RELIGIOUS STUDIES--Christianity                                   

 

Last Supper detail

Leonardo da Vinci

(1452-1519)

 

Websites

 

  • PBS Frontline Series: From Jesus to Christ

    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/

    Text and audio clips from the 4 hour PBS series which explores the history of Christianity through interviews with scholars from a diversity of viewpoints.  Challenges familiar assumptions about the origins of Christianity.   Includes maps, archaeological information, and an anthology of primary sources. 

     

  • Encyclopedia of Religion and Society

    http://hirr.hartsem.edu/ency/index.html

    Encyclopedia from Hartford Seminary.

     

  • Christian Classics Ethereal Library

    http://www.ccel.org/

    From Calvin College, this collection includes the World Wide Study Bible, World Wide Encyclopedia of Christianity, and many classic Christian writings. 

 

Databases and Online Reference Books

 

 

Library Catalog and Internet Search Terms 

 

  • Christianity

  • Christianity [type of book].  Example: Christianity--encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc

  • Christianity [time period].   Example:  Christianity--20th century

  • Christianity [geographical location].   Example:  Christianity--China

  • Church history

  • Christian church

  • Christian sects

  • Theology

  • Christianity and_______ (ex. politics, art, culture, literature, other religions)

 

Reference Materials in Print

 

  • The Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity REF 281.5 B568p
  • The Christian Calendar REF 263.9 C839c
  • Encyclopedia of Christianity REF 230.003 En19c
  • The Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience REF291.0973 L668e
  • The Harper Collins Encyclopedia of Catholicism REF 282.03 H231e
  • Jesus in History, Thought, and Culture REF 232.03 H814j
  • The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church REF 270.03 Ox2c
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation REF 270.6 H557c
  • Religions of the World REF 291 M495r
  • World Christian Encyclopedia REF 230.003 B275w

 

Search the Stacks

 

  • 220 The Bible—various versions

  • 230 Christian theology

  • 240 Christian practice and observance

  • 250 Christian pastoral practice and religious orders

  • 260 Church organization, social work and worship

  • 270 Christian church history

  • 280 Christian denominations and sects

  • 704, 708 Christianity and art

     

Periodicals

 

  • Christian Century

  • Christianity Today

  • Catholic World Report

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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