ORU Theological Reference Books
Librarian's Corner

 

 

 

The following print materials are located in the Reference Room, 4th floor LRC unless LRC-P (Periodicals area) or LRC-4th (main area) are listed in the call numbers.

 

I. General

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

  • Dictionary of Feminist Theologies (netLibrary)
  • The Encyclopedia of Religion - BL31.E46
  • Encyclopaedia of Religion & Ethics (Hastings, James) - BL31.E4
  • The Encyclopedia of World Religions (Ellwood, R.S.) - BL80.2.E497
  • Encyclopedic Dictionary of Religion - BL31.E46
  • New Catholic Encyclopedia - BX841.N44
  • The New Encyclopaedia Britannica - AE 5 .E363
  • The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge - BR95.S43
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Saints (netLibrary)
  • The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (Bowker, J.) - BL31.O84
  • Prime-Time Religion: An Encyclopedia of Religious Broadcasting
  • Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms (netLibrary)
 
II. Biblical Studies  
A. General
   
Young, R. Analytical Concordance of the Bible - BS425.Y7
  The Anchor Bible Dictionary - BS440.A54
Elwell, W.A. Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible - BS440.B26
Alexander, D. Eerdmans’ Handbook to the Bible - BS417.A55
Strong, J. Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible - BS425.S8
Zondervan Handbook to the Bible - BS417.Z66
Bromiley, G. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - BS440.I6
Buttrick, G.A. Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible - BS440.I63
Douglas, J.D. New Bible Dictionary - BS440.D734
Goodrick, E. NIV Complete Concordance - BS425.G6
Rasmussen, C. Zondervan NIV Atlas of the Bible - BS630.R37
   

See also: Commentaries to the Bible (BS440 call number section)

 
B. Old Testament
 
Bright, J. A History of Israel - DS121.B72
Rendtorff, R. Old Testament: An Introduction - BS1140.2.R3913
Botterweck, G.J. Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament - BS440.B5713
Harris, R.L. Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament - BS440.T49
Tyndale Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries - BS1151.2.T9
   
C. New Testament
   
  Illustrated Dictionary of Bible Life and Times - BS622.I45
  Tyndale Tyndale New Testament Commentaries - BS2341.2.T96
Kittel, G. Theological Dictionary of the New Testament - PA881.T4713
Ladd, G.E. A Theology of the New Testament - BS2397.L33
Robertson, A. Word Pictures in the New Testament - BS2341.R6
Wuest, K. Wuest’s Word Studies from the Greek New Testament - BS2333.2.W8

 

III. Theological-Historical Studies  
A. Theology
 
McGrath, D. The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Thought - BR95.B58
McClintock, J. Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature - BR95.M35
Elwell, W.A. Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - BS440.E78
Ferguson, Wright & Packer New Dictionary of Theology - BR95.N39
 

B. Church History

 
  Ancient Christian Writers - BR60.A35
  The Ante-Nicene Fathers - BR60.A63
Smith & Wace A Dictionary of Christian Biography - BR95.S65 1967
Bercot, D. A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs - BR66.5.D53
  Early Church Fathers (Christian Classicl Ethereal Library)
  Fathers of the Church - BR60.F3
Douglas, J.D. New International Dictionary of the Christian Church - BR95.D68
Cross, F.L. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church - BR95 .O8
  A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers - BR60.S4 1890
 
C. Historical Theology
   
Pelikan, Jaroslav J. The Christian Tradition (v.1,3 LRC-4) - BT21.2.P42
Gonzalez, Justo L. A History of Christian Thought (v.1-3 LRC-4) - BT21.2.G6
Olson, Roger E. The Story of Christian Theology (LRC-4) - BT21.2.O57

 

IV. Practices of the Ministry  
A. Preaching
   
Tan, P.L. The Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations - BV4225.2.T36
Duduit, Michael Handbook of Contemporary Preaching (LRC-4) - BV4222.H35 1992
Lee, R.G. Lee’s Sourcebook of 500 Illustrations - BV4425.2.L43
   
B. Pastoral Care and Counseling
   
Turnbull, R.G. Baker’s Dictionary of Practical Theology - BV3.B3
Hunter, R.J. A Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling - BV4011.D43B
Flather, D.R. The Resource Guide for Christian Counselors - BV4012.2.F57.R47
   
C. Christian Education and Music
   
Julian, J. A Dictionary of Hymnology - BV305.J8
Diehl, K.S. Hymns and Tunes: An Index - BV305.D5
Davies, J.G. The New Westminster Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship - BV173.N49
 
D. Culture and Missions
 
Kraft, Charles H. Anthropology for Christian Witness (LRC-4) - BV2063.K756
Kraft, Charles H. Christianity in Culture (LRC-4) - BR115.C8 K64
Beaver, R.P. Eerdmans’ Handbook to the World Religions - BL80.2.E35
Siewert, J.A. Mission Handbook - BV2050.D55
Myers, B.L. The New Context of World Mission - BV2061.M92
Johnstone, P.J. Operation World - BV2050.J63
Winter, Ralph D. Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (LRC-4) - BV2070.P46
Johnstone, P. Praying through the Window III: The Unreached Peoples - BV2061.P73
Barrett, D. World Christian Encyclopedia - BR95.W67