The Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms, 2nd ed.

by Donald K. McKim

Publisher:

Westminster John Knox

, 2014

Overview

This second edition of The Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms provides a comprehensive guide to nearly 7,000 theological terms—1,000 more terms than the first edition. McKim’s succinct definitions cover a broad range of theological studies and related disciplines: contemporary theologies, biblical studies, church history, ethics, feminist theology, global theologies, hermeneutics, liberation theology, liturgy, ministry, philosophy, philosophy of religion, postcolonial theology, social sciences, spiritually, worship, and Protestant, Reformed, and Roman Catholic theologies. This new edition also includes cross-references that link readers to other related terms, commonly used scholarly abbreviations and abbreviations for canonical and deuterocanonical texts, an annotated bibliography, and a new introductory section that groups together terms and concepts, showing where they fit within particular theological categories. No other single volume provides the busy student, and the theologically experienced reader, with such easy access to so many theological definitions.

Contents

Top Highlights

“mentality advocating strict adherence to certain principles or doctrines regarded as basic, essential, and” (Page 127)

“absolutions of the dead Medieval service after a Requiem Mass consisting of prayers for the dead.” (Page 2)

“ousia (Gr. ‘being,’ ‘substance’; Lat. essentia, substantia) A key philosophical” (Page 224)

Product Details

• Title: The Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms (Second Edition)
• Author: Donald K. McKim
• Edition: Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Print Publication Date: 2014
• Logos Release Date: 2018
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Theology › Dictionaries
• ISBNs: 9780664238353, 9780664259761, 0664238351, 0664259766
• Resource ID: LLS:WSTMNSTRDCXPNDD
• Resource Type: text.monograph.glossary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T04:29:49Z

About Donald K. McKim

Donald K. McKim is executive editor for theology and reference at Westminster John Knox Press. He is the author and editor of a number of books including the Encyclopedia of the Reformed Faith, The Cambridge Companion to John Calvin, Calvin and the Bible and The Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms.