Historical databases
Remember that each databases such as EBSCO or JStor are searchable with simple keywords, such as "preaching"" or "women AND preaching", if you want to use boolean operators.
Don't forget to have a look at this tutorial if you have difficulties using them.
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History of preaching in the Catholic ChurchCatholic Historical Review.
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EBSCO periodicals in religion and philosophy: preaching articlesThis URL points directly to the articles related to the "preaching" topic in EBSCO religion and philosophy collection.
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The Victorian and Earlier sermonThis free website might be an interesting starting point to find references about Victorian sermons and preachers.
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ITER: gateway to the Middle Ages and the RenaissanceExtensive database on the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods. The Renaissance and Reformation journal might interest anyone conducting research on these eras.
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Southern sermons manuscripts before 1800Online catalogue of the sermon literature of Southern Colonies/States of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
Books
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20 centuries of great preaching; an encyclopedia of preaching by Call Number: BV4241 F34Publication Date: 1971For each important historical preacher (starting with Jesus), you can find a short biography and examples of sermons he preached. Sometimes, bibliographical information is provided. -
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A Concise History of Preaching by Call Number: BV4207 W53 1992ISBN: 0687093422Publication Date: 1992 -
Women Preachers and Prophets Through Two Millennia of Christianity by Call Number: BV676 W556 1998ISBN: 0520209214Publication Date: 1998Bibliographical references, index
This book is divided into four sections: Early Christianity, Middle Ages, Sixteenth to Eighteenth centuries, Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries. Each section is composed of several articles, browsing various topics related to Women and Preaching.
Yale Divinity Library
Suzanne Estelle-Holmer
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