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Theology (Greek θεος, theos, "God", + λογος, logos, "word" or "reason") refers to discourse concerning religion, spirituality, God, and related topics, that attempts to be reconciled with the langage and concepts of both belief and reason (cf. rationality, Western empiricism). Though cultures and systems vary, the purpose of theology has largely been the continuity of such discourse within the context of emerging rational thought, language, social modernisation, and revolutions in government —all of which have consistently moved away from theocracy and monarchy toward secularism and democracy. The very concept of "theology" itself arguably represents an influence of Western secular values upon the religious world, and thus often simply refers to religious education in accordance with Western social and academic norms. Within the "theological" framework, student theologians may engage in extra-traditional religious discourse and navigate many of the sectarian and denominational and doctrinal (ie. dogmatic) differences, while remaining as faithful believers in their respective traditions.
As Western theological traditions have developed according to predominanty Christian and Jewish beliefs, study and discourse may be directly tied to localised forms of evangelism. Students in theology often seek to become religious clergy. In certain systems, the expressions of theologians may be regarded afte time as part of a religious canon, or else cited as authoritative interpretation at a particular time. As such, "theology" may refer simply to religious interpretation which is more logos and ethos-based and less pathos-based than either ministry or prophesy. Theologians may help clarify religious differences, translate localized religous traditions and beliefs into abstractions and generalisations which have more universal meaning, or otherwise represent the views of a particular system or tradition within current religious debates.
History of the term
The word "Theology" is derived from Hellenistic Greek, but its meaning has changed significantly through its use in the European Christian thought of the Middle ages and Enlightenment More on [ Theology ]
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Tyndale House Library - An international centre for biblical research, based in Cambridge, England. One of the world's largest biblical studies libraries. Full catalogue and other resources online.
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Manuscript Library - Founded to preserve medieval manuscripts from Europe, Africa, and the Middle East in microfilm form. Offers research materials for all aspects of medieval and Renaissance life.
Abilene Christian University Library - Library hours and departments, electronic resources, and online catalog.
Meta Description: [ ACU Brown Library Home Page at Abilene Christian University. Contains Audio-Visuals, Government Documents, Periodicals, Reference, Special Collections, and information on interlibrary loan and off campus access. Highlights include FAQs, Friends of the ACU Library ]
Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation - The Foundation has as its aim the documentation and preservation of the Islamic written heritage. It is pursuing this aim principally through its work in surveying, cataloguing, editing and publishing Islamic manuscripts.
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Andover-Harvard Theological Library - Links to basic information about the library, Internet resources, bibliographies of reference materials, and information about the manuscripts and archives collection and online exhibits.
Meta Description: [ The home page of Andover-Harvard Theological Library, the library of the Harvard Divinity School, with links to information about the library and its collections, descriptions of services provided, research guides and resources, and news and announcements. ]
Archbishop Vehr Theological Library - Theology and philosophy collection that supports the private Catholic seminaries, St. John Vianney Theological Seminary and Redemptoris Mater Seminary, in Denver, CO.
Asbury Seminary B. L. Fisher Library - Includes electronic resources, databases, and access to the online catalog; other resources include guides to the print literature and general library information.
Meta Description: [ Interdenominational seminary with a Wesleyan heritage. ]
Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary Library - Includes access to the online catalog, plus electronic journals and other resources.
Atlantic School of Theology Library - Library information and some links to online theological resources, including Bibles and religious dictionaries and encyclopedia.
Bangor Theological Seminary Libraries - 105,000 titles on two sites. Online catalogue.
Booher Library - Located at the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the South West. Includes online catalogue.
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Boston University School of Theology Library - One of the Boston Theological Institute Libraries; with access to the BU online catalog and BTI union list, as well as electronic research guides and information about the collections.
Catholic Theological Union Paul Bechtold Library - Access to the online catalog via ILLINET and IBIS multi-library systems.
Christian Theological Seminary Library - Library information, plus online catalogue and helpful links.
Claremont School of Theology Library - Guide to the library resources, research opportunities, and hours of operation.
Concordia Seminary Library - Internet resources for research into Lutheran theology, including links arranged by topic, the availability of email reference help, and multiple means of access to the online catalog. Also includes images of the Calov Bible, which once belonged to J.S. Bach.
Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary Library - Provides information on this library and access to the online catalog.
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Duke University Divinity School Library - Electronic resources include resource guides in PDF format as well as the ability to search the library's website.
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Edmund Cardinal Szoka Library - Graduate and undergraduate library of Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit.
Meta Description: [ Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, Michigan, prepares candidates for the Roman Catholic priesthood, and lay women and men for ministerial leadership in the Church. ]
Emory University Pitts Theology Library - General information about the library and its services, including access to the online catalog and research resources in theology.
Flinders University Adelaide Theological Library - Library information and access to the online catalog.
Golden Gate Seminary Library - 140,000 titles spread over five sites in California.
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Libraries - Links to library sites for the three campuses, the online catalog, both a periodicals database and list, and additional resources in theology and ministry.
Graduate Theological Union Flora Lamson Hewlett Library - The Internet Directory includes resource guides in a variety of topics, covering general topics, religious traditions, and current areas of research; also, access to the library catalog and information about the library.
Hal Bernard Dixon Jr. Pentecostal Research Center - Library of materials concerning the pentecostal, charismatic, and holiness movements as well as the archives of the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee). Website includes topical articles as well as information about holdings.
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Hartford Seminary Library - Graduate and research library provides online catalog, reference tools and information on its exhibits.
Meta Description: [ Hartford Seminary Library is a resource for the study of American religion, Islam, and Christian-Muslim Relations. ]
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion - A group of four libraries in Cinciannti, New York, Jerusalem and Los Angeles.
Howard University Divinity Library - Print and electronic resources in biblical studies, reformed theology, church history, ethics, world religions, pastoral counseling, and urban ministries, as well as indexes of links to associations, denominations, and other libraries.
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James P Boyce Centennial Library, Southern Baptist Seminary - Huge collection of 872,000 items. Premier collections include Baptist associational minutes, Baptist newspapers and other primary materials related to Baptist work in the South.
Jewish Theological Seminary of America Library - Exhibits, publications, digitized collections and news articles, and access to online catalogs for research in Hebraica and Judaica.
John Bulow Campbell Library, Columbia Theological Seminary - Particularly strong in biblical studies; contemporary theology, especially in the Reformed tradition; American Presbyterianism; and practical theology.
Kellar Library - Part of the Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, Jacksonville, Texas.
Koba Tirth - Jain library having manuscripts and books on Indology and specially on Jainlogy.
Lexington Theological Seminary Library - Includes fully searchable catalogue and request form for inter-library loans. Located in Kentucky.
Libraries of the Ecumenical Centre and the Bossey Ecumenical Institute - More than 100,000 books, periodicals and pamphlets pertaining to the 20th century ecumenical movement, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Library of Jewish Museum in Prague - The current JMP library contains as many as 100,000 volumes, including Hebrew books stemming mainly from the territory of Bohemia and Moravia, as well as other areas of Europe.
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg - Wentz Library - Includes access to the online catalog.
McAlister Library, Fuller Theological Seminary - 220,000 volumes. Includes on-line catalogue.
Methodist Archives at John Rylands University Library, Manchester - Includes history, and guides and catalogues.
North Carolina Baptist Historical Collection - Housed at Wake Forest University, the collection documents Southern Baptist life and institutions in North Carolina by acquiring materials in every medium. The Collection provides public access to over 16,000 books, periodicals, association annuals and other printed materials.
Philip Schaff Library, Lancaster Theological Seminary - Over 96,000 titles, primarily in New Testament, Reformation History, Reformed Church History, Mercersburg Theology and Liturgics.
Phillips Theological Seminary Library - In Tulsa, OK. Gives information on the library together with a guide and catalogue.
Price Memorial Library - Located in Bethel Seminary, San Diego. Includes online catalogue.
Princeton Theological Seminary Libraries - Extensive information about the two libraries, with lists of links to online resources.
Quartz Hill School of Theology Library - Online books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and online journals available to the public.
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Libraries - Over 300,000 volumes in Fort Worth, TX covering a diversity of subject areas.
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Spencer Library, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities - Over 75,000 volumes in New Brighton, Minnesota. Specialized holdings include American Indian Studies, Religion and the Arts, Women's and Gay/Lesbian Studies, and Liberation Theologies.
St. Tikhon's Seminary Library - Approximately 35,000 volumes and 200 current periodicals concentrating on Orthodox Eastern Christianity, with emphasis on the fields of Church History, Patristics and Hagiography. Also 12,000 monograph and periodicals with strong representation of East European and pre-1917 Russian theological works and devotional literature.
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Stevick Theological Library - A large collection of theological books and resources, owned by the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania.
TCGC Libraries Information - Library and consortium information for the Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus (TCGC) libraries. TCGC is composed of three seminary libraries in Central Ohio.
The CHRISTIA Library - Documents relating to practical Christian life as submitted by the CHRISTIA mailing list readers, including biographies, sermons, and issues of morality.
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The United Library - Over 300,000 volumes and 1,800 periodicals is rich in biblical studies, patristics, Christian art, ancient Near Eastern studies, archaeology, church history, American denominationalism, pietism, Christian education, African-American theological studies, women's studies, Anglicana and Methodistica.
Union Theological Seminary Burke Library - Information about the library and access to Sophia, the joint catalog of Burke Library and St. Mark's Library.
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University of Dayton Marian Library - Recognized as the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of printed materials on Mary.
University of Toronto Victoria University Emmanuel College Library - Collection strengths include Hymnology, Wesleyana and publications of the World Council of Churches. With library information, access to limited databases, and an extensive list of Internet resources arranged by topic.
Vancouver School of Theology Library - Library information, including recent acquisitions, and access to the Union List of Serials in Religion and Theology on the University of British Columbia Campus.
Vanderbilt University Divinity Library - Print and electronic subject resources in different areas of study, including church history, the New Testament, and theology.
Virginia Theological Seminary Bishop Payne Library - Bishop Payne Library collection specializes in the areas of biblical studies, church history, theology, the Protestant Reformation, missions, and liturgics. It is a major resource for the study of Anglicanism.
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Washington Theological Union Library - Information about the library and access to the online catalog.
Wesley Theological Seminary Library - Small Library in Washington, DC. Opening times and online catalogue.
Yale University Divinity Library - Digital library tools for theological studies include a research guide for Christianity, denominational resources, and online tutorials.
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