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Bibliographies

International Mission Bibliography, 1960-2000 Can be useful to find the most important works on missiology published from 1960-2000. This work includes the research of more than 30 sub-editors in a number of mission-related disciplines, including history, theology, social aspects, education, evangelism, spirituality, and political life, and includes sections on Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
Call Number: Oversize Z7817 I58X 2003 (Day Missions Room or Trowbridge Reference Room)
International Christian Literature Documentation Project by Douglas W. Geyer (ATLA)
Call Number: Z6514 C55 I57 1993 (Special Collections)
Liberation Theologies: A Research Guide by Ronald G. Musto A bibliography of published materials on the varieties of Liberation theology, mostly in book form, available in English. Includes works on or from Africa, Latin America, North America, feminist, Asian and other liberation perspectives.
Call Number: Z7809 M87X 1991 (LC) - LSF
Missions and Evangelism: A Bibliography Selected from the ATLA Religion Database by Petersen, Paul D.
Call Number: Z7817 P47 1985 (Trowbridge Reference Room)

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Atlas of Global Christianity, 1910-2010 by Todd M. Johnson (Editor); Kenneth R. Ross (Editor) A concise reference that begins with the epoch-making "Edinburgh 1910" World Missionary Conference, the first scholarly atlas to depict the twentieth-century shift of Christianity to the Global South and the first to map Christian affiliation at the provincial level.
Call Number: Folio BR479 A85Y 2009 (Trowbridge Reference Room)
Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions by Gerald H. Anderson (Editor) Extensive and comprehensive coverage of Christian missions with 2,400 original signed biographies by 350 authors from 45 countries.
Call Number: BV3700 B56 1999 (Trowbridge Reference Room)
Encyclopedia of Mission and Missionaries by Jonathan J. Bonk (Editor) Examines the nature and effects of missionary work around the world and throughout history, analyzing how secular and clerical people from major religions (especially Christianity, Buddhism and Islam) have brought social changes along with words of a new faith.
Call Number: Oversize BV2040 E48X 2007 (Trowbridge Reference Room or Special Collections)
Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions by A. Scott Moreau (Editor) Contains more than 1,400 articles on the theory, practice, theology, and history of missions. Written by evangelical scholars.
Call Number: BV2040 .E92 2000 (Trowbridge Reference Room or Day Missions Room)
World Christian Encyclopedia (Online) by Todd M. Johnson; Gina A. Zurlo (editors) Now in its 3rd edition, documents the changing status of World Christianity over the past 120 years from historical and social scientific perspectives. This reference work features comprehensive descriptions of all Christian traditions, including current information on the uniqueness of Christian experiences around the world.

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