Library Resources

The following subject headings may be useful for locating books in the library catalog:

Christian literature, Early
Christianity -- Origin
Church -- History of doctrines
Church history -- Primitive and Early Church, ca. 30-600
Early Church
Fathers of the Church
Jesus Christ -- Historicity

Essential Reference Works

Anchor Bible Dictionary. Ed. by David Noel Freedman. Doubleday, 1992. 4 vols. (Ref BS 440 .A54 1992)

Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs. Ed. by David W. Bercot. Hendrickson, 1998. (Ref BR 66.5 .D53 1998)

The Early Church: An Annotated Bibliography of Literature in English. By Thomas A. Robinson. ATLA, 1993. (Ref BR 162.2 .B1 R63 1993)

Encyclopedia of Early Christianity. 2nd ed. Ed. by Everett Ferguson. Garland, 1997.
2 vols. (Ref BR 162.2 .E53 1997)

Encyclopedia of Religion. Ed. by Mircea Eliade. Macmillan, 1987. 16 vols. (Ref BL 31 .E46 1986)

Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. Ed. by F. L. Cross. 3rd ed. by E. A. Livingstone. Oxford University Press, 1997. (Ref BR 95 .O8 1997)

Periodical Indexes & Abstracts

InfoTrac Academic OneFile  
Provides indexing and selected full-text of many journals in religion, including Church History, Interpretation, Journal of Biblical Literature, Journal of Religion, Journal of Religious History, and others (1980-present).

Arts & Humanities Citation Index,
Index to over 1300 international humanities journals.  1980-present available online through Click [Change Limits and Settings] and select Arts & Humanities Citation Index.  Web of Knowledge.

Humanities Full Text
Covers 500+ English-language journals (including some full-text) in the fields of classical studies, archaeology, religion, philosophy, world history, and world literature (1984-present).

JSTOR
The scholarly journal archive; provides full text of over 450 journals covering a broad array of disciplines. UNCA collections include Arts and Sciences I, II, III, and IV. See detailed lists.

Philosopher's Index
Index to journal articles, books, contributions to anthologies, and book reviews from over 480 philosophy journals originating from 38 countries. Contains author-written abstracts (1940-present).

Religion Index One: Periodicals (Per A1 .R4)
Subject index to over 700 journals in religion, with emphasis on religious scholarship in the West (v.13 1977/78-present).

E-Journals

Browse online journals in Project MUSE (UNCA only)

Web Resources

Ancient History Sourcebook: Christian Origins
Resources and links to source texts throughout the Web from Fordham U.

Byzantium: The Byzantine Studies Page
Course syllabi, bibliographies, and links covering early Byzantine history.

Catholic Encyclopedia
Online version of the 1913 reference.

Early Church Fathers
E-texts in public domain covering the most important writings from the first 800 years of the Church. Part of the Christian Classics Ethereal Library.

The Ecole Initiative
Hypertext encyclopedia of early church history, with links to numerous electronic documents.

From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians
Extensive online companion to the PBS series. Commentary, interviews, images, and related links.

Guide to Early Church Documents
Links to resources relating to the early church, including canonical documents, creeds, the writings of the apostolic fathers, and other historical texts relevant to church history.

Noncanonical Homepage
Early works that didn't make it into the Bible, including the Nag Hammadi Codices.

NT Gateway
Current and well-organized collection of Web information about the New Testament and its background compiled by Dr. Mark Goodacre at the U of Birmingham.

Resources for Biblical Studies
Materials and links focusing on early Christian writings and the Mediterranean social world.

The St. Pachomius Library
Uncopyrighted English translations of the church fathers, acts of the Christian martyrs, proceedings of the councils, lives of the early saints, and more.

Voice of the Shuttle
Web site for humanities research. Category: Religious Studies > Christianity and Bible Studies

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