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Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling by Rodney J. Hunter; Nancy J. Ramsay
Call Number: 253.03 D554 (REL REF)

ISBN: 0687497515

Publication Date: 2005-08-01

Provides 1,200 articles on topics related to pastoral care and counseling. The entries, arranged in alphabetical order and thoroughly cross-referenced, include brief summary definitions as well as many longer, more detailed articles and essays embracing critical perspectives and creative insights.
Encyclopedia of Christianity, 5 vols, 1999-2005 by Bromiley, Geoffrey
Call Number: 230.03 E92 (REL REF)

Comprehensive work describing Christianity in its various configurations throughout the world. Includes articles covering early Christianity in addition to developments over the centuries. Also treats other world religions and philosophies.
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible by Freedman, David Noel
Call Number: 220.3 E26 (REL REF)

Excellent single-volume Bible dictionary focusing on people, places, books, and events of the Bible.
The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, 5 vols, 2006-2009 by Sakenfeld, Katharine Doob
Call Number: ONLINE and 220.3 N532 (REL REF)

The most recent major Bible Dictionary/Encyclopedia. Similar to the Eerdmans Dictonary of the Bible but more comprehensive in scope.