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As a King's student, you have access to thousands of e-books, which can be accessed 24/7 and don't require you to come into the library. This guide below provides information about the various databases.
Below are sample searches in eBook Academic Collection. If you click on the links, the searches will open, and you can browse the collections.
Suggested call numbers:
Christian ethics
Theology
Theology, Christian
Christian Theology
Natural Theology
Theology, Doctrinal
Theology, Practical
Good and evil-religious aspect-
Christianity
Theology-Early-Works to 1800
Theology-History-Middle ages, 600-
1500
Bible-Theology or Theology, Bible
Christian Doctrines
Eschatology
Philosophical Theology
Theology of Religions
Theology Apocryphal books (Old
Testament)
Theology Church History
Theology Bible, O.T.
Theology Bible, N.T.
Scholarly books disseminate research and academic discussion among professionals within disciplines. They are intended for academic study and research, and are preferred when writing college-level papers. They are published by academic or university presses.
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These clues will go a long way towards assisting you in differentiating between books intended for the scholar and therefore, preferred when writing research papers, from trade publications or mass market publications that are intended for a general audience.
Publisher: A good clue to a scholarly resource is its publisher.
Books from publishers specializing in the field will tend to be of better quality textually then those that don’t.
Cited References and Bibliography – Even more than a useful tool for evaluating the reliability of an author, cited references are an excellent indication of the scholarship of a work.
Content – examine these aspects of the work to assist in ascertaining the scholarship of a work:
Graphics, Charts, Illustrations, etc.: many scholarly works will have graphs, charts, illustrations, etc.
© Janet Tillman/The Master’s University, 2008-2014, permission is granted for non-profit educational use; any reproduction or modification should include this statement.
Queer Theology by Chris Greenough
Call Number: BT 708 G69 2020
Call Number: BT 708 B65 2019
Call Number: BR 329 L9513 2019
The Reformers on War, Peace, and Justice by Timothy J. Demy; Mark J. Larson; J. Daryl Charles
Call Number: BR 305.3 D46 2019
God, Mystery, and Mystification by Denys Turner
Call Number: BR 118 T87 2019
The Plight of Western Religion: The Eclipse of the Other-Worldly by Paul Gifford
Call Number: BL 60 G54 2019
Zero Theology: Escaping Belief Through Catch-22s by John Tucker
Call Number: BR 121.3 T83 2019
Theology in the Democracy of the Dead by Matt Jenson
Call Number: BR 118 J46 2019
God's Beloved Queer by Rolf R. Jr Nolasco; Ken Wilson (Foreword by)
Call Number: BV 4596 G38 N65 2019
Buddhist Feminisms and Femininities by Karma Lekshe Tsomo (Editor)
Call Number: BQ 4570 W6 B79 2019