| Dear Visitor,
The Ecumenical Centre Library is at your disposal. With more than 100,000 books, periodicals and pamphlets on the ecumenical movement, the Library houses the largest such collection in the world. How to familiarize yourself with the Library Referencing the collections |
| Our best collections
focus on the themes of ecumenism, the Bible, systematic theology, ecclesiology,
social ethics, mission, denominational history, non-Christian religions,
the role of women in church and society, laity and pacifism.
Less comprehensive, yet sizeable, collections include specific studies in church history, Patristics, Christian ethics, practical theology and philosophy.
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Archives
The Library possesses practically every document ever issued by an ecumenical
organization or movement during the 20th century (e.g. Faith and Order, Life
and Work, International Missionary Council, World Student Christian Federation,
to name a few). Researchers have access to most archives and can rely on the
archivist's help. Archival documents do not circulate outside the Library, but
photocopies can be made of most documents, with the librarian's permission.
Access to WCC archives: conditions /
Access request
Reading room
The reading room houses an excellent theological and general reference
section as well as current issues of periodicals.
Circulation
You may borrow books (up to four at a time), pamphlets and periodicals
(except issues of the current year) from the Library for a period of one month.
The collections of the Ecumenical Centre and the Bossey Ecumenical Institute Libraries are catalogued together and accessible on-line. We encourage you to use this resource for bibliographic research as well as to request long distance loans.
Loan requests from around the world may be submitted by e-mail. When consulting the on-line catalogue, please note the desired resource's call number (Cote). To request a resource housed in the Ecumenical Centre Library (identified as Cote WCC), send an e-mail to: WCC libraries.
Thank you for visiting the Ecumenical Centre Library.
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World Council of Churches Ecumenical Centre Library 150 route de Ferney P.O. Box 2100 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland Tel.: (+41 22) 791 6279 Fax: (+41 22) 710 2425 E-mail: WCC libraries |
The on-line catalogue of the library's collection is maintained by SWS
Software Systems AG. We encourage you to visit their site or send an
e-mail to their webmaster at support@sws.ch.
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