Theology

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

This guide is an introduction to the basic resources for doing research in theology and for beginning a biblical exegesis paper.

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

The following titles are only a selection of some of the most useful theological dictionaries and encyclopedias. Other print resources may be found by browsing the reference shelves containing the print titles listed below. Many have signed articles by experts on the subject and excellent bibliographies.

The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, 3rd ed. revised (2005)
Entries on figures, movements, and events as well as themes and terms. Most entries have short bibliographies. A great resource.
The Catholic Encyclopedia
This is an electronic version of the standard 15 volume reference work published during 1907-1913. Many articles are still useful even though it is a product of an earlier stage of Catholic scholarship.

Significant Print Reference Works

The New Dictionary of Catholic Social Thought by Judith A. Dwyer (Editor)
ISBN: 0814655262

Publication Date: 1994-05-01

Includes articles on social encyclicals, Vatican II documents and various episcopal documents. Also articles on poverty, homelessness, exploitation, feminism, economics, industry, labor, political systems, and environmental concerns.
The New Dictionary of Theology by Joseph A. Komonchak (Editor); Mary Collins (Editor); Dermot A. Lane (Editor)
ISBN: 0894536095

Publication Date: 2004-01-01

Catholic emphasis. The longest articles, 24 in number, are about "the principle themes of the Christian vision of faith." These are often 10-15 pages long and are "the center around which the articles revolve."
Dictionnaire de théologie catholique by Alfred Vacant 1852-1901, ed; E Mangenot (Eugene), 1856-1922, ed; Emile Amann 1880-1948, ed
Call Number: O'Neill Reference BX 841 .D68

Publication Date: 1923-1950
Sacramentum Mundi: an encyclopedia of theology by Rahner, Karl
Call Number: BR 95 .S25

Publication Date: 1970
Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche by Michael Buchberger 1874-1961, ed; Walter Kasper 1933-; Konrad Baumgartner; Second Vatican Council
Call Number: BR95 .L494x 1993

ISBN: 3451220016

Publication Date: 1993

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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Significant Print Reference Works