Pitts Reveals 4,000th Addition to Kessler Collection
Over the past few weeks, speculation has been abound regarding the identity of Pitts 4,000th addition to the Richard C….
Acquisitions
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New Acquisition: Staffelsteiner’s 1536 Interpretation of the 22nd Psalm
Pitts Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection recently acquired a tract by Paul (or Paulus) Staffelsteiner on the interpretation of Psalm…
The Top 5 Circulating Books of 2021
As Pitts looks forward to 2022, we took a moment to see which of our 640,000+ books were most popular…
New Alumni Resources: Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary & Commentaries!
Kessler in 4K: Building a Collection of Reformation History
Are you curious about what a donation to the Kessler in 4K campaign might support? Each year the Richard C….
Unlock “Kessler 4K” for the Kessler Collection’s 4,000th Item!
Pitts Theology Library is undertaking a crowdfunding campaign during the month of October to purchase a milestone acquisition for the…
Recent Acquisitions
Pitts Acquires a Charles Wesley Inscribed Hymnal
Pitts Theology Library acquired a major collection of rare books from the United Methodist Publishing House. Included in this acquisition was a copy of Charles Wesley’s Hymns and Sacred Poems in Two Volumes, vol. 1 (Bristol: 1749). In December of 1748,...
New Pitts Acquisition: Sadao Watanabe Gospel Prints
Last month, Pitts received a trove of materials from the United Methodist Publishing House, a publisher and distributor to Christian clergy and laity, with primary responsibilities for the publishing and distribution for The United Methodist Church. One of the most...
Summer Reading Recommendations, Part 2: Prof. Jehu Hanciles
For the second week of 2021 Pitts Summer Reading Blog, Pitts took to the hallways of the Candler School of Theology building in search of “the best resource you discovered during quarantine.” This week we spoke to Dr. Jehu Hanciles,...
New Acquisition: 1831 Bill of Sale
Pitts Theology Library recently acquired a bill of sale recording the 1831 purchase of an enslaved person by a Methodist minister. Records like this illuminate the harsh realities of the slave trade in America, and they provide personal details that...