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Faith Reads: A Selective Guide to Christian Nonfiction

Autor David Rainey
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 iul 2008 – vârsta până la 17 ani
At last-a resource for librarians who wish to build or develop their nonfiction collection and use it to better serve the needs of adult Christian readers. Covering the three major branches of Christianity (Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox), the author organizes more than 600 titles into subject categories ranging from biography, the arts, and education, to theology, devotion, and spiritual warfare. Award-winning classics are noted. Introductory narrative frames the literature, and helps librarians better understand Christian literature; and learn how to establish selection criteria for building a Christian nonfiction collection.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781591586029
ISBN-10: 159158602X
Pagini: 388
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.7 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Libraries Unlimited
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

David Rainey is Senior Bibliographer at the State Library of Louisiana. Besides doing reference work, he is responsible for collection development in the Dewey 200s (Christianity). He is a reviewer for Christian Library Journal and also administers a small resource center that he started at his church. His background includes work at public, academic, and special libraries.

Cuprins

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Life StoriesChapter 2: Prayer, Worship, and Spiritual GrowthChapter 3: Christian Self-HelpChapter 4: EvangelismChapter 5: Arts, Culture, and EducationChapter 6: Business and LeadershipChapter 7: Science and NatureChapter 8: Bible and TheologyAppendix A: Christian Nonfiction Book AwardsAppendix B: Review SourcesAppendix C: Christian Nonfiction PublishersAuthor/Title IndexSubject Index

Recenzii

Librarians have resources to help them do collection development and readers' advisory in the area of Christian fiction, but Christian nonfiction can be unknown territory. In Faith Reads: A Selective Guide to Christian Nonfiction, author Rainey provides an annotated bibliography of 646 titles, arranged by subject. The book is divided into eight broad chapters, from 'Life Stories' to 'Bible and Theology,' and each chapter is subdivided into more discreet topics.
This comprehensive guide to Christian nonfiction is written for librarians who purchase or provide reader's advisory services, as well as for people who have a special interest in the genre. It encompasses the three major branches of Christianity: Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox.
Although some academic libraries that collect broadly in the areas of modern Christian culture may wish to add this work, it is most appropriate for public, church, and Protestant seminary libraries.
Rainey's book will be of great value primarily for public libraries.
David Rainey has compiled a useful and topical guide to Christian nonfiction. . . a relevant listing for any librarian building up a Christian non-fiction collection in a school/college setting and for public librarians keen to widen their coverage.