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Columbia Bible College Library Library Resource Guides Christian Denominations CONTENTS INTERNET SITES………………………………………………………………………… 2 SELECTED LIST OF BOOKS HELD AT COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE LIBRARY Encyclopedias – General ………………………………………………………….. 2 Comparison charts …………………………………………………………………. 2 Denominations - General Canada ………………………………………………. 3 Denominations - Specific Anglican …………………………………………………………………………. 3 Associated Gospel ……………………………………………………………… 5 Baptist ……………………………………………………………………………. 6 Brethren ………………………………………………………………………….. 7 Catholic ………………………………………………………………………….. 8 Christian and Missionary Alliance …………………………………………….. 9 Christian Reformed Church ……………………………………………………. 10 Church of God in Christ (Holdeman) ………………………………………….. 11 Church of the Nazarene ………………………………………………………... 11 Churches of Christ (Disciples) …………………………………………………. 12 Evangelical Free Church of America ………………………………………….. 12 Evangelical Missionary…………………………………………………………. 12 Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches ……………………………………. 12 Hutterites …………………………………………………………………………. 12 International Church of the Foursquare Gospel ……………………………… 13 Lutheran ………………………………………………………………………….. 13 Mennonite – History and Theology ……………………………………………. 14 General Conference Mennonite Church ………………………………….. 15 Mennonite Brethren …………………………………………………………. 16 Old Mennonites ……………………………………………………………… 16 Methodist …………………………………………………………………………. 16 Orthodox ………………………………………………………………………….. 17 Peoples Church ………………………………………………………………….. 17 Pentecostalism …………………………………………………………………… 17 Plymouth Brethren ………………………………………………………………. 19 Presbyterian ……………………………………………………………………… 19 Quakers …………………………………………………………………………… 19 Salvation Army …………………………………………………………………… 19 United Church of Canada ………………………………………………………. 20 Vineyard ………………………………………………………………………….. 20 Creeds & Confessions …………………………………………………………….. 21 Emerging/Emergent Churches …………………………………………………. 23 1 INTERNET SITES: Links to denominational websites and research resources: Official Denominational Websites. 2000-2006. Hartford Institute for Religion Research. 12 Dec. 2007 <http://hirr.hartsem.edu/denom/homepages.html>. Groups Profiles, Links and Info. 19 Feb. 2001. The Religious Movements Page at the University of Virginia. 12 Dec. 2007 <http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/profiles/listalpha.htm>. Internet Guide to Religion. 2006. Wabash Centre. 12 Dec. 2007 <http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/guide_headings.aspx>. U.S. Religious Landscape Survey: Religious Beliefs and Practices: Diverse and Politically Relevant. June 2008. The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. 16 February 2009 <http://religions.pewforum.org/>. U.S. Religious Landscape Survey: Religious Beliefs and Practices: Diverse and Politically Relevant. June 2008. The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. 16 February 2009 <http://religions.pewforum.org/>. SELECTED LIST OF BOOKS HELD AT COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE LIBRARY Encyclopedia – Christianity Balmer, Randall. Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001. (Ref 270.8203 B194 2001) Bowden, John, ed. Encyclopedia of Christianity. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. (Ref 230.003 E56 2005) Fahlbusch, Erwin. et al., eds. The Encyclopedia of Christianity. 4 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999- . (REF 230.03 E92 v.1-4). McGuckin, John A. The Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. Print. (REF 281.5 E56 v.1,2 2011) Reid, Daniel., ed. Dictionary of Christianity in America. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1990 (REF 277.3 003 D554 1990). Comparison charts of selected Denominations Christianity Comparison Charts. 2004-2007. ReligionFacts. 12 Dec. 2007 <http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/charts.htm>. House, H. Wayne. Charts of Christian Theology and Doctrine. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992. (REF 230 H842 1992) Melton, J. Gordon. Nelson’s Guide to Denominations. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2007. (REF 280 M528 2007) 2 The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.. U.S. Religious Landscape Survey: Religious Affiliation: Diverse and Dynamic. Washington, DC: Pew Research Center, 2008. (REF 200.973 U83 2008) The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. U.S. Religious Landscape Survey: Religious Beliefs and Practices: Diverse and Politically Relevant. Washington, DC: Pew Research Center, 2008. (REF 200.973 U84 2008) Steig, Shelly. Finding the Right Church: A Guide to Denomination Beliefs. Grand Rapids: World Publishiing 1997. (Ref. 280.40973 S818 1997) Denominations - Canada – (history of the various denominations in Canada. Check the index in the book for specific denomination) Anderson, Charles, Bose Tirthankar and Joseph I. Richardson, eds. Circle of Voices: A History of the Religious Communities of British Columbia. Lantzville, BC: oolichan books, 1983. (291.09711 578 1983) Bramadat, Paul and David Seljak, eds. Christianity and Ethnicity in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2008. (277.089 00971 C554 2008) Clark S. D. Church and Sect in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1948. (277.1 C595 1948) Noll, Mark A. A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Pub., 1992. (277 H673 1992) Rawlyk, George A. and Mark A. Noll, eds. Amazing Grace: Evangelicalism in Australia, Britain, Canada, and the United States. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 1994. (271.82 A489 1994) Rawlyk G.A. Aspects of the Canadian Evangelical Experience. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 1997. (270.82 A838 1997). VanderVennen, Robert E., ed. Church and Canadian Culture. Lanham: University Press of America, 1991. (277.1 C561 1991) Wilson, Douglas J. The Church Grows in Canada. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1966. (277.1 W747 1966) Denominations - Specific: Anglican Avis, Paul D. L. Anglicanism and the Christian Church: Theological Resources in Historical Perspective. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1989. (262.03 A958 1989) Bays, Patricia. This Anglican Church of Ours. Winfield BC: Wood Lake Books, 1995. Print. 3 The Book Of Common Prayer: And Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church According to the Use of the Church of England Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David Pointed as They Are to Be Sung or Said in Churches and the Form or Manner of Making, Ordaining and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests and Deacons. Cambridge:Cambridge University Press, 2005, (264.03 C561 2005) The Book of Alternative Services of the Anglican Church of Canada. Toronto, Canada: Anglican Book Centre, 1985. (264.03 A589 1985) Bramadat, Paul and David Seljak, eds. Christianity and Ethnicity in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2008. (277.089 00971 C554 2008) Bryant, M D. Canadian Anglicanism at the Dawn of a New Century. Lewiston, N.Y: E. Mellen Press, 2001. Print. Buchanan, Colin O. Historical Dictionary of Anglicanism. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2006. (REF 283.03 B918 2006) Buckle, Terry, and Archie Pell. Taking the Anglican Communion Seriously. Milton, Ont: Anglican Essentials Canada, 2006. (283 A589 v.3 2006) Carrington, Philip. The Anglican Church in Canada: A History. Toronto: Collins, 1963. (283.71 C318 1963) Carrington, Philip. A Church History for Canadians to 1900 A.d. Toronto: General Board of Religious Education of the Church of England in Canada, 1946. Print. (283.71 C318 1946) Chapman, Mark. Anglicanism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2006. (283 C466 2006) Cooper, John I. The Blessed Communion: The Origins and History of the Diocese of Montreal 1760-1960. Montreal: Archives' Committee of the Diocese of Montreal, 1960. Print. (283.71 427 C777 1960) Dormor , Duncan, Jack McDonald, and Jeremy Caddick. (eds.) Anglicanism: the Answer to Modernity. London: Continuum, 2005. (283.42 A589 2005) Evans, G. R. and J. Robert Wright, eds. The Anglican Tradition: A Handbook of Sources. London: SPCK, 1991. (REF 283.09 A589 1991) Grove, Lyndon. Pacific Pilgrims. Vancouver, B.C: Fforbez Publications, 1979. Print. (283 711 33 G883 1970) Fahey, Curtis. In His Name: The Anglican Experience in Upper Canada, 1791- 1854. Ottawa [Ont.: Carleton University Press, 1991. Internet resource. Heeney, William B. What Our Church Stands for: The Anglican Church in Canadian Life. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1932. Print. ( 4 Hefling, Charles C, and Cynthia L. Shattuck. The Oxford Guide to the Book of Common Prayer: A Worldwide Survey. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. (264.03 O98 2006) Hylson-Smith, Kenneth. Evangelicals in the Church of England, 1734-1984. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1988. (283.42 H996 1988) Jacobs, Alan. The Book of Common Prayer: A Biography. , 2013. (264.03 009 J12 2013) Katerberg, William H. Modernity and the Dilemma of North American Anglican Identities, 1880-1950. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001. (283.71 K19 2001) McAdoo, Henry R. The Spirit of Anglicanism: A Survey of Anglican Theological Method in the Seventeenth Century. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1965. (283 M113 1965) McDonald, Dawn, and James Wagner. Taking Love Seriously. Milton, Ont: Anglican Essentials Canada, 2006. (283 A589 v.2 2006) O'Donovan, Oliver. Church in Crisis: The Gay Controversy and the Anglican Communion. Eugene, Or: Cascade Books, 2008. (261.8 35766 O26 2008) Packer, J. I. Taking Faith Seriously. Milton, ON: Anglican Essentials Canada, 2006. (283 A589 v.1 2006) Ramsey, Michael. The Anglican Spirit. Ed. Dale Coleman. Cambridge: Cowley Publications, 1991. (283 R183 1991) Rawlyk, George A. and Mark A. Noll, eds. Amazing Grace: Evangelicalism in Australia, Britain, Canada, and the United
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