Survey of the Christian Tradition: History and Theology
Course Number: GC204
Subject: Global Citizenship
Choosing a topic
Background material
- Very Short Introductions (Oxford University Press)
- Scholarly introductions to topics, such as:
- Cambridge Histories (Cambridge University Press)
- Scholarly, in-depth histories on topics, such as:
- History of the Bible
- History of Early Christian Literature
- The Cambridge History of Christianity
- Volume 1, Origins to Constantine
- Volume 2, Constantine to c.600
- Volume 3, Early Medieval Christianities, c.600–c.1100
- Volume 4, Christianity in Western Europe, c.1100–c.1500
- Volume 5, Eastern Christianity
- Volume 6, Reform and Expansion 1500–1660
- Volume 7, Enlightenment, Reawakening and Revolution 1660–1815
- Volume 8, World Christianities c.1815–c.1914
- Volume 9, World Christianities c.1914–c.2000
- Scholarly, in-depth histories on topics, such as:
- Encyclopedia of Christian Theology. (3 volumes online)
Finding books
Use the Omni to identify books at Laurier.
- limit to "Books and eBooks" on the left side of search results
- remember to use "quotation marks" when searching for phrases
- limit publication year if applicable
Tutorials
Finding and using ebooks
Finding articles
Use the Omni to identify articles at Laurier.
- on the results page, limit to "Articles" and "Peer-reviewed."
While Omni can be helpful in finding a lot of material, it often happens that the number of results is overwhelming. If this is the case, consider using a specialized database to find articles in a narrower field. Some examples include:
Tutorials
Citing Sources
- Chicago Manual of Style (full ebook)
- OWL Purdue Chicago Style