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I know that this is not perfect but this is what I currently use for systematic theology -

title:"systematic theology" OR title:"christian theology" OR title:"dogmatic*" OR title:"foundations of pentecostal theology" OR title:"basic theology" OR (title:"biblical theology of the" AND author:zuck) OR title:”topical analysis”

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/614368#Comment_614368

I know that this is not perfect but this is what I currently use for systematic theology -

title:"systematic theology" OR title:"christian theology" OR title:"dogmatic*" OR title:"foundations of pentecostal theology" OR title:"basic theology" OR (title:"biblical theology of the" AND author:zuck) OR title:”topical analysis”

That seems like its going to miss R.A. Torreys Fundamentals, and Calvin's Institutes, should they be in your library. Let me see what comes of it, maybe it will pick up some things my current rule doesn't.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/614369#Comment_614369

That seems like its going to miss R.A. Torreys Fundamentals, and Calvin's Institutes, should they be in your library. Let me see what comes of it, maybe it will pick up some things my current rule doesn't.

Of course those can be manually added but I'm interested to see what rules others have that may be better.

Doc B

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/614374#Comment_614374

Of course those can be manually added but I'm interested to see what rules others have that may be better.

I use several different collections for the above very reason. Some pick up more than others, some less. Some are focused on a particular type of theology (reformed) to which I adhere. I can usually find one that works pretty well for my purpose. [NB: none of these are original with me...I've obtained them all with help from others. I may have tweaked a few, though, for better or for worse.]

Biblical Theology- (title:(Biblical, “Old Testament”, “New Testament”) AND title:theology) OR (subject:(“bible. o.t.—theology”, “bible. n.t.—theology”, “bible.—o.t.—theology”, “bible.—n.t.—theology”))

Creeds/Confessions- title:(creed,confession,Nicaea,catechism,"cambridge declaration") OR subject:creed

Systematic Theology- title:"systematic theology" OR title:dogmatic OR subject:"Theology, Doctrinal." OR subject:"Theology--Doctrinal."

Reformed Systematic Theology- subject:(reformed,presbyterian,calvinism) AND subject:"theology, doctrinal"

(etc., etc.)

Mark Barnes

For systematic theology I use: title:"dogmatic theology" OR title:"systematic theology" OR (author:calvin AND title:institutes) OR title:"reformed dogmatics" which seems to work fairly well. I normally use subjects when creating collections, but that works badly for systematic theologies - presumably because there isn't a LCSH that matches.

For biblical theology I use: title:"biblical theology" OR subject:("bible. o.t.--theology", "bible. n.t.--theology", "bible.--o.t.--theology", "bible.--n.t.--theology") OR (title:theology AND title:(Bible, "Old Testament", "New Testament"))

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/614405#Comment_614405

So I fused most everyones suggestions together and formed this:

Type:Monograph AND ((Title:"Systematic","Dogmatic",Christian,"Foundations of Pentecostal",Basic,Biblical) AND (Title:Theology)) OR (Title:"topical analysis","The Fundamentals: A Testimony to the Truth") OR (Title:"biblical theology of the" AND author:zuck) OR (subject:Doctrinal AND Subject: Theological) OR (subject:"Theology--Doctrinal.") OR (title:"biblical theology" OR (subject:("bible. o.t.--theology", "bible. n.t.--theology", "bible.--o.t.--theology", "bible.--n.t.--theology")) OR (title:theology AND title:(Bible, "Old Testament", "New Testament"))) ANDNOT (Title:magazine,sermon,History OR Subject:"Sermons-Outlines" OR Subject:Theologians)

However it included no resources. Thinking about making a series of collections, then a meta-collection that includes (and excludes) the various parts of the collection.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/614405#Comment_614405

For systematic theology I use: title:"dogmatic theology" OR title:"systematic theology" OR (author:calvin AND title:institutes) OR title:"reformed dogmatics" which seems to work fairly well. I normally use subjects when creating collections, but that works badly for systematic theologies - presumably because there isn't a LCSH that matches.

Yeah. Systematic theologies seem to be hard to classify. But title matches fail too, so I just tag the books I consider to be systematic theologies, and use that tag to define the collection, otherwise you'll miss books with titles like these:

Basic Theology (Ryrie)
Outlines of Theology (Hodge)
Christian Dogmatics (Mueller)
The Christian Faith: A Lutheran Exposition (Kolb)
A Compendium of Christian Theology (Pope)
Foundations of Pentecostal Theology (Duffield)
Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma (Ott)
Christian Theology (Erickson)
Foundations of the Christian Faith (Boice)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/614416#Comment_614416

Todd, could you post that list for me?

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/614421#Comment_614421

Todd, could you post that list for me?

Do you mean the books I've tagged as systematic theologies?

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/614424#Comment_614424

Todd, could you post that list for me?

Do you mean the books I've tagged as systematic theologies?

Indeed

Edit: or screenshots if its easier.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/614421#Comment_614421

Todd, could you post that list for me?

Abstract of Systematic Theology (Boyce, James Petigru)
Bible Doctrine: A Treatise on the Great Doctrines of the Bible, Pertaining to God, Angels, Satan, the Church, and the Salvation, Duties and Destiny of Man
Christian dogmatics (Mueller, John Theodore)
The Christian faith: a Lutheran exposition (Kolb, Robert)
The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way (Horton, Michael)
The Christian’s Reasonable Service (à Brakel, Wilhelmus)
Christian theology. (Erickson, Millard J.)
A Compendium of Christian Theology: being analytical outlines of a course of theological study, biblical, dogmatic, historical, volumes 1-3 (Pope, William Burt)
Dogmatic theology (Shedd, William Greenough Thayer)
Foundations of Pentecostal theology (Duffield, Guy P.; Van Cleave, Nathaniel M.)
Foundations of the Christian faith: a comprehensive & readable theology (Boice, James Montgomery)
Fundamentals of Catholic dogma (Ott, Ludwig)
Institutes of the Christian religion (Calvin, John)
Institutes of the Christian religion (Calvin, John; Beveridge, Henry)
Institutes of the Christian Religion & 2 (Calvin, John)
Systematic theology, volume 1 (Miley, John)
Systematic theology, volume 2 (Miley, John)
Life in the Spirit: systematic theology, vol. III (Oden, Thomas C.)
The living God: systematic theology, vol. I (Oden, Thomas C.)
The word of life: systematic theology, vol. II (Oden, Thomas C.)
Manual of Bible Doctrines (Kauffman, Daniel)
The Message and the Message-Bearer
A new systematic theology of the Christian faith (Reymond, Robert L.)
Outlines of Dogmatic Theology (Hunter, Sylvester Joseph)
Outlines of Theology: Rewritten and Enlarged (Hodge, Archibald Alexander)
Reformed dogmatics: Prolegomena (Bavinck, Herman; Bolt, John; Vriend, John)
Reformed Dogmatics: God and Creation (Bavinck, Herman; Bolt, John; Vriend, John)
Reformed Dogmatics: Sin and Salvation in Christ (Bavinck, Herman; Bolt, John; Vriend, John)
Reformed Dogmatics: Holy Spirit, Church, and New Creation (Bavinck, Herman; Bolt, John; Vriend, John)
Basic Theology: A Popular Systematic Guide to Understanding Biblical Truth (Ryrie, Charles Caldwell)
A summary of Christian doctrine: a popular presentation of the teachings of the Bible (Koehler, Edward Wilhelm August)
A survey of Bible doctrine (Ryrie, Charles Caldwell)
Systematic theology (Berkhof, L.)
Systematic theology (Hodge, Charles)
Systematic theology (Strong, Augustus Hopkins)
Systematic Theology: Grounded in Holy Scripture and Understood in the Light of the Church (Kelly, Douglas F.)
Systematic theology: an introduction to biblical doctrine (Grudem, Wayne A.)
Understanding Christian theology (Swindoll, Charles R.; Zuck, Roy B.)

Mark Barnes

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/614416#Comment_614416

I just tag the books I consider to be systematic theologies, and use that tag to define the collection

Agreed, but I prefer only to tag the resources that don't automatically make it into my collection.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/614428#Comment_614428

abondservant, below are pictures of mine since I don't believe Logos has an easy way to print off a list of specifically tagged resources. I think this is still a uservoice request. At this time I have 154 resources tagged as "Systematic Theology".

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/614447#Comment_614447

Many thanks to both of you!

I will begin adding those to my collection + tagging.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/614447#Comment_614447

abondservant, below are pictures of mine since I don't believe Logos has an easy way to print off a list of specifically tagged resources.

You can create a collection from the tags, and print the collection.

Bruce clearly has a broader definition of "systematic" than I do (in addition to having a larger library). I tend to exclude books that are excessively concise (like Packer's Concise Theology), excessively discursive (like Berkower's Studies in Dogmatics), or discuss only a few topics (not systematic enough).

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/614447#Comment_614447

abondservant, below are pictures of mine since I don't believe Logos has an easy way to print off a list of specifically tagged resources. I think this is still a uservoice request. At this time I have 154 resources tagged as "Systematic Theology".

You might be able to make a bibliography with them - those are fairly easily exported as a .docx

Though for my purposes the picture will work just fine. Thanks much!!

Lee

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/614449#Comment_614449

Thanks to all this was of use to me also.