Why Use a Reference Book?
Reference books are designed to provide you with an introduction to a given topic.
SELECTED REFERENCE BOOKS AVAILABLE IN THE LIBRARY (2nd floor)
CHRISTIANITY
Dictionary of Christianity in America (1990)
Ref BR 515 .D53 1990
Encyclopedia of Early Christianity (1997, 2 vols.)
Ref BR 162.2 .E53 1997
Encyclopedia of Religion (2005, 15 vols.)
Ref BL 31 .E46 2005
The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2005)
Ref BR 95 .O8 2005
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation (1996, 4 vols.)
Ref BR 302.8 .O93 1996
CHRISTIANITY IN THE UNITED STATES
Dictionary of Christianity in America (1990)
Ref BR 515 .D53 1990
Encyclopedia of American Religious History (2009, 3 vols.)
Ref BL 2525 .B45 2017
Encyclopedia of American Women and Religion (2017, 2 vols.)
Ref BL 2525 .B45 2017
Encyclopedia of Religion in America (2010, 4 vols.)
Ref BL 2520 .E52 2010
CHRISTIANITY AND WOMEN
Encyclopedia of American Women and Religion (2017, 2 vols.)
Ref BL 2525 .B45 2017
Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America (2006, 3 vols.)
Ref BL 458 .E52 2006
Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion (1999, 2 vols.)
Ref BL 458 .E53 1999
CATHOLIC CHURCH
The Encyclopedia of American Catholic History (1997)
Ref BX 1406.2 .E53 1997
Encyclopedia of the Vatican and Papacy (1999)
Ref BX 955.2 .E53 1999
The HarperCollins Encyclopedia of Catholicism (1995)
Ref BX 841 .H37 1995
The Modern Catholic Encyclopedia (2004)
Ref BX 841 .M63 2004
New Catholic Encyclopedia (2003, 15 vols.)
Ref BX 841 .N44 2002
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation (1996, 4 vols.)
Ref BR 302.8 .O93 1996
The Papacy: An Encyclopedia (2002, 3 vols.)
Ref BX 955.2 .D53 2002
OTHER CHRISTIAN GROUPS
Encyclopedia of Mormonism (1992, 4 vols.)
Ref BX 8605.5 .E62 1992
The Encyclopedia of Protestantism (2004, 4 vols.)
Ref BX 4811.3 .E53 2004
Historical Dictionary of the Baptists (1999)
Ref BX 6211 .B73 1999
Historical Dictionary of the Orthodox Church (2005)
Ref BR 95 .O8 2005