Christian Classics Ethereal Library
URL ccel.org
Commercial? No (see text)
Type of site Digital library
Registration None
Owner Calvin College
Created by Harry Plantinga
Launched 1993

The Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) is a digital library that provides free electronic copies of Christian scripture and literature texts.

CCEL is a volunteer-based project founded and directed by Harry Plantinga, a professor of computer science at Calvin College. It was initiated at Wheaton college in 1993[1] and is currently supported by Calvin College.

The purpose of the CCEL is simply "to build up Christ's church and to address fundamental questions of the faith." The documents in the library express a variety of theological views, sometimes conflicting with those of Calvin College.[2]

CCEL stores texts in Theological Markup Language (ThML) format and automatically converts them into other formats such as HTML or Portable Document Format (PDF).[3] Although they use mainly Public Domain texts, they claim copyright on all their formatting.[4] Users must login to their website to download all formatted versions of the text.

CCEL is funded by advertisements, sales of cd-roms (available since 1997), sales of some books not freely downloadable, and individual gifts. Calvin College has also provided them with space, network access, and significant financial support.[2][5]

As of 2006, the library was recording about 200,000 page views per day and providing about 2 TB of information (equivalent to over a million books) in a month.[2]

A 2002 reviewer acknowledged that while the site is "intended to be a basic online theological library," it was actually much more valuable than that: it is "a treasure of primary sources for anyone teaching Western Civilization or more specialized courses in medieval or Reformation history." They also specifically noted that the ability to search the music "for specific note patterns" was valuable to musicologists.[6]

As of 2005, the primary users of the library fell into three main categories. These are university professors and their students using texts from the library as required reading without running up the students' bill for textbooks, people preparing sermons and Bible studies, and those reading for individual edification.[7]

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  1. ^ "Christian Classics Ethereal Library". Wheaton. 2005-04-29. https://www.ccel.org. Retrieved 2008-07-28. 
  2. ^ a b c "CCEL Questions and Answers". Christian Classics Ethereal Library. https://www.ccel.org/info/faq.html. Retrieved 2008-07-28. 
  3. ^ About | Christian Classics Ethereal Library
  4. ^ CCEL Copyright Policy | Christian Classics Ethereal Library
  5. ^ Plantinga, Harry (July 1997). "The CCEL Story". Christian Classics Ethereal Library. https://www.ccel.org/info/ccel-story.html. Retrieved 2008-07-28. 
  6. ^ Holt, Mack P. (October 2002). "Christian Classics Ethereal Library". World History Sources. Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. https://chnm.gmu.edu/worldhistorysources/r/35/whm.html. Retrieved 2008-07-28. 
  7. ^ David, Neff. "Preaching Augustine: The Christian Classics Ethereal Library came to my rescue in a homiletical emergency.". Christian History Newsletters (Christian History & Biography). https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/newsletter/2005/may27.html. Retrieved 2008-07-28. 

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