionary (20-21), Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (22-23), and the New Interpreter’s Bible (70). According to Kevin Vanhoozer, research professor of systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (where Barber served as head librarian earlier in his career), “Evangelical theology is presently in something of an identity crisis. What does it mean to do evangelical theology today? Are evangelicals modern or postmodern, post-liberal or post-conservative? I see us wrestling with these and similar questions. . . for several more years.” [1] Readers will find those tensions evident in several places, such as in the authors’ observations regarding Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, a work published by the evangelical InterVarsity Press.
Assessment Some will be put off by the authors’ theological perspective and their use of that perspective in assessing the value of the works they survey. In this reviewer’s opinion, Barber and Krauss’s willingness to state their attitude toward how theology should be done is refreshing and offers librarians and instructors the opportunity to engage their students in discussion of how theology is done within various traditions (including their own). Users of this work will become aware of differences regarding theological method among evangelical Christians (and among scholars from other theological traditions), something that will hopefully help them explore larger questions about the purpose and function of theology.
Librarians and students looking for guidance regarding online and electronic resources will find themselves regularly reviewing chapter ten. Barber and Krauss describe how to use the Library of Congress Subject Headings as a tool for narrowing and refining the focus of a research topic. From there, they discuss how to use online databases to locate books, dissertations, and journal articles, as well as how to find theological resources on the Internet. This reviewer found their concise introduction to Boolean searching (105-106) especially helpful. The listing of World Wide Web resources on pages 109-111 offers an excellent starting point for Internet searching, although with any published list there is always the question of how accurate the Internet addresses will be after several months.
With any work like this, librarians will discover omissions that could have strengthened the presentation. I was surprised that the authors did not include the first edition of David Barrett’s World Christian Encyclopedia (1982) in their description of key reference works regarding world missions (53-55). The first edition of the Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology (1985) is missing from the listing of reference works covering sociology and psychology (58-60). (Second editions of both works were released at about the same time this book was going to press.) On several occasions, the authors mention The Minister’s Library, an earlier multi-volume work written by Barber, without providing any descriptive information about that work. (Through a quick search of amazon.com, I discovered that a software version was scheduled for release on May 1, 2002.) Finally, I wish that Barber and Krauss would have listed publisher information for titles still in print. Although they write primarily for beginning theological students, adding publisher information could have made their work even more valuable for working theological librarians and as an introductory text for library students studying humanities reference.
Barber and Krauss offer a good working introduction to theological bibliography and the basics of theological research. Beginning seminary and divinity students needing an introduction to theological research will find this book helpful. Those who teach courses in research and theological bibliography will want to consider it for a textbook. Library students studying humanities reference will find it a worthwhile tool. New theological librarians wanting a survey of theological reference will see it as a valuable resource. I plan to consult this work and recommend it for use in our seminary community.