Subject Library
The library of Mission 21 is open to the interested public as well as to students. In close connection with the research archive, it looks back on a good 200 years of collecting activity and has rich holdings of the Basel mission. It also offers current specialist literature on missiology, global Christianity, contextual theology, African studies and development policy. The entire book collection can be searched in the online catalog Swisscovery:
Use and lending
New registrations
The library of Mission 21 is open to the interested public as well as to students. In close connection with the research archive, it is the result of over 200 years of collecting activity and has rich holdings of the Basel Mission. It also offers specialized literature on missiology, global Christianity, contextual theology, African Studies and development policy. The entire book collection can be searched in the online catalog Swisscovery.
Order and return of books
You can pre-order the books from our library online in the Swisscovery catalog and collect them from us as soon as you receive a collection invitation. The ordered books will be ready from that moment on the 1st floor in the archive area on a trolley in the corridor. Works with publication dates before 1890 can only be consulted in the reading room.
The loan period for books is usually 28 days. If there is no reservation, this period is automatically extended twice and can be extended independently three more times in the user account. The maximum loan period is 6 months.
Books that are no longer needed can be delivered around the clock to the return box provided on the 1st floor of the Mission House or by mail.
Rules of use
More detailed information on the subject of use and borrowing can be found in our user regulations.
