Citing in Chicago Turabian

Seattle School theology and Biblical courses require Chicago Turabian style for all written assignments. As there are two different Chicago versions, The Seattle School uses Chicago Notes & Bibliography (rather than Chicago Author-Date), which cites references by utilizing footnotes and lists them separately on a bibliography page.

Chicago Turabian Style at The Seattle School

Note: Any directions from your instructor override these guidelines as concerns their course.

Regarding Chicago Notes & Bibliography citations, the Chicago Turabian website explains: “In this system, sources are cited in numbered footnotes or endnotes. Each note corresponds to a raised (superscript) number in the text. Sources are also usually listed in a separate bibliography.” Papers at The Seattle School use both full footnote as well as bibliographic citations.

As can be seen on the Chicago Turabian Citation Quick Guide for Notes & Bibliography citations, there are three formats that students must utilize in their papers: notes, shortened notes, and bibliography entries.

• Notes are full-length citations that appear as footnotes the first time a work is referenced in a paper.
• Shortened notes are abridged citations that appear as footnotes after the first time a work is referenced in a paper.
• Bibliography entries are full-length citations that appear in alphabetical order according to the authors’ last names on a separate bibliography page at the very end of a paper.

Each of these three citation formats share certain units of information, such as the author’s name and the title of the work. However, they are presented differently in each case. Please study the example citations (with particular attention to punctuation) to understand how these citations differ.

A final note: What kinds of information belongs in a citation depends on what you are citing. A book includes the press that published it, whereas a journal article leaves this out. It is important to reference examples of the same type of source you are citing.

Chicago Turabian Citation Quick Guide
Chicago Turabian Tip Sheets for Formatting
Chicago Turabian Tip Sheets for Crafting a Paper