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Along with sleak, flying cars, transporter beams and other wonders of
worlds of Science Fiction is the dream that can best be summed up in the
motto: "Books without covers, Libraries without walls!" Yes, the dream
is far away in the mists of time. Physical books are just too practical
to die easily — if ever. But the first of the electronic libraries
have begun to appear. Some of the more interesting for students of
theology are listed below.
The links on this page lead to these resources.They are
designed to help you find your way to the wisdom and
knowledge you seek. Please note that most of the sites
listed here are not maintained by members of the
Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod. The theology,
opinions and philosophies of pages beyond the CTS
website are those of their creators and not necessarily
those of the Walther Library, Concordia Theological
Seminary or the Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod.
Should you still be unable to find what you're
looking for, do not hesitate to consult our reference
staff.
The Ad Hoc Digital Library was initiated during the
1997/1998 academic year with the support of a Faculty Support Project grant from the Yale
University Library and Yale Information Technology Services. It is a structured,
annotated, web-searchable database that contains electronic images and texts related to
the history of Christianity. Because of copyright restrictions, some of the images and
texts contained in the database are not accessible to the general public.
The Christian Classics Ethereal Library is a treasure trove
of the finest devotional material written by Christians from the days of the Early Church
to the Twentieth Century. Most of the works are public domain texts and are available in
multiple formats.
Looking for just that turn of the phrase to bring
home a point in your sermon? You think in KJV, but still can't fish out that key Bible
passage for your eager parishioners? Then this resource is for you. Concordances of
Great Books provides a search engine to each of over two hundred titles, most of
which are classics of world literature. The majority of the works are from
spiritually-oriented texts. It is highly eclectic -- Augustine and Josephus are alongside
the Book of Mormon and the Bhagavad-Gita. Yet there are many
texts that you would read for edification and apologetic purposes. No, Luther texts are
not in the collection -- yet! Still, all and all, a powerful resource that will draw you
back time and again.
Cyril of Alexandria, Defender of the Theotokos, is one of the most
respected fathers of the Christian Church. This site has begun to collect
electronic versions of the writings of this beloved bishop. Rev. Ted
Mayes, an LCMS pastor, also provides links to other texts across the
internet. A bulletin board is also available for those interested in
discussing Cyril, his life and works.
This site is an online reader for the history courses of Hanover College.
The library of this school is a fellow member of PALNI. This reader includes a wide range of
texts assigned to undergraduates, including many that are of interest
to students of Christian History. If it's big, and you can't find it
anywhere else, try Hanover's text project.
This website is an online portal the wealth of missiological scholarship
gathered at the Henry Martyn Centre. The Henry Martyn Centre
is an institution that promotes scholarship in Missiology, especially at Cambridge University. Its website
includes the full text of selected seminar papers and articles in the field of Missiology, access to the
catalog of the library and much more. Go to this site for in-depth research into God's mission to seek and
save the lost.
Making of America is a unique collection of electronic texts. It contains
images and text for 4000+ books, published from 1800-1925. Selected
from the University of Michigan's storage area, these works are chosen
to reflect the shaping of American society in the 19th Century. The
collection is naturally heavy on literature, but includes a few surprises:
S. S. Schmucker's books, the works of Ellen G. White, founder of Seventh
Day Adventism, a Congregationalist work: Foreign missions: their
relations and claims and many others. A powerful search engine
allows you to search the full text of the whole collection. You can
also browse through the titles and use its flexible navigation tools
to skim through each volume.
Think of the On-Line Books Page as a bibliography of texts
on the Internet. With well over 7,000 listings, this is the place for you to begin a
search for electronic books. This directory points only to texts that you may read free of
charge and focuses on public domain texts.
"Perseus is a continually growing digital library of
resources for studying the ancient world." 2 An awesome tool for
the exegete of New Testament texts, this site provides a searchable version of the
authoritative Liddell-Scott classical greek dictionary, texts and articles on
themes in Greek and Roman culture. Use this site to deepen your understanding of the world
in which Jesus lived and the Early Church grew.
Project Gutenberg is the mother of all electronic text
archives. Begun in 1971 with the Declaration of Independence, this library is dedicated to
making "information, books and other materials available to the general public in
forms a vast majority of the computers, programs and people can easily read, use, quote,
and search." 3
Think of Project Gutenberg as an online electronic public library.
This text archive collects texts by and about Martin Luther and other
Lutherans. Project Wittenberg is sponsored by Concordia Theological
Seminary and sited at CTS' website. This Project is the first step towards
an online, electronic library for Lutheranism. The texts first appear
at this site and in ASCII format. To view HTML versions of some of the
documents, see Project Wittenberg's home page.
So what did Luther look like? Where can I find an image of the Wise
Men adoring Jesus? This online art gallery is an amazing resource that
can help you quickly find the painting that you need.The database already
includes well over 10,000 images of art work from various places in
Europoe and periods in history. Still, the collection is thin in some
spots and you may not find the exact item you have in mind. Yet the
search engine is fast. By painter (called "author"), by a
word in the short description, by period or by school of art. This is
a great place to start your work.
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