Church History : An Introduction to Research Methods and Resources.

Intro -- 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 -- The Problem of Objectivity in Historical Study -- Meaning 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- Internet Resources and Their Limitations.

Primary 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 -- Course Outline and Lecture Preparation -- Lecturing 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 -- 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 -- II. Church History: By Period -- A. Early Church -- 1. Guides, Manuals, and Encyclopedias -- 2. Bibliographies -- 3. Editions of Texts and Concordances -- 4. Journals and Series -- a. Journals -- b. Series -- 5. Historiography -- B. Medieval and Renaissance -- 1. Surveys -- 2. Guides, Indices, and Concordances -- 3. Periodical Guides -- 4. Bibliographies -- 5. Editions and Series of Texts and Translations -- 6. Journals and Series -- a. Journals -- b. Series.

7. Hagiography -- 8. Canon Law -- 9. Libraries, Manuscripts, Books, and Printing -- 10. Historiography -- C. Reformation, Post--Reformation -- 1. Bibliographies and General Surveys -- 2. Collections of Sources -- 3. Journals and Series -- a. Journals -- b. Series -- 4. Books and Printing -- 5. Libraries and Archives -- 6. Historiography -- D. Modern -- 1. General Surveys and Guides -- 2. Journals and Series -- a. Journals -- b. Series -- III. Modern British Sources -- A. Bibliographical Guides and Handbooks -- B. Periodicals and Newspapers: Guides and Indexes -- C. National Bibliography and Guides to Sources -- D. Biographical Dictionaries -- E. Atlases and Dictionaries -- F. Guides to Archives and Manuscripts -- G. Historiography -- IV. American Church History -- A. Bibliographical Guides and Handbooks -- B. Periodical Guides and Indexes -- C. Newspaper Guides -- D. General Reference and Research Tools -- 1. National Bibliography and Guides to Sources -- 2. Denominations -- 3. Specialized -- 4. Bibliographies of Bibliographies -- E. Biographical Dictionaries and Directories -- F. Encyclopedias and Atlases -- G. Archives and Manuscripts -- H. Historiography -- V. World Christianity -- A. General -- B. Africa -- C. Asia -- D. Australasia and Oceania -- E. India -- F. Latin America -- G. Historiography -- VI. Historiography and Historical Method -- VII. General Reference Works for the Profession -- Appendix: Online Resources and Sources in Microform.

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