Library

Current information on using the library

• Because of the closure oft FIT, also the use of the library is already restricted and will be further reduced in the near future.
• On-site use of the library will only be possible until February 27, 2026. Access to the library can only be granted when the librarian is present. Please contact the librarian by email or phone in advance of your visit to arrange an appointment.
• Books that have already been borrowed or will be borrowed in the coming days must be returned by February 27, 2026.
• Interlibrary loans are no longer possible.
• In March 2026, a contact person at ELM will be named on this homepage, through whom books can be borrowed by prior appointment.
• Access to the online catalog (OPAC) will remain available until further notice.
• Online access to e-books, databases, electronic journals, and lexica will be discontinued in the future; the date has not yet been determined.

 

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.