Below are brief descriptions of significant terms and resources you may encounter as you do research at the Allison Library. For a more extensive treatment of these and other terms, consult resources such as:
Soteriology is literally defined as “the study of salvation.” This topic within the corpus of systematic theology deals with the work of the triune God in bringing creation, and especially humans, to enjoy the divine purpose for existence (Stanley J. Grenz, David Guretzki, and Cherith Fee Nordling. Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms).
A guide to formatting various parts of a research paper including the footnotes and bibliography. Common style manuals include:
Library of Congress Subject Headings is a system of preferred terms which are applied to books, etc. and used in most North American academic library catalogues (and many electronic databases) as a systematic way to describe the content of an item.