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For more information about any particular element of the citation samples, e.g., if you want to know how to include and punctuate author information for items with more than one author, or for information about shortening titles, refer to the tab in this LibGuide titled Elements of a Citation.
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Access dates are given in these examples. However, they should be used only if your instructor requires them.
Journal articles often list many authors, especially in the sciences. For works by two authors, list both in the bibliography and in a note. For three or more authors, list up to six in the bibliography; for more than six authors, list the first three, followed by “et al.” (“and others”). In a note, list only the first, followed by “et al.”
Articles (Electronic)
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¹ Rod Burton, “Spiritual Pain: A Brief Overview and an Initial Response within the Christian Tradition,” The Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling 57, no. 4 (2003): 445, EBSCOhost.
² John Patton, “Pastoral Ministry in a Fractured World,” The Journal of Pastoral Care 42, no. 1 (1988): 30, EBSCOhost. ³ Donald M. Joy, “Wesleyan Theology and Developmental Structuralism: An Evaluation,” Wesleyan Theological Journal 20, no. 2 (1985): 83, EBSCOhost. |
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⁴ Burton, “Spiritual Pain,” 441.
⁵ Patton, “Pastoral Ministry,” 34. ⁶ Joy, “Wesleyan Theology,” 81. |
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Bibliography
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Note: a bibliography entry will have a hanging indent (all lines except the first are indented).
Burton, Rod. “Spiritual Pain: A Brief Overview and an Initial Response within the Christian Tradition,” The Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling 57, no. 4 (2003): 437-46. EBSCOhost.
Joy, Donald M. “Wesleyan Theology and Developmental Structuralism: An Evaluation,” Wesleyan Theological Journal 20, no. 2 (1985): 77-90. EBSCOhost.
Patton, John. “Pastoral Ministry in a Fractured World,” The Journal of Pastoral Care 42, no. 1 (1988): 26-36. EBSCOhost.
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Color is used in the examples below only to help you identify the elements of a citation. You should not format your citations in color.
For more information about any particular element of the citation samples, e.g., if you want to know how to include and punctuate author information for items with more than one author, or for information about shortening titles, refer to the tab in this LibGuide titled Elements of a Citation.
If your question is not answered by the LibGuide, refer to The Chicago Manual of Style (see The Basics tab for a link to the catalog record for the CMS).
Articles (Print)
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¹ Mark R. Fairchild, “Where Was the First Council of Nicea?,” Biblical Archaeology Review 51, no. 3 (2025): 35-36.
² Regina Schlingheider, “The Eucharist, Dementia, and Time,” Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging 36, no. 2 (2024): 174. ³ David Bjorlin, “Finding and Forgetting Oneself: The Formative Power of Congregational Song,” Liturgy 40, no. 2 (2025): 25. |
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⁴ Fairchild, “Where Was the First Council,” 38.
⁵ Schlingheider, “The Eucharist,” 179-180. ⁶ Bjorlin, “Finding and Forgetting Oneself,” 28-29. |
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Bibliography
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Note: a bibliography entry will have a hanging indent (all lines except the first are indented).
Bjorlin, David. “Finding and Losing Oneself: The Formative Power of Congregational Song.” Liturgy 40, no. 2 (2025): 32-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/0458063X.2025.248976.
Fairchild, Mark R. “Where Was the First Council of Nicea?” Biblical Archaeology Review 51 no. 3 (2025): 32-39. Schlingheider, Regina. “The Eucharist, Dementia, and Time.” Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging 36 no. 2 (2024): 173-187. https://doi.org/10.1080/15528030.2023.2183304. |
Color is used in the examples below only to help you identify the elements of a citation. You should not format your citations in color.
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If your question is not answered by the LibGuide, refer to The Chicago Manual of Style (see The Basics tab for a link to the catalog record for the CMS).
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¹ Doug Strong and Jess Bielman, Workshop of the Holy Spirit: An Invitation to Theological Education (Cascade Books, 2022), 3, EBSCOhost.
² Henri J. M. Nouwen, In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership (Crossroad, 1989), 17-18. ProQuest. ³ Brother Lawrence, Practicing the Presence of God: The Best Rule of Holy Life (Epworth Press, n.d.), accessed September 17, 2025, https://ccel.org/ccel/lawrence/practice/practice.ii.html. |
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⁴ Strong and Bielman, Workshop of the Holy Spirit, 7.
⁵ Nouwen, In the Name of Jesus, 20. ⁶ Brother Lawrence, Practicing the Presence, First Conversation, para. 4. |
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Note: a bibliography entry will have a hanging indent (all lines except the first are indented). Brother Lawrence. The Practice of the Presence of God: The Best Rule of Holy Life. Epworth Press, n.d. https://ccel.org/ccel/lawrence/practice/practice.i.html. Nouwen, Henri J. M. In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership. Crossroad, 1991. ProQuest. Strong, Doug, and Jess Bielman. Workshop of the Holy Spirit: An Invitation to Theological Education. Cascade Books, 2022. EBSCOhost. |
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¹ Robert Hamill, “The Legal Environment: Understanding the Basics,” in The Church Leader’s MBA: What Business School Instructors Wish Church Leaders Knew About Management, ed. Mark Smith and David Wright (OCU Press, 2011), 55.
² W. C. Dishon, “People Development: Mentoring Christians to Maximize Their Effectiveness,” in Foundations of Church Administration: Professional Tools for Church Leadership, ed. Bruce L. Petersen, Edward A. Thomas, and Bob Whitesel (Beacon Hill Press, 2010), 133. |
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³ Hamill, “The Legal Environment,” 52.
⁴ Dishon, “People Development,” 135-136. |
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Note: a bibliography entry will have a hanging indent (all lines except the first are indented). Dishon, W. C. “People Development: Mentoring Christians to Maximize Their Effectiveness.” In Foundations of Church Administration: Professional Tools for Church Leadership, edited by Bruce L. Petersen, Edward A. Thomas, and Bob Whitesel. Beacon Hill Press, 2010. Hamill, Robert. “The Legal Environment: Understanding the Basics.” In The Church Leader’s MBA: What Business School Instructors Wish Church Leaders Knew About Management, edited by Mark Smith and David Wright. OCU Press, 2011. |
Color is used in the examples below only to help you identify the elements of a citation. You should not format your citations in color.
For more information about any particular element of the citation samples, e.g., if you want to know how to include and punctuate author information for items with more than one author, or for information about shortening titles, refer to the tab in this LibGuide titled Elements of a Citation.
If your question is not answered by the LibGuide, refer to The Chicago Manual of Style (see The Basics tab for a link to the catalog record for the CMS).
For a source that does have a discernable publication or revision date, CMOS asks you to include an access date.
More information and examples of Notes and Bibliography entries for Website Content are available in the CMOS Online Notes and Bibliography Style: Sample Citations for Website Content.
Websites/Webpages
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¹ “The Sermons of John Wesley – Sermon 2: The Almost Christian,” Wesley Center Online, Northwest Nazarene University, accessed September 17, 2025, https://wesley.nnu.edu/
john-wesley/the-sermons-of-john-wesley-1872-edition/sermon-2-the-almost-christian/. ² “Articles of Religion,” The Wesleyan Church, accessed September 17, 2025, https://www.wesleyan.org/about/articles-of-religion. |
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³ “Sermons of John Wesley,” Section I(1), par. 1.
⁴ “Articles of Religion,” 3, par. 214. |
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Note: a bibliography entry will have a hanging indent (all lines except the first are indented). The Wesleyan Church. “Articles of Religion.” Accessed September 17, 2025. https://www.wesleyan.org/about/articles-of-religion. Wesley Center Online, Northwest Nazarene University. “The Sermons of John Wesley – Sermon 2: The Almost Christian.” Accessed September 17, 2025. https://wesley.nnu.edu/john-wesley/the-sermons-of-john-wesley-1872-edition/sermon-2-the-almost-christian/. |
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