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History & Primary Sources

General Works | Primitive and Early Church | European Church History | American Church History

These are selected resources - not a comprehensive list, but a starting point for research. Included is a selection of some primary source documents relating to church history. For more help, consult the guide What are Primary Sources?. For more resources, consult the guide section on Biographical Information.

Subject heading: church history.
See also Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages, Christianity - origin, church - foundation.

General Works

Bettenson, Henry Scowcroft. Documents of the Christian Church. 2nd ed. London : Oxford U P, 1963.
BR141 .B4 1963

Blouin, Francis X., Jr., ed. Vatican Archives : an inventory and guide to historical documents of the Holy See. New York : Oxford U P, 1998.
CD1586 1998

Brauer, Jerald C., eds. The Westminster dictionary of church history. Philadelphia : Westminster, 1971.
Reference BR95 .W496
Brief entries for names, events, topics, organizations in Christian Church history, especially on the U.S.

Hall of Church History
http://www.gty.org/~phil/hall.htm
"One of the Internet's better Christian history pages. The Web site offers 'Theology from a Bunch of Dead Guys' which include Church Fathers, Medieval Churchmen, Heretics, Eastern Orthodox, Catholics, Reformers, Puritans, Anabaptists, Arminians, Cultists, Unorthodox, Baptists, and 'Recent Stalwarts'. Many of the links will be especially useful for researching personalities or documents." (Strickland)

Littell, Franklin Hamlin. The Macmillan atlas history of Christianity. New York : Macmillan, 1976.
Reference G1046 .E4 L5 1976
Traces history of Christianity with many maps, other illustrations, and extensive text.

Records of Christianity. New York : Barnes & Noble, 1971-.
BR142 .R4 v.1-2

Stuber, Stanley I. How we got our denominations; a primer on church history. rev. ed. New York : Association, 1965.
Reference BR157 .S77 1965

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Primitive and Early Church, ca. 30-600

Ayer, Joseph Cullen, Jr. A source book for ancient church history, from the Apostolic age to the close of the conciliar period. New York : Scribner, 1941.
BR160.A2 A9

Clement I, Pope. Tou en hagios patros h¯emon kai hieromartyros Kl¯ementos pros Korinthious epistol¯e = S. patris & martyris Clementis ad Corinthios epistola. [First epistle of Clement to the Corinthians. Latin & Greek.] Oxoniae : Excudebat A. & L. Lichfield, 1669.
Microfilm PR1127 .E2 657:8

The Ecole Initiative
http://www2.evansville.edu/ecoleweb/
"An excellent religious ...interactive hypertext encyclopedia on early church history." (Strickland)

Di Berardino, Angelo, ed. Encyclopedia of the early church. Trans. Adrian Walford. Cambridge : James Clarke, 1992.
Reference BR66.5 .D5813 1992 v. 1-2

Egeria: diary of a pilgrimage. Trans. George E. Gingras. New York : Newman, 1970.
PA6554.P7 E5 1970

Ferguson, Everett, ed. Encyclopedia of early Christianity. New York : Garland, 1990.
Reference BR162.2 .E53 1990

Jolly, Karen Louise. Tradition & diversity : Christianity in a world context to 1500. Armonk, NY : M.E. Sharpe, 1997.
Online access

Lieu, Samuel N.C. and Dominic Montserrat, eds. From Constantine to Julian : Pagan and Byzantine views : a source history. London : Routledge, 1996.
BR180 .F76 1996

Stevenson, James, ed. Creeds, councils and controversies: documents illustrative of the history of the Church A.D. 337-461. London : S.P.C.K., 1966.
BR160.A2 S7

Trigg, Joseph W. Origen. London : Routledge, 1998.
BR1720.O7 T75 1998

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European Church History

Andrea, Alfred J. Encyclopedia of the crusades. Westport, CT : Greenwood, 2003.
Reference D155 .A6 2003

Anglo-Saxon spirituality : selected writings. Trans. Robert Boenig. New York : Paulist, 2000.
BR749 .A54 2000

Blouin, Francis X., Jr., ed. Vatican Archives : an inventory and guide to historical documents of the Holy See. New York : Oxford U P, 1998.
CD1586 1998

Boyle, Leonard E. A survey of the Vatican Archives and of its medieval holdings. rev. ed. Toronto : Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2001.
CD1586 2001

Brasher, Sally Mayall. Women of the Humiliati : a lay religious order in medieval civic life. New York : Routledge, 2003.
Reference BX3688 .B73 2003

Cheney, C. R., ed. Handbook of dates for students of English history. London : Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1978.
Reference DA34 .C5 1978

Church and state in postwar eastern Europe : a bibliographical survey. comp. Paul Mojzes. New York : Greenwood, 1987.
Reference BR738.6 .C46 1987

Collett, Barry. A long and troubled pilgrimage : the correspondence of Marguerite d'Angoulême and Vittoria Colonna, 1540-1545. Princeton, NJ : Princeton Theological Seminary, 2000.
In process

Davidson, Linda Kay and Maryjane Dunn-Wood. Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages : a research guide. New York : Garland, 1993.
Reference BV5067 .D38 1993

Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index
http://www.haverford.edu/library/reference/mschaus/mfi/mfi.html
"An Internet database that can be searched for citations to journal articles and essays on topics dealing with medieval women." (Strickland)

Fudge, Thomas A. The crusade against heretics in Bohemia, 1418-1437 : sources and documents for the Hussite Crusades. Aldershot, Hampshire, England : Ashgate, 2002.
DB2105 .F83 2002

Gibson, James M, ed. Kent : Diocese of Canterbury. Toronto : U of Toronto P, 2002.
Reference PN2595.5 .K45 K45 2002 v. 1-3

Harris, A. Katie. From Muslim to Christian Granada : inventing a city's past in early modern Spain. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins U P, 2007.
H31 .J6 ser. 125 no. 1

Hillenbrand, Carole. The crusades : Islamic perspectives. Chicago : Fitzroy Dearborn, 1999.
Reference D157 .H655 1999

Hillerbrand, Hans J., ed. The Oxford encyclopedia of the Reformation. New York : Oxford U P, 1996.
Reference BR302.8 .O93 1996 v.1-4

Hillgarth, J. N., ed. The conversion of Western Europe, 350-750. Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice-Hall, 1969.
BR200 .H5

Jolly, Karen Louise. Tradition & diversity : Christianity in a world context to 1500. Armonk, NY : M.E. Sharpe, 1997.
Online access

Kenney, James F. The sources for the early history of Ireland: ecclesiastical; an introduction and guide. New York : Octagon, 1966 [c1929].
Reference DA910 .K45

Kingdon, Robert M., ed. Registers of the Consistory of Geneva in the time of Calvin. Grand Rapids, MI : Eerdmans : H.H. Meeter Center for Calvin Studies, 2000-.
KKW9983.37 .R44 2000 v. 1

Lambeth Palace Library. A catalogue of Lambeth manuscripts 889 to 901 (carte antique et miscellanée): charters in Lambeth Palace Library. comp. Dorothy M. Owen. London : Lambeth Palace Library, 1968.
Reference CD1069 .L75 1968

Lifshitz, Felice. The Norman conquest of pious Neustria : historiographic discourse and saintly relics, 684-1090. Toronto, Ont., Canada : Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 1995.
BR847.N67 L54 1995

Medieval sourcesonline. Manchester, UK : Manchester U P, 2000-.
Online database
Contains hundreds of original medieval history documents.

Milward, Peter. Religious controversies of the Jacobean age ; a survey of printed sources. London : Scolar, 1978.
Reference BR756 .M5

The ORB: The Online Reference book for Medieval Studies
http://www.the-orb.net/
Important ready reference Web site for researchers of Christian history during the Medieval period, written and maintained by medieval scholars. Offers peer-reviewed academic articles. (Strickland)

Peerman, Dean G. and Martin E. Marty, eds. A Handbook of Christian theologians. enl. ed. Nashville : Abingdon, 1984.
BT28 .H33 1984

Prokurat, Michael, Alexander Golitzin and Michael D. Peterson. Historical dictionary of the Orthodox Church. Lanham, MD : Scarecrow, 1996.
Reference BX230 .P76 1996

Shinners, John, ed. Medieval popular religion, 1000-1500 : a reader. Peterborough, Ont., Canada : Broadview, 1997.
BR252 .M393 1997

Stouck, Mary-Ann, ed. Medieval saints : a reader. Peterborough, Ont. : Broadview, 1999.
BX4654 .M43 1999

The Templars : selected sources. Trans. Malcolm Barber and Keith Bate. New York : Manchester U P, 2002.
CR4735 .T46 2002

Webb, Diana. Medieval European pilgrimage, c.700-c.1500. New York : Palgrave, 2002.
BX2320.5.E85 W43 2002

Webster, Jill R. Els menorets : the Franciscans in the realms of Aragon from St. Francis to the Black Death. Toronto : Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 1993.
BX3644.A1 W42 1993

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American Church History

American Religion Data Archive (ARDA)
http://www.thearda.com/
"One of the most important ready reference sites.... The archive collects quantitative data sets for the study of American religion.... Researchers will increasingly find this an important resource on the evolution of American Christianity." Supported by the Lilly Endowment, housed at Pennsylvania State University. (Strickland)

Blumhofer, Edith Waldvogel and Joel A. Carpenter. Twentieth-century evangelicalism : a guide to the sources. New York : Garland, 1990.
Reference BR1644 .U6 B48 1990

Caldwell, Sandra M. and Ronald J. Caldwell. The history of the Episcopal Church in America, 1607-1991 : a bibliography. New York : Garland, 1993.
Reference BX5880 .C35 1993

Carroll, Bret E. The Routledge historical atlas of religion in America. New York : Routledge, 2000.
Reference G1201 .E4 C3 2000

Ellis, John Tracy. Documents of American Catholic history. rev. ed. Chicago : H. Regnery, 1967.
BX1405 .E42 v.1-2

Ellis, John Tracy and Robert Trisco. A guide to American Catholic history. 2nd ed., rev. and enl. Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-Clio, 1982.
Reference BX1406.2 .E4 1982

Gaustad, Edwin Scott and Philip L. Barlow. New historical atlas of religion in America. New York : Oxford U P, 2000.
Reference G1201 .E4 N4 2000

Heimert, Alan and Perry Miller, eds. The Great Awakening: documents illustrating the crisis and its consequences. Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill, 1967.
BR520 .H39

Hill, Samuel S., ed. Encyclopedia of religion in the South. Macon, GA : Mercer, 1984.
Reference BR535 .E52 1984

Humez, Jean M, ed. Mother's first-born daughters : early Shaker writings on women and religion. Bloomington : Indiana U P, 1993.
Online access

Lippy, Charles H. Bibliography of religion in the South. Macon, GA : Mercer, 1985.
Reference BR535 .L5 1985

Smith, H. Shelton, Robert T. Handy and Lefferts A. Loetscher. American Christianity; an historical interpretation with representative documents. New York : Scribner, 1960-63.
BR514 .S55 v.1-2

Stone, Jon R. A guide to the end of the world : popular eschatology in America. New York : Garland, 1993.
Reference BR517 .S76 1993

Urofsky, Melvin I. Religious freedom : rights and liberties under the law. Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO, 2002.
Reference KF4783 .U76 2002

Wilson, John F., ed. Church and state in America : a bibliographical guide. New York : Greenwood, 1986-c1987.
Reference BR516 .C46 1986 v.1-2

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Religious Literature & Texts

Reference Sources | Bible | Christian Literature & Texts

Here is a selected list of Christian religious texts in English, including interpretive resources. See also the section on History Resources & Primary Sources.

Subject heading: Christian literature.
See also Bible in literature, Catholic literature, Christian drama, Christian poetry, Christianity and literature, devotional literature, Papal documents, prayers, sermons.

Reference Sources

Di Berardino, Angelo, ed. Encyclopedia of the early church. Trans. Adrian Walford. Cambridge : James Clarke, 1992.
Reference BR66.5 .D5813 1992 v. 1-2

Dole, Patricia Pearl. Children's books about religion. Englewood, CO : Libraries Unlimited, 1999.
Reference BL92 .D65 1999

Léon-Dufour, Xavier, ed. Dictionary of Biblical theology. Trans. P. Joseph Cahill. 2nd ed. rev. and enl. New York : Seabury, 1973.
Reference BS543.A1 L413 1973

Library of Latin texts : Centre Traditio Litterarum Occidentalium. [electronic resource] Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, 2002-.
Reference BR60 .C4 2002

Magill, Frank N., ed. Masterpieces of Christian literature in summary form. New York : Harper & Row, 1963.
Reference BR50 .M22
Consists of essay reviews of 300 important christian works, listing princioal ideas of each. Includes pre-Reformation literaturee, but emphasis is on Protestant thinking.

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Bible

The Apocrypha, an American translation. Trans. Edgar J. Goodspeed. Chicago : U of Chicago P, 1938.
Reference BS1692 1938

The Apocryphal New Testament, being the Apocryphal Gospels, Acts, Epistles, and Apocalypses, with other narratives and fragments. Trans. Montague Rhodes James. Oxford : Clarendon, 1966.
Reference BS2832 .J3 1966
Offers criticism and interpretation of the apocryphal books from the New Testament. Includes a bibliography and indexes.

The Bible in order : all the writings which make up the Bible, arranged in their chronological order according to the dates at which they were written, or edited into the form in which we know them, seen against the history of the times as the Bible provides it : with introd. and notes. Joseph Rhymer, ed. Garden City, NY : Doubleday, 1975.
Reference BS195 .J4 1975

Biblical Studies
http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/Internet/bible2.htm
Annotated list of web site links from the Wabash Center: Guide to Internet Reseources for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion.

Brown, Colin, ed. The New international dictionary of New Testament theology. Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan, 1975-1978.
Reference BS2397 .N48 v.1-3

The Catholic study Bible. Ed. Donald Senior. New York : Oxford U P, 1990.
Reference BS192.3 .A1 1990 N49
circulating edition BS192.3 .A1 1971 N37 1971
"Scripture texts, prefaces, introduction, footnotes, and cross references used in this work constitute the New American Bible with Revised New Testament".

The Dartmouth Bible; an abridgment of the King James version, with aids to its understanding as history and literature, and as a source of religious experience. The Old Testament, the Apocrypha, and the New Testament, with introductions, prefaces, notes, and annotated maps. Roy B. Chamberlin and Herman Feldman. 2nd ed. rev. and enl. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1961.
Reference BS391 .C45 1961

The five Gospels : the search for the authentic words of Jesus : new translation and commentary. Trans. Robert W. Funk, Roy W. Hoover, and the Jesus Seminar. New York : Macmillan, 1993.
Reference BS2553 .S24 1993

The Holy Bible. Revised standard version containing the Old and New Testaments. Translated from the original tongues, being the version set forth A. D. 1611, rev. A. D. 1881-1885 and A. D. 1901 compared with the most ancient authorities and rev. A. D. 1952. With introductions, comments, cross references, general articles, tables of chronology and of measures and weights, and index. Eds. Herbert G. May and Bruce M. Metzger. New York : Oxford U P, 1962.
Reference BS191 .A1 1962 N4

The Holy Bible : New international version, containing the Old Testament and the New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan Bible, 1978.
Reference BS195 .N37 1978

The Holy Bible, translated from the Latin Vulgate; diligently compared with the Hebrew, Greek and other editions in divers languages. The Old Testament first published by the English college at Doudy, A.D. 1609, and the New Testament first published by the English college at Rheims, A.D. 1582; with annotations, references and an historical and chronological index, published with the approbation of His Eminence, James cardinal Gibbons, archbishop of Baltimore. Baltimore : John Murphy, 1914.
Reference BS180 1914

The Interpreter's Bible: the Holy Scriptures in the King James and Revised standard versions with general articles and introduction, exegesis, exposition for each book of the Bible. New York : Abingdon-Cokesbury, 1951-57.
Reference BS491.2 .I55 v.1-12

The Jerusalem Bible. Ed. Alexander Jones. Garden City, NY : Doubleday, 1966.
Reference BS195 .J4 1966

The New English Bible. London : Oxford U P, 1970.
Reference BS192 .A1 1970 .N42 v.1-3
circulating copy BS192 .A1 1970 .N4

The new Scofield reference Bible; Holy Bible, authorized King James version, with introductions, annotations, subject chain references, and such word changes in the text as will help the reader. Ed. C. I. Scofield. New York : Oxford U P, 1967.
Reference BS185 1967 .N4

The Oxford annotated Bible, with the Apocrypha. Revised standard version. With an introductory article, The number, order, and names of the books of the Bible. Eds. Herbert G. May and Bruce M. Metzger. New York : Oxford U P, 1965.
Reference BS191 .A1 1965 .N4
Circulating copy BS191 .A1 1965 .N4

NEW! Reid, Daniel G., ed. The IVP dictionary of the New Testament : a one-volume compendium of contemporary biblical scholarship. Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity, 2004.
Reference BS2312 .I89 2004

The revised English Bible with the Apocrypha. New Rochelle, NY : Oxford U P, 1989.
Reference BS195 .R4 1989

Whitelocke, Lester T. An analytical concordance of the books of the Apocrypha. Washington : U P of America, 1978-.
Reference BS1700 .W48 v.1-2

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Christian Literature & Texts

Early Christian Literature

Christian Classics Ethereal Library
http://www.ccel.org/index/classics.html
"Undoubtedly one of the best resources for classic Christian texts on the Internet. For those interested in early church history this site is a must." (Strickland)

The Didache, The epistle of Barnabas, The epistles and The martyrdom of St. Polycarp, The fragments of Papias, The epistle to Diognetus. Trans. James A. Kleist. Westminster, MD : Newman, 1948.
BR60 .A62 1948

Egeria: diary of a pilgrimage. Trans. George E. Gingras. New York : Newman, 1970.
PA6554.P7 E5 1970

Gamble, Harry Y. Books and readers in the early church : a history of early Christian texts. New Haven : Yale U P, 1995.
BR67.2 .G35 1995

Goodspeed, Edgar Johnson. A history of early Christian literature. Rev. and enl. Robert M. Grant. Chicago : U of Chicago P, 1966.
BR67 .G58 1966

Guide to Early Church Documents
http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-history.html
Institute for Christian Leadership (ICL). Provides links to creeds, canons and other early Christian historical documents. Includes a link to Project Wittenberg, with texts by and about Martin Luther and other Lutheran theologians. (Strickland)

Iberian fathers. Trans. Claude W. Barlow. Washington : Catholic U of America P, 1969-.
BR60.F3 I2 v.1-3

Kadel, Andrew. Matrology : a bibliography of writings by Christian women from the first to the fifteenth centuries. New York : Continuum, 1995.
BR117 .K33 1995

Oden, Amy, ed. In her words : women's writings in the history of Christian thought. Nashville : Abingdon, 1994.
BV639.W7 I5 1994

Religious Texts and Resources
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rs/texts.html
From Department of Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania.. Contains texts of church fathers and other religions. (Strickland)

Richardson, Cyril C., ed. Early Christian fathers. Philadelphia : Westminster, 1953.
BR60 .R5

Roberts, Alexander and James Donaldson, eds. Ante-Nicene fathers. Peabody, MA : Hendrickson, 1994.
BR60 .A62 1994 v. 1-10

Schaff, Philip, ed. Nicene and post-Nicene fathers. First series. Peabody, MA : Hendrickson, 1994.
BR63 .N53 1994 v. 1-14

Schaff, Philip and Henry Wace, eds. Nicene and post-Nicene Fathers. Second series. Peabody, MA : Hendrickson, 1994.
BR63 .N532 1994 v. 1-14

Stevenson, James, ed. Creeds, councils and controversies: documents illustrative of the history of the Church A.D. 337-461. London : S.P.C.K., 1966.
BR160.A2 S7

Tyson, Joseph B. The New Testament and early Christianity. New York : Macmillan, 1984.
BR165 .T89 1984

Wiles, Maurice and Mark Santer, eds. Documents in early Christian thought. Cambridge : Cambridge U P, 1975.
BR63 .W5

Young, Frances M. From Nicaea to Chalcedon : a guide to the literature and its background. Philadelphia : Fortress, 1983.
BR205 .Y68 1983

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Christian Literature - Medieval, English & European

Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham. Aelfric's Catholic homilies : introduction, commentary and glossary. Malcolm Godden. Oxford : Oxford U P, 2000.
PR1119 .E8 no. 18

Anglo-Saxon spirituality : selected writings. Trans. Robert Boenig. New York : Paulist, 2000.
BR749 .A54 2000

Early English Books, 1475-1700
Wilson 2W - Microfilm PR1120 .E2 (1475-1640) and  PR1127 .E2 (1641-1700)
The Early English Books microfilm collection contains nearly every British book published from the invention of printing to 1640 - according to the Pollard and Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue of books - including those on Christian literature. From the first English book published through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare, this collection contains more than 30,000 titles.  Materials that have been microfilmed range from official publications hundreds of pages long to single page posters and handbills. There are entries for a significant number of the unique titles contained in this collection in the online catalog.  Note that the most recent acquisitions have not yet been added.  Early English Books are also indexed in paper supplements or guides.

Eckhardt, Caroline D. Chaucer's general prologue to the Canterbury tales : an annotated bibliography, 1900 to 1982. Toronto : U of Toronto P, 1990.
Reference PR1868.P9 E25 1990

Erasmus, Desiderius. Spiritualia. Toronto : U of Toronto P, 1988-.
PA8502.E5 O4 1988 v.1

Fulghum, Walter B. A dictionary of Biblical allusions in English literature. New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1965.
Reference PR145 .F8

Jeffrey, David Lyle, ed. A Dictionary of Biblical tradition in English literature. Grand Rapids, MI : W.B. Eerdmans, 1992.
Reference PR149.B5 D53 1992

Klieneberger, H. R. The Christian writers of the inner emigration. The Hague : Mouton, 1968 [1969].
PT405 .K55

Knott, John R. Discourses of martyrdom in English literature, 1563-1694. Cambridge : Cambridge U P, 1993.
PR428.C48 K59 1993

Mahoney, Dhira B., ed. The Grail : a casebook. New York : Garland, 2000.
PN686.G7 G73 2000

Oden, Amy, ed. In her words : women's writings in the history of Christian thought. Nashville : Abingdon, 1994.
BV639.W7 I5 1994

Robertson, Elizabeth. Early English devotional prose and the female audience. Knoxville : U of Tennessee P, 1990.
PR275.R4 R6 1990

Shuster, George N. The Catholic spirit in modern English literature. Freeport, NY : Books for Libraries, 1967.
PR145 .S5 1967

Strauss, Paul. In hope of heaven : English recusant prison writings of the sixteenth century. New York : P. Lang, 1995.
PR428.C3 S77 1995

Surtz, Ronald E. Writing women in late Medieval and early modern Spain : the mothers of Saint Teresa of Avila. Philadelphia : U of Pennsylvania P, 1995.
BX1584 .S87 1995

The Wisdom of St. Francis and his companions. Comp. Stephen Clissold. New York : New Directions, 1979, c1978.
BX4700.F6 W54 1979

Zink, Michel. Le jongleur de Notre Dame : contes chrétiens du Moyen Age. Paris : Seuil, 1999.
PQ2686.I5 J66 1999

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American Christian Literature

Brooks, Joanna. American Lazarus : religion and the rise of African-American and native American literatures. Oxford : Oxford U P, 2003.
PS153.N5 B668 2003

Giles, Paul. American Catholic arts and fictions : culture, ideology, aesthetics. Cambridge : Cambridge U P, 1992.
PS153.C3 G55 1992

Grabo, Norman S. Edward Taylor. rev. ed. Boston : Twayne, 1988.
PS850.T2 Z67 1988

Hammond, Jeffrey. Sinful self, saintly self : the Puritan experience of poetry. Athens : U of Georgia P, 1993.
PS312 .H36 1993

Lesser, M. X. Jonathan Edwards. Boston : Twayne, 1988.
PS742 .L47 1988

Library of American Civilization
Wilson 2W -Microfiche E156 .L5
LAC is a collection of materials on microfiche relating to all aspects of American life and literature from their beginnings to the outbreak of World War I. Included in the collection are pamphlets, periodicals, documents, biographies and autobiographies, fictional works, poetry, collections of various kinds, materials of foreign origin relating to America, and many rare books not generally available. The contents of these collections appear in the online catalog as unique entries.  All entries have the call number assigned to these respective collections.  Additional digits follow the call number and these digits designate the fiche number.

Oden, Amy, ed. In her words : women's writings in the history of Christian thought. Nashville : Abingdon, 1994.
BV639.W7 I5 1994

Scheick, William J. Design in Puritan American literature. Lexington, KY : U P of Kentucky, 1992.
PS153.P87 S34 1992

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Liturgy & Music

General Sources | Early Christian Liturgy & Music | Western Liturgy & Music

Subject headings: liturgies.
See also choral music, hymns, litanies (music), liturgics, mass, music, prayer books, psalters, ritual, spiritual songs.

General Sources

Davies, J. G., ed. The New Westminster dictionary of liturgy and worship. 1st American ed. Philadelphia : Westminster, 1986.
Reference BV173 .N49 1986

Hardman, Oscar. A history of Christian worship. Nashville, TN : Cokesbury, 1937.
BV5 .H3

Hartley, Kenneth R. Bibliography of theses and dissertations in sacred music. Detroit : Information Coordinators, 1966 [c1967].
Music Reference ML128 .S2 H4

Hughes, Anselm. Liturgical terms for music students; a dictionary. St. Clair Shores, MI : Scholarly, 1972 [c1940].
Music Reference ML108 .H85 L5 1972

Julian, John, ed. A dictionary of hymnology setting forth the origin and history of Christian hymns of all ages and nations. rev. ed. London : J. Murray, 1915.
Reference BV305 .J8 1907

Laster, James. Catalogue of choral music arranged in Biblical order. 2nd ed. Lanham, MD : Scarecrow, 1996.
Music Reference ML128 .C54 L4 1996

Laster, James. Catalogue of choral music arranged in Biblical order. Supplement. Lanham, MD : Scarecrow, 2002. Lewis, Anthony and Nigel Fortune, eds. Opera and church music, 1630-1750. London : Oxford U P, 1975.
Music Reference ML160 .N44 v.5

Many though one. [videorecording] Dir. George Torek. Maryknoll, NY : Maryknoll World Productions, 1992.
Wilson 2W - Video COLL (VHS) BX4710.63 .M36 1992

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Early Christian Liturgy & Music

Bradshaw, Paul F. The search for the origins of Christian worship : sources and methods for the study of early liturgy. New York : Oxford U P, 1992.
BV185 .B734 1992

Egeria's Travels: newly translated (from the Latin) with supporting documents and notes. Trans. John Wilkinson. London : S.P.C.K., 1971.
PA6554.P7 E5 1971

Srawley, J. H. The early history of the liturgy. 2nd ed. Cambridge : Cambridge U P, 1957.
BV185 .S7 1957

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Western Liturgy & Music

For recorded music, search the online catalog, and limit your search to Material Type: Music Recording.

Adler, Samuel, et al. American sacred choral music : overview and handbook. Brewster, MA : Paraclete, 2001.
Music ML2911 .A45 2001

American psalmody; or, Titles of books containing tunes printed in America from 1721 to 1820. Comp. Frank J. Metcalf. New York : Da Capo, 1968.
Music Reference ML120 .U5 M3 1968

Anderson, Mark J. A sourcebook of nineteenth-century American sacred music for brass instruments. Westport, CT : Greenwood, 1997.
Music Reference ML933 .A53 1997

Davidson, James Robert. A dictionary of Protestant church music. Metuchen, NJ : Scarecrow, 1975.
Music Reference ML102.C5 D33

Foster, Myles Birket. Anthems and anthem composers; an essay upon the development of the anthem from the time of the Reformation to the end of the nineteenth century. New York : Da Capo, 1970.
Music Reference ML3260 .F75 1970 c.2

Flynn, William T. Medieval music as medieval exegesis. Lanham, MD : Scarecrow, 1999.
Music - Book ML3003 .F6 1999

Harper, John. The forms and orders of Western liturgy from the tenth to the eighteenth century : a historical introduction and guide for students and musicians. Oxford : Clarendon, 1991.
BV186.5 .H37 1991

Musical resources for the Revised common lectionary. Comp. Arthur Wenk. Metuchen, NJ : Scarecrow, 1994.
Music - Reference ML128.P7 W46 1994

Patterson, Beverly Bush. The sound of the dove : singing in Appalachian Primitive Baptist churches. Urbana : U of Illinois P, 1995.
Music ML3160 .P28 1995

Poultney, David. Dictionary of Western church music. Chicago : American Library Association, 1991.
Music Reference ML102 .C5 P77 1991

Richardson, Alice M. Index to stories of hymns, an analytical catalog of twelve much-used books. Yardley, PN : F. S. Cook & Son, 1929.
Music - Reference ML128.H8 R4

Rogal, Samuel J. A general introduction to hymnody and congregational song. Philadelphia : Scarecrow, 1991.
BV312 .R64 1991

Trice, Patricia Johnson. Choral arrangements of the African-American spirituals : historical overview and annotated listings. Westport, CT : Greenwood, 1998.
Music - Reference ML128.V7 T75 1998

Watson, J. R., ed. An annotated anthology of hymns. Oxford : Oxford U P, 2002.
Music - Book BV312 .A56 2002

Watson, J. R. The English hymn : a critical and historical study. Oxford : Oxford U P, 1999.
Music - Book BV312 .W38 1999

Wells, Amos R. A treasure of hymns; brief biographies of one hundred and twenty leading hymn-writers, with their best hymns. Boston : United Society of Christian Endeavor, 1914.
Music - Book ML3000 .W4

Yeats-Edwards, Paul. English church music : a bibliography. London : White Lion, 1975.
Music Reference ML128 .C54 Y4

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Major Christian Branches

Roman Catholicism | Eastern Orthodoxy | Protestantism | Other Christian Groups

Roman Catholicism

Bibliography | Biography & History | Dictionaries & Encyclopedias | Handbooks & Research Guides | Literature & Liturgy

Roman Catholicism, one of the three major branches of Christianity, is "characterized by its uniform, highly developed doctrinal and organizational structure that traces its history to the Apostles of Jesus Christ in the 1st century CE."
Doniger, Wendy, ed. Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions. Springfield, Ma : Merriam-Webster, 1999.

Subject heading: Catholic Church.
See also Anglo-Catholicism, Canon law, Fascism and the Catholic Church.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

An annotated bibliography of philosophy in Catholic thought, 1900-1964. Ed. George F. McLean. New York : F. Ungar, 1967.
Reference BR100 .M25
Citations arranged topically and by level of intended reader, laypeople to scholars.

Catholic Online Saints Index
http://www.catholic.org/saints/
Searchable index of patron saints. Also includes information about angels. (Strickland)

Ellis, John Tracy and Robert Trisco. A guide to American Catholic history. 2nd ed., rev. and enl. Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-Clio, 1982.
Reference BX1406.2 .E4 1982
Bibliography of works published between 1959 and 1980, including a list of relevant periodical titles. Strong on biography.

McCabe, James Patrick. Critical guide to Catholic reference books. 2nd ed. Littleton, Co : Libraries Unlimited, 1980.
Z674 .R4 no.2 1980

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BIOGRAPHY & HISTORY

The Holy See Vatican Web Site
http://www.vatican.va/
"The official home page of the Vatican, it is also a good source for Catholic historical information. For instance, it includes papal documents that can be read in seven different languages." (Strickland)

Internet Theology Resources: Church History and Historical Theology
http://www.csbsju.edu/library/internet/theosubj.html
"Excellent Catholic Christian History site..., offers extensive research guides and links to several major online directories." From College of St. Benedict and St. John's University, Minnesota. (Strickland)

Kelly, J. N. D. The Oxford dictionary of Popes. Oxford : Oxford U P, 1986.
Reference BX955.2 .K45 1986
A papal "Who's Who", containing summary biographies of popes and anti-popes. Includes bibliographies listing primary sources.

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DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS

The Catholic Encyclopedia
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/
This online version of the 1913 edition may prove useful to christian history researchers. (Strickland)

Hardon, John A. Modern Catholic dictionary. Garden City, NY : Doubleday, 1980.
Reference BX841 .H36
Includes "every significant concept of the Church's doctrine" with special attention to Vatican II. Many terms from psychology and the social sciences are interpreted from a Catholic point of view. Includes extensive informational appendices.

Herbermann, charles G., et al., eds. The Catholic encyclopedia; an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline, and history of the Catholic church. New York : Robert Appleton, 1907-12.
BX841 .C25 v.1-15
Published under the auspices of the Catholic Church, this work includes official statements on doctrine as well as accounts of disputed questions. Also includes biographical entries for Catholics in all fields. Still useful for historical topics.

New Catholic encyclopedia. 2nd ed. Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America, 2003.
Reference BX841 .N44 2003 v. 1-15
Emphasis on doctrine, organization and history of the Catholic Church, but includes relationship of the Church to science, art, literature, ecumnical movement. Strong on biography.

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HANDBOOKS & RESEARCH GUIDES

Deedy, John G. The Catholic fact book. Chicago : T. More, 1986.
Reference BX842 .D44 1986
Facts arranged to provide an "informal history" of the Roman Catholic Church.

Thomas, Evangeline, ed. Women religious history sources : a guide to repositories in the United States. New York : R.R. Bowker, 1983.
Reference BX4220.U6 W6
A directory of organizations of religious women, mostly Catholic nuns, by location, with descriptions of their holdings of sources for historical research. Includes a few non-Catholic organizations.

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LITERATURE & LITURGY

Catechism of the Catholic Church. Liguori, MO : Liguori, 1994.
Reference BX1959.3.E5 C38 1994

Covine, Paul, ed. Celebrating marriage : preparing the wedding liturgy : a workbook for engaged couples. 2nd rev ed. Laurel, MD : Pastoral, 1994.
Reference BX2250 .C44 1994

Fink, Peter E., ed. The New dictionary of sacramental worship. Collegeville, MN : Liturgical, 1990.
Reference BV173 .N485 1990
Includes articles of varying lengths on many liturgical topics, from Absolution to Young Adults, Liturgy for. Primary emphasis is on the revised Roman Catholic liturgy, with Eastern church liturgy also covered.

Magill, Frank N., ed. Masterpieces of Catholic literature, in summary form. New York : Salem, 1965.
Reference BX885 .M2 v.1-2
A survey of Roman Catholic historical, philosophical, theological, spiritual and devotional literature, including essay reviewing 300 titles.

O'Brien, John. A history of the mass and its ceremonies in the eastern and western church. 14th ed., rev. New York : Catholic Publication Society, 1888.
BX2230 .O3 1888

Pfaff, Richard W. Medieval Latin liturgy : a select bibliography. Toronto : U of Toronto P, 1982.
BX1970 .P43 1982
Basic list of the 1000 most fundamental works in English and European languages, published through 1977.

The rites of the Catholic Church : the Roman ritual as revised by decree of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council and published by authority of Pope Paul VI. study ed. New York : Pueblo, 1990-1991.
Reference BX2035 .A4 1990 v.1-2
Prepared by the International Commission on English in the Liturgy. In English.

Sacred Latin texts and English translations for the choral conductor and church musician : Propers of the Mass. Comp. William Bausano. Westport, CT : Greenwood, 1998.
Music Reference ML54.8 .S23 1998

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Eastern Orthodoxy

Bibliography | Biography | Dictionaries & Encyclopedias | Handbooks & Research Guides | Liturgy

Eastern Orthodoxy, one of the three major branches of Christianity, is "characterized by its continuity with the apostolic church, its liturgy, and its territorial churches."

Doniger, Wendy, ed. Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions. Springfield, Ma : Merriam-Webster, 1999.

Subject heading: Eastern churches
See also Coptic Church, Nestorian Church, Orthodox Eastern Church.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Smith, Barbara S. Russian orthodoxy in Alaska : a history, inventory, and analysis of the church archives in Alaska with an annotated bibliography. Anchorage : Published for the Alaska Historical Commission, 1980.
CD3089.K6 S55 1980

Zernov, Nicolas. Russkie pisateli emigratsii : biograficheskie svedeniia i bibliografiia ix knig po bogosloviiu, religioznoi filosofii, tserkovnoi istorii i pravoslavnoi kul'ture, 1921-1972 = Russian emigré authors--a biographical index and bibliography of their works on theology, religious philosophy, church history and orthodox culture, 1921-1972. [Prefatory matter in English.] Boston, Mass. : G. K. Hall, 1973.
BX320.2 .Z4

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BIOGRAPHY

Cavarnos, Constantine. St. Cosmas Aitolos: great missionary, illuminator, and martyr of Greece; an account of his life, character, and message, together with selections from his teachings. Belmont, MA : Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, 1971.
BX395.K67 C38

Rogov, A. I. and A.G. Parmenov. Entsiklopediia pravoslavnoi sviatosti : v dvukh tomakh. Moskva : Niola 21-i vek : Izd-vo "Lik press", 2003.
BX393 .R64 2003 v. 1-2

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DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Atiya, Aziz S., ed. The Coptic encyclopedia. New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, 1991.
Reference BX130.5 .C66 1991 v. 1-8

A Coptic dictionary. Compiled by W. E. Crum. Oxford : Clarendon, 1962.
Reference PJ2181 .C7 1939

Demetrakopoulos, George H. Dictionary of Orthodox theology. New York : Philosophical Library, 1964.
Reference BX230 .D4

Prokurat, Michael, Alexander Golitzin and Michael D. Peterson. Historical dictionary of the Orthodox Church. Lanham, MD : Scarecrow, 1996.
Reference BX230 .P76 1996

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HANDBOOKS & RESEARCH GUIDES

Atiya, Aziz Suryal. History of eastern Christianity. 1st Am. ed. Notre Dame, IN : U of Notre Dame P, 1968.
BX103.2 .A8 1968

Every, George. Understanding eastern Christianity. 1st British ed. London : SCM, 1980.
BX103.2 .E9

Kidd, B. J. The churches of eastern Christendom from A.D. 451 to the present time. New York : B. Franklin, 1974.
BX103 .K5 1974

Spidlík, Tomás. The spirituality of the Christian East : a systematic handbook. Trans. Anthony P. Gythiel. Kalamazoo, MI : Cistercian, 1986.
BX382 .S6513 1986

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LITURGY

Music of the Russian Orthodox Church. [sound recording] New York : Decca, [1959].
Music - Record Record DECCA DL 10010- 10011

Selections from the sacred pontifical liturgy of the Russian Orthodox Church. [sound recording] New York : Epic, [195-?].
Music - Record Record EPIC LC 3384

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Protestantism

Atlases | Bibliography | Biography & History | Dictionaries & Encyclopedias | Handbooks & Research Guides | Literature & Liturgy

Protestantism, one of the three major branches of Christianity, originated in the 16th-century Reformation and is "characterized by its doctrines of justification by grace through faith, the priesthood of all believers, and the authority of the Scriptures.... Most of Protestantism can be divided into four major confessions or confessional families - Lutheran, Anglican, Reformed and Free Church."
Doniger, Wendy, ed. Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions. Springfield, Ma : Merriam-Webster, 1999.

Subject headings: Protestantism, Protestant churches
See also, for example, Arminianism, Calvinism, Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism, Protestants -- United States -- Biography, Puritans, Reformation.

For information about specific Protestant Denominations, see for example Anglican Communion, Baptists, Congregational churches, Jehovah's Witnesses, Episcopal Church, Lutheran Church, Mennonites, Methodist Church, Presbyterian Church.

ATLASES

Carroll, Bret E. The Routledge historical atlas of religion in America. New York : Routledge, 2000.
Reference G1201.E4 C3 2000

Gaustad, Edwin Scott and Philip L. Barlow. New historical atlas of religion in America. New York : Oxford U P, 2000.
Reference G1201 .E4 N4 2000
Organized by Protestant denominations, the text on church history is illustrated with maps, charts, graphs. Other religions covered very briefly.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

A bibliography of American Presbyterianism during the colonial period. Comp. Leonard J. Trinterud. Philadelphia : Presbyterian Historical Society, 1968.
Reference BX8935 .T7

Blumhofer, Edith Waldvogel and Joel A. Carpenter. Twentieth-century evangelicalism : a guide to the sources. New York : Garland, 1990.
Reference BR1644.U6 B48 1990
A thorough guide, including annotated lists of significant library, archival and museum collections, annotated lists of periodicals and publishers, as well as an annotated bibliography of books, chapters and articles. Emphasis on evangelicalism in the United States.

Caldwell, Sandra M. and Ronald J. Caldwell. The history of the Episcopal Church in America, 1607-1991 : a bibliography. New York : Garland, 1993.
Reference BX5880 .C35 1993

Mennonite bibliography, 1631-1961. Comp. Nelson P. Springer and A. J. Klassen. Scottdale, PA : Herald, 1977.
Reference BX8121.2 .S65 v.1-2
Includes all forms of published materials by and about Mennonites.

Sinclair, John H., ed. Protestantism in Latin America: a bibliographical guide; an annotated bibliography of selected references mainly in English, Spanish, and Portuguese and useful bibliographical aids to assist the student and researcher in the general field of Latin American studies. South Pasadena, CA : William Carey Library, 1976.
Reference BR600 .S5

Smucker, Donovan E., ed. The sociology of Canadian Mennonites, Hutterites, and Amish : a bibliography with annotations. Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier U P, 1977-1991.
Reference BX8111 .S68

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BIOGRAPHY & HISTORY

Bassett, Ancel H. A concise history of the Methodist Protestant Church, from its origin : with biographical sketches of several leading ministers of the denomination, and also a sketch of the author's life. 3d ed. rev. and enl. Pittsburg : W.M. McCracken, 1887.
Wilson 2W - Microfiche E156 .L5 LAC 10935

Brady, Thomas A. Protestant politics : Jacob Sturm (1489-1553) and the German Reformation. Atlantic Highlands, NJ : Humanities, 1995.
BR350.S78 B73 1995

Carney, Jo Eldridge, ed. Renaissance and Reformation, 1500-1620 : a biographical dictionary. Westport, CT : Greenwood, 2001.
Reference CT759 .R46 2001

Curtis, Susan. A consuming faith : the social gospel and modern American culture. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins U P, 1991.
BR525 .C87 1991

Kim, In-su. Protestants and the formation of modern Korean nationalism, 1885-1920 : a study of the contributions of Horace G. Underwood and Sun Chu Kil. New York : P. Lang, 1996.
BX9151.K8 K57 1996

New, John F. H., ed. Oliver Cromwell: pretender, Puritan, statesman, paradox? New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1971, c1972].
DA428.1 .N49

Ribuffo, Leo P. The old Christian right : the Protestant far right from the Great Depression to the cold war. Philadelphia : Temple U P, 1983.
E806 .R47 1983

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DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Hillerbrand, Hans J., ed. The Oxford encyclopedia of the Reformation. New York : Oxford U P, 1996.
Reference BR302.8 .O93 1996 v.1-4

Lueker, Erwin L., ed. Lutheran cyclopedia. rev. ed. St. Louis : Concordia, 1975.
Reference BX8007 .L8 1975
Includes Bible interpretation, systematic theology, church history and worship, with emphasis on Lutheran-oriented topics.

The Mennonite encyclopedia; a comprehensive reference work on the Anabaptist-Mennonite movement. Hillsboro, KS : Mennonite Brethren, 1955-1990.
Reference BX8106 .M37 v.1-4
Covers historical and contempoarary topics related to the Mennonite movement, including biograhies of significant people. emphasis on North and South America.

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HANDBOOKS & RESEARCH GUIDES

Batts, Sidney F. The Protestant wedding sourcebook : a complete guide for developing your own service. Louisville, KY : Westminster/John Knox, 1993.
BV835 .B348 1993

A Handbook of Christian theology. Definition essays on concepts and movements of thought in contemporary protestantism. New York : World, 1972, [c1958].
Reference BR95 .H3 1972

Hordern, William. A layman's guide to Protestant theology. rev. ed. New York : Macmillan, 1968.
BT21.2 .H67 1968

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LITERATURE & LITURGY

The Book of common prayer : and administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the Church : together with the Psalter or Psalms of David : according to the use of the Episcopal Church. New York, N.Y. : Oxford U P, 1990.
Reference BX5943 .A1 1990

Magill, Frank N., ed. Masterpieces of Christian literature in summary form. New York : Harper & Row, 1963.
Reference BR50 .M22
Consists of essay reviews of 300 important Christian works, listing princioal ideas of each. Includes pre-Reformation literature, but emphasis is on Protestant thinking.

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Other Christian Groups

Bibliography | Dictionaries & Encyclopedias | Handbooks & Research Guides | Literature

Other Christian sects or independent religious groups include sectarian movements and new religious movements. The majority of these evolved in North America, although many can also be found in Asia and Africa.

To locate more sources, try the following subject headings in the Western Libraries online catalog:
Amish, Christian Science, Christian sects, Christian union, dissenters-religious, Ecumenical movement, Evangelists, Familists, free churches, fundamentalist churches, Harmonists, interdenominational cooperation, Jansenists, Mormon Church, New Jerusalem Church, Old Believers, Pentecostal churches, revivals, Society of Friends, Unitarian churches.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bitton, Davis. Guide to Mormon diaries & autobiographies. Provo, Utah : Brigham Young U P, 1977.
Reference BX8693 .B5

New religious movements in the United States and Canada : a critical assessment and annotated bibliography. Comp. Diane Choquette. Westport, CT : Greenwood, 1985.
Reference BL2525 .C45 1985

Smucker, Donovan E., ed. The sociology of Canadian Mennonites, Hutterites, and Amish : a bibliography with annotations. Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier U P, 1977-1991.
Reference BX8111 .S68

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DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Duffield, Holley Gene. Historical dictionary of the Shakers. Lanham, MD : Scarecrow, 2000.
Reference BX9765 .D84 2000

Lewis, James R. The encyclopedia of cults, sects, and new religions. Amherst, NY : Prometheus, 1998.
Reference BL2525 .L49 1998

Lossky, Nicholas, et al., eds. Dictionary of the ecumenical movement. Geneva, Switzerland : WCC Publications, 1991.
Reference BX8.2 .D53 1991

Ludlow, Daniel H., ed. Encyclopedia of Mormonism. New York : Macmillan, 1992.
Reference BX8605.5 .E62 1992 v. 1-4

Melton, J. Gordon. Encyclopedia of American religions. 4th ed. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, 1993.
Reference BL2525 .M449 1993

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HANDBOOKS & RESEARCH GUIDES

Eddy, Mary Baker. Science and health : with key to the Scriptures. Boston : First Church of Christ, Scientist, 1994.
Reference BX6941 .S4 1994

Lewis, James R. Cults in America : a reference handbook. Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO, 1998.
Reference BL2525 .L486 1998
Online version

Mead, Frank S. Handbook of denominations in the United States. 9th ed. Nashville : Abingdon, 1990.
Reference BL2525 .M425 1990

Melton, J. Gordon. Encyclopedic handbook of cults in America. rev. and updated ed. New York : Garland, 1992.
Reference BL2525 .M45 1992

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LITERATURE

The Book of Mormon : an account written by the hand of Mormon upon plates taken from the plates of Nephi. Trans. Jun Joseph Smith. Salt Lake City : Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1986, c1981.
Reference BX8623 1986

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Special Topics

Christian Art, Architecture & Symbolism | Clergy | Creationism | Ethics | Miracles | Monasticism & Religious Life | Women in Christianity

Christian Art, Architecture & Symbolism

Subject heading: Christian Art and Symbolism.
See also bible illustrations, bible - picture bibles, Christian antiquities, church architecture, church decoration and ornament, icons, image (theology).

Bible moralisée : Codex Vindobonensis 2554, Vienna, Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek. Trans. Gerald B. Guest. London : Harvey Miller, 1995.
Special Collections - Rare Book ND3355 .V5213 1995

Daniel, Howard. Encyclopedia of themes and subjects in painting; mythological, Biblical, historical, literary, allegorical and topical. New York : H.N. Abrams, 1971.
ND1288 .D3 1971
Intended for interpretation of European painting; also useful for study of Christian symbolism and themes in art. Entries are under names (Adam and Eve), events (Adoration of the Magi) and topics.

Ferguson, George Wells. Signs & symbols in Christian art. London : Oxford U P, 1961.
Reference N7830 .F374 1961
Chapters (Animals, Birds and Insects; the trinity; The Madonna and angels; Religious Dress; etc.) are well-illustrated with full-color and line drawings.

Parshall, Linda B. and Peter W. Parshall. Art and the Reformation : an annotated bibliography. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1986.
N7862 .P37 1986
Bibliography on Reformation art in Western Europe - covers theology as well as art and social and political history.

Post, W. Ellwood. Saints, signs, and symbols. 2nd ed. New York : Morehouse-Barlow, 1974.
Reference BV150 .P6 1974
Illustrates Christian saints and symbols, with identification and notes regarding colors and traditional legends. Originall intended for those who decorate churches.

Roberts, Helene E., ed. Encyclopedia of comparative iconography : themes depicted in works of art. Chicago : Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998.
Reference N7560 .E53 1998 v. 1-2
"Answers to how various mythological, Biblical, and literary themes have been treated in literature, art, music, and the performing arts can be found in this work. It provides an analysis of over 100 selected themes that reflect the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of scholarly and academic work through the use of various iconographical sources. The alphabetical arrangement facilitates browsing, while the six indexes provide multiple access by considering, among others, references to the Bible; Judeo-Christian personages, places and concepts; and artists and works of art"."

Safran, Linda, ed. Heaven on earth : art and the Church in Byzantium. University Park, PN : Pennsylvania State U P, 1998.
N7852.5 .H43 1998

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Clergy

This is a selected list of overview and collective works on clergy groups. For more resources, consult the guide section Biographical Information.

Subject heading: Clergy.
See also African American clergy, Anti-clericalism, Bishops, Celibacy, Christian biography, Circuit riders, Confidential communications Clergy, Deacons, Deans-Cathedral and collegiate, Fathers Of The Church, Missionaries, Nuns, Ordination, Pastoral theology, Patronage-Ecclesiastical, Privileges and immunities-Ecclesiastical, Rural clergy, Spouses of clergy, Theologians, Women clergy.

Addison, Daniel Dulany. The clergy in American life and letters. New York : Macmillan, 1900.
PS153.C6 A4

Baldwin, Alice Mary. The New England clergy and the American Revolution. New York : F. Ungar, 1965.
E210 .B18

Garrow, David J. Bearing the cross : Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. New York : W. Morrow, 1986.
E185.97.K5 G36 1986

Gerdes, Louise L., ed. Child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. San Diego : Greenhaven, 2003.
BX1912.9 .C47 2003

Hamilton, Charles V. The Black preacher in America. New York : Morrow, 1972.
BR563.N4 H34

Hedin, Raymond. Married to the church. Bloomington : Indiana U P, 1995.
Online access

Kienzle, Beverly Mayne and Pamela J. Walker, eds. Women preachers and prophets through two millennia of Christianity. Berkeley : U of California P, 1998.
Online access

Ranson, Stewart, Alan Bryman and Bob Hinings. Clergy, ministers and priests. London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1977.
BR743.2 .R36

Russell, Josiah Cox. Dictionary of writers of the thirteenth century England. New York : B. Franklin, [1971].
Reference D1 .L652 no.3

Swift, David E. Black prophets of justice : activist clergy before the Civil War. Baton Rouge : Louisiana State U P, 1989.
BR563.N4 S97 1989

Taylor, Larissa. Soldiers of Christ : preaching in late medieval and reformation France. New York : Oxford U P, 1992.
BV4208.F8 T38 1992

Webster, Tom. Godly clergy in early Stuart England : the Caroline Puritan movement, c. 1620-1643. Cambridge : Cambridge U P, 1997.
BX9334.2 .W43 1997

Williams, Ethel L. Biographical directory of Negro ministers. 2nd ed. Metuchen, NJ : Scarecrow, 1970.
BR563.N4 W5 1970

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Creationism

Subject heading: creationism.
See also beginning, Bible and evolution, biblical cosmology, chain of being (philosophy), creation, evolution, evolution (biology) - religious aspects Christianity, Jesus Christ Primacy.

Berra, Tim M. Evolution and the myth of creationism : a basic guide to the facts in the evolution debate. Stanford : Stanford U P, 1990.
QH371 .B47 1990

Binder, Amy J. Contentious curricula : Afrocentrism and creationism in American public schools. Princeton : Princeton U P, 2002.
LB1570 .B52 2002

Ecker, Ronald L. Dictionary of science & creationism. Buffalo, NY : Prometheus, 1990.
Reference Q123 .E254 1990
Lengthy articles "help combat...pseudoscience, a sectarian creationism that calls itself 'scientific' and is determined to impose itself on the American public school system." Quotation is from the preface. A substantial bibliography is included.

Ferngren, Gary B., ed. The history of science and religion in the western tradition : an encyclopedia. New York : Garland, 2000.
Reference BL245 .H57 2000

Haught, John F. Deeper than Darwin : the prospect for religion in the age of evolution. Boulder, CO : Westview, 2003.
BT712 .H377 2003

Haught, John F. God after Darwin : a theology of evolution. Boulder, CO : Westview, 2000.
BT712 .H38 2000

Hunter, Cornelius. Darwin's God : evolution and the problem of evil. Grand Rapids, MI : Brazos, 2001.
B818 .H855 2001

Larson, Edward J. Trial and error : the American controversy over creation and evolution updated ed. New York : Oxford U P, 1989.
KF4208.5.S34 L37 1989

McIver, Tom. Anti-evolution : an annotated bibliography. Jefferson, NC : McFarland, 1988.
BS659 .M33 1988

Montagu, Ashley, ed. Science and creationism. Oxford : Oxford U P, 1984.
QH371 .S397 1984

Numbers, Ronald L. The creationists. New York : A. A. Knopf, 1992.
BS651 .N85 1992

Peacocke, Arthur. God and the new biology. Gloucester, MA : Peter Smith, 1994, c1986.
BL255 .P43 1994

Roberts, Jon H. Darwinism and the divine in America : Protestant intellectuals and organic evolution, 1859-1900. Madison, WI : U of Wisconsin P, 1988.
BT712 .R63 1988

Ruse, Michael, ed. But is it science? : the philosophical question in the creation/evolution controversy. Buffalo, NY : Prometheus, 1988.
QH371 .B78 1988

Strahler, Arthur N. Science and earth history : the evolution/creation controversy. Buffalo, NY : Prometheus, 1987.
BS652 .S77 1987

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Ethics

Subject heading: Christian ethics.
See also cardinal virtues, casuistry, ethics, Jesus Christ - ethics, sin.

Becker, Lawrence C. and Charlotte B. Becker, eds. Encyclopedia of ethics. New York : Garland, 1992.
Reference BJ63 .E45 1992 v. 1-2

Carman, John and Mark Juergensmeyer, eds. A Bibliographic guide to the comparative study of ethics. Cambridge : Cambridge U P, 1991.
Reference BJ69 .B53 1991

Chadwick, Ruth, ed. Encyclopedia of applied ethics. San Diego : Academic, 1998.
Reference BJ63 .E446 1998 v. 1-4

Childress, James F. and John Macquarrie, eds. The Westminster dictionary of Christian ethics. Philadelphia : Westminster, 1986.
Reference BJ1199 .W47 1986
More academic in tone than Baker's work on ethics, this dictionary condsiders more secular topics and from a amore libr=eral point of view. "The main critietion for inclusion was the importance of the topic for christian ethical reflection."

Hastings, James, ed. Encyclopaedia of religion and ethics. New York: Scribner, 1924-1927.
Reference BL31 .E4 v.1-13

Henry, Carl F., ed. Baker's dictionary of Christian ethics. [s. l.] : Canon, 1973.
BJ1199 .B34
Defines terms, identifies important names, and includes longer articles on topics like Marriage, Buddhist Ethics, Pacifism. Some bibliographies included. Viwepoint is evangelicalk Christian.

Roth, John K., ed. Ethics. Pasadena, CA : Salem, 1994.
Reference BJ63 .E54 1994 v. 1-3

Weberian Sociology of Religion
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/moriyuki/abukuma/
"Max Weber is the real founder of sociology and the sociology of religion. His conceptions, analyses and constructs have a universal significance in the history of science." (Site author Moriyuki Abukuma, Japanese university lecturer in sociology.) "The most valuable resource of the site is a [searchable, hyperlinked] collection of Max Weber's works on religion.... Recommended for undergraduate and graduate students in religion and sociology." (CHOICE May '01 - Vol. 38, No. 9)

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Miracles

Subject heading: miracles.
See also Holy wells, Jesus Christ Miracles, Lord's Supper Miracles, Marvelous-The, Mary-Blessed Virgin-Saint-Apparitions and miracles, Miracle workers, Saints-legends, Spiritual healing, Supernatural.

Brewer, E. Cobham. A dictionary of miracles : imitative, realistic, and dogmatic : with illustrations. Philadelphia : Lippincott, 1889.
Reference BT97 .B8
Arranged by categories of miracles; includes references to biblical texts associated with miracles. Index included.

Brown, Colin. Miracles and the critical mind. Grand Rapids, MI : Eerdmans, 1984.
BT366 .B76 1984

Finucane, Ronald C. Miracles and pilgrims : popular beliefs in medieval England. Totowa, NJ : Rowman and Littlefield, 1977.
BR747 .F56 1977

Kee, Howard Clark. Miracle in the early Christian world : a study in sociohistorical method. New Haven : Yale U P, 1983.
BL487 .K43 1983

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Monasticism & Religious Life

Subject heading: Monasticism and Religious Orders.
See also Beghards, Brothers of the Common Life, Christian Brothers, Cluniacs, Confraternities, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Contemplative orders, Franciscans, Friars, Military religious orders, Monastic and religious life, Monks, Nuns, Superiors-Religious, Vocation (in religious orders, congregations, etc.), Williamites.

Constable, Giles. Medieval monasticism : a select bibliography. Toronto : U of Toronto P, 1976.
Reference BX2470 .C6

Encyclopedia of monasticism. Ed. William M. Johnston. Chicago : Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000.
Reference BL631 .E63 2000 v.1-2

A guide to local community records of women religious in the Archdiocese of Seattle. Ed. Christine Taylor. Seattle, WA : Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle, 1996.
Reference CD3579.S4 T39 1996

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Women in Christianity

Finson, Shelley Davis. Women and religion : a bibliographic guide to Christian feminist liberation theology. Toronto : U of Toronto P, 1991.
Reference BT83.55 .F56 1991

Kienzle, Beverly Mayne and Pamela J. Walker, eds. Women preachers and prophets through two millennia of Christianity. Berkeley : U of California P, 1998.
Online access

Oden, Amy, ed. In her words : women's writings in the history of Christian thought. Nashville : Abingdon, 1994.
BV639.W7 I5 1994

Swan, Laura. The forgotten desert mothers : sayings, lives, and stories of early Christian women. New York : Paulist, 2001.
BR195 .M65 S93 2001

Women religious history sources : a guide to repositories in the United States. Ed. Evangeline Thomas. New York : R.R. Bowker, 1983.
Reference BX4220.U6 W6

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