Reference Tools and Bibliographies: Missions & World Christianity

General

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

World Christian Encyclopedia (Eds. David B. Barrett, George T. Kurian, and Todd M. Johnson. New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.)

"A comparative study of churches and religions in the modern world AD 1900-2000." Good for statistical and demographic information.
Divinity Library Trowbridge Reference Room, BV2040 B37

SML Main Reference Rm., BR95 +W67

Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions (Gerald H. Anderson, ed., Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub., 1999.)

Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reference Room, BV3700 B56 1999
Extensive and comprehensive coverage of Christian missions with 2,400 original signed biographies by 350 authors from 45 countries.

Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions ( A. Scott Moreau, ed., Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c2000.)

Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reference Room, BV2040 E92 2000

Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Missions (Camden, N.J., T. Nelson, 1967.)

Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reference Room, BV2040 E53
Alphabetical listing of mission sending agencies. Outdated (1967), but provides useful information re. the historical development and name changes of the agencies.

The Encyclopedia of Missions : descriptive, historical, biographical, statistical (Henry Otis Dwight, H. Allen Tupper, and Edwin Munsell Bliss, Detroit : Gale Research Co., 1975, c1904.)

Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reference Room, BV2040 E5 1975

Concise Dictionary of the Christian World Mission (Stephen Neill, Gerald H. Anderson, John Goodwin, eds., Nashville, Abingdon Press, 1971.)

Bibliographies, Catalogs, Guides

 

Basic bibliography for World Christianity

 

Missionary Periodicals Database

The database hosted at the Yale Divinity Library aims to record all periodicals on foreign missions published in Britain between the eighteenth century and the 1960s by missionary societies and commercial publishers. There are currently over 400 periodicals accessible through the database, with full details of current location, their targeted readership, regional coverage, and main features.

Missionary Research Library (NY) Dictionary catalog (Boston: G. K. Hall, 1968.)

Divinity Library stacks, Oversize Z7817 N54
17 volumes; approximately 273,000 entries by author, title, and subject, including entries for periodical articles by prominent authors.

Cumulative Bibliography of the International Review of Missions

Published by the Centre for the Study of Christianity in the Non-Western World, University of Edinburgh

Bibliografia missionaria (Isola del Liri : Soc. tip. A. Macioce & Pisani, 1935- )

Divinity, Day Missions Room, Reference, Z7838 M6 B5 (LC)

Bibliografia Misonal y Ecumenica (compiled by John Gorski)

 

International Christian literature documentation project : a subject, author, and corporate name index to nonwestern Christian literature. (Douglas W. Geyer, project director ; prepared for publication by ATLA staff under the direction of Lowell K. Handy. Evanston, Ill. : American Theological Library Association, )
Divinity, Special Collections Z6514 C55 I57 1993 (LC)

Christianity and culture : a bibliography with indexes. (Martin S. Reed, ed., Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, 2002.)

Divinity, Trowbridge Reference Room Z7776.6 .C45 2002

Liberation and Salvation. (Raymond Facelina. Strasbourg, Cerdic Publications, 1973.)

Divinity, Oversized Z7777.72 F32
Includes around 467 items focusing on Liberation theology.

Liberation Theologies : a Research Guide. (Ronald G. Musto. New York: Garland Publishing, 1991.)

Divinity Stacks and Trowbridge Reference Room Z7809 M87 1991
"...a comprehensive scholarly bibliography of published materials on the varieties of Liberation theology, mostly in book form, available in English" (from the preface). Defines Liberation theology broadly. Includes works on or from Africa, Latin America, North America, feminist, Asian and other liberation perspectives.

Christianity and the Encounter with Other Religions: A Select Bibliography (Ed. S. Immanuel David. Bangalore : United Theological College, 1988.)

Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reference Room, Z7776.65 D38 1988

Missions and Evangelism (Ed. Paul D. Petersen. Chicago, Ill. : American Theological Library Association, 1985.

Divinity Library, Special Collections, Z817 P47 1985 (non-circulating)

Africa

Bibliography in Contextual Theology in Africa Vol. 1.

J. R. Cochrane, I. W. Henderson and C. O. West.. Pietermarrtzburg : Cluster (Publications., 1993.)

Divinity, Stack Reference, Z7757 A24 B524

"There is an urgent need for theological resources which are relevant to the African context. Bibliography in Contextual Theology is an attempt to meet this need" (from the preface). Although aimed at theologians and ministers in Africa, this is good introduction to resources on African theology. Abstracts are included. Currently only the first volume is available.

Christianity in Tropical Africa : a Selective Annotated Bibliography. (Patrick E. Ofori. Nendeln : KTO press, 1977)

Divinity, Z7757 A24 036

SML, Stacks, LC Z7757 A24 O36 (LC)

"This bibliography is the second in a series of subject Bibliographies intended by the compiler to cover various aspects of religion in Africa south of the Sahara" (from the preface).

South African Theological Bibliography (C.F.A. Borchardt and W.S. Vorster. Evanston, IL : American Theological Library Association, 1995)

Divinity, Z7757 S6 S681, Trowbridge Reference Room

via Divinity workstation: Open folder called "Divinity Library Online Resources" on desktop

"The South African Theological Bibliography has become indispensable to researchers in the field of Theology. It is the only source which includes references to all theological journals published in South Africa and dissertations and theses of theological interest submitted at South African universities." (from the preface)

History of the Church in South Africa: a Guide to Information and Sources

Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reference Room and Stacks, Z7778 S57 H63 1990

"Contents: v. 1, A select bibliography of published material to 1980; v. 2, A select bibliography of published material 1981 to 1985; v. 3, A select bibliography of published material 1985-1989." GRB

Asia

American China Missions: An Introductory Bibliography (Charles W. Hayford, ed.)

 

A Bibliography of Christianity in Malaysia  (Kuala Lumpur : Published for the Malaysian Church History Study Group by Seminari Theoloji Malaysia and the Catholic Research Centre, 1990.)

Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reference Room, Z7778 M4 R69 1990

Latin America

Bibliografia Teologica Comentada del Area Iberoamericana (Buenos Aries : Instituto Superior Evangelico de Estudios Teologicos de la Asociacion Intercofesional de Estudios Teologicos, 1975-)

Divinity, Trowbridge Reference Room,  Z7753 B58

SML, Stacks, Z7753 B53 (LC)

Lists around 500 articles from 400 serials focusing on Latin American theology.  Some articles are abstracted.  It is issued annually beginning in 1973.  (Gorman)

Bibliography of Latin American Bibliographies, 1980-1984: Social Sciences and Humanities.   (Lionel V. Lorona. London : Scarecrow Press, 1987.)

Divinity, Trowbridge Reference Room Z1601 A2 1968

SML, Subject Z1601 A2 +G76 1968 (LC) Bibliography (L and B)

Although the religion section is extremely short, it does serve as a good beginning sources to point researchers to more significant bibliographies in Latin American religion and theology.

 

Bibliographical information also available on Religion in Latin America site

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