Ambrose Swasey Library, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
Oxyrhynchus papyri
28 papyrus manuscript fragments, which were discovered at Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, and range in date from the 1st to the 5th centuries CE. This collection is representative of thousands of Oxyrhynchus papyri that have been uncovered. The Swasey papyri include fragments of six Christian documents (one of the Gospel of John), as well as fragments of the book of Leviticus in Greek, personal letters, official documents and receipts, and one religious tale concerning the god Sarapion.
Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University
Wesley Manuscripts & Memorabilia
Holographic letters of John Wesley and manuscripts from other members of the Wesley family. Images of items related to Wesley and the Methodist movement, including portraits, book illustrations, images of historic Wesleyan sites.
Claremont School of Theology
Coins from ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine periods
Ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine coins from the Curtis R. Paxman Collection that provide vivid images of ancient culture. Most of these images do not duplicate coins presented in other digital projects and therefore provide unique resources that will illuminate the study of ancient history.
Hartford Seminary Library
Slides illustrating the practice of Islam
Slides taken in Islamic countries that illustrate the practice of Islam.
Illuminations from Armenian Gospels
Illuminations from two of the Armenian Gospels held by the Hartford Seminary Library. Among the colour illuminations are images of the four Gospel writers.
Pitts Theology Library, Emory University
Printed Images from the Sixteenth Century
Images drawn from Kessler Collection consist primarily of wood or metal engravings that were printed in books and pamphlets, often based on sketches by premiere artists of the day.
Princeton Theological Seminary Libraries
The Moffett Korea Collection: Historic Photographs of Korea
Photographs, historical postcards, and slides together comprise a diverse and unique visual history of Korea's religious, political, and social development. The images in the collection date from the 1880s through the early 1900s.
Vanderbilt Divinity Library
Biblical Iconography: French Medieval Cathedrals
Iconographical representations of Biblical and patristic texts from French 12th and 13th century architecture.
Yale University Divinity School Library
Maps & Charts Documenting the Expansion of Christianity
Historical maps and charts documenting the expansion of Christianity. Selected from historical atlases, histories of Christianity, and from the Yale University Map Collection, these maps and charts provide visual support for the teaching of church and mission history, and Biblical studies.
Andover-Harvard Library (Harvard Divinity School), Pitts Theology Library (Emory University), Princeton Theological Seminary Libraries
Thanksgiving Day Sermons
American Thanksgiving Day sermons printed between 1801 and 1900 and issued as individual publications.
Concordia Seminary Library
Selected manuscripts
Medizinisch-astrologisches Hausbuch. Germany, ca. 1429. Profusely illustrated in water colours with signs of the Zodiac and miniature paintings showing activities of the seasons and other scenes of daily life.
Thomas a Kempis. Libellus consolatorius. De Imitatione Christi, 1484. Ms copy stamped with the seal of the Agnietenberg monastery, where Thomas lived, and possibly copied from the original.
Passio Domini. Netherlands, ca. 1500-1520. A collection of 24 miniature paintings of the Passion of Christ, with facing-page text in gold and red ink.
Deutscher Kalender und Praktik auf das Jahr 1466
Canonical Epistles and Apocalypse. Germany (Rhine?), 12th century. Manuscript of James, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, Jude, and Revelation, with a prologue to the Epistles, an extract from the First Prologue of Revelation, notes on the Seven Seals, a brief history of the world corresponding to the Seven Seals (13th century), and the order of ceremonies in Holy Week (14th century).
Kathryn Sullivan Bowld Music Library, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Shape-note tune books
The shape-note tune books of the collection illuminate various musical aspects of the American history of church and society, including the singing school movement and the music education movement.
Monroe F. Swilley, Jr. Library, Mercer University
Portraits of some Baptist leaders
Images of portraits of some Baptist leaders: earliest birth date is 1598 and latest death date is 1968.
Reeves Library, Moravian College and Theological Seminary
Early text related to the Bohemian-Moravian Church of the Brethren
This text describes the development and social history of the Bohemian-Moravian Church of the Brethren (also referred to as the United Fratrum) from the establishment of the church to 1757.
Vanderbilt Divinity Library
Images of Religious and Theological Iconography
Born-digital images of collections of primarily Christian art and iconography that are identified by scripture passage where appropriate. The images are from Amiens Cathedral, St. Vitale in Ravenna, St. Savin in France, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and other assorted locations.
Andover Newton Theological School, Franklin Trask Library
Postcards of New England Congregational and Baptist churches
Views of New England Congregational and Baptist churches, representing all chronological periods of private postcard production, 1898-current date.
Boston University Theology Library
Christian Missions and Social Progress, by James S. Dennis
The text of the three volumes of James S. Dennis, Christian Missions and Social Progress; a Sociological Study of Foreign Missions, a significant text for documenting the history of the missions’ movement that was published 1897-1906.
Drew University Methodist Library
Wesley Family Letters and Manuscripts
Digital images of manuscripts written by members of the Wesley family.
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Library
The Morton Collection of Biblical Artifacts
Images of artifacts from the Bible lands (Jordan, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey, Greece and Italy) acquired by Dr. William H. Morton, former director of the American School of Oriental Research in Jerusalem, during the 1940s and 1950s, including inscribed scarabs from Egypt; terracotta lamps and other pottery from Palestine; and ancient Jewish, Roman and Byzantine coins.
Ohio State University and Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University
Images from John Foxe's Acts and Monuments of the English Martyrs
Woodcuts from the 1563, 1570, 1576, and 1583 editions of John Foxe's Acts and Monuments of the English Martyrs, a key document in the long stream of Christian literature and denominational development with relevance to the study of church history, iconography, theology, English art and literature.
Special Collections, Princeton Theological Seminary Libraries
Selected Sermons Preached at Princeton Theological Seminary during the Nineteenth Century
A collection of thirty-two sermons preached at Princeton Theological Seminary in the nineteenth century. Digitized from the books: The Princeton Pulpit. Edited by John T. Duffield. Originally published: New York, Charles Scribner, 1852 and Princeton Sermons. Chiefly by The Professors in Princeton Theological Seminary. Originally published: New York, Fleming H. Revell Company: 1893.
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities / Arthur Merrill Collection
Images of the Holy Land
Images from slides take by Dr. Arthur L. Merrill, Emeritus Harry C. Piper Professor of Biblical Interpretation, during numerous trips to the Holy Land and surrounding areas from 1962 to 1996. The collection includes photographs of the land, archaeological sites and tells, artifacts, holy sites, and modern cultural, political, and religious scenes from Israel and Palestine.
Vanderbilt University Divinity Library
ETANA - texts for Ancient Near Eastern studies
Thirty volumes digitized from the collections of the Oriental Institute (2) and Vanderbilt Divinity Library (28), also made available on the ETANA core texts web site. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets. Harvard Excavations at Samaria. Monuments of Nineveh. A Second Series of the Monuments of Nineveh.
Abilene Christian University, Brown Library
Baptistery paintings in Twentieth-Century Churches of Christ
- Painted by Blanche Perry: The digital images in this collection are taken from watercolour sketches, hand-tinted black-and-white photographs, and black and white photographs of her paintings made by Blanche Garrett Perry, who was active in painting baptisteries for Churches of Christ from 1937 to about 1955.
- Photographed by Jack Welch: The digital images in this collection are taken from colour 35 mm slides made by ACU English professor Jack Welch (1941-1996) in Churches of Christ, mostly in Texas.
Andover Newton Theological School, Franklin Trask Library
Missionaries appointed by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
Daguerreotype images of missionaries appointed by The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
Asbury Theological Seminary, B. L. Fisher Library
Photographs From the Papers of E. Stanley Jones
A selection of 300 photographs, most are black and white, from the Papers of E. Stanley Jones.
Duke University Divinity School
Images of mainline Protestant children and families in the U.S.
Images of mainline Protestant children and families in the U.S., from denominational and non-denominational magazines dating from the 1920s to the 1970s.
Harvard Divinity School, Andover-Harvard Theological Library
Postcards of Unitarian and Universalist Church Buildings
Images of postcards of Unitarian and Universalist church buildings. Churches in the United States, Canada, and Japan are featured; the largest geographical grouping is from Massachusetts. The postcards were produced beginning in 1898.
Henri J.M. Nouwen Archives and Research Collection
Photographs and letters from the Henri J. M. Nouwen Archives
Photographs and outgoing letters of Henri J. M. Nouwen, a chronological sampling of Nouwen's life as priest, teacher, social activist, speaker, friend, son/brother/uncle, and writer.
Kathryn Sullivan Bowld Music Library, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Worship Video Project
Sunday morning services at five Southern Baptist churches in the Dallas/Fort Worth area as well as the Isaiah 6 worship service held at the Seminary.
Ohio State University Libraries / Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, SMU
Images from the John Foxe’s Acts and Monuments (the “Book of Martyrs”), Ninth Edition (1684)
Complete set of images (mostly engravings) from the ninth (1684) edition of John Foxe’s Acts and Monuments of Matters most Special and Memorable, Happening in the Church (“Book of Martyrs”).
Pitts Theology Library, Emory University
Woodcuts and metal engravings from 16th-19th century publications
Woodcuts and metal engravings from the Pitts Library’s holdings of 16th-19th century publications. These images include illustrations of the biblical text, church architecture, portraits of religious leaders, and various other materials.
Pitts Theology Library, Emory University
Selected Photographs of Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean Sites
Archaeological slides from the collections of Emory University Prof. Emeritus J. Maxwell Miller and his associates. These cover the archaeological remains of the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia Minor.
Roberts Library, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Slides of archaeological sites in the Middle East
Images of archaeological sites in the Middle East from slides that have been donated to the library by faculty members support the teaching of Bible, archaeology, and ancient history.
Sanctuary for Sacred Art
Post Vatican II Church Architecture and Art in Western Oregon
Images of Church architecture and art showing reforms inspired by documents of the Second Vatican Council.
United Theological Seminary Library
Oxyrhynchus Papyri Manuscript Collection
Images of seven papyrus documents from a large mass of papyrus and parchment fragments discovered in 1879-1905 at Oxyrhynchus (modern Behnesa), Egypt.
Yale University Divinity School Library
Missionary Postcards
Images of more than 350 postcards documenting missionary work, primarily in Africa, with a few from Asia and Oceania.
Yale University Divinity School Library
Postcards of Methodist Churches in the United States
Images of more than 100 Methodist churches from across the United States, dating primarily from the first half of the twentieth century. |