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Theological Dictionaries

Theological dictionaries define a great variety of topics. These words do not need to be found in the Bible. For example, the words "pope," "euthanasia," "Mozart," or "excommunication" may be discussed in a theological dictionary. These scholarly definitions when defined in a recently published dictionary, will help you update older explanations found in other resources. Browse through the Reference Collection at the call letters shown below for other titles.

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Examples: 

  • The New Dictionary of Theology. Eds. Joseph A. Komonchak, Mary Collins, and Dermot A. Lane. Wilmington, DE: Michael Glazier, 1987. (REF BR 95 .N38 1987)
  • The New Dictionary of Theology. Eds. Joseph A. Komonchak, Mary Collins, and Dermot A. Lane. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1991. (REF BR 95 .N38 1991)
  • New Dictionary of Theology. Eds. Sinclair B. Ferguson and David F. Wright. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1988. (REF BR 95 .N39 1988)
  • The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology. Eds. Alan Richardson and John S. Bowden. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1983. (REF BR 95 .W494 1983)
  • Sacramentum Verbi: An Encyclopedia of Biblical Theology. Ed. Johannes B. Bauer. New York: Herder and Herder, 1970. (REF BS 440 .B4313)
*These can also be located through the St. Mary's University libraries catalog. This is the key tool to finding books in our library. To locate additional theological dictionaries, use the following Subject Search:
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  • Indexes with a + (plus) preceding their name are available off-campus only to current St. Mary's students, faculty, and staff, due to contractual restrictions from the vendors. For more information, read  Restricted Databases Instructions. 
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author: Diane M. Duesterhoeft • email: dduesterhoeft@stmarytx.edu 
URL: http://library.stmarytx.edu/acadlib/subject/theology/theodict.htm
created September 17, 1997 • updated February 13, 2006

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