Heythrop Library
A theology and philosophy collection
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A members library with a reading room in the heart of Mayfair, London.
What’s on our minds
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Our journals : Biblica
Read more: Our journals : BiblicaIn Our journals we introduce you to all our journals; currently, there are over 140 live journals we subscribe to.
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Appreciating unconventional rare books
Read more: Appreciating unconventional rare booksIt is common to think that the only ‘rare’ books in the Heythrop Library collection are pre-1800 or early print books. While this is partially true, some books are ‘rare’ because of their uniqueness and what they can teach us about scholars’ research. I recently encountered an interesting book from 1911 while cataloguing a group…
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2025 – looking back
Read more: 2025 – looking backWelcome to 2026! I hope that you had a good non-festering season. Unless you did not engage with any form of media you will also have noticed many reviews of the last 12 months. If you haven’t had enough of those, this post might be for you!
What people say about us
The Library’s collections and resources facilitate my research on the philosopher Jacques Maritain.
Priest of the Diocese of Westminster, January 2026
Thank you for the wonderful service at the library. I only regret that I am so far away and unable to use it more frequently, but it is a theological lifeline for me.
Priest of the Diocese of Liverpool, December 2025
I am renewing because I have no other access to a first-class theological library, as a fully retired Cambridge don living near London, who has spent a lifetime studying theology. In retirement, I lead a regular weekly reading, meditation and discussion group in my parish and hope that keeping abreast of theological developments is also helpful to the group. More broadly, I am pulling together and reflecting on the lessons of a career in theological education and psychoanalytic mental health practice. Full-membership library user, December 2025