Theological Foundations Guide

 

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This subject guide covers the wide range of issues and basic resources for study in the areas of practical and systematic Theology.

 

| Subject Headings | Call Number browsing areas | Keywords for searching | Guides to the Literature | Encyclopedias | Dictionaries | Handbooks & Manuals | Bibliographies | Key Journals | Web Resources |  Research Databases | Additional Sources

 

Novanet Subject Headings:

These phrases are usable in the Novanet catalogue.

For Systematic Theology use:  Theology, doctrinal

Theology, practical

 

Call Number browsing areas:

BT 10-1480 Doctrinal Theology (Systematic Theology)

BCV 1-5099 Practical Theology

 

 

General keywords for searching

 

These phrases are useful in the library catalogue and research databases.

 

Guides to the Literature

 

Glynn, John.  Commentary & reference survey: a comprehensive guide to biblical and theological resources.  Grand Rapids, MI : Kregel Academic & Professional, c2003.                            

AST Reference Collection:  Z 7770 G59 2003

Stewart, David R.  The literature of theology :a guide for students and pastors.  Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox Press, c2003.                                                                                                 

AST Reference Collection:  Z 7751 B67 2003

 

Encyclopedias

 

Religion past & present :encyclopedia of theology and religion.  Ed. Hans Dieter Betz ... [et al.].  Leiden ;   Boston: Brill, 2007.                        

AST Reference Collection:  BL 31 R4213 2007

Encyclopedia of Christian theology.  Ed. Jean-Yves Lacoste, editor.   New York: Routledge, 2004.                                                                        

AST Reference Collection:  BR 95 D5313 2005

Companion encyclopedia of theology.  Ed. Peter Byrne and Leslie Houlden.  London: Routledge, 1995. 

AST Reference Collection:  BR 118 C66 1995  

 

Dictionaries

 

A dictionary of the Bible & Christian doctrine in everyday English.  Eds. J. Wesley Eby, George Lyons, Al Truesdale.   Kansas City, Mo. : Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 2004.                          

AST Reference Collection:  BS 440 D52 2004  

The Westminster dictionary of theologians.  Eds.  Justo L. González , Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi [et al.].  Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, c2006.                                                    

AST Reference Collection:  BR 95 D4513 2006

The Oxford dictionary of the Christian Church.  Ed. F.L. Cross.  Oxford ;   New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.                                                                                                                        

AST Reference Collection:  BR 95 O8 1997

Grenz, Stanley J.  Pocket dictionary of theological terms.  Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c1999.                                                                                                                                

AST Reference Collection:  BR 95 G66 1999

Crazy talk :a not-so-stuffy dictionary of theological terms.  Ed. Rolf A. Jacobson.  Minneapolis, MN : Augsburg Books, c2008. 

AST Reference Collection:  BV 2.5 C73 2008

 

Handbooks & Manuals

 

Enns, Paul I.  The Moody handbook of theology.  Chicago : Moody Publishers, c2008.         

AST General Collection:  BR 118 E67 2008

A New handbook of Christian theology.  Eds. Donald W. Musser & Joseph L. Price.  Nashville: Abingdon, c1992.                                            

AST Reference Collection:  BR 95 N393 1992

 The Westminster handbook to Reformed theology.  Ed.  Donald K. McKim.   Louisville, Ky.:  Westminster John Knox Press, c2001.                                                                                       

AST Reference Collection:  BX 9406 W47 2001

The Oxford handbook of systematic theology.  Eds.  John Webster, Kathryn Tanner, Iain Torrance. Oxford; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.   AST General Collection:  BT 75.3 O94 2007

Heitink, Gerben.   Practical theology :history, theory, action domains : manual for practical theology. Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. c1999.  AST General Collection:   BV 3 H4513 1999 

 

Bibliographies

 

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.  Eds.  David Stagaman, with James Kraft and Kristin Sutton.  Quezon City, Philippines : Office of Research and Publications, Ateneo de Manila University, c2001.                                            

AST Reference Collection:   Z 8979.4 W56 2001

Thorsen, Donald A. D.  Theological resources for ministry :a bibliography of works in theological studies.  Nappanee, IN : Evangel Pub. House, c1996.     

AST Reference Collection:  Z 7751 T445 1996    

 

Key Journals

(Shelved alphabetically by title the AST Library. Click on the title to see our holdings.)


Online guides to web resources

 

Wabash Center- Internet Guide to Religion http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/guide_headings.aspx  

University of Calgary http://www.ucalgary.ca/~lipton/index.html

Virtual Religion Index  http://virtualreligion.net/vri/ 


Research Databases

AST Library Research Databases

 

Additional Sources

 

Hart, Trevor A.  Faith thinking: the dynamics of Christian theology.   Eugene, OR : Wipf & Stock, 2005, [c1995].                                                                                                                 

AST General Collection:  BR 118 H365 2005

McGrath, Alister E.  Christian theology :an introduction.  Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007.                                               

AST General Collection:  BT 65 M34 2007

Barth, Karl.  The digital Karl Barth library[electronic resource].   [Alexandria, Va.] : Alexander Street Press, c2007-. 

AST Library Website:  http://www.astheology.ns.ca/library/articles-databases.html  

Braaten, Carl E.  That all may believe :a theology of the Gospel and the mission of the church.  Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2008.                                                                      

AST General Collection:  BT 75.3 B73 2008

The Blackwell companion to modern theology.  Ed. Gareth Jones.  Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004.                                                         

AST General Collection:  BT 75.3 B58 2004

The Christian theology reader.  Ed. Alister E. McGrath.  Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007.                                             

AST General Collection:  BT 77 C47 2007