CED 421 Resource Guide

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The following resources have been compiled by the librarians with specific emphasis on resources valuable for use in CED 421.

• PURPOSES    • PERSPECTIVES     • PROFILES     • PROCESSES    • PRACTICES

Purposes

This is a category in which you address some big questions.  Consequently, these are resources very broad in scope.  As with other reference works, some of these may be useful for definitions, overviews, and bibliography.

Philosophy

• Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2006. 10 Volumes. REF 103 En19B
 
• Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 1998. REF 170 R76
 
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
 
• New Dictionary of the History of Ideas. 2005. 6 Volumes. REF 903 N42H

Theology

• Evangelical Dictionary of Theology. 2^nd ed. 2001. REF 203 Ev14

 

• The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology. 1986. 4 Volumes. REF 225.3 N46 1986

 

• The New Catholic Encyclopedia. 2^nd ed. 2003. 15 Volumes. REF 282.03 N42 2003

 

• The Oxford Companion to Christian Thought. 2000. REF 230.03 Ox24

 

• The strongest NIV exhaustive concordance. 2004. REF 220.523 St88g 2004

 

Theological Statements
provide expressions of theological beliefs, sometimes succinct, other times voluminous.  The Pelikan set attempts to provide a nearly comprehensive explanation of major theological creeds and statements throughout church history.

• Pelikan, Jaroslav. Creeds and Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition. 2003. 4 Volumes. REF 200 C861 & Taylor University-Upland Main Collection 200 C861
 
• Leith, John. Creeds of the Churches. 1963, 1982. Taylor University-Upland Main Collection 238 L53
 
• Schaff, Philip. Creeds of Christendom. 1998. 3 Volumes. REF 238 Sch1
 
• Melton, J. Gordon. Encyclopedia of American Religions: Religious Creeds, 1^st ed. 1998. 2 Volumes. REF 200 M49 1988
 
• Stott, John R. W. The Lausanne Covenant. 1979. Taylor University-Upland Main Collection 269.2 C76 No.3

Some creedal statements are online at the Research Guide for Christianity, Selected Internet Sites and Electronic Texts (Yale).

Systematic theologies
are comprehensive explications of theological beliefs and positions.  They range from one volume to many.  A search in the TU catalog on the keywords "systematic" and "theology" turns up quite a few examples of systematic theologies.  Some authors representing "classic" to contemporary expressions include: Barth, Berkouwer, Berkof, Bloesch, Buswell, Calvin (Institutes), Carter, Chafer, Clarke, Olin Curtis, Dunning, Geisler, Erickson, Finney, Grudem, (Francis J.) Hall, (Carl F. H.) Henry, Charles Hodge, Kuyper, Miley, Oden, Pannenberg, Ramm, Shedd, Strong, Thiessen, Wiley.

Sundry Book Sources -- a few examples:

• Morris, Thomas V. Making Sense of it All.  Taylor University-Upland Main Collection 100 M83m
 
• Schaeffer, Francis. The God Who is There. Taylor University-Upland Main Collection 230 Sch13g
 
• Nicholi, Armand M. The Question of God. Taylor University-Upland Main Collection 212.1 N514q
 
• Walsh, David. Guarded by Mystery. Taylor University-Upland Main Collection 291.2 W16g

Research Databases

• ATLA Religion Database
  is the major index of periodicals, book essays, and D.Min. projects/dissertations in biblical and theological studies, including Christian education and ministries.  There is some but limited full-text to articles online.  Much of the material covered here is available through interlibrary loan.
  
 
• Religious and Theological Abstracts
  does index some periodicals not covered in ATLA.  There are no direct connections to full-text online.
 

• Christian Periodical Index
  is an index to more popular Christian periodicals including some that are specifically ministry-related.

Perspectives

Here we try to identify resources from the vantages or premises of different disciplines that might inform your approach to ministry.

Philosophical:

• (See some of the same resources under Box A.)

Theological

• Evangelical Dictionary of Christian Education. REF 268.03 Ev14A

 

• Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions. REF 266.003 Ev14M

 

• Evangelical Dictionary of Theology. 2^nd ed.  2001. REF 203 Ev14

 

• The New International Dictionary of the Christian Church. REF 203 D74n

 

• The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology.

 

• The New Catholic Encyclopedia. 2003. 15 Volumes. REF 282.03 N42 2003

 

• The IVP Dictionary of the New Testament. REF 225.3 Iv7

 

• The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Spirituality. REF 248.03 W52

 

• The Oxford Companion to Christian Thought. REF 230.03 Ox24

 

• see Theological Statements and Systematic Theologies under Box A

 

Psychological

• Encyclopedia of Psychology, 2^nd ed. 2000. 8 Volumes. REF 150.3 En19k

 

• Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science. 2003. 4 Volumes. REF 153 En19

 

• Learning & Memory, 2^nd ed. REF 153.1 L47

 

• The Oxford Handbook of Memory. REF 153.12 Ox26O

 

• Handbook of Personality Psychology. REF 155.2 H19H

 

• Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology & Counseling. REF 150.3 B17B

 

• PsycINFO
  is the major index to the broad literature of psychology.  It covers much educational psychology (but see also ERIC and the Professional Development Collection described below.)  There is not much full-text online available through PsycINFO but most of the articles are available through interlibrary. 

Examples of specific psychology-related periodicals from a Christian vantage include:

• Journal of Psychology & Christianity (from ATLA Religion Index)

 

• Journal of Psychology & Theology (from ATLA Religion Index)

 

• Conversations: A Forum for Authentic Transformations (Atlanta, GA)

Examples of books relating Christianity and psychology:

• Myers and Jeeves, Psychology Through the Eyes of Faith. Taylor University-Upland Main Collection 261.515 M99p

 

• Van Leeuwen, Mary Stewart. The Person in Psychology: A Contemporary Christian Appraisal. Taylor University-Upland Main Collection 261.515 V32p

 

• Stevenson, D. H., Eck, B. E., & Hill, P. C. Psychology & Christianity integration seminal works that shaped the movement.  2007. (Zondervan Library: in processing -- check the catalog)

 

• Johnson, Eric L. Foundations for Soul Care A Christian Psychology Proposal. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 2007. Taylor University-Upland Main Collection 253.52 J631f

Also, a keyword search in the TU catalog using the terms "Christianity" and "psychology" will yield related books.

Sociological

• Reader's guide to the social sciences. 2001. 2 Volumes. REF 300 R22
  This may be useful to consult for topics relating to both the "psychological" and "sociological" dimensions.

 

• Encyclopedia of aging.  2002. 4v. REF 305.26 En19a

 

• Encyclopedia of sociology. 1992. 4 Volumes. REF 301.03 En19M

 

• Encyclopedia of community :from the village to the virtual world. 2003. 4 Volumes. REF 307.3 En19C

 

• International encyclopedia of marriage and family. 2003. 4 Volumes. Taylor University-Upland Reference 306.8 I17

 

• Statistical abstract of the United States.  Annual. Taylor University-Upland Main Collection 317 Un4

Sociological Abstracts
 a specialized index to research journals, reports, and collected essays and chapters in books.  This can be searched with assistance from a librarian.

Again, a keyword search on "Christianity" and "sociology" in the TU catalog could be useful.

Educational

• Encyclopedia of Educational Research. 1992. REF 370.3 En19e 1992

 

• Encyclopedia of education. 2003. 8 Volumes. REF 370 En19

 

• Theory and Research in Christian Education bibliography
  (North of England Institute for Christian Education) This is a fairly extensive and up to date bibliography of books on theory and theology of Christian education.

  For journal and other periodical articles, see ERIC and the Professional Development Collection, described below.

Other examples of specialized studies, periodicals, research institutes, etc.

• Princeton Theological Seminary Institute for Youth Ministry
 
• Pulpit & Pew Project
 
• Spirituality in Higher Education [.pdf]
 
• Mission handbook: U.S. and Canadian Protestant Ministries Overseas 2007-2009.
  This is the principal directory of international Christian ministries.
  Taylor University-Upland Reference 266 M69W
 
• Alban Institute
 
• Youth Ministries
 
• Journal of College & Character
  (See examples of research papers and projects)
 
• In Character
  (a new periodical - on order at Zondervan)

Profiles

Periodical Indexes (research databases)
See "Databases" from the Zondervan web site

• ATLA Religion Database
  In this section, in addition to periodical articles, ATLA Religion could be useful in identifying D.Min. projects/dissertations that focus upon specific ministry objectives and projects.  Many of these dissertations/projects are available through interlibrary loan.

These are two other education-related related databases that could be useful in clarifying educational goals.  They will not have much, however, pertaining to Christian ministry. 

• ERIC
  is the most comprehensive index to educational periodical literature, going back to 1966.  It also includes indexing to "ERIC documents".  These encompass a broad range of research studies, teaching modules, and programmatic information.  Some of these ERIC documents may have implications for ministry programs in terms of educational theory, objectives, and practice.  Only a minority of material (articles and "ERIC Documents") in ERIC pertains specifically to Christian education or ministries; still, what is there it can be useful for ideas and drawing inferences.  Only some of the periodical articles cited in ERIC are available full-text online through related databases.  Many ERIC documents from 1998 to the present are now available online.
 
• Professional Development Collection
  is another education-related index primarily of periodicals (over 550 titles) with over 350 titles available with full-text online.  As with ERIC, not much material is related to Christian education expressly.
 
• Academic Search Premier
  is a general index to over 8,000 periodicals with full-text online for about 4,700 titles.   The majority of what you will find here is not related to Christianity or ministry, however as with the other databases there is some material from which you can draw insights and inferences.

See this sample search in WorldCat on "church work with youth" from 1995 to the present which includes books, dissertations/theses, etc. (This is only a sampling of the most recent 100 citations.)

 Here is a sampling from another search in WorldCat for books using the terms "theology or theological" and "christian" and ("education or ministry or ministries")  and "christian education - philosophy" and limited from 1985 to the present.

Internet Resources

• Princeton Theological Seminary Institute for Youth Ministry

 

• Wabash Center -- Internet Guide to Religion

Processes

Most of the resources, especially the research databases under Box C apply here as well.  They can identify specific research and theories about development and learning.   Also the sources under Box B, especially "Psychological" and "Educational" should be reviewed.

See search on  "Learning, Psychology" in the Zondervan catalog

For other books see WorldCat. E.g., you may want to do a search on "theory or theories" and "learn or learning" from 1990-, limiting these terms to the TITLE field; then broaden by limiting to the SUBJECT field.

Practices

• ATLA Religion Database
  can be useful in identifying specific ministry issues and projects (especially D.Min. projects as described above.) 

Links to other CED library resources: 

• Search Strategy Guide (Research Grid)

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