Use the following information to look for definitions: use the Oxford English Dictionary
If you are looking for scriptures on your concept, biblegateway.com is a good resource.
To locate Greek & Hebrew words (which include definitions), use the STEP Bible.
Article searches, either topically on your concept or by scripture, can be done in ATLA or Christian Periodical Index. ATLA has a scripture search feature under "advanced search".
Primary sources written by theologians - Past Masters, CCEL, & LOEB are really good places to start. In Past Masters, about half of the writers are theologians and the other half philosophers (not helpful for every assignment). Using this is a bit like opening a book and dropping your finger down on a word - you have to back up and read the beginning of the piece of literature that you are looking at.
Secondary sources include Bible dictionaries & commentaries (look for items with Ebook listed in the section title for books accessible online).
APA citations for the theological texts you are likely to use.
Checkout these suggestions on selecting a topic and writing a research question:
Truncation |
Phrase Searching |
Wildcards |
Nesting |
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Broaden your search to include variant word endings and spellings. Enter the root of the word then the truncation symbol, usually the asterisk *. |
Use quotation marks " " around search words to search for a phrase - only use this around two or more words. Using the phrase search will help you narrow your results. |
Substitute a symbol for just one character. The most commonly used wildcard symbol is a pound sign # |
Use parentheses () to put search words into sets. Terms in the parentheses are processed first. Use nesting with AND, OR, & NOT. |
Examples:nurs* = nurse, nurses, nursingreligio* = religion, religions, religious, religiosity |
Examples:"end of life""spiritual care" |
Examples:wom#n = women, womanm#n = men, man |
Examples:(screening or detect*) and lupus(cancer* or neoplasm*) and "spiritual* care" |
Go to apu.edu/library. Choose the Cinahl database.
Examples
Oxford Textbook of Spirituality in Healthcare
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Spirituality : a very short introduction
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Church History in Plain Language
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Spiritual care : nursing theory, research, and practice
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Religion: a clinical guide for nurses
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
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The Oxford English Dictionary
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Religion, Religion Ethics, and Nursing
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Health and Medicine in the ___ Tradition
The New Interpreter's Study Bible
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Monk Habits for Everyday People
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Christian Spirituality
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Christian Spirituality: High Middle Ages & Reformation
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Christian Spirituality: Post Reformation and Modern
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Caring and curing : health and medicine in the Western religious traditions
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An Anthology of Christian Mysticism
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Henri Nouwen : a spirituality of imperfection
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Islamic Spirituality - Manifestations
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The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Thought
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The Oxford Handbook of Buddhist Ethics
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Many forms of Buddhism, divergent in philosophy and style, emerged as Buddhism filtered out of India into other parts of Asia. Nonetheless, all of them embodied an ethical core that is remarkably consistent. Articulated by the historical Buddha in his first sermon, this moral core is founded on the concept of karma - that intentions and actions have future consequences for an individual - and is summarized as Right Speech, Right Action, and Right Livelihood, three of the elements of the Eightfold Path. Although they were later elaborated and interpreted in a multitude of ways, none of these core principles were ever abandoned. The Oxford Handbook of Buddhist Ethics provides a comprehensive overview of the field of Buddhist ethics in the twenty-first century.The Handbook discusses the foundations of Buddhist ethics focusing on karma and the precepts looking at abstinence from harming others, stealing, and intoxication. It considers ethics in the different Buddhist traditions and the similarities they share, and compares Buddhist ethics to Western ethics and the psychology of moral judgments. The volume also investigates Buddhism and society analysing economics, environmental ethics, and Just War ethics. The final section focuses on contemporary issues surrounding Buddhist ethics, including gender, sexuality, animal rights, and euthanasia. This groundbreaking collection offers an indispensable reference work for students and scholars of Buddhist ethics and comparative moral philosophy.
