Library Guides: History of the United Methodist Deacon: Before 1888 (Ecumenical &amp; Biblical)

Books

Breaking the Mould of Christendom: Kingdom Community, Diaconal Church and the Liberation of the Laity by David B. Clark
Call Number: BV601.8 .C56
Deacons in the Liturgy by Ormonde Plater
Call Number: BX5967.5 .P58
Publication Date: 2009
The Diaconate: A Full and Equal Order by James Monroe Barnett
Call Number: BV680 .B37 1995
Publication Date: 1995
Diakonia: Mutual Helping with Justice and Compassion by Jaap Van Klinken
Call Number: BT738.4 .K55
Publication Date: 1990
Diakonia: Re-Interpreting the Ancient Sources by John N. Collins
Call Number: BT738.4 .C64 1990
Publication Date: 1990
Also Available Online
Diakonia Studies: Critical Issues in Ministry by John N. Collins
Call Number: BT738.4 .C644 2014
Publication Date: 2014
Available Online
The Ecumenical Opportunity of the Diaconate: A Comparative Study of the American Diaconate in Episcopal, Lutheran, Roman Catholic, and United Methodist Churches by Benjamin L. Hartley
Call Number: Over. BV680 .H27
Publication Date: 2000
Historic Documents on the Diaconate by Ormonde Plater
Call Number: BX5967.5 .N67 no.7
Publication Date: 1999
Making Connections: Exploring Methodist Deacons’ Perspectives on Contemporary Diaconal Ministry by Andrew Orton; Todd Stockdale
Call Number: BY577.2 .O78 2014
Many Servants: An Introduction to Deacons by Ormonde Plater
Call Number: BV680 .P54 1991
Publication Date: 1991
The Minstry of a Deacon by Ronnie Aitchison
Call Number: 287.5481 A311m
Publication Date: 2003
Also Available Online
Sanctified Sisters: A History of Protestant Deaconesses by Jenny Wiley Legath
Call Number: BV4423 .L44 2019
Publication Date: 2019
The Work of the Deacon and Deaconess by Harold Nichols
Call Number: BX6346 .N5 1984
Publication Date: 1984

Additional Diakonia Books
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Articles, Chapters, Journals, & Online Resources

Freely available online resources are indicated by an asterisk at the end.

Articles

Chapters, Journals, & Online Resources

"Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry" by the World Council of Churches (1982)* This important document laid out a three-fold pattern of ministry: bishop, presbyter or elder, and deacon.
DeaconPages.org "This site serve[d] an educational function for the United Methodist Diaconate. It also accentuate[d] the diaconate as an ecumenical and international movement."
Diaconia: Journal for the Study of Christian Social Practice* "It is the objective of “Diaconia. Journal for the Study of Christian Social Practice” to contribute to new research and interpretations of Christian social practice with and among the marginalised. To hear, interpret and communicate the voices in the field and to analyse their social and political context is an important field of study and practice."
"Diakonia" from the Dictionary of the Ecumenical Movement*
"The following article by Teresa Joan White is the entry on diakonia from the revised edition of the Dictionary of the Ecumenical Movement published jointly by the World Council of Churches and the Wm. Eerdmans in 2002."

Diakoneo by North American Association for the Diaconate
Call Number: Over. BX5800 .D52
Publication Date: 1978-2016

"Diakonia" from the Dictionary of the Ecumenical Movement*
"The following article by Teresa Joan White is the entry on diakonia from the revised edition of the Dictionary of the Ecumenical Movement published jointly by the World Council of Churches and the Wm. Eerdmans in 2002."

Diakonia: Church for Others by Norbert Greinacher; Norbert Mette
Call Number: BX841 .C74 v.198-200
Publication Date: 1988
See "Waiting-at-Table, a Critical Feminist Theological Reflection on Diakonia" by Elizabeth Schüssler Fiorenza (pages 84-94).

Bibliographies

Diaconate Bibliography* "The following bibliography is not comprehensive in scope but it is fairly ecumenical and representative of the major works on the diaconate, most of which are generally available from libraries in the United States."
DIAKONIA Bibliography This bibliography from the Diakonia World Federation offers additional suggestions for books about diakonia.
Selected Bibliography for Diaconal Ministry*

Other Diaconal Groups & Organizations

The Association of Episcopal Deacons
Diakonia of the Americas and Caribbean
Diakonia Page from The Blue Letter Bible Site This pages details the usage of the word diakonia and its derivatives. Information about Biblical usage as well as resources from concordances, dictionaries, and lexicons.
The Lutheran Deaconess Association
The National Association of Diaconate Directors
Additional Diaconal Groups & Organizations This list contains information about other diaconal groups and organizations throughout the world. The links may not work, but an online search may yield more current information.

History of the United Methodist Deacon: Before 1888 (Ecumenical & Biblical)

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Articles, Chapters, Journals, & Online Resources

Other Diaconal Groups & Organizations