The comprehensive Formatting, Style, and Citation Guide (see below) covers the basics of academic writing in one place; guidelines for formatting papers correctly; tips for using grammar, punctuation, and capitalization properly; examples of citations for a variety of sources (especially seminary resources not addressed in the Turabian style guide, such as Bible commentaries or class lectures); and abbreviations for books of the Bible. In addition, MTS students, particularly those in the thesis writing stage, should refer to the MTS Thesis Guidelines (see below).
Here are some Library of Congress headings:
From Topic to Thesis: A Guide to Theological Research by 
Research and Writing in the Seminary by 
Thinking Theologically: Foundations for Learning by 
Writing and Research: A Guide for Theological Students by 
Writing Theology Well 2nd Edition by 
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition by 
The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition by 
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by 
The SBL Handbook of Style by A citation builder can be a helpful way to construct your citations and/or check your existing citations. The links below direct you to a few good options. Note: You must always check your citations when using these tools because they are not always completely accurate.
You can retrieve a citation by hovering over an item result in your USearch and selecting "Get Citation." You will be able to choose from several citation styles to find the one that is most appropriate for your work. Then, you can copy/paste the citation into your bibliography.
Citation managers are software tools that can help you in multiple ways:
Which one is best for you?
EndNote and Zotero have a lot of similarities, but they also have some key differences. You can use both or choose the one that best meets your needs.
EndNote
Using EndNote LibGuide from Northwestern University
EndNote *X9 Quick Reference Guides for Windows & Mac
*X9 is no longer the newest version, but new guides have not been created yet.
Zotero
Using Zotero LibGuide from Northwestern University
The Writing Center
The Writing Center at Garrett offers programs to support students' theological writing, including one-on-one coaching at any stage of the process and working with you to fine-tune content, organization, and style. The Writing Center also helps you polish a completed draft by editing for clarity and flow and proofreading for grammar or spelling. Contact writing.center@garrett.edu to set up an appointment.
The Seminary requires the use of ProQuest to publish all MTS theses. ProQuest makes the work available through online academic search engines, provides electronic copies to our library, and offers optional printing in book form.
Once you have passed the oral defense, made any revisions to your final thesis requested by the advisor/committee members, and had a final review and format check completed by the Writing Center, you are ready to submit your document to ProQuest.
1. Convert the final approved document to a PDF (*other documents formats are not accepted).
2. Post the PDF to ProQuest using this web portal: https://www.etdadmin.com/main/home?siteId=217. You are only required to submit the thesis for Basic Publishing; you can then choose additional copies and options. All fees for the service are collected by ProQuest at time of submission, and this cost is subject to change at ProQuest's discretion.
