Writing Theologically is a compilation of essays on writing with seminary students as the intended audience. Some of the chapter topics (written by ten different authors) include writing persuasively, writing briefly, writing creatively, and writing digitally. The book is helpful to read through in its entirety to grasp larger themes like gospel contextualization and God’s call, but can also be read as stand-alone essays on a given writing topic in question. It provides a wide variety of advice on style, organization, finding your voice, and practical ways to get started.

Booth, Colomb, and Williams, three distinguished English professors, have written a seminal book on research. While covering the standard areas of research projects, such as finding a topic or obtaining accurate resources, this book is devoted to the development of the entire research project, from beginning to end. Considerable time is devoted to the writing process, taking into account such topics as argumentation and revision. Although this book is written for research in general studies, the lessons learned here are of vital importance for theological research.

Capitani and Baffes provide a practical, readable guide for writing in seminary. Including sample papers for the most common types of writing assingments, this book walks a student through the writing process from research to revision.

Famed writing scholar, Roy Peter Clark, offers a treasure chest of invaluable tools to enhance your writing prowess. He condenses a lifetime of experience into 50 tools that will revolutionize your writing. These are not the typical rules of grammar but the practical skills that make writers great. To Clark, excellent writing is not a talent reserved for the few but a craft to be learned by all.

Deborah Core’s effort to create a writing guide specialized for seminary students is much appreciated. Taking into account the work load of seminary, Core offers tips to maximize reading and writing time without cutting any corners or cheapening the study. This is an excellent and concise guide to reading and writing in the seminary environment.

Gordon Harvey offers students practical guidance in assessing the various roles of sources and methods of integrating them into an argument. In addition, this book provides extensive examples of citations—including online and personal correspondence—and addresses common misuses of sources so that students can confidently navigate the relationship between others’ ideas and their own.

This writing guide offers a basic but comprehensive look at writing in an academic setting. Mligo provides helpful step-by-step guidelines for writing book reviews, summaries, and research papers. Mligo also addresses the topic of plagiarism, an offense all too common in higher-education institutions. She demonstrates rather than merely explains what plagiarism looks like through myriad examples of paraphrase and summary. This guide is a must read for those looking for a short, yet thorough, introduction to academic writing.

Nancy J. Vyhmeister has provided an indispensable guide for seminary students. An excellent guide to writing, the book is tailored to the theological context, covering exegetical writing in addition to thesis writing. This book provides a citation guide with examples, advice on footnoting, steps toward developing the research project, and aids for taking notes. This is an essential resource for students of religion and theology.

In Style, Williams and Colomb articulate the necessary principles of well-crafted writing. This versatile work is primarily geared towards nonfiction writers. Style offers an expansive survey of the basic principles of good writing, including in-depth explanation and numerous examples of each principle. Students are shown ways to simplify and invigorate their writing. This book is an aid to those who feel comfortable with a concept, yet struggle to communicate that concept clearly through writing.