Reference Tools and Bibliographies: Church/ Denominational/ Ecumenical

Church and Denominational Reference Tools and Bibliographies

Ecumenical Reference Tools and Bibliographies

Church and Denominational Reference Tools and Bibliographies

Baptist

Historical dictionary of the Baptists. (William H. Brackney. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1999)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room, BX6211 B73X 1999
 
Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists. (Nashville : Broadman Press, 1958-c1982. )
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room BX6211 E5
 

Catholic

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
New Catholic Encyclopedia 2nd ed.(Detroit : Thomson/Gale ; Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America, c2003.)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room BX841 .N44 2003
Also available as an electronic book: Search Orbis for access
 
The A to Z of Catholicism (William J. Collinge. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2001.
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room BX945.2 C65 2001
Encyclopedia of the Vatican and papacy. (Frank J. Coppa. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room, BX955.2 E54 1999
The HarperCollins Encyclopedia of Catholicism. (General editor Richard P. McBrien; associate editors, Harold W. Attridge ... [et. al.]. New York: HarperCollins Publ. Inc., 1995.)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room. BX841.H36.
 
Intended for a general readership. 4,200 entries of varying lengths, arranged alphabetically. Wide coverage of topics, including Catholic theology, doctrine, biblical scholarship, history, culture, ministries, governing structures, worship, sacramental life, spirituality, literature, art, and canon law. 280 contributors and 17 associate editors representing "a wide range of specializations, interests, and experiences on the academic, professional, and pastoral spectra and also a wide range of religious affiliations on the ecumenical and interfaith spectra" (Intro.).
Historical Dictionary of Catholicism. (William J. Collinge. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1997).
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room BX945.2 C65 1997
Modern Catholic Encyclopedia. (Edited by Michael Glazier and Monika K. Hellwig. Collegeville, MN: The Order of St. Benedict Inc., 1994.)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room BX841.M63
A one-volume reference work intended for general readers in English-speaking countries, written by scholars from America, Canada, Australia, Britain, and Ireland. Intended to "give a succinct and contemporary view to the beliefs, practices, and history" of Catholics, a generation after Vatican Council II. Emphasis is placed on contemporary Catholic figures, and also "modern queries and questions." In light of the fact that Scriptural study has become "an accepted and vital part of everyday Catholic life...important biblical and theological topics are given preferred treatment" (Pref.).
Directories, guides, handbooks
Guide to the encyclicals of the Roman pontiffs from Leo XIII to the present day (1878-1937). (Claudia Carlen.New York, H.W. Wilson company, 1939 [i.e. 1940].)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room Z7838 E5 C3 (LC)
Papal Pronouncements, A Guide: 1740-1978 (Claudia Carlen. Ann Arbor, MI: Pierian Press, 1990. 2 vol.)
SML, Starr Main Reading Room BX850 +C37 1990 (LC)
 
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room Oversize Z7838 P53 C37 1990 (LC)
 
Intended as a companion to Papal Encyclicals. Entries are arranged chronologically by date of transmission. Each entry includes the title (the first several words of the original text), document type, approximate word count, audience or occasion of delivery, and also a statement of content followed by a brief, descriptive abstract. List of documents referred to is not exhaustive; where possible, English translations are indicated. A general Subject, Author, and Title index is provided.
Official Catholic Directory(New York: Kenedy, 1886- . Annual.)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room BX845.C5
 
Contains a large amount of useful and detailed directory, institutional, and statistical information about the organization, clergy, churches, missions, schools, religious orders, etc. of the Catholic Church in the U.S. and its possessions. Coverage varies. (Balay).
Catholic Almanac. (Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., 1969- . Annual.)
Divinity Library AY81.R6N3; Current Issue in Trowbridge Reading Room.
 
Includes much miscellaneous information, e.g. annual survey of news, ecclesiastical calendar, glossary of terms in Catholic use, directory of information, etc. (Balay).
 
See also Catholic Social Justice Teaching

Church of the Brethren

The Brethren encyclopedia. (Philadelphia, Pa.: Brethren Encyclopedia, Inc., 1983-1984.)
Divinity, Stack Reference Oversize BX7821.2 1983
Brethren bibliography, 1713-1963. (Durnbaugh, Donald F. [Elgin, Ill., Brethren Press, 1964]. )
Divinity, Stack Reference Z7845 M7 D86 (LC)

Eastern Orthodox

Coptic Encyclopedia. (J/ Aziz S. Atiya, editor-in-chief. New York : Macmillan, 1991.)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room, BX130.5 C66 1991

Blackwell dictionary of Eastern Christianity / (Ken Parry (et al). Oxford, UK ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 1999.)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room, BX100.7 B53X 1999
 

Episcopal/Anglican

A Dictionary for Episcopalians. (John N. Wall, Jr.; illustrations by Philippa J. Goodwin. Cambridge: Cowley Press, c2000.)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room, BX5007 W34 2000
 
The history of the Episcopal Church in America, 1607-1991: a bibliography.(Sandra M. Caldwell and Ronald J. Caldwell. New York: Garland, 1993.)
Divinity, Stack Reference Z7845 A5 C34 1993 (LC)
 

Lutheran

Historical dictionary of Lutheranism. (Gunther Gassmann; Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2001)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room, BX8007 G37X 2001

World Lutheranism : a select bibliography for English readers . (Donald L. Huber.Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2000.)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room, Z7845 L9 H83X 2000 (LC)

 
Mennonite
Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online: http://www.gameo.org/

Methodist
Historical Dictionary of Methodism. ([edited by] Charles Yrigoyen, Jr. and Susan E. Warrick. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1996.)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room, BX8211 H57 1996
Encyclopedia of World Methodism. (sponsored by the World Methodist Council and the Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church ; Nolan B. Harmon, general editor. Nashville : United Methodist Pub. House, c1974)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room,BX8211 E5

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon)

Historical dictionary of Mormonism (Davis Bitton. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2000.)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room, BX8605.5 B558 2000

Presbyterian

Dictionary of the Presbyterian & Reformed tradition in America. (general editor: D.G. Hart ; consulting editor: Mark A. Noll. Published: Downers Grove, IL : Intervarsity Press, c1999.)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room, BX8909 D53X 1999
Intended to "fill in and flesh out a particular theological and ecclesiastical tradition that Dictionary of Christianity in America covered but could not exhaust, in this case the Reformed expression of Christianity in the United States and Canada."
 
Encyclopedia of the Reformed faith. (Donald K. McKim. Louisville, Ky. : Westminster/John Knox Press, c1992)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room, BX9406 E56 1992

United Church of Christ
The Congregationalists. (J. William T. Youngs. New York : Greenwood Press, c1990)
Divinity, Stacks, BX7135 Y68 1990

Resources for various denominations
Handbook of denominations in the United States. (Frank S. Mead. Nashville, Tenn. : Abingdon Press, c1995.)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room, BR516.5 M38 1995
 
Encyclopedia of cults and new religions : Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, Mind Sciences, Baha'i, Zen, Unitarianism. ( John Ankerberg and John Weldon. Eugene, Ore. : Harvest House Publishers, c1999)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room, BL2525 A568X 1999
Religion in twentieth century America. (Randall Balmer. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room, BL2525 B35X 2001
 
America's alternative religions. (Timothy Miller. Albany : State University of New York Press, c1995)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room, BL2525 A55 1995
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Ecumenical Reference Tools and Bibliographies

Dictionary of the ecumenical movement. (edited by Nicholas Lossky ... [et al.] Geneva : WCC Publications ; Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1991.)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room BX8.2 D52 1991
 
Historical dictionary of ecumenical Christianity. (Ans Joachim van der Bent. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, c1994.)
Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room BX6.3 V36 1994

 

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