This section of our website is where you can find many of the resources on catechesis culled over the years—our digital library.

You can find links to books, articles, videos, and other resources related to catechesis, as well as links to catechisms from different church traditions, extended bibliographies, and much more.

Whether you are new to catechesis or an advanced research scholar, there is much here to explore. Use the search bar or scroll down to see what we have available.

 
 
 

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Getting Started

A short list of some of the most useful books and articles to help get you started with catechesis.

 
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Free Resources

A sampling of free articles from around the Web, mostly on the general topic of catechesis, as well as more practical issues.

 

Family Catechesis

Resources for parents and children’s catechesis about teaching children both in church and in the home. Information on God’s Big Story, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, the Catechism in Family Prayer, and much more.

 
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Catechesis Across Traditions

Different church traditions have produced a variety of catechisms and catechetical writings over the years, designed to meet specific needs for specific times and places. Here you will find information and links to several of the most well known, organized by ecclesial tradition: Anglican, Lutheran, Reformed, Baptist, and Roman Catholic.

 
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Supplements to the Catechism

Most catechisms are arranged around the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, the Ten Commandments, and some kind of sacramental or liturgical teaching. Here you will find links to resources through Christian history that are related to these topics. The resources linked here will help catechists build a catechetical library, both for their own study and preparation for selecting texts for recommended use.

 

A Patristic Catechetical Catena

A collection of short passages from the Church Fathers, organized according to catechetical topics—the Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Catechism.

 

Bibliographies

Here's a longer list of resources that provides a more in-depth look at catechesis. Besides a general bibliography, there are resource lists on catechesis in the early church, the medieval/reformation church, family catechesis, and the study of ritual and conversion. This will especially be useful for researchers investigating topics related to catechesis.