Church of the Brethren studies:
Lilly Library resources: A guide to support Bethany courses H-201 / T-207

Starting points and Bibliography

The Brethren Encyclopedia. Brethren Encyclopedia Inc., 1983. 3 vols.
Ref BX 7821.2 .B74 1983
This work offers concise overviews and discussions of everything from broad topics to specific places, people, congregations, etc. It also offers a very important tool for the researcher; each entry concludes with a bibliography of recommended resources for more in-depth research. These bibliographies are carefully arranged and abbreviated to save space.
Help reading and interpreting the bibliographies in the Brethren Encyclopedia.

A Brethren Bibliography, 1713-1963, by Donald F. Durnbaugh and Lawrence W. Shultz. Brethren Life and Thought, 9, nos. 1-2 (Winter-Spring1964).
Ref BX 7811 .D8 1964
This special issue of BLT provides a bibliography of sources in chronological order. To find sources on a particular topic, use the subject index published with the 1966 update. (The 1966, 1970, and 1986 updates can be found in Lilly Reference in a supplemental volume.) There are occasional updates to Brethren bibliography published in Brethren Life and Thought (see example in the journal articles section below). For more recent coverage you could also consult Durnbaugh's bibliographic essay in The Church of the Brethren Yesterday and Today, or the bibliography in Dale Stoffer's Background and Development of Brethren Doctrines.

Searching for journal articles

ATLA Religion Database
Indexes international journals and magazines in religion. Also indexes some chapters in books. Includes some full text.
Virtually the only Church of the Brethren publication indexed here is Brethren Life and Thought -- and it is now fulltext!
Example of a search in ATLA for Brethren-related articles and books.
Example of searching ATLA for the contents of Brethren Life and Thought only.

Finding books and journals in Lilly Library

Earlham Libraries Online Catalog

Search by Author keywords or Title keywords to find items listed in the bibliographies above.

Search by Keywords anywhere to find other books that contain information on your subject. Examples: "brethren anointing," "brethren ohio," "brethren conference minutes."

Try Subject keywords searches on the subject heading "Church of the Brethren," combined with words from subject subdivisions such as "Doctrines," "History," "Missions," and particular states, districts, or countries.

To determine if Lilly subscribes to a particular journal, and what years we have, do a Title keywords search on the name of the journal (not the article) and limit the search to Format: Periodicals. Journals are on the lower level of the building, north side. Issues older than 1980 are at the back of the room in compact shelving.

Document Delivery

If you live far from campus, you may be eligible to have books and article photocopies mailed to you. Please read the policy carefully and use the forms on this page.

How to Cite Sites (and Other Electronic Documents)

Chicago Manual of Style Online
Full text of the 15th edition of the University of Chicago's style manual, on which Turabian is based. Especially useful is the Quickguide page, with examples of notes and citations for a variety of document types.

Turabian Citation and Format Style Guide http://www.isr.bucknell.edu/img/assets/6535/turabian.pdf
Bucknell University's guide to Turabian style includes examples of citing electronic resources and websites.

Writer's Handbook. http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/Documentation.html
Examples of both print and electronic citation styles (including Chicago/Turabian), maintained by the Writing Center at UW Madison.

RefWorks
A web-based tool for managing citations and generating bibliographies. Create your own free account there. Contact a librarian for the "group code" if you're using it off-campus.