Writing for the subject

Introductions to writing for theology and religious studies

The following books specific to your subject are available in the Arts and Social Sciences Library:

• Critical terms for religious studies / edited by Mark C. Taylor - at BL31 CRI
• A guide to writing academic essays in religious studies / Scott G. Brown - at BL41 BRO

General resources:

• You will find many general guides to writing essays, dissertations, and research projects in the Arts and Social Sciences Library at LB2369.
• A further list of general guides to writing and research skills is also available.

Citing references in your work

There is no single way of writing references. The two most common styles are the Harvard system and the Numeric system, details of which can be found in the guides mentioned below. You will need to use the style specified by your department or by the body or journal to which you are submitting your work. Much useful information and advice about writing and referencing, amongst other things, is provided by the department:

• Undergraduate handbook (PDF format 657 Kb)
• Research students handbook (PDF format 182 Kb)

The Journal title abbreviations in theology and religious studies page gives advice on how you can ascertain journal title abbreviations to be used in your reference list.

The Plagiarism: information and advice for students page includes these sections:

• Other abbreviations used in references including ibid, op. cit. and et al.
• Citing references correctly - answers the question 'Why must I cite references in my work?'
• What style should I cite references in? - there is no single style
• Online guides to how to cite literature references
• Printed guides to how to cite literature references
• Software packages and websites for managing sets of references