Library

Current information on the library

Access to the library’s collections is now very limited:

• The library premises are closed to the public and, unfortunately, can no longer be used for literature research.
• Access to the online catalog (OPAC) remains available until further notice.
• Online access to e-books, databases, electronic journals, and encyclopedias is currently still possible, but will be discontinued in the future; the exact date has not yet been determined.
• Books may be borrowed from the library by prior arrangement. Please contact Professor Erna Zonne-Gätjens by phone or email to schedule an appointment for picking up the book at the library.
• Interlibrary loans are no longer available. 

 

The library is located in the middle of the former FIT campus. Its holdings are bilingual (German and English) and include about 65,000 volumes. 

Its collection focuses on the following areas:

• Intercultural Theology
• Mission Studies
• History of Christianity and Religion
• Bible Studies
• Migration
• Social Work
• and Development Studies.

For many years the FIT library was a member of the Common Union Database (GBV) and participated in interlibrary loan as a receiving and lending library. Via the GBV, users had access to the holdings of academic libraries from 10 German states, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and other institutions in the fields of science, research and culture.

Please note:
Unfortunately, the interlibrary loan had to be discontinued at the end of January 2026. 

Until futher notice his Homepage provides extensive online research tools:

• Online Catalogue OPAC
   
• E-Books (700 titel) via ProQuest
   
• 10 Databases:
  DACB, EBR, Globethics.net, GloPent, IBR Online, IBZ Online, Index Theologicus, IREON, RelBib, SocioHub
   
• 28 E-Journals
   
• 4 Lexica
  WiBiLex, WiReLex, RPP (and the German version RGG) and 8 volumes of General history of Africa

You can find the links to online research tools in the info box at the right.