Common Search Queries for Biblical Counseling Assignments
Here are suggested search queries for efficiently and effectively finding resources to assist you in answering these frequently asked questions from a variety of Biblical Counseling courses.
NOTE 1: "su:" is the metatag commanding the search engine to look only in the Subject field of the bibliographic record (Description) for the associated keyword [See Figure 1 below]; "su=" is the metatag to indicate a subject phrase.
ASSURANCE OF SALVATION:
<su:theology (assurance OR perseverance)> The "OR" must be capitalized so the search engine recognizes it as a Boolean command; not as a keyword. The parentheses commands the search engine to perform the OR operation first.
BIBLICAL VIEW OF HOPE:
<su:hope biblical teaching> See Figure 2
CASE STUDIES on any topic; add the following to your search query:
CRITICAL RACE THEORY:
EGALITARIAN VIEW OF MARRIAGE
NOTE 2: The asterisk (*) is a truncation symbol (meaning to cut off). It commands the search engine to search the root word and every variation thereafter. For example, in the case of "equal", the Discovery search engine will find records containing equal, equality, equalize, equally, equivalent, etc.
<equal* marriage christianity> See Figure 3 for example.
<equal* marriage biblical>
<egalitarian*>
<"male headship>
For Articles, search ATLAReligion and Christian Periodical Index (from the library Web site, select Find Databases):
NOTE 3: "OR" and "AND" must be in all caps so the search engine recognizes them as Boolean commands and not at key words. This search will retrieve records containing EITHER some variation of the word egalitarian OR some variation of the word equal. AND, the records must also contain the word marriage.
SUFFICIENCY OF SCRIPTURE:
There are several methods that may be used for easily retrieving resources on this topic.
Search:
Last updated November, 2019.
Copy and paste the following search queries into the Discovery search box on the Powell Library Web site along with any other topical keyword to find resources on topics relating to Biblical or Christian Counseling.
su:counseling christianity
su:counseling biblical
su:"pastoral counseling" (use quotation marks for phrases)
su:"pastoral care"
su:"peer counseling in the church"
> To find case studies on any topic, add these keywords / phrases to your search:
> The metadata code "su:" is a command instructing the Discovery search engine to look only in the Subject field of each record in the catalog..
> The use of the subject terms "christianity" and "biblical" (use bibl* to get bible and biblical) can be added to any topic to find the Christian or Biblical view of that topic.