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| RevBib | Revista Bíblica, Buenos Aires 1939- | 
| RevSR | Revue des Sciences Religieuses, Strasbourg 1921- | 
| RF | Razón y Fé. Revista Hispano-americana de Cultura, Madrid 1901- | 
| RGG | Die Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart, Tübingen 1909-13; 21927-32; 31956- | 
| RHE | Revue d'Histoire Ecclésiastique, Louvain 1900- | 
| RHLRel | Revue d'Histoire et Litérature Religieuse Paris 1896-1907 | 
| RHPhRel | Revue d'Histoire et Philosophie Religieuse, Straßburg, Paris 1921- | 
| RiTr | Canones et Decreta Concilii Tridentini, Leipzig 1853 | 
| RSR | Recherches de Science Religieuse, Paris 1910- | 
| RTel | Revista Teológica, Rio de Janeiro 1950- | 
| RThom | Revue Thomiste, Paris 1893- | 
| RThPh | Revue de Théolgie et de Philosophie, 1 serie Lausanne 1868-1911; 2 serie 1913-50; 3 serie 1951- | 
| RTJ | Reformed Theological Journal, Belfast 1985- | 
| RTL | Revue Théologique de Louvain, Louvain 1970- | 
| RTR | Reformed Theological Review, Melbourne 1942- | 
| S.Th. | Summa Theologica, (Thomas Aquinas) | 
| SAH | Studia Augustiniana Historica, Roma 1976- | 
| SalTer | Sal Terrae. Revista Hispano-americana de Cultura Eclesiástica, Santander 1912- | 
| SATh | Studies in Ascetical Theology, St. Louis 1962- | 
| SBF | Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, Jerusalem Collectio major1941-; Collectio minor 1961- | 
| SBi | Sources Bibliques, Paris 1963- | 
| SBS | Stuttgarter Bibelstudien, Stuttgart 1965- | 
| SBT | Studies in Biblical Theology, London1950- | 
| SBTh | Studia Biblica et Theologica, Pasadena, Calif. 1971- | 
| Schol. | Scholastik, Freiburg i. Br. 1926-1965 | 
| Schriften | Schriften zur Theologie, Karl Rahner, Einsiedeln 1954-1983 (15 volumes) | 
| SCR | Studies in Comparative Religion, Bedfont 1967- | 
| SCT | Sources of Christian Theology, Westminster 1955- | 
| SGTr | Concilium Tridentinum Diariorum, Actorum, Epistularum, Tractatuum nova Collectio, Freiburg i. Br. 1901- | 
| SHT | Studies in History and Culture, Frankfurt a. M. 1963- | 
| SJTh SJTh.MS SJTh.OP | Scottish Journal of Theology, Edinburgh 1948-; -Monograph supplements 1972- -Occasional papers 1953- | 
| SM   SM(E) SM(F) SM(H) SM(S) | Sacramentum Mundi. Theologisches Lexikon für die Praxis, ed. Karl Rahner, Freiburg i. Br. 1967-1969 (4 volumes) -English edition, New York 1968-1970 (3/6 volumes) -French edition, Dorval, Que. 1968-1970 (6 volumes) -Dutch edition, Hilversum 1968-1971 (13 volumes) -Spanish edition, Barcelona 1971-1973 (4 volumes) | 
| SN | Studia Neotestamentica, Paris 1962- | 
| SNC | La Spiritualità non Cristiana, Roma 1986- | 
| SouChr | Sources Chrétiennes, eds H. de Lubac and J. Daniélou, Paris 1941- | 
| SpCr | La Spiritualità Cristiana, Roma 1987- | 
| SPhTh | Sciences Philosophiques et Théologiques, Paris 1941 | 
| SPLi | Studia Patristica et Liturgica, Regensburg 1967- | 
| SPTh | Studies in Pastoral Theology, New York 1968 | 
| SSpir | Sources de Spiritualité, Paris 1961- | 
| ST | Studies in Theology (series), London 1957- (28 volumes) | 
| StAng | Studia Anglicana, Wuppertal 1969- | 
| StAns | Studia Anselmiana Philosophica [et] Theologica. Roma 1933- | 
| StAnt | Studia Antoniana, Roma 1948- | 
| StC | Studia Catholica, Roermond 1924- | 
| StdZ | Stimmen der Zeit (before 1914: Stimmen aus Maria-Laach, 1871-), Freiburg i. Br. 1914- | 
| StEc StEc.B StEc.D StEc.FT StEc.H StEc.Hi StEc.So StEc.S StEc.TP | Studia Ecclesiastica, Roma 1965- -Biblica 1968- -Dissertationes 1965- -Fontium textus 1972- -Hagiographica 1965- -Historica 1973- -Sociologica 1973 -Subsidia 1969 -Theologiae Paedagogicae 1969 | 
| StL | Staatslexikon. Recht, ed. Görresgesellschaft, Freiburg i. Br. 61957- | 
| StMis | Studia Missionalia, Roma 1943- | 
| StMy | Studia Mystica, Sacramento, Calif. 1978- | 
| StOr | Studia Orientalia, Societas Orientalis Fennica, Helsingfors 1925- | 
| StOR | Studies in Oriental Religions, Wiesbaden 1976- | 
| StTh | Studia Theologica. Scandinavian Journal of Theology, Lund 1947(1948)- | 
| SU | Studia Urbaniana. Pontificia Universitas Urbaniana de Propaganda Fidei, Roma 1957- | 
| TDOT | Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, ed. G. Johannes Botterweck, Grand Rapids 1986- Transl. of: ThWNT | 
| TDW | Theologie der Dritten Welt, Freiburg i. Br. 1981- | 
| ThD | Theology Digest, St. Mary’s College, St. Marys. Kan. 1953- | 
| ThDNT | Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, ed. G. Kittel. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1964-1976 (10 volumes) | 
| ThG | Theologie der Gegenwart. Philosophisch-theologische Hochschule der Redemptoristen in Gars und München, 1967- | 
| ThGl | Theologie und Glaube. Zeitschrift für den katholischen Klerus, Paderborn 1909- | 
| ThLZ | Theologische Literaturzeitung, Leipzig 1878- | 
| ThPh | Theologie und Philosophie (before 1966: Scholastik, 1926-1965), Freiburg i. Br. 1966- | 
| ThPQ | Theologisch-Praktische Quartalschrift, Linz 1848- | 
| ThPr | Theologia Practica, Hamburg 1966- | 
| ThQ | Theologische Quartalschrift, Tübingen 1819-; Stuttgart 1946- | 
| ThR(v) | Theologische Revue, Münster 1902- | 
| ThR | Theologische Rundschau, Tübingen 1897- | 
| ThRef | Theologia Romanica, Einsiedeln 1973- | 
| ThRen | Theological Renewal, Nottingham 1975- | 
| ThSt | Theological Studies, Baltimore 1940- | 
| ThTo(ND) | Theology Today, Notre Dame, Ind. 1972- | 
| ThWNT(ThW) | Theologisches Wörterbuch zum Neuen Testament, eds G. Kittel and G.. Friedrich. Stuttgart 1933-1979 (10 volumes) | 
| ThZ | Theologische Zeitschrift, Basel 1945- | 
| TI | Theological Investigations, K. Rahner, London 1961-1992 (23 volumes) | 
| TIK | Theologie interkulturell, Düsseldorf 1986- | 
| TRE | Theologische Realenzyklopädie, eds Gerhard Krause and Gerhard Müller, Berlin 1976- (till the letter W, 35 volumes) | 
| TRT | Taschenlexikon Religion und Theologie, ed. Erwin Fahlbusch, Göttingen 1-4, 1971; 21-4,1974; 31-4,1978; 41-5,1983 | 
| TS | Theological Studies. Theological Faculties of the Society of Jesus in the United States, Woodstock 1940- | 
| TSSTh | Tübinger Studien zur Systematischen Theologie, Tübingen 1,1932-7,1938. | 
| TSTP | Tübinger Studien zur Theologie und Philosophie, Mainz 1991- | 
| TThQ | Tübinger theologische Quartalschrift, Stuttgart. | 
| TThZ | Trierer theologische Zeitschrift, Trier 1947- | 
| TZV | Tübinger Zeitschriftenverzeichnis, Tübingen 1930- | 
| UJE | The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, ed. J, Landman, Brooklyn, New York 1948 | 
| US | Una Sancta. Rundbriefe für interkonfessionelle Begegnung, Meitingen 1951- | 
| VD | Verbum Domini, Roma 1921- | 
| VitaCon | Vita Consacrata. Rivista di Studi e Informazione per Istituti Religiosi e Secolari, Milano 1965- | 
| VJTR | Vidyajyoti. Journal of Theological Reflection, Ranchi 1975- | 
| VL | Vetus Latina, ed. Erzabtei Beuron, 1949- | 
| VM | Vita monastica, Roma 1955- | 
| VOe | Vocabulaire Oecuménique, ed. Yves Congar, Paris 1970 | 
| VS | La Vie Spirituelle, Paris 1869- | 
| Vsal Vsal.AT Vsal.NT Vsal.NS Vsal.CA Vsal.OC | Verbum Salutis, Paris [etc.] -Ancien Testament -Nouveau Testament 1924- -Nouvelle Série 1965- -Collection Annexe 1965- -Études sur les Origins Chrétiennes 1931-; NS 1,1943- | 
| VT | Vetus Testamentum, Leyden 1951 | 
| VT | Vetus Latina. Die Reste der altlateinischen Bibel, Freiburg i. Br. 1949- | 
| VThB | Vocabulaire de Théologie Biblique, ed. Xavier Léon-Dufour, Paris 1962 21970 German edition, WBB English edition, DBT Spanish edition, VTB | 
| WA | “Weimarer Ausgabe.” M. Luther, Kritische Gesamtausgabe, 1883- | 
| WCC | World Council of Churches | 
| WFT | Wörterbuch der feministischen Theologie, ed. Elisabeth Gössmann, Güterloh 1991 | 
| WM | Wörterbuch der Mythologie, ed. Hans Wilhelm Haussig, Stuttgart 1965- | 
| Worship | Worship. A Review Concerned with the Problems of Liturgical Renewal, Collegeville, Minn. 1951/52- | 
| YSR | Yale Studies in Religion, New Haven, Conn. 1933- | 
| ZAM | Zeitschrift für Aszese und Mystik, Innsbruck, München, Würzburg 1926-1946. Since 1947- GuL  | 
| ZAW | Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 1924- | 
| ZDT | Zeitschrift für dialektische Theologie, Kampen 1985- Subtitle: Dialektische Theologie | 
| ZID | Zeitschrifteninhaltsdienst Theologie. Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen, Tübingen 1975- | 
| ZKG | Zeitschrift für Kirchengeschichte, Gotha 1876- | 
| ZKTh | Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie, Innsbruck, Wien 1877- | 
| ZMiss | Zeitschrift für Mission, Stuttgart 1975- | 
| ZNTW | Zeitschrift für die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft nd die Kunde der älteren Kirche, Gießen 1900- | 
| ZPrTh | Zeitschrift für praktische Theologie, Tübingen 1879- | 
| ZThK | Zeitschrift für Theologie und Kirche, Tübingen 1891- | 
| ZVTh | Zeitschriftenverzeichnis Theologie, Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen, Tübingen 1977- |