Two New Journal Titles Available on Project MUSE.

The electronic resource ‘Project MUSE’ is now allowing full-text access to two new journal titles, they are:

Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion. (issues available from 2005 onwards).

Catholic Historical Review.  (issues available from 2000 onwards).

You can access the journals from the library – electronic resouces pages via Portia.    If you have any problems please let me know.

New Book on Saint Richard of Chichester!

You may be interested to learn about the release of a new ’Otter Memorial Paper’ entitled ‘Richard of Chichester (1197-1253)’.   Edited by retired lecturer Paul Foster, the book comprises of a preface by John Hind and includes essays undertaken by the David Jones, Mike Stone, and Rachel Moriarty.  Copies of the book are available to borrow from the library (isbn 9780948765421), or can be purchased at the library counter (priced £10.00).

Christian Heritage and Bible Exhibition

For those interested there is an exhibition “showing the history behind the Christian heritage of Britain”.  On display will be many theological books including some sixteenth century bibles.  

The exhibition is taking place in Providence Chapel, Chapel Street, Chichester from 23rd to 27th June (Tuesday to Friday 10am – 5pm and Saturday 10aam to 1pm).  Admission is free.

Three New Journal Titles Accessible Via Project Muse!

Following on from the previous blog entry,  we now have access to a further three electronic ‘full-text’  journal titles via the library electronic resource ‘Project Muse’. 

The new titles are:

1. Israel Studies:  Issued three times a year, this journal deals with all current and historical issues relating to Israel.  Included in the back issues are articles relating to religious debates and to the events of the  holocaust.  Full text access to the journal is available from the first issue which was published in 1996, through to the current edition.
2. Modern Judaism: Again this journal is issued three times a year and full-text access is available from volume 16 , published in 1996.  The journal debates a variety of issues concerning jewish life today as well as historical events that have shaped judaism within the last hundred years.
3. U.S. Catholic Historian: Access to this journal begins with the latest edition – Volume 27 (Winter 2009).  This magazine looks at the historical development of the catholic church in America.

If you need any assistance accessing these journal titles please get in touch.

Are you studying Judaism? We now have access to two additional journal titles!

If you are currently studying Judaism, you may be interested to learn that we can now access two new journal titles via our library electronic database ‘Project Muse’. 

The two titles are:

1. Conserative Judaism: this journal is very much based on the ideological and theological aspects of Judaism.  Currently only the latest issue of the journal (Vol61 2008-9) is accessible, but this will be added to each time a new issue is released.
2. Jewish Quarterly Review : this american journal, first published in the late 1800’s, takes in a broad spectrum of jewish topics.  On-line access via Project Muse currently allows you to view articles published from 2005 up to the present day.

Summer Loans!

The Library is now stamping standard loan books over the summer period. However some courses continue beyond the end of the semester and so reservations remain effective for the time being. Therefore books are subject to being recalled until the end of June.

Congratulations to all final year students!

Congratulations to all those students who are completing their degree course this year.   I wish you all well for the future.

Augustine And Pelagius!

Augustine and Pelagius is the title of this months ‘Collection of the Month’ display located on the first floor of the library.  Please feel free to take any of the books and don’t forget the preview link is on the right of this blog page.

Lambeth Palace Newsletter

The Lambeth Palace Library have just released the first of a series of newsletters that include interesting articles and information based upon their religious and historical collections. 

If you would like to view the March 2009 issue, please click on the following link to download a ‘pdf’ version: http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/files/Newsletter_1.pdf

Now in stock – a new book by Paul Collins

Newly added to the library stock, we now have a new title ‘Authority in the Church’  also listed by the german translation ‘Autorität in der Kirche: theologische beitäge aus der Church of England, der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche in Bayern und der katholischen Erzdiőzese Bamberg Authority in the Church’.  The book includes contributions from Paul Collins, Steve Moyise, Allan k. Jenkins and Piotr Ashwin-Siejkowski which discuss various aspects of the christian church. 

The book can be found on the library shelves at 262.8/AUT.  Don’t forget if the book is on loan you can always place a reservation.