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INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY:

SOME HELPFUL RESOURCES

Reference Books:

The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church.  2d ed.  Edited by F.L. Cross and E.A.Livingstone. Oxford:  Oxford University Press, 1983.

McKim, Donald K. Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1996.

Muller, Richard A. Dictionary of Latin and Greek Theological Terms: Drawn Principally from Protestant Scholastic Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1985.

Ferm, Deane William. Profiles in Liberation: 36 Portraits of Third World Theologians.   Mystic, Ct.: Twenty-Third Publications, 1988.

Peerman, Dean G., and Martin E. Marty. A Handbook of Christian Theologians.  Cleveland:World Publishing Company, 1965.

D. Martin Luthers Werke. Kritische Gesamtausgabe.  Weimar:  Hermann Bhlau, 1883 -.

Luther's Works. American Edition.  Edited by Jaroslav Pelikan.  55 vols. Vols. 1-30, St. Louis: Concordia, 1955 -; vols. 31-55, Philadelphia:  Fortress Press, 1957 -.

Obras de Martn Lutero. Translated by C. Witthaus, Manuel Vallejo Diaz, and Erich Sexauer.  9 vols. Buenos Aires:  Paidós, 1967-76; El Escudo-La Aurora, 1977-83.

The Book of Concord: The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Edited by RobertKolb and Timothy J. Wengert.  Translated by Charles Arand, Eric Gritsch, Robert Kolb, William Russell, James Schaaf, Jane Strohl, Timothy J. Wengert.  Minneapolis:  Fortress Press, 2000.

Libro de Concordia: Las Confesiones de la Iglesia Evangélica Luterana. Edited by Andrés Meléndez.  St. Louis: Concordia, 1989.

Die symbolischen Bcher der evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche, deutsch und lateinisch.  Edited by J. C. Müller.  9th ed.  Gütersloh: Bertelsmann, 1900.

The Encyclopedia of the Lutheran Church. Edited by Julius Bodensieck.  3 vols.  Minneapolis:  Augsburg, 1965.

Lutheran Cyclopedia. Edited by Erwin L. Lueker.  Rev. ed.  St. Louis:  Concordia, 1975.

Schmid, Heinrich. The Doctrinal Theology of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. 3d ed., revised by Charles A. Hay and Henry E. Jacobs. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1899. 

 

Journals of interest to Lutherans published in the U.S. :

Currents in Theology and Mission -- theology and biblical studies

Dialog - theology

Interpretation – biblical studies

Lutheran Forum - theology

The Lutheran Quarterly - history and theology

Word and World - theology

Some Internet Resources:

Christian Cyclopedia

Brief descriptions of persons and terms important in church history, from a Lutheran perspective (online version of Lutheran Cyclopedia from Concordia Publishing House).

Creeds of Christendom

Has the Greek text of the Nicene Creed, as well as Reformation documents, denominational statements of faith and the 3 volume work The Creeds of Christendom by Philip Schaff.

The Ecole Initiative

An encyclopedia of early church history.

Fides Quaerens Internetum - Christian Theology Page

Directory of various websites devoted to philosophy and theology.

The Catholic Encyclopedia

Articles on a wide variety of topics in theology and church history, from a Roman Catholic perspective..

Hall of Church History

Contains information on various theologians in the history of the church and some of  their works. Organized by historical period.

Philosophy Pages

See especially "A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names".

Religion Online

Articles by numerous contemporary theologians.

Towards Sharing the One Faith

Ecumenical statement regarding the basic doctrines contained in the creeds, prepared by the Comission on Faith and order of the World Council of Churches.

Wabash Center Internet Guide to Religion

Has links by material type and subject area, including links to web pages on various theologians.