BIBLIOGRAPHIES for THEOLOGY:

Compiled by Fr. William Harmless, S.J.
With special emphasis for books in the collection of Byrne Library,
Spring Hill College

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BIBLIOGRAPHIES for THEOLOGY:

NEW TESTAMENT

I. General Works on the New Testament

1. Surveys & Introduction

2. The Bible: Texts & Translations

3. Reference Works: Dictionaries, Concordances, & One-Volume Commentaries

4. New Testament Greek: Grammars & Other Language Tools

5. Biblical Interpretation: Issues & Methods

6. Commentary Series

7. The Formation of the Bible & the Canon

8. The World of the New Testament

II. The Gospels

1. Gospel of Mark

2. Gospel of Matthew

3. Gospel of Luke & Acts of the Apostles

4. Gospel of John

5. Search for the Historical Jesus

6. New Testament Christology

7. Special Topics: The Parables, The Infancy Narratives, the Passion Narratives

III. Paul and the New Testament Letters

1. Paul & His Letters: General Studies

2. Letters of Paul: Commentaries & Studies of Individual Letters

3. The Catholic Letters

4. The Book of Revelation

5. The Church in the New Testament

6. New Testament Apocrypha

7. Special Topics

CHRISTOLOGY

I. General Works on Christology

1. The Search for the Historical Jesus

2. New Testament Portraits of Jesus

3. History of Christology: From Nicaea to Chalcedon

4. History of Christology: Developments After Chalcedon

5. Contemporary Christologies

EARLY CHURCH (revised 6/99)

I. General Works on the Early Church

1. Reference Works

2. History of the Early Church: Surveys

3. Theology of the Early Church: Surveys

4. Journals & Essays on Early Christianity

5. The Roman Empire: History & Society

6. Fathers of the Church: Texts & Translations

7. Fathers of the Church: Anthologies

II. Ignatius of Antioch & the Church of the Martyrs

1. Christianity & Classical Culture

2. Persecution & Martyrdom

3. Gnosticism

4. Apostolic Fathers, Apologists, & the Emerging Church

5. Apostolic Fathers & Apologists: Texts

III. Origen & the Rise of Systematic Theology

1. Origen: Studies

2. Origen: Texts

3. The Bible: Canon & Interpretation

4. Tertullian, Cyprian, & North African Christianity

5. Constantine & the Christianization of the Roman Empire

IV. Athanasius & the Trinitarian Controversy

1. The Arian Controversy: Survey

2. Athanasius: Studies

3. The Cappadocians: Studies

4. Athanasius & the Cappadocians: Texts

V. Cyril of Alexandria & the Christological Controversy

1. Cyril of Alexandria: Studies & Texts

2. Other Important Greek & Syrian Fathers

VI. Augustine & the Latin West

1. Augustine: Biographies & Surveys

2. Augustine: Essays on his Life & Thought

3. The Confessions: Studies

4. The Donatist Controversy

5. The Pelagian Controversy

6. Augustine the Pastor & Preacher

7. Augustine the Exegete

8. Augustine the Theologian

9. Augustine the Philosopher

10. The City of God: Studies

11. Special Topics

12. Augustine: Texts & Translations

13. Later Latin Fathers: Texts & Studies

VII. Antony & the Desert Fathers

1. Early Christian Spirituality & Monasticism: Surveys

2. Athanasius & The Life of Antony

3. Apothegmata Patrum (Sayings of the Desert Fathers)

4. Pachomius

5. Evagrius Ponticus

6. John Cassian

7. Other Classics of Early Egyptian Monasticism

8. Early Monasticism in Cappadocia, Palestine & Syria

9. Benedict & the Latin West

VIII. Cyril of Jerusalem & Early Christian Worship

1. Early Christian Worship: Studies

2. Early Christian Worship: Texts

3. Special Topics

IX. Melania the Elder & Women in the Early Church

1. Women in the Graeco-Roman World: Studies

2. Women in the Early Church: Studies

3. Women in the Early Church: Texts

4. Greek & Latin Texts

MEDIEVAL CHRISTIANITY (revised 6/99)

I. General Works on the Medieval Church

1. The Medieval Church: Surveys

2. Medieval Civilization: Surveys

3. Medieval Thought: Surveys

4. Anthologies of Classic Texts

5. General Reference Works

II. Benedict & Medieval Monasticism

1. Early Christian Monasticism: Studies

2. Early Christian Monasticism: Texts

3. John Cassian: Texts & Studies

4. Benedict & Medieval Monastism: Texts & Studies

5. Bernard of Clairvaux & the Cistercians: Studies

6. Bernard of Clairvaux & the Cistercians: Texts

III. Gregory VII & the Medieval Papacy

1. Gregory the Great & the Early Papacy: Studies

2. Gregory VII & the Medieval Papacy: Studies

3. The Medieval Papacy: Texts

4. The Crusades

5. The Byzantine Empire & the Great Schism

IV. Anselm & the 12^th Century Renaissance

1. Anselm of Canterbury: Texts & Studies

2. Aspects of Medieval Spirituality

3. Gothic Cathedrals

4. Medieval Music

V. Francis of Assisi & the Mendicants

1. Francis of Assisi & the Franciscans: Studies

2. Francis of Assisi & the Franciscans: Texts

3. Dominic & the Dominicans: Studies & Texts

VI. Thomas Aquinas & Scholastic Theology

1. Thomas Aquinas: Studies

2. Thomas Aquinas & Other Scholastics: Texts

3. Medieval Universities & Scholastic Theology

4. Medieval Liturgy & Sacramental Theology

5. Dante: Texts & Studies

VII. Meister Eckhart & Medieval Mysticism

1. Meister Eckhart & the Rhineland Mystics: Studies

2. Meister Eckhart & the Rhineland Mystics: Texts

3. Other Medieval Mystics: Studies

4. Other Medieval Mystics: Texts

5. Conciliarism & the Roots of the Reformation

6. Heresy, Witchcraft, & Millenarianism

REFORMATION

I. General Works on the Reformation

1. History of the Reformation: Surveys

2. Reformation Thought: Surveys

3. Sources of Reformation Authors: Anthologies

II. Erasmus & Renaissance Humanism

1. The Later Middle Ages

2. Erasmus & Humanism: Studies

3. Erasmus & the Humanists: Texts

III. Luther & the Reformation in Germany

1. Luther: Biography & Theology

2. Luther: Texts

IV. Bucer & the Reformation in the Cities

1. Martin Bucer & Other Leading Reformers

2. Reformation in the Cities

V. Zwingli & the Reformation in Switzerland

1. Zwingli: Biography & Theology

2. Zwingli: Texts

3. Menno Simons & the Anabaptists: Studies & Texts

4. Special Topics

VI. Calvin & the International Reformation

1. John Calvin: Studies

2. John Calvin: Texts

3. The English Reformation

4. The International Reformation

VII. Ignatius & the Catholic Reformation

1. Ignatius of Loyola & the Early Jesuits: Studies

2. Trent & the Catholic Reformation

3. Teresa of Avila & John of the Cross: Studies

4. Ignatius of Loyola, Teresa of Avila, & John of the Cross: Texts

SPIRITUALITY

I. Spirituality

1. Reference Works & Surveys

2. Anthologies & Series

3. History of Spirituality: Some Recommended Studies

II. Classics of Patristic Spirituality

1. Spirituality of the Fathers

2. Desert Fathers & Early Monasticism

3. Byzantine Spirituality

III. Classics of Medieval Spirituality

1. Bendictine & Cistercian Monasticism

2. Francis of Assisi & the Franciscan Mystics

3. Dominic, Meister Eckhart, & the Dominican Mystics

4. Late Medieval Mystics

IV. Classics of Reformation and Post-Reformation Spirituality

1. Protestant Spirituality

2. Catholic Spirituality: 16^th to 19^th Centuries

3. American Spirituality

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William Harmless, SJ

Last Revised: 06/17/99