Yale University Library Research Guides: REL 600 Introduction to Theology: Reference Works

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The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Online) by Andrew Louth 6,000 cross-referenced A-Z entries from theology; churches and denominations; patristic scholarship; and the bible; to the church calendar and its organisation; popes; archbishops; saints; and mystics. Online available. Newly updated in 2022.
The Oxford Handbook of African American Theology (Online) by Katie G. Cannon (Editor); Anthony B. Pinn (Editor) A comprehensive analysis of African American theology in its many forms and contexts.
The Oxford Handbook of Feminist Theology (Online) by Lisa Disch (Editor), Mary Hawkesworth (Editor) Provides an overview of the analytical frameworks and theoretical concepts feminist theorists have developed to challenge established knowledge within theology.
The Oxford Handbook of Systematic Theology (Online) by John Webster (Editor); Kathryn Tanner (Editor); Iain Torrance (Editor) Brings together a set of original and authoritative accounts of all the major areas of current research in Christian systematic theology.

Biographical Dictionary of Christian Theologians (Online) by Patrick W. Carey; Joseph Lienhard Provides alphabetically arranged entries for more than 450 Christian theologians from antiquity to the close of the twentieth century.
Compendium of Creeds, Definitions, and Declarations on Matters of Faith and Morals by Peter Hünermann A compendium of theological-historical source texts, in a bilingual edition, completely revised and extended to the pontificate of Benedict XVI.
Call Number: DIVINITY, Trowbridge Reference Room, BX1749 .D4 2012
Dictionary of Biblical Imagery by Leland Ryken (Editor); James C. Wilhoit (Editor); Tremper Longman (Editor) Explores the images, symbols, motifs, metaphors and literary patterns found in the Bible, as well as its universal archetypes.
Call Number: DIVINITY, Trowbridge Reference Room, BS537 D48 1998
Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception (Online) by Dale C. Allison, Jr., et al. (Editors) Serves as a comprehensive guide to the current state of knowledge on the background, origins, and development of the canonical texts of the Bible as they were accepted in Judaism and Christianity.
The Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms, Second Edition by Donald K. McKim Provides a comprehensive guide to nearly 7,000 theological terms.