Reference Tools and
Bibliographies: Missions & World Christianity
General
Encyclopedias &
Dictionaries
World
Christian Encyclopedia (Eds. David B. Barrett, George T. Kurian, and Todd
M. Johnson. New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.)
"A
comparative study of churches and religions in the modern world AD 1900-2000."
Good for statistical and demographic information.
Divinity Library Trowbridge Reference Room, BV2040 B37
SML
Main Reference Rm., BR95 +W67
Biographical
Dictionary of Christian Missions (Gerald H. Anderson, ed., Grand Rapids,
Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub., 1999.)
Divinity
Library, Trowbridge Reference Room, BV3700 B56 1999
Extensive and comprehensive coverage of Christian missions with 2,400 original
signed biographies by 350 authors from 45 countries.
Evangelical
Dictionary of World Missions ( A. Scott Moreau, ed., Grand Rapids, Mich.
: Baker Books, c2000.)
Encyclopedia
of Modern Christian Missions (Camden, N.J., T. Nelson, 1967.)
Divinity
Library, Trowbridge Reference Room, BV2040 E53
Alphabetical listing of mission sending agencies. Outdated (1967), but provides
useful information re. the historical development and name changes of the
agencies.
The
Encyclopedia of Missions : descriptive, historical, biographical, statistical
(Henry Otis Dwight, H. Allen Tupper, and Edwin Munsell Bliss, Detroit
: Gale Research Co., 1975, c1904.)
This database, hosted at the Yale Divinity Library
and produced in collaboration with the International Bulletin of Missionary
Research, aims to record all English-language doctoral dissertations on
missions and on Christianity outside the West, without regard to country of
origin and presented since 1900. There are currently over 5,900 dissertations
listed in the database, with full bibliographical details and indexing.
This
database, hosted at the Yale Divinity Library, aims to record all periodicals
on foreign missions published in Britain between the eighteenth century and
the 1960s by missionary societies and commercial publishers. There are currently
over 400 periodicals accessible through the database, with full details of
current location, their targeted readership, regional coverage, and main features.
"This
massive work includes the research of more than 30 sub-editors in a number
of mission-related disciplines, including history, theology, social aspects,
education, evangelism, spirituality, and political life." (from publisher
web site)
Missionary
Research Library (NY) Dictionary catalog (Boston: G. K. Hall, 1968.)
Divinity
Library stacks, Oversize Z7817 N54
17
volumes; approximately 273,000 entries by author, title, and subject, including
entries for periodical articles by prominent authors.
Bibliografia
missionaria (Isola del Liri : Soc. tip. A.
Macioce & Pisani, 1935- )
International
Christian literature documentation project : a subject, author, and corporate
name index to nonwestern Christian literature. (Douglas W. Geyer, project
director ; prepared for publication by ATLA staff under the direction of Lowell
K. Handy. Evanston, Ill. : American Theological Library Association, )
Divinity,
Special Collections Z6514 C55 I57 1993 (LC)
Christianity
and culture : a bibliography with indexes. (Martin S. Reed, ed., Hauppauge,
N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, 2002.)
Liberation
and Salvation. (Raymond Facelina. Strasbourg, Cerdic Publications, 1973.)
Divinity,
Oversized Z7777.72 F32
Includes around 467 items focusing on Liberation theology.
Liberation
Theologies : a Research Guide. (Ronald G. Musto. New York: Garland Publishing,
1991.)
Divinity
Stacks and Trowbridge Reference Room Z7809 M87 1991
"...a
comprehensive scholarly bibliography of published materials on the varieties
of Liberation theology, mostly in book form, available in English" (from
the preface). Defines Liberation theology broadly. Includes works on or from
Africa, Latin America, North America, feminist, Asian and other liberation
perspectives.
Christianity
and the Encounter with Other Religions: A Select Bibliography (Ed. S.
Immanuel David. Bangalore : United Theological College, 1988.)
Published
by the Centre for the Study of Christianity in the Non-Western World, University
of Edinburgh
Bibliography
in Contextual Theology in Africa Vol. 1.
J.
R. Cochrane, I. W. Henderson and C. O. West.. Pietermarrtzburg : Cluster
(Publications., 1993.)
Divinity,
Stack Reference, Z7757 A24 B524
"There
is an urgent need for theological resources which are relevant to the African
context. Bibliography in Contextual Theology is an attempt to meet this
need" (from the preface). Although aimed at theologians and ministers in
Africa, this is good introduction to resources on African theology. Abstracts
are included. Currently only the first volume is available.
Christianity
in Tropical Africa : a Selective Annotated Bibliography. (Patrick E.
Ofori. Nendeln : KTO press, 1977)
Divinity,
Z7757 A24 036
SML,
Stacks, LC Z7757 A24 O36 (LC)
"This
bibliography is the second in a series of subject Bibliographies intended
by the compiler to cover various aspects of religion in Africa south of
the Sahara" (from the preface).
South
African Theological Bibliography (C.F.A. Borchardt and W.S. Vorster.
Evanston, IL : American Theological Library Association, 1995)
via
Divinity workstation: Open folder called "Divinity Library Online Resources"
on desktop
"The
South African Theological Bibliography has become indispensable to researchers
in the field of Theology. It is the only source which includes references
to all theological journals published in South Africa and dissertations
and theses of theological interest submitted at South African universities."
(from the preface)
History
of the Church in South Africa: a Guide to Information and Sources
"Contents:
v. 1, A select bibliography of published material to 1980; v. 2, A select
bibliography of published material 1981 to 1985; v. 3, A select bibliography
of published material 1985-1989." GRB
A
Bibliography of Christianity in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur : Published
for the Malaysian Church History Study Group by Seminari Theoloji Malaysia
and the Catholic Research Centre, 1990.)
Bibliografia
Teologica Comentada del Area Iberoamericana (Buenos Aries : Instituto
Superior Evangelico de Estudios Teologicos de la Asociacion Intercofesional
de Estudios Teologicos, 1975-)
Divinity,
Trowbridge Reference Room, Z7753 B58
SML,
Stacks, Z7753 B53 (LC)
Lists
around 500 articles from 400 serials focusing on Latin American theology.
Some articles are abstracted. It is issued annually beginning
in 1973. (Gorman)
Bibliography
of Latin American Bibliographies, 1980-1984: Social Sciences and Humanities. (Lionel V. Lorona. London : Scarecrow Press, 1987.)
Divinity,
Trowbridge Reference Room Z1601 A2 1968
SML,
Subject Z1601 A2 +G76 1968 (LC) Bibliography (L and B)
Although
the religion section is extremely short, it does serve as a good beginning
sources to point researchers to more significant bibliographies in Latin
American religion and theology.
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