Contents
1. Introduction to Church History and
Related Disciplines
Preliminary Definition of Terms
The Emergence of Critical Church Historiography
Methods and Models in the History of Doctrine
The Special or Systematic Model
The Integral, Developmental Model
The Distinction and Interrelationship of Intellectual, Political, and Social History
2. Perspective and Meaning in History
Historical Sources — Their Use and Assessment
The Problem of Objectivity in Historical Study
History and Self-Understanding
3. The Initial Stages of Research and the Use of Bibliographic and Reference Sources
Selecting and Narrowing a Topic
Current Research Techniques and New Bibliographic Databases in Church History and Theology
Church History and Theology: Research in Secondary Sources
Periodical Indices and Online Databases
Library Networks and Online Libraries
Handbooks, Bibliographical Guides, and General Surveys
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Linguistic Tools: Dictionaries and Paleographic Aids
Biographical Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Theological and Church-historical Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Historical Atlases and Guides to Historical Geography
4. Research in Primary Sources and the Use of Text Databases and Materials in Microform
Reformation and Post-Reformation
Sixteenth- through Eighteenth-century Sources in English
Internet Databases and Primary Research
Internet Resources and Their Limitations
Research in Archives, Special Collections, and Rare Book Facilities
5. The Practice of Research and the Craft of Writing
Evaluating Resources and Materials
Collating Notes: the Preliminary Outline
Survey of Secondary Literature and Paradigms: Writing the First Paragraph or Chapter
Word Processing the Dissertation
6. Preparing Lectures and
Writing Monographs and Articles
Course Outline and Lecture Preparation
Preparing the Dissertation for Publication
Ongoing Research: Articles and Book-length Projects
Selected Aids to the Study of Church History and Historical Theology: A Bibliography
I. Church History: Reference and Research Tools
B. Periodical Directories and Abstracts
D. Handbooks, Bibliographical Guides, and General Surveys
E. Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
1. Linguistic Tools: Dictionaries and Paleographical Aids
2. Biographical Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
3. Dictionaries of Anonyms and Pseudonyms
4. Theological and Church-historical Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
F. Historical Atlases and Guides to Historical Geography
G. Guides to Libraries and Archives
1. Guides, Manuals, and Encyclopedias
3. Editions of Texts and Concordances
2. Guides, Indices, and Concordances
5. Editions and Series of Texts and Translations
9. Libraries, Manuscripts, Books, and Printing
C. Reformation, Post-Reformation
1. Bibliographies and General Surveys
A. Bibliographical Guides and Handbooks
B. Periodicals and Newspapers: Guides and Indexes
C. National Bibliography and Guides to Sources
F. Guides to Archives and Manuscripts
A. Bibliographical Guides and Handbooks
B. Periodical Guides and Indexes
D. General Reference and Research Tools
1. National Bibliography and Guides to Sources
4. Bibliographies of Bibliographies
E. Biographical Dictionaries and Directories
VI. Historiography and Historical Method
VII. General Reference Works for the Profession
Appendix: Online Resources and Sources in Microform
A. Online Databases and Scholarly Commercial
Database Projects