Subject Bibliography - General Theology

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I        GENERAL THEOLOGICAL INDICES & ABSTRACTS

I-01      ATLA Religion Database  Evanston, IL: American Theological Library Association, 1949--.  Available through EBSCO Services on public computers in the library. A computerized database combining all the material found in Religion Index One, Religion Index Two, and Index to Book Reviews in Religion.

I-02      Catholic Periodical and Literature Index. Volumes 1-44. Haverford, FA: Catholic Library Association, 1967-2009. (Ref. AI/3/.C28
Continues and combines the Catholic Periodical Index (1930-1966) and the Guide to Catholic Literature (1888-1967).  1981-  Available online through EBSCO Services on public computers in the library.

I-03      Index to Book Reviews in Religion. Chicago, IL: American Theological Library Association, 1949-68, 1986--.  (Ref. Z/7753/.I48
For reviews from 1975-85, cf Religion Index One (cf below).

I-04      Religion Index One: Periodicals, Volumes 1--. Chicago, IL: American Theological Library Association, 1949--. (Ref. AI/3/.R35
Until 1978 this was entitled: Index to Religious Periodical Literature. The first six volumes of this latter work have recently been reissued in an augmented and cumulated edition under the new title, Religion Index One.

I-05      Religion Index Two: Festschriften 1960-1969. Chicago, IL: American Theological Library Association, 1980.  (Ref. AI/3/.R355
Religion Index Two: Multi-Authored Works. Chicago, IL: American Theological Library Association, 1970--.  (Ref. AI/3/.R355)

I-06      Religious and Theological Abstracts, Volumes 1-51. Myerstown, PA: Religious and Theological Abstracts, 1958-2008.  (periodical shelves)

II      GENERAL THEOLOGICAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES, DICTIONARIES, ETC.

A)        BIBLIOGRAPHY

II-01     Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses. Volumes 1--, 1924--. (periodical shelves)

B)        DICTIONARIES/ENCYCLOPEDIAS

II-02     Encyclopedia of Christianity. 5 volumes. Edited by Erwin Fahlbusch et at. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999-. (Ref. BR/95/.E9213/1999)

II-03     Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 10 volumes. Edited by Donald M. Borchert. New York: Thompson Gale , 2006.  (Ref. B/51/.E52/2006

II-04     Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience. 3 volumes. Edited by Charles H. Lippy & Peter W. Williams. New York: Scribner, 1988.  (Ref. BL/2525/.E52/1988)

II-05     Encyclopedia of Religion. 16 volumes. Edited by Mircea Eliade. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986.  (Ref. BL/31/.E4/1986)

II-06     Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion. 2 volumes. Edited by Serenity Young. New York: Macmillan Reference, 1999.  (Ref. BL/458/.E52/1999)

II-07     HarperCollins Dictionary of Religion. Edited by Jonathan Z. Smith. San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1995.  (Ref. BL/31/.H37/1995

II-08     HarperCollins Encyclopedia of Catholicism. Edited by Richard P. McBrien. San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1995.  (Ref. BX/841/.H37/1995)

II-09     Modern Catholic Encyclopedia.  Revised and Expanded. Edited by Michael Glazier & Monica K. Hellwig. Collegeville, MN:  Liturgical Press, 2004.  (Ref. BX/841/.M62/2004)

II-10     New Catholic Encyclopedia. 15 volumes + 5 supplementary volumes. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1967-2001.  (Ref. BX/841/.N44/1967) and (Ref. BX/841/.N44/2003)

II-11     Oxford Companion to Christian Thought. Edited by Adrian Hastings et al. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.  (Ref. BR/95/.093/2000)

II-12     Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 3rd edition Revised. Edited By F.L. Cross & E.A. Livingstone. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.  (Ref. BR/95/.094/2005)

II-13     Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 10 volumes. Edited by Edward Craig. London: Routledge, 1998. (Ref. B/51/.R68/1998)

II-14     World Christian Encyclopedia: A Comparative Survey of Churches and Religions in the Modern World 2 volumes. Edited by David B. Barrett et al. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. (Ref. BR/157/.W67/2001)

C)        COLLECTIONS

II-15     Concilium, Volumes 1--. (several publishers through the years). 1964--. (Ref. BT/10/.C7)  In library catalog, search as series rather than title.

II-16     The Papal Encyclicals, 1740-1981. 5 volumes. Edited by Claudia Carlen, IHM. N.P.: McGrath Publishing Company, 1981. (Ref. BQV/3/1740-1981/.C27)

II-17     Papal Pronouncements, A Guide: 1740-1978. 2 volumes. Edited by Claudia Carlen, IHM. Ann Arbor, MI: Pierian Press, 1990. (Ref. BQV/4/1990/.C37)

D)        WEBSITES

II-18     Papal Encyclicals online - http://www.papalencyclicals.net

II-19     Vatican - http://w2.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html

II-20     Wabash Center Guide to Internet Resources - http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/guide-headings.aspx

Revised 4/16  JB