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Christian Theology

Includes research sources specific to Christianity.

How Do You Understand Call Numbers?

How Do You Understand Call Numbers?

Call numbers are often strange to library users. The section is for religions is quite lengthy but here is an abbreviated portion. This is helpful to know if you would like to browse the stacks.

 

BR1-1725                               Christianity

BR60-67                                       Early Christian literature.  Fathers of the Church, etc.

BR115                                          Christianity in relation to special subjects

BR130-133.5                                 Christian antiquities.  Archaeology.  Museums

BR140-1510                                  History

BR160-481                                          By period

BR160-275                                                Early and medieval

BR280                                                      Renaissance.  Renaissance and Reformation

BR290-481                                                Modern period

BR323.5-334.2                                                Luther, Martin

BR500-1510                                        By region or country

BR1600-1609                                Persecution.  Martyrs

BR1609.5                                     Dissent

BR1610                                        Tolerance and toleration

BR1615-1617                                Liberalism

BR1620                                        Sacrilege (History)

BR1690-1725                 Biography

 

 

BS1-2970                                The Bible

BS11-115                                      Early versions

BS125-355                                    Modern texts and versions

BS125-198                                          English

BS410-680                                    Works about the Bible

BS500-534.8                                       Criticism and interpretation

BS535-537                                          The Bible as literature

BS546-558                                          Bible stories.  Paraphrases of Bible stories.  The Bible story

BS569-580                                          Men, women, and children of the Bible

BS580                                                       Individual Old Testament characters

BS585-613                                          Study and teaching

BS647-649                                          Prophecy

BS650-667                                          Bible and science

BS670-672                                          Bible and social sciences

BS701-1830                                  Old Testament

BS705-815                                          Early versions

BS825-1013                                        Modern texts and versions

BS1091-1099                                       Selections.  Quotations

BS1110-1199                                       Works about the Old Testament

BS1160-1191.5                                          Criticism and interpretation

BS1200-1830                                       Special parts of the Old Testament

BS1901-2970                                 New Testament

BS1937-2020                                       Early texts and versions

BS2025-2213                                       Modern texts and versions

BS2260-2269                                       Selections.  Quotations

BS2280-2545                                       Works about the New Testament

BS2350-2393                                             Criticism and interpretation

BS2415-2417                                             The teachings of Jesus

BS2430-2520                                             Men, women, and children of the New Testament

BS2525-2544                                             Study and teaching

BS2547-2970                                       Special parts of the New Testament

BS2640-2765.6                                          Epistles of Paul

 

 

BT10-1480                              Doctrinal Theology

BT19-37                                       Doctrine and dogma

BT93-93.6                                    Judaism

BT95-97.2                                    Divine law.  Moral government

BT98-180                                     God

BT109-115                                          Doctrine of the Trinity

BT117-123                                          Holy Spirit.  The Paraclete

BT126-127.5                                       Revelation

BT130-153                                          Divine attributes

BT198-590                                    Christology

BT296-500                                          Life of Christ

BT580                                                Miracles.  Apparitions.  Shrines, sanctuaries, images, processions, etc.

BT587                                                Relics

BT595-680                                    Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ.  Mariology

BT650-660                                          Miracles.  Apparitions.  Shrines, sanctuaries, images,processions, etc.

BT695-749                                    Creation

BT750-811                                    Salvation.  Soteriology

BT819-891                                    Eschatology.  Last things

BT899-940                                    Future state.  Future life

BT960-985                                    Invisible world (saints, demons, etc.)

BT990-1010                                  Creeds, confessions, covenants, etc.

BT1029-1040                                Catechisms

BT1095-1255                                Apologetics.  Evidences of Christianity

BT1313-1480                                History of specific doctrines and movements.  Heresies and schisms

 

 

BV1-5099 Practical Theology (Brief listing. Includes worship, ecclesiastical theology, social life, etc.)

               BV2000-3705                 Missions

               BV4000-4470                 Pastoral theology

 

BX1-9999  Christian Denominations (brief listing)

               BX800-4795                   Catholic Church

               BX4800-9999                 Protestantism

               BX5011-5207                 Church of England

               BX6195-6197                 Arminians.  Remonstrants

               BX6201-6495                 Baptists

               BX9301-9359                 Puritanism

               BX9401-9640                 Reformed or Calvinistic Churches