Resources: Theological Studies Resources

Abstracts

• Research in Ministry A freely accessible index of DMin and DMiss projects from reporting schools of theology accredited by ATS.

Bibliographies

• Bibliographies for Theology Fr. William Harmless's fine collection of guides to print materials on the subjects of the New Testament, Christology, the early Church, medieval Christianity, the Reformation, spirituality, and worship.
• Theology Guide—A guide for conducting research in Theology at the Yale University Divinity School Library

General Resources

• Wabash Center Guide to Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
• The Catholic Encyclopedia. The 1908 edition provides excellent articles on pre-Vatican II Catholic doctrine and moral teaching. For current Catholic thought, consult the encyclopedia below.
• New Catholic Encyclopedia (2003). Updated and electronically searchable.
• Open Access Digital Theological Library. Provides free access to over 1,000,000 ebooks, over 36,000 journal titles, and over 52,000,000 full-text articles.
• religion-online.org — Home to more than 5,200 articles and chapters on theology, ethics, and related subjects.

Internet Journals

Indexes to Journal Articles

• ATLA Religion Index
• Open Access Digital Theological Library
• ProQuest

Academic/Systematic Theology

Note: Some of the following titles are fully accessible only from the CMU campus.

• Dialog
• Harvard Theological Review
• Journal for Christian Theological Research
• Journal of Ecumenical Studies
• Journal of the American Academy of Religion
• Journal of Theological Studies
• Literature and Theology
• Modern Theology
• Quodlibet: Online Journal of Christian Theology and Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Religious Studies Review
• Scottish Journal of Theology
• Theological Studies
• Theologische Literaturzeitung
• Theology and Science
• Theology Today

Biblical Theology

• Biblical Theology Bulletin: Journal of Bible and Culture
• Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology.

Mennonite Theology

• The Conrad Grebel Review. An "interdisciplinary journal of Christian inquiry devoted to thoughtful, sustained discussion of spirituality, history, theology and culture from a broadly-based Mennonite perspective."
• Direction: A Mennonite Brethren Forum. Addresses biblical, theological, historical, ethical, and church- related issues. A semiannual publication supported by Mennonite Brethren higher education institutions in the United States and Canada.
• Journal of Mennonite Studies. Publishes scholarly articles in the areas of history, sociology, literature, economics, and the arts. The journal examines Anabaptist-Mennonite questions that arise in the Reformation period up to the present, with special focus on Canadian-Mennonite studies, particularly the history and culture of Mennonites of Prussian-Russian and Swiss background.
• Mennonite Quarterly Review. Devoted to the scholarly study of the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition.
• Vision: A Journal for Church and Theology. Published twice a year by Canadian Mennonite University (Winnipeg, Manitoba) and The Institute of Mennonite Studies, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (Elkhart, Indiana).

Religious Studies Journals

• Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
• Journal of Religion
• Religious Education
• Religious Studies
• Religious Studies Review
• Zygon

Miscellaneous Titles

• Anglican Theological Review
• Evangelical Quarterly
• Journal of Psychology & Theology
• McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry
• The Master's Seminary Journal
• Tikkun Magazine. A Jewish critique of politics, culture, society, and religion. (See also Tikkun archive)
• Wesleyan Theological Journal. Journal of the Wesleyan Theological Society

Electronic Works

• Christian Classics Ethereal Library. A huge selection of classical theological works available freely on the Internet.
• John Howard Yoder Digital Collection. This digital library holds primarily unpublished writings of Mennonite theologian John Howard Yoder. All materials available here are held in the collections of the Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary Library (Elkhart, Indiana), Goshen College's Mennonite Historical Library (Goshen, Indiana), or the Mennonite Church USA Archives (Goshen, Indiana).
• religion-online.org.More than 5,200 articles and chapters. Topics include Old and New Testament, Theology, Ethics, History and Sociology of Religion, Communication and Cultural Studies, Pastoral Care, Counseling, Homiletics, Worship, Missions and Religious Education.

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