List of specialized theological libraries
Theological libraries are often found as part of a theological institution such as the library of a mosque, synagogue, or church. Many Christian institutions can have a theological library. These include, for example, the church libraries, the libraries of a diocese or diocese , a religious community or a monastery such as the monastery library or the monastery library , as well as parish libraries , cathedral libraries and also seminaries and papal colleges . Buddhist or Hindu temples and other sacred buildings can also have theological libraries, such as a Hor Trai . Numerous theological and religious studies universities and colleges also have theological libraries. Probably the largest specialized theological library is the Vatican Apostolic Library in Rome . Collections of theological media as well as manuscripts are also known to us from antiquity. Just think of the Dead Sea Scrolls , the Coptic Gnostic Nag Hammadi writings or the Temple Library of Jerusalem at the time , but also of ancient temple libraries such as the Temple of Edfu .
Theological and religious studies libraries and databases, for example virtual theological libraries, are now listed here.
Organizations
Some organizations are the Association of Church-Scientific Libraries and the Association of Archives and Libraries in the Protestant Church , the Association of Catholic Theological Libraries , the Association of Protestant Libraries , and the Association of European Libraries for Theology .
List by state
Germany
- Aachen : Mikado : Mission library and catholic documentation center of the missiological institute Missio eV and missio eV
- Old library of the Ottobeuren Abbey
- Barth : Church library St. Marien Barth
- Dortmund : Library of the Evangelical Church District Dortmund
- Emden : Johannes a Lasco Library
- Erfurt : Library of the Evangelical Ministry in the Augustinian monastery in Erfurt
- Freising : Freising Cathedral Library
- Hanover : Library of the regional church office of the Evangelical Lutheran regional church of Hanover
- Hamburg : North Elbian church library
- Hermannsburg : Library of the University of Applied Sciences for Intercultural Theology Hermannsburg
- Iserlohn : Varnhagensche Library
- Kiel : Specialized Theology Library of the University Library of Kiel
- Cologne: Archbishop's Diocesan and Cathedral Library Cologne
- Cologne: Schia library of the University of Cologne
- Constance : Dr. Erich Bloch and Lebenheim Library
- Mainz old town : Martinus library
- Metten : Metten monastery library
- Münster : Münster diocesan library
- Neuendettelsau : Library of the Augustana theological college in Neuendettelsau
- Paderborn : Archbishop's Academic Library Paderborn
- Rottenburg am Neckar : Rottenburg diocesan library
- Speyer : Library and media center of the Evangelical Church of the Palatinate
- Speyer: Speyer diocesan library
- Worms : Luther Library (Worms)
- Ziesar : Specialized library for church and cultural history
- see also:
Italy
Netherlands
Austria
Switzerland
Czech Republic
University libraries
- Archbishop's Academic Library Paderborn
- Library of the Philosophical-Theological University of Brixen
- Library of the Philosophical-Theological University of St. Pölten
- Library of the Episcopal Seminary in Fulda
- University library Theological University of Friedensau
- Library Theological Faculty Paderborn
Diocesan libraries
- Diocesan Library of Münster
- Rottenburg Diocesan Library
- Speyer Diocesan Library
- Archbishop's Diocesan and Cathedral Library Cologne
Monastery libraries
Germany
- Old Library of the Abbey Ottobeuren , Ottobeuren Abbey
- Library of the Abbey Maria Laach the Abbey Maria Laach
- Metten monastery library
- Waldsassen Abbey Library
- Xanten Abbey Library
Austria
Italy
Switzerland
Czech Republic
Cathedral libraries
- Freising Cathedral Library
- Hildesheim Cathedral Library
- Archbishop's Diocesan and Cathedral Library Cologne
Jewish specialist libraries
Former libraries
- Library of the imperial abbey of Echternach
- Library of the Corvey Benedictine Monastery
- Library of the Zuqnin Monastery
- Cathedral Library Constance
- Former library of the Katharinenkloster in Nuremberg
- Former monastery library of Rebdorf monastery
- Hamburg Cathedral Library
- Polling monastery library
Special collection areas
- Theology, Religious Studies - University Library Tübingen
- Judaism - Frankfurt University Library
- Islamic Studies - Tübingen University Library
- Religious Studies - Wuppertal City Library
Virtual libraries
Church archives
Theological manuscripts and papyri
Numerous libraries own and keep sacred manuscripts; for example, the British Library owns the Codex Sinaiticus , a manuscript of the New Testament. Manuscripts are also being digitized more and more, whereby virtual manuscript rooms are also used. The systematisation of the manuscripts is also an important task. So there is the cataloging of biblical manuscripts .
- List of Septuagint manuscripts
- List of Dead Sea Bible manuscripts
- List of lowercase New Testament manuscripts
- List of New Testament papyri
- New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room
literature
- Working group of Catholic-Theological Libraries (ed.): Handbook of Catholic-Theological Libraries . KG Saur Verlag , Munich 1991 (3rd edition).
- Makki Sibai, Mohamed (Ed.): Mosque Libraries: a historical study . (Libraries and librarianship in the Muslim world), Mansell Publishing Limited , London etc. 1987.