Church history : an introduction to research, reference works, and methods /

Bradley, James E., 1944-

Church history : an introduction to research, reference works, and methods / James E. Bradley and Richard A. Muller. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans, 1995. - xvi, 236 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-214) and index.

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 -- Bibliography: Selected Aids to the Study of Church History and Historical Theology -- Appendix: Computer Applications in Research and Writing and New Sources in Microform.

Explains skills and techniques necessary for writing church history. Discusses assessment of sources, the craft of writing, and different modes of rhetoric. Describes research methods and identifies different eras for research.

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Church history--Study and teaching.
Church history--Historiography.
Church history--Bibliography.
Church history--Reference books.
�Eglise--Histoire--�Etude et enseignement.
�Eglise--Histoire--Historiographie.
�Eglise--Histoire--Bibliographie.
�Eglise--Histoire--Ouvrages de r�ef�erence.
Kerkgeschiedenis (wetenschap)
Methodologie.

BR138 / .B69 1995

270.072 / BRA
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