| Description |
1 online resource (238 pages) |
| Contents |
Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgments; 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 General/Special Pattern; The Special or Systematic Model; The Great Thinker Model; The Integral, Developmental Model; The Distinction and Interrelationship of Intellectual, Political, and Social History; 2. Perspective and Meaning in History; The Problem of the Past; Historical Sources -- Their Use and Assessment |
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The Problem of Objectivity in Historical StudyMeaning in History; Understanding the Past; History and Self -- Understanding; The Importance of History; 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; Dissertations and Theses; Periodical Indices and Online Databases; Library Networks and Online Libraries; Handbooks, Bibliographical Guides, and General Surveys |
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Dictionaries and EncyclopediasLinguistic 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; Church History: By Period; Early Church; The Medieval Church; Reformation and Post -- Reformation; Sixteenth -- through Eighteenth -- century Sources in English; American Church History; Internet Databases and Primary Research |
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Internet Resources and Their LimitationsPrimary Sources in Microform; Research in Archives, Special Collections, and Rare Book Facilities; 5. The Practice of Research and the Craft of Writing; Evaluating Resources and Materials; Taking Notes; Collating Notes: the Preliminary Outline; Survey of Secondary Literature and Paradigms: Writing the First Paragraph or Chapter; The Body of the Essay; Writing the Last Paragraph; Footnoting; Bibliographies; Research with Computers; Word Processing the Dissertation; 6. Preparing Lectures and Writing Monographs and Articles |
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Course Outline and Lecture PreparationLecturing and Teaching; 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; A. Dissertations and Theses; B. Periodical Directories and Abstracts; C. Journals and Series; 1. Journals; 2. Series; D. Handbooks, Bibliographical Guides, and General Surveys; E. Dictionaries and Encyclopedias; 1. Linguistic Tools: Dictionaries and Paleographical Aids |
| Summary |
In their Church History, James Bradley and Richard Muller lay out guidelines, methods, and basic reference tools for research and writing in the fields of church history and historical theology. Over the years, this book has helped countless students define their topics, locate relevant source materials, and write quality papers. This revised, expanded, and updated second edition includes discussion of Internet-based research, digitized texts, and the electronic forms of research tools. The greatly enlarged bibliography of study aids now includes many significant new resources that have become available since the first edition's publication in 1995. Accessible and clear, this introduction will continue to benefit both students and experienced scholars in the field |
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2. Biographical Dictionaries and Encyclopedias |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Church history -- Study and teaching
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Church history -- Research -- Methodology
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Church history -- Historiography.
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Church history -- Bibliography
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Church history -- Reference books
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Church history
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Church history -- Historiography
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Church history -- Study and teaching
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| Genre/Form |
Bibliographies
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Reference works
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Muller, Richard A. (Richard Alfred), 1948-
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| ISBN |
9781467445108 |
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146744510X |
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