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Seminary Resources: Book Sections

This guide introduces the Seminary student to the resources available in and through the Morgan Library-Learning Center

Book Section Elements

Identify the various elements for citing book sections with the colors below:

                  Author                  
             Chapter Title             
               Journal Title            
                Editor(s)                  
   Location, Publisher, Date   
           Page cited/range         
    DOI/URL/Database Name   

Citations in your paper should be formatted in a black or grayscale font.

Page Numbers

In footnotes, list the specific page numbers being referenced. In the bibliography, list the page range for the whole chapter.

Bibliography Citations

Arrange bibliography citations alphabetically by authors' last names.

Single space each entry, with one line of space separating citations.

Indent each entry a 1/2 inch from the second line onwards.

More Citation Examples

View more sample footnotes and bibliography citations on the official Turabian site.

Basic Chapter Citation

Footnote

Author First M. Last Name, “Chapter Title,” in Title, ed. First M. Last Name (Location: Publisher, date), page cited.

Footnote, after first citation

Author Last Name, “Chapter Title,” (shortened if necessary), page cited.

Bibliography

Author Last Name, First M. “Chapter Title.” In Title, edited by First M. Last Name, page range. Location: Publisher, date. 

Example: Bible Dictionary Entry

Cover image of Dictionary of New Testament Background

Example: Bible Dictionary Entry (no author)

Bible Dictionary example with no author listed Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary cover art

 

Example: Chapter in Print Book

Cover of Becoming Grace

 

Example: Chapter in Ebook

Cover of Preaching and the Personal

 

Example: Preface, Foreword, Introduction etc.

Cover of Making All Things New
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