Overview
The Berryman Special Collection is culled from the personal library of Jerome W. Berryman, donated to the Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary. It contains just over 800 volumes drawn from a lifetime of work in the theology of childhood, Christian formation, children’s spirituality, and pastoral practice. The collection is a focused, highly usable research resource that reflects Berryman’s interests as a theologian, educator, and practitioner of imaginative, child-centered ministry. To access a digital catalogue of the collection follow this link: https://www.librarycat.org/lib/LifelongLearning
Access information and policies regarding the Special Collection can be found here: Access and Policies regarding the Special Collection
This collection, coupled with the Berryman Archives, available digitally at https://www.theologyofchildhood.org/access and housed physically at the Bishop Payne Library at Virginia Theological Seminary, is a rich resource.
Virginia Theological Seminary is located in Alexandria, Virginia. For information about visiting VTS and getting access to this resource, please contact Wallace Benton at Lifelong Learning. He can be reached at wbenton@vts.edu.
You can search the online catalogue by category:
- Philosophy
- Theology
- Narrative
- Parables
- Silence
- Liturgy
- Scripture
- Psychology
- Child Psychology
- Pastoral Care & Spiritual guidance
- childhood
- Judaism
- Theology of Childhood & Children’s Spirituality
- Ethics
- Biography & Memoir
- Christian Formation/Education
- Developmental Theory & Faith Development
- Wonder
- Play and Laughter
- General Education
- Creativity & the Creative Process
- Family Parenting
- Dante Boccacio Galileo Italy
- Montessori
- E.M. Standing
- Jerome Berryman
- Cavalletti & Cathechesis of the good Shepherd
- Books about Godly Play
- The Complete Guide to Godly Play
- Sonia Stewart
- Translations of Godly Play
- Dissertations related to Berryman’s Work