Writing Services

The ultimate answer for questions of writing style. AMBS has subscription access to the online version.

The library has copies in both Reference and the general collection. This is the official style guide for writing research papers at AMBS, and it will give you tips on formatting your citations and bibliography, setting up your title page, and more. It's an adaptation of the Chicago Manual of Style for academic papers, so the Chicago Manual is the final answer for any matter not addressed directly in Turabian.

"The classic guide to intelligent reading." Provides clues to determining the author's message and evaluating it. Suggestions for reading different types of books including philosophy and literature.

The chapter "Reading as a Spiritual Discipline" by Paul J. Griffiths is of interest.

"An Introductory Guide for Survival in Theological Education" This slim volume is a general overview.

Fourth edition of a guide by the theological librarian with years of experience assisting seminary students. Badke addresses the challenges of online research.

A practical guide for Christians who want to make sense of life's situation. May be on reserve for the MA Seminar. The first edition was published in 1996.

Highly entertaining for those who enjoy thinking about words and language.

The chapter "Writing as a Spiritual Discipline" by Stephanie Paulsell is of interest.

Detailed instruction in many styles of theological writing.