The Church in the World

This guide is intended to provide an entry into research on issues affecting the world's Christians, which cross cultural and geographical boundaries. It was created in partnership with, and in order to serve the needs of, the Syngman Rhee Global Mission Center for Christian Education, and will be updated continually.

Please note that the categories in the menu at left are not always clearly delineated. Take some time to browse and see what's under the different tabs. In addition, this guide will contain links to another UPSem Library guide, "Global Christianity," which focuses on the lived expressions of Christianity in countries around the world.

Borrowing books that we own:

Current Students / Faculty / Staff

• Regular Students: No more than 100 books, due at the end of the term
• Students Seeking D.Min or Th.M: No more than 100 books, due on June 1
• Faculty: No more than 100 books, due on June 1
• Staff: No more than 10 books, due in 3 weeks

Alumni

• No more than 10 books, due in 3 weeks

Community Leaders

• No more than 10 books, due in 3 weeks

Patrons from Partner Libraries

• No more than 5 books, due in 3 weeks

Getting articles from our databases:

Current Students / Faculty / Staff

• Access all of our databases on campus without logging in
• Access our databases from our website with your library card number and password
• If the title is not available in full text, please request that we ILL it!

Alumni:

• Access all of our databases on campus without logging in
• Access some of the databases through the alumni portal at home
• If the title you want is not available, please ILL it from your local public library.

Community Leaders:

• Access all of our databases on campus without logging in
• If the title you want is not available, please ILL it from your local public library.

Patrons from Partner Libraries

• Access all of our databases on campus without logging in
• If the title you want is not available, please ILL it from your home institution's library.

Borrowing books that we DON'T own:

Current Students / Faculty / Staff

•  You can request an ILL.
• You can also place a request to add the book to our collection.
  • Request an addition to the Richmond collection here.
  • Request an addition to the Charlotte collection here.

Alumni:

• If the title you want is not available, please request an ILL at your local public library.

Community Leaders:

• If the title you want is not available, please request an ILL at your local public library.

Patrons from Partner Libraries

• If the title you want is not available, please request an ILL at your home institution's library.

Downloading Audiobooks:

All registered patrons may download audiobooks from our collection. They will be automatically returned in 3 weeks.