Turabian Citation Examples

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1 Turabian Citation Examples
Fall 2014 Jeff Webster Turpin Library

2 Book: Single Author Footnote:
Anthony B. Robinson, Leadership for Vital Congregations, Congregational Vitality (Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 2006), 75. “Congregational Vitality” is the series title.

3 Book: Single Author Bibliographic entry:
Robinson, Anthony B. Leadership for Vital Congregations. Congregational Vitality. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 2006.

4 Book: Up to 3 Authors Footnote:
Paul Hersey, Kenneth H. Blanchard, and Dewey E. Johnson. Management of Organizational Behavior: Utilizing Human Resources, 7th ed. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996), 21.

5 Book: Up to 3 Authors Bibliographic entry:
Hersey, Paul, Kenneth H. Blanchard, and Dewey H. Johnson. Management of Organizational Behavior: Utilizing Human Resources. 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996.

6 Book: 4 or More Authors Footnote:
Charles R. Foster et al. Educating Clergy: Teaching Practices and Pastoral Imagination (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2006), 209. In the footnote, use “et al.”

7 Book: 4 or More Authors Bibliographic entry:
Foster, Charles R., Lisa Dahill, Larry Goleman, and Barbara Wang Tolentino. Educating Clergy: Teaching Practices and Pastoral Imagination. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2006. Do not use “et al.” in the bibliography.

8 Book: Editor in Addition to Author
Footnote: D. L. Moody, Moody’s Characters Come Alive: with Many Dramatic Episodes, ed. John W. Reed (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1997), 197.

9 Book: Editor in Addition to Author
Bibliographic entry: Moody, D. L. Moody’s Bible Characters Come Alive: with Many Dramatic Episodes. Edited by John W. Reed. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1997.

10 Part of an Edited Book Footnote:
David R. Pollock, “Managing the Church Office,” in Leadership Handbook of Management and Administration, ed. James D. Berkley (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1997), 343.

11 Part of an Edited Book Bibliographic entry:
Pollock, David R. “Managing the Church Office.” In Leadership Handbook of Management and Administration, edited by James D. Berkley, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1997. Note the page range of the chapter, which follows the editor’s name.

12 Categories of Electronic Books
Online books, e.g., Google Books, EBSCOhost, Project Gutenberg, require an access date and a URL (preferably a permanent link) or the name of the database. Dedicated e-book formats, e.g., Kindle, Nook, do not require access dates.

13 Online Books (Google) Footnote:
George Eldon Ladd, The New Testament and Criticism (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1967), 13, accessed September 3, 2013, Google Books. Note: The database name is given instead of the longer, specific URL.

14 Online Books (Google) Bibliographic entry:
Ladd, George Eldon. The New Testament and Criticism. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, Accessed September 3, Google Books. Note: The database name is given instead of the longer, specific URL.

15 Online Books (EBSCOhost)
Footnote: David Guretzki, Karl Barth on the Filioque (Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2009), , accessed September 3, 2013, eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Note: The database name is given instead of the longer, specific URL.

16 Online Books (EBSCOhost)
Bibliographic entry: Guretzki, David. Karl Barth on the Filioque. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, Accessed September 3, eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Note: The database name is given instead of the longer, specific URL.

17 Online Book (Project Gutenberg)
Footnote: John Calvin, A Treatise on Relics, trans. Valerian Krasinski, 2nd ed. (Edinburgh: Johnstone, Hunter & Co., 1870), 15-16, accessed September 4, 2013, Note: In this case the full URL is included, since it is not very long and complicated.

18 Online Book (Project Gutenberg)
Bibliographic entry: Calvin, John. A Treatise on Relics. Translated by Valerian Krasinski. 2nd ed. Edinburgh: Johnstone, Hunter & Co., Accessed September 4, Note: In this case the full URL is included, since it is not very long and complicated.

19 e-Book (Kindle) Footnote:
Charles C. Ryrie, Basic Theology: A Popular Systematic Guide to Understanding Biblical Truth (Chicago: Moody Press, 1999), 25, Kindle.

20 e-Book (Kindle) Bibliographic entry:
Ryrie, Charles C. Basic Theology: A Popular Systematic Guide to Understanding Biblical Truth. Chicago: Moody Press, Kindle.

21 Journal Article Journals are “scholarly or professional periodicals available primarily in academic libraries and by subscription” (T. 17.2).

22 Journal Article Footnote:
Michael Duduit, “Understanding the Word: Interview with Eugene Peterson,” Preaching 23 (2007): 19. Note: The issue number and month/season are not required according to the DTS Turabian Supplement.

23 Journal Article Bibliographic entry:
Duduit, Michael. “Understanding the Word: Interview with Eugene Peterson.” Preaching 23 (2007): Note: The issue number and month/season are not required according to the DTS Turabian Supplement.

24 Magazine Article “Cite magazines by date only, even if they are numbered by volume and issue” (T. 17.3).

25 Magazine Article Footnote:
Edward J. Larson, “Declarations of Faith,” Time, November 12, 2007, 121.

26 Magazine Article Bibliographic entry:
Larson, Edward J. “Declarations of Faith.” Time, November 12, 2007. Note that you may omit the article’s page range in the bibliography.

27 Journals vs. Magazines Sometimes it is difficult to tell whether something should be treated as a magazine or a journal. When in doubt, treat it is a journal. Examples: Church Executive Leadership Preaching

28 Articles Available Online
For articles available online, follow the guidelines for articles in print journals. In addition, include the date you accessed the material and the URL, or the name of the database (T. 17.2). Use this method to cite journal articles available from sources such as JSTOR, ATLA, and Academic Search.

29 Articles Available Online (JSTOR)
Footnote: James D. Davidson, C. Lincoln Johnson, and Alan K. Mock, “Through the Eye of a Needle: Social Ministry in Affluent Churches,” Review of Religious Research 38 (1997): 248, accessed September 3, 2013, Note the use of the stable URL.

30 Articles Available Online (JSTOR)
Bibliographic entry: Davidson, James D., C. Lincoln Johnson, and Alan K. Mock. “Through the Eye of a Needle: Social Ministry in Affluent Churches.” Review of Religious Research 38 (1997): Accessed September 3, Note the use of the stable URL.

31 Articles Available Online (ATLA)
Footnote: Robert B. Chisholm, Jr., “Identity Crisis: Assessing Samson’s Birth and Career,” Bibliotheca Sacra 166 (2009): 148, accessed September 4, 2013, ATLASerials. Note: The database name is given instead of the longer, specific URL.

32 Articles Available Online (ATLA)
Bibliographic entry: Chisholm, Robert B., Jr. “Identity Crisis: Assessing Samson’s Birth and Career.” Bibliotheca Sacra 166 (2009): 148. Accessed September 4, ATLASerials. Note: The database name is given instead of the longer, specific URL.

33 Theses and Dissertations
Footnote: Daniel Brian Schramm, “Initiating Congregation Renewal During a Church Building Project” (D.Min. diss., United Theological Seminary, 2000), 42. Other possibilities: Th.M. thesis, master’s thesis, or PhD diss.

34 Theses and Dissertations
Bibliographic entry: Schramm, Daniel Brian. “Initiating Congregation Renewal During a Church Building Project.” D.Min. diss., United Theological Seminary, 2000.

35 Interviews “Unpublished interviews should usually be cited only in notes” (T ). Footnote: Andrew Macmillan, interview by author, San Diego, CA, March 2, 2007.

36 Conversations, Letters, E-mails
“Cite conversations, letters, messages, and the like only in notes” (T ). Footnote: Maxine Greene, message to author, September 29, 2005.

37 Web Sites For original content from online sources other than books or periodicals (see ), include as much of the following as you can determine: author, title of the page title or owner of the site , and a publication or a revision date. Also include the access date and a URL” (T ).

38 Web Sites Footnote: Ed Chinn, “The Power of Your Story,” Focus on Family, 2008, accessed September 3, 2013,

39 Web Sites Bibliographic entry:
Chinn, Ed. “The Power of Your Story.” Focus on Family Accessed September 3,

40 Blog Entry Footnote: Dan Wallace, “Frustrations from the Front: The Myth of Theological Liberalism,” Parchment & Pen Blog, November 27, 2009, accessed September 4, 2013,

41 Blog Entry Bibliographic entry (Not always necessary. See T. 17.7.2.)
Wallace, Dan. “Frustrations from the Front: The Myth of Theological Liberalism.” Parchment & Pen Blog, November 27, Accessed September 4,