TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bradley,James E.
AU  - Muller,Richard A.
TI  - Church history: an introduction to research methods and resources 
SN  - 9780802874054
AV  - BR 138 .B73 2016
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Michigan
PB  - William B. Eerdmans
KW  - Church history
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Historiography
KW  - Bibliography
KW  - Reference books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Contents; Introduction to Church history and related disciplines; Preliminary definition of terms; The emergence of critical church historiography; Methods and models in the history of doctrine; The distinction and interrelationship of intellectual, political and social history; Perspective and meaning in history; The problem of the past; Historical sources--their use and assessment; The problem of objectivity in historical study; Meaning of history; Understanding the past; History and self-understanding; The importance of history; The initial stages of research and the use of bibliographic and reference sources; Selecting and narrowing a topic; Current research techniques and new bibliographic databases in church history and theology; Church history and theology: research in secondary sources--; Research in primary sources and the use of text databases and materials in microform; Church history: by period; Internet databases and primary research; Internet resources and their limitations; Primary sources in microform; Research in archives, special collections, and rare book facilities; The practice of research and the craft of writing; Evaluating resources and materials; Taking notes; Collating notes: the preliminary outline; Survey of secondary literature and paradigms: writing the first paragraph and chapter; The body of the essay; Writing the last paragraph; Footnoting; Bibliographies; Research with computers; Word processing the dissertation; Preparing lectures and writing monographs and articles; Course outline and lecture preparation; Lecturing and teaching; Preparing the dissertation for publication; Ongoing research: articles and book-length projects; Selected aids to the study of church history and historical theology: a bibliography
ER  -