BTS 2500: Introduction to Theology (Veeneman)
Reference Works
Some Reference Books for Theology
- Cambridge Dictionary of Christian Theology byCall Number: REF BR95 .C36 2011
- Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, 3rd ed. byCall Number: Ref BR95 .E87 2017
- Global Dictionary of Theology byCall Number: Ref BR95 .G56 2008
- Oxford Companion to Christian Thought byCall Number: REF BR95 .G56 2008
- Cambridge Companion to Feminist Theology byCall Number: Ref BT83.55 .C35 2002
- Wiley Blackwell Companion to Latino/a Theology byCall Number: Ref BT83.575 .W55 2015
Specialized Reference Works: Time Periods and Christian Traditions
- After consulting some of the general dictionaries of theology listed, use one or more reference books that focus on a historical period, a faith tradition within Christianity, another religious tradition, or even an individual, depending on the your paper subject.
- These additional resources give you overviews, more extensive and more in-depth, and further bibliographies. Titles that appear in multiple bibliographies should be high priorities for your research.
- The following are only samples of many such works in Brandel Library. Most are in the Reference section, but some are in the General Collection and can be checked out.
- Some of these are available electronically from the Brandel website as well.
- Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity byCall Number: Ref BR66.5 .D5813 2014
- Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity byCall Number: BR66.5 .D5813 2014eb
- Augustine through the Ages: An Encyclopedia byCall Number: REF B655.Z69 A84 1999
- Encyclopedia of the Reformation, 4 vols. byCall Number: Ref BR302.8 .O93 1996
- Blackwell Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Thought byCall Number: REF BR95 .B58 1993
- New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2nd ed.Call Number: REf BX841 .N44 2003
- New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2nd ed. (online)Call Number: BX841 .N493 2003eb
- Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy byCall Number: Ref BX1753 .E595 2007
- Papacy: An Encyclopedia byCall Number: REF BX955.2 .D53 2002
- New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements byCall Number: Ref BR1644 .D53 2002
- Historical Dictionary of Lutheranism, 2nd ed. byCall Number: Ref BX8007 .G37 2011
Online Reference Works
Brandel Library has a guide that gathers links to most of the reference books that we have in e-book format.
Brandel Library also has an online Reference book collection that includes some titles in religion or theology.
The books (or sets of books) may be searched individually in the online catalog or accessed through their collection as a whole using the links below:
Doctrinal Reference Books
The following series of encyclopedias each focus on a theological doctrine or person.
- Trinitas byCall Number: REF BT111.2 .O23 1987
- Verbum Caro: An Encyclopedia on Jesus, the Christ byCall Number: Ref BT199 .O23 1992
- Veni Creator Spiritus byCall Number: Ref BT121.2 .O335 1990
- Theotokos: An Encyclopedia of the Blessed Virgin Mary byCall Number: Ref BT599 .O23 1983
Reference Works: Other Religious Traditions
All three of the sets below are also available electronically in the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
- Encyclopedia of Buddhism (print and online) byCall Number: REF BQ128 .E62 2004
- Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World byCall Number: REF BP40 .E525 2004