Keller Library Information Resources
Episcopal/Anglican Resources
The official website of the Episcopal Church (ECUSA)Constitution and Canons
Digital Archives of the Episcopal Church
Summaries of the actions of the 2009 General Convention
Provincial and Diocesan Directory
Office of Ministry Development
Congregational Growth tools - Through this link, one may build a ten-year congregational growth chart for an individual Episcopal parish or find demographic information regarding the local community around the parish.
General Ordination Examinations
Episcopal News Service
The Windsor Process, including the Windsor Report 2004
The Red Book - The Episcopal Church Directory Online
The Book of Common Prayer - Various editions of the BCP
Anglicans Online - With more than 9500 links, Anglicans Online is independent, comprehensive, contemporary, reliable, and fair. Updated every Sunday night.
Project Canterbury - Anglican texts in electronic form. Includes all of the Tracts for the Times.
Miscellaneous Episcopal/Anglican Materials
General Theological Seminary - An Historical Tour of the Close by Susan Wrathalli-Church - A web-based Christian community of the Church of England in the Diocese of Oxford.
Episcopal Diocese of Washington - Blessing Covenant Relationships
A Catechism of Creation - Prepared for study in congregations by the The Committee on Science, Technology and Faith of the Episcopal Church.
Bible Resources
Bible Gateway - Allows searching of the Bible in various English translations (AMP, ASV, CEV, Darby, ESV, KJV, KJ21, NASB, NIV, NKJV, NLT, YLT) as well as more than 25 other languages.Bibliothèque St Étienne de Jérusalem - "Within the international scientific community, the [École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem] is renowned for its magnificent library, and researchers know they are welcome. Its shelves contain more than 140,000 volumes and 400 reviews and periodicals, most of them dealing with biblical exegesis and archeology of the Near East, without forgetting the language and literature of people of the Ancient Near East." In French, so consider using Google Translate.
Blue Letter Bible - "A KJV Bible with over 1,000,000 links to Lexicons, Concordances, conservative Christian commentaries, and six searchable Bible Dictionaries." This site offers Hebrew and Greek lexical resources.
Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon - "A new dictionary of the Aramaic language...in preparation by an international team of scholars, with headquarters at the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. This major scholarly reference work will cover all dialects and periods of ancient Aramaic, one of the principal languages of antiquity, with a literature of central importance for history and civilization, and especially for the Jewish and Christian religions."
General Religion Resources
Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Guide to Internet Resources - A selective, annotated guide to a wide variety of electronic resources of interest to those who are involved in the study and practice of religion.The Association of Religious Data Archives - An internet-based archive established to democratize access to the best data on religion.
ATLA-Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative - The Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative of the American Theological Library Association and Association of Theological Schools is a repository of digital resources contributed by member libraries.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library - "An excellent resource for electronic texts: the Bible, commentaries, hymns, sermons, Early Church Fathers (38 vols.), and many texts from the history of Christianity."
Research in Ministry Database - RIM® Online is a freely available database that indexes DMin and DMiss projects from reporting schools of theology accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada. Indexing began in 1981. Author, title, project advisor, institution, and subject access are provided. In addition, an abstract for each project is included when one has been provided by the author. (Press "enter RIM" at the prompt for database access.)
Congregational Resource Guide - This guide offers resource recommendations chosen to address the needs of congregations and their leaders. The CRG draws on the expertise of the Alban Institute, the Indianapolis Center for Congregations, and other specialists. Hosted by the Alban Institute; offered as a gift by Lilly Endowment Inc. See also Congregational Growth tools.
Google Full-Text Theological Journals Search.
University of Regensburg's Electronic Journals Library for Theology and Religious Studies - An exhaustive list of freely available, full-text journals organized alphabetically by journal title. The list is in English, but the resources listed might not be.
Bibliographic Resources
English Short Title Catalog - The English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC) lists over 460,000 items published between 1473 and 1800.Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) - This resource presents biographical and bibliographic information on a veritable Who's Who of Christianity, from Antiquity to Present. In German, so consider using Google Translate.
Documenta Catholica Omnia - This resource contains links to various mostly medieval and early Catholic documents. In Latin.
Other Libraries
Union Theological Seminary Library - Connect to the UTS Library. If you are a current student at GTS, please contact the Keller Library circulation desk (x264) or reference librarian (x323) for information about access and borrowing privileges at the UTS Burke Library.New York Public Library - A wonderful resource for research. Use the NYPL's electronic catalog to search for materials at the Humanities and Social Science Library located in the Schwarzman Building at 5th Avenue and 42nd Street. The website also has information about access and borrowing privileges, and one can apply for a library card online.
The New York Public Library branch closest to GTS is the Muhlenberg Branch located on 23rd Street near Seventh Avenue.
Library Hours
The Keller Library is on the east side of the Close; we are open seven days a week during the academic year.
Please visit our homepage for the current library schedule.
Please visit our homepage for the current library schedule.