Circulating print books on theology and ministry are located in the "B" section on the lower level of Cowan-Blakley Library. Below is a more detailed breakdown of subject areas:
BL - Religions/Mythology/Rationalism
BM - Judaism
BP - Islam, Bahaism
BQ - Buddhism
BR - Christianity
BS - The Bible
BT - Doctrinal Theology
BV - Practical Theology: Ministry, Clergy, Religious vocations, Pastoral theology
BX - Christian Denominations
BX800-4795 - Catholic Church
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Reference books are indicated by "Ref" preceding the call number and are located on the first floor. Although they cannot be checked out, a copy machine and a scanner are available. Circulating copies of some reference books may be available and some may also be available in an online format.
General
Atlas of Religion Ref G 1046 .E4 O26
Contemporary American Religion Ref BL 2525 .C65
Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements Ref BL 98 .E53
Encyclopedia of Religion Ref BL 31 .E46
Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development Ref BV 4571.3 .E53
Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience Ref BL 2525 .E53
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Religion Ref BL 31 .E4
Melton's Encyclopedia of American Religions Ref BL 2525 .M449
Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Ref BL 31 .O84
Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Arts Ref NX 180 .R4 O94
Reader's Guide to the Great Religions Ref Z 7833 .A35
World Treasury of Religious Quotations Ref BL 29 .W6
Specialized
Biographical Dictionary of American Cult and Sect Leaders Ref BL 2525 .M448
Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism Ref BL 501 .E53
Encyclopedia of Angels Ref BL 477 G87
Encyclopedia of Religion and War Ref BL 80.3 .E53
Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls Ref BM 487 .E53
Handbook of Bioethics and Religion Ref R 725.55 .H36
Hispanic American Religious Cultures Ref BL 2525 .H57
Sanctuaries; the Complete United States: a Guide to Lodgings.... Ref BX 2505 .K44
Bible
Abingdon Bible Commentary Ref BS 491 .E4
Anchor Bible Dictionary Ref BS 440 .A54
Anchor Yale Bible Series Ref BS 192.2
Catholic Study Bible Ref BS 192.3 .A1
Commentary and Reference Survey; a Comprehensive Guide to Biblical and Theological Resources Ref BS 511.3 .G59
Dictionary of Bible and Religion Ref BR 95 .D46
Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters Ref BS 501 .A1 H57
Handbook of Biblical Criticism Ref BS 511.3 .S68
Harper Atlas of the Bible Ref G 2230 .H47
HarperCollins Bible Commentary Ref BS 491.2 .H37
Hellenistic Commentary to the New Testament Ref BS 2341.2 .H44
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Ref BS 440 .I6
Interpreting the Bible: a Handbook of Terms and Methods Ref BS 511.3 .T38
Macmillan Bible Atlas Ref G 2230 .A2
New Interpreters Bible Ref BS 491.2 .N484
New Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible Ref BS 440 .N443
New Jerome Biblical Commentary Ref BS 491.2 .N485
Oxford Bible Atlas Ref BS 630 .O96
Oxford Companion to the Bible Ref BS 440 .M434
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible Ref BS 440 .O93
Roget's Thesaurus of the Bible Ref BS 432 .D34
Sacramentum Verbi: an Encyclopedia of Biblical Theology Ref BS 440 .B38
Theological Dictionary of the New Testament Ref BS 2397 .A1 K5E
Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament Ref BS 440 .B5713
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, v.1-2 Ref BS 440 .T49 1980
Theologisches Worterbuch Zurn Neuen Testament Ref BS 2397 .A1 K5G
Christianity
Atlas of Global Christianity 1910 - 2010 Ref BR 479 .A855
Atlas of the Christian Church Ref BR 98 .A74
Blackwell Companion to Catholicism Ref BX 880 .B53
Blackwell Companion to Eastern Christianity Ref BX 106.23 .B53
Blackwell Companion to the Theologians Ref BR 118 .B48
Blackwell Encyclopedia Of Modern Christian Thought Ref BR 95 .B58
Butler's Lives of the Saints Ref BX 4654 .B8
Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd edition Ref BX 1959.3 .E5 C38
Churches and Church Membership Ref BR 526 .C48
Consecrated Phrases; a Latin Theological Dictionary Ref BX 841 .B68
Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils Ref BX 825 .T36
Dictionary of Christianity in America Ref BR 515 .D53
Dictionary of the Liturgy Ref BV 173 .L26
Dictionary of Theological Terms, exp. 3rd ed. Ref BR 95 .C123
Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity Ref BR 66.5 .D5813
Encyclopedia of Catholic Doctrine Ref BX 1745.5 .O87
Encyclopedia of Catholic Literature Ref PN 485 .E53
Encyclopedia of Early Christianity Ref BR 162.2 .E53
Encyclopedia of Monasticism Ref BL 631 .E63
Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus Ref BT 303.2 .E56
Handbook of Denominations in the United States Ref BL 2525 .M425
Lexikon fur Theologie and Kirche Ref BR 95 .L43
Liturgy of the Hours, According to the Roman Rite Ref BX 2000 .A4
Masterpieces of Christian Literature in Summary Form Ref BR 50 .M22
New Catholic Encyclopedia Ref BX 841 .N44
New Westminster Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship Ref BV 173 .N49
Official Catholic Directory Ref BX 2320 .P55
Oxford Dictionary of Popes Ref BX 955.2 .K45
Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Ref BR 95 .O8
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation Ref BR 302.8 .O93
The Papacy; an Encyclopedia Ref BX 955.2 .D53
Roman Missal Ref BX 2015 .A4
Sacramentum Mundi; an Encyclopedia of Theology Ref BR 95 .S23
Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms, 2nd ed. Ref BR 95 .M378
Judaism
Babylonian Talmud; a Translation and Commentary Ref BM 504 .N44
Bibliography of the Samaritans, 3rd ed. Ref BM 910 .C76
Bloomsbury Companion to Jewish Studies Ref DS 118 .B644
Dictionary of Judaism in the Biblical Period: 450 BCE - 600 CE Ref BM 50 .D525
Dictionary of Jewish-Christian Relations Ref BM 535 .D487
Encyclopaedia Judaica Ref DS 102.8 .E496
Glossary of Jewish Life Ref BM 50 .O45
The Halakhah; an Encyclopedia of the Law of Judaism Ref BM 520.4 .N48
JPS Torah Commentary Ref BS 1225 .S325
Jewish Study Bible Ref BS 895 .J4
Judaica Reference Sources: a Selective, Annotated Bibliographic Guide, 3rd ed. Ref Z 6366 .C87
Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion Ref BM 50 .O94
YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe Ref DS 135 .E8 Y578
Islam
Arabic-English Dictionary of Qur'anic Usage Ref BP 133 .B23
Blackwell Companion to the Qur'an Ref BP 130.4 .B57
Concordance of the Qur'an Ref BP 133 .K37
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World Ref BP 40 .E525
Encyclopedia of the Qur'an BP 133 .E53
Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture Ref N 6260 .G75
Historical Dictionary of Sufism Ref BP 188.48 R46
An Interpretation of the Qur'an Ref BP 109 .F35
Literature of Islam Ref BP 161.3 .S585
Muhammed in History, Thought, and Culture; an Encyclopedia of the Prophet of God Ref BP 75 .M7616
Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Politics Ref BP 173.7 .O94, v.1 & 2