02997oam 2200517 450 991079839750332120190911103514.09781467445108(electronic book)146744510X(electronic book)9780802874054(paperback : alkaline paper)(OCoLC)947000932(MiFhGG)GVRL8OIH(EXLCZ)99371000000064428820151118d2016 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierChurch history an introduction to research methods and resources /James E. Bradley & Richard A. MullerSecond edition.Grand Rapids, Michigan :William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company,2016.1 online resource (xxi, 293 pages)Gale eBooks0-8028-7405-3 Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction to church history and related disciplines -- 2. Perspective and meaning in history -- 3. The initial stages of research and the use of bibliographic and reference sources -- 4. Research in primary sources and the use of text databases and materials in microform -- 5. The practice of research and the craft of writing -- 6. Preparing lectures and writing monographs and articles -- Selected aids to the study of church history and historical theology : a bibliography.In their Church History, James Bradley and Richard Muller lay out guidelines, methods, and basic reference tools for research and writing in the fields of church history and historical theology. Over the years, this book has helped countless students define their topics, locate relevant source materials, and write quality papers. This revised, expanded, and updated second edition includes discussion of Internet-based research, digitized texts, and the electronic forms of research tools. The greatly enlarged bibliography of study aids now includes many significant new resources that have become available since the first edition's publication in 1995. Accessible and clear, this introduction will continue to benefit both students and experienced scholars in the field.Church historyStudy and teachingChurch historyResearchMethodologyChurch historyHistoriographyChurch historyBibliographyChurch historyReference booksChurch historyStudy and teaching.Church historyResearchMethodology.Church historyHistoriography.Church historyChurch historyReference books.270.072Bradley James E.1944-1489913Muller Richard A(Richard Alfred),1948-MiFhGGMiFhGG9910798397503321Church history3710835UNINA