Christian Librarianship

Essays on the Integration of Faith and Profession

Gregory A Smith editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc

Published:25th Sep '02

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Much of the current library literature assumes that professional library service is necessarily neutral-detached from the librarian's philosophical or religious views. By contrast, contributors to this collection assert that librarianship is best practiced as an outworking of spiritual conviction. Accordingly, they discuss principles for integrating Christian faith and librarianship within various contexts, and reflect on professional issues from biblical and theological perspectives. This text will prove beneficial to Christians working in all types of libraries, whether religious or secular.

This compilation of 16 essays is divided into two main parts, the first on theory and the second on practice. The first part includes chapters such as A Rationale for Integrating Christian Faith and Librarianship, The Master We Serve: The Call of the Christian Librarian to the Secular Workplace; and The Impact of the Christian Faith on Library Service. Chapters in the second part include Library Encounters Culture, A Christian Approach to Intellectual Freedom in Libraries and Keeping Sunday Special in the Contemporary Workplace Culture. Contributors include William Fraher Abernathy, Rod Badams, Donald G. Davis, Jr., John Allen Delivuk, Kenneth D. Gill, Graham Hedges, D. Elizabeth Irish, James R. Johnson, Roger W. Phillips, Gregory A. Smith, Stanford Terhune, John B. Trotti, John Mark Tucker and Geoff Warren.

“interesting insights”—Booklist; “recommend[ed]”—Libraries & Culture; “useful information...interesting, challenging...thought-provoking”—New Library World; “professional resource”—VOYA; “provocative essays...a worthy read...lucid footnotes...mature breakthrough book”—Public Library Quarterly; “excellent collection”—Librarian’s Christian Fellowship Newsletter; “an important and profound work...groundbreaking...stands as a seminal landmark for all future discussion on this topic...presents a helpful reconciliation between evangelical Christian faith and the challenges of intellectual freedom”—Christian Scholar’s Review; “valuable...provides much insight”—Journal of Religious & Theological Information; “unique and important...extensive bibliography”—Portal: Libraries and the Academy.

ISBN: 9780786413294

Dimensions: 254mm x 178mm x 12mm

Weight: 422g

239 pages