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RELIGION

This section consists of subjects dealing with religions and religious topics, with several religions having topical subsubheadings.  For cases where a topical subsubheading needed is not found under a specific religion, it is recommended that the topical subheading be assigned first, followed by the specific religion to which this topic pertains.  For example, "RELIGION / Fundamentalism" would be assigned first, followed by "RELIGION / Christianity / General" or "RELIGION / Islam / General" (as appropriate).

Use subjects in the BIBLES section for versions of the Bible and use subjects beginning with "RELIGION / Biblical Biography", "RELIGION / Biblical Commentary", "RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation", "RELIGION / Biblical Meditations", "RELIGION / Biblical Reference", or "RELIGION / Biblical Studies" for works about the Bible.

REL000000   RELIGION / General

REL121000   RELIGION / African Diaspora Religions *

REL001000   RELIGION / Agnosticism

REL114000   RELIGION / Ancient

REL072000   RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology

                     RELIGION / Archaeology see Antiquities & Archaeology

REL004000   RELIGION / Atheism

REL005000   RELIGION / Baha'i

REL006020   RELIGION / Biblical Biography / General

REL006030   RELIGION / Biblical Biography / Old Testament

REL006040   RELIGION / Biblical Biography / New Testament

REL006050   RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / General

REL006060   RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament / General

REL006750   RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament / Pentateuch

REL006760   RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament / Historical Books

REL006770   RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament / Poetry & Wisdom Literature

REL006780   RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament / Prophets

REL006790   RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament / Apocrypha & Deuterocanonical

REL006070   RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / New Testament / General

REL006800   RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / New Testament / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts

REL006810   RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / New Testament / Paul's Letters

REL006820   RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / New Testament / General Epistles

REL006830   RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / New Testament / Revelation

REL006080   RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General

REL006090   RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament

REL006100   RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament

REL006110   RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / General

REL006120   RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / Old Testament

REL006130   RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / New Testament

REL006160   RELIGION / Biblical Reference / General

REL006650   RELIGION / Biblical Reference / Atlases

REL006660   RELIGION / Biblical Reference / Concordances

REL006670   RELIGION / Biblical Reference / Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

REL006680   RELIGION / Biblical Reference / Handbooks

REL006410   RELIGION / Biblical Reference / Language Study

REL006150   RELIGION / Biblical Reference / Quotations

REL006000   RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General

REL006700   RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Bible Study Guides

REL006400   RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics

REL006630   RELIGION / Biblical Studies / History & Culture

REL006210   RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / General

REL006840   RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / Pentateuch

REL006850   RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / Historical Books

REL006740   RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / Poetry & Wisdom Literature

REL006730   RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / Prophets

REL006880   RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / Apocrypha & Deuterocanonical

REL006220   RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / General

REL006710   RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts

REL006720   RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / Paul's Letters

REL006860   RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / General Epistles

REL006870   RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / Revelation

REL006890   RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / Apocrypha

REL006140   RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Prophecy

REL115000   RELIGION / Blasphemy, Heresy & Apostasy

REL007000   RELIGION / Buddhism / General (see also PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist)

REL007010   RELIGION / Buddhism / History

REL007020   RELIGION / Buddhism / Rituals & Practice

REL007030   RELIGION / Buddhism / Sacred Writings

REL007040   RELIGION / Buddhism / Theravada

REL007050   RELIGION / Buddhism / Tibetan

REL092000   RELIGION / Buddhism / Zen (see also PHILOSOPHY / Zen)

                     RELIGION / Canon & Ecclesiastical Law see Christian Church / Canon & Ecclesiastical Law

                     RELIGION / Catechisms see Christianity / Catechisms or specific non-Christian religions

REL108000   RELIGION / Christian Church / General

REL014000   RELIGION / Christian Church / Administration

REL008000   RELIGION / Christian Church / Canon & Ecclesiastical Law

REL108010   RELIGION / Christian Church / Growth

REL108020   RELIGION / Christian Church / History

REL011000   RELIGION / Christian Education / General

REL095000   RELIGION / Christian Education / Adult

REL091000   RELIGION / Christian Education / Children & Youth

REL012000   RELIGION / Christian Living / General

REL012180   RELIGION / Christian Living / Afterlife

REL012140   RELIGION / Christian Living / Calling & Vocation

REL012010   RELIGION / Christian Living / Death, Grief, Bereavement

REL012020   RELIGION / Christian Living / Devotional

REL012150   RELIGION / Christian Living / Devotional Journal

REL012030   RELIGION / Christian Living / Family & Relationships

REL012040   RELIGION / Christian Living / Inspirational

REL108030   RELIGION / Christian Living / Leadership & Mentoring

REL012050   RELIGION / Christian Living / Love & Marriage

REL012060   RELIGION / Christian Living / Men's Interests

REL012160   RELIGION / Christian Living / Parenting

REL012070   RELIGION / Christian Living / Personal Growth

REL012170   RELIGION / Christian Living / Personal Memoirs

REL012080   RELIGION / Christian Living / Prayer

REL012090   RELIGION / Christian Living / Professional Growth

REL012110   RELIGION / Christian Living / Social Issues

REL012120   RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth

REL099000   RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Warfare

REL063000   RELIGION / Christian Living / Stewardship & Giving

REL012130   RELIGION / Christian Living / Women's Interests

                  RELIGION / Christian Literature see Christianity / Literature & the Arts

REL109000   RELIGION / Christian Ministry / General

REL109010   RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Adult

REL109020   RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Children

REL050000   RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Counseling & Recovery

REL023000   RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Discipleship

REL030000   RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Evangelism

REL045000   RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions

REL074000   RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources

REL080000   RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Preaching

REL109030   RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Youth

REL055000   RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / General

REL055010   RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / Sacraments

REL055020   RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / Worship & Liturgy

REL067000   RELIGION / Christian Theology / General

REL067010   RELIGION / Christian Theology / Angelology & Demonology

REL067020   RELIGION / Christian Theology / Anthropology

REL067030   RELIGION / Christian Theology / Apologetics

REL067040   RELIGION / Christian Theology / Christology

                    RELIGION / Christian Theology / Doctrinal see Christian Theology / Systematic

REL067050   RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ecclesiology

REL067060   RELIGION / Christian Theology / Eschatology

REL067070   RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics

REL067080   RELIGION / Christian Theology / History

REL067120   RELIGION / Christian Theology / Liberation

REL104000   RELIGION / Christian Theology / Mariology

REL067090   RELIGION / Christian Theology / Pneumatology

REL067130   RELIGION / Christian Theology / Process

REL067100   RELIGION / Christian Theology / Soteriology

REL067110   RELIGION / Christian Theology / Systematic

REL070000   RELIGION / Christianity / General

REL002000   RELIGION / Christianity / Amish

REL003000   RELIGION / Christianity / Anglican

REL073000   RELIGION / Christianity / Baptist

REL093000   RELIGION / Christianity / Calvinist

REL009000   RELIGION / Christianity / Catechisms

REL010000   RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic

REL083000   RELIGION / Christianity / Christian Science

REL046000   RELIGION / Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)

                     RELIGION / Christianity / Congregational see Christianity / United Church of Christ

REL094000   RELIGION / Christianity / Denominations

REL027000   RELIGION / Christianity / Episcopalian

                     RELIGION / Christianity / Friends see Christianity / Quaker

REL015000   RELIGION / Christianity / History

                     RELIGION / Christianity / Holidays see headings under Holidays

                     RELIGION / Christianity / Holy Spirit see Christian Theology / Pneumatology

REL096000   RELIGION / Christianity / Jehovah's Witnesses

REL013000   RELIGION / Christianity / Literature & the Arts

REL082000   RELIGION / Christianity / Lutheran

REL043000   RELIGION / Christianity / Mennonite

REL044000   RELIGION / Christianity / Methodist

                     RELIGION / Christianity / Mormon see Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)

REL049000   RELIGION / Christianity / Orthodox

REL079000   RELIGION / Christianity / Pentecostal & Charismatic

                     RELIGION / Christianity / Prayerbooks see Prayerbooks / Christian

REL097000   RELIGION / Christianity / Presbyterian

REL053000   RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant

REL088000   RELIGION / Christianity / Quaker

                     RELIGION / Christianity / Roman Catholic see Christianity / Catholic

REL110000   RELIGION / Christianity / Saints & Sainthood

                     RELIGION / Christianity / Sermons see Sermons / Christian

REL098000   RELIGION / Christianity / Seventh-Day Adventist

REL059000   RELIGION / Christianity / Shaker

                     RELIGION / Christianity / Society of Friends see Christianity / Quaker

                     RELIGION / Christianity / Unitarian Universalism see Unitarian Universalism

REL111000   RELIGION / Christianity / United Church of Christ

                     RELIGION / Church Administration see Christian Church / Administration

                     RELIGION / Church & State see Religion, Politics & State

                     RELIGION / Church Institutions & Organizations see Institutions & Organizations

REL081000   RELIGION / Clergy

REL017000   RELIGION / Comparative Religion

REL018000   RELIGION / Confucianism

REL019000   RELIGION / Counseling

REL122000   RELIGION / Creation *

REL020000   RELIGION / Cults

REL021000   RELIGION / Deism

REL100000   RELIGION / Demonology & Satanism

REL022000   RELIGION / Devotional

                     RELIGION / Discipleship see Christian Ministry / Discipleship

REL024000   RELIGION / Eastern

                     RELIGION / Ecclesiastical Law see Christian Church / Canon & Ecclesiastical Law

REL107000   RELIGION / Eckankar

REL025000   RELIGION / Ecumenism & Interfaith

REL026000   RELIGION / Education

REL085000   RELIGION / Eschatology

REL113000   RELIGION / Essays

REL028000   RELIGION / Ethics

                     RELIGION / Evangelism see Christian Ministry / Evangelism

REL077000   RELIGION / Faith

REL123000   RELIGION / Faith Deconstruction *

REL029000   RELIGION / Folk & Tribal

                     RELIGION / Freemasonry see SOCIAL SCIENCE / Freemasonry & Secret Societies

REL078000   RELIGION / Fundamentalism

REL112000   RELIGION / Gnosticism

REL032000   RELIGION / Hinduism / General

REL032010   RELIGION / Hinduism / History

REL032020   RELIGION / Hinduism / Rituals & Practice

REL032030   RELIGION / Hinduism / Sacred Writings

REL032040   RELIGION / Hinduism / Theology

REL033000   RELIGION / History

REL034000   RELIGION / Holidays / General

REL034010   RELIGION / Holidays / Christian

REL034020   RELIGION / Holidays / Christmas & Advent

REL034030   RELIGION / Holidays / Easter & Lent

REL034040   RELIGION / Holidays / Jewish

REL034050   RELIGION / Holidays / Other

                   RELIGION / I Ching see BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / I Ching

REL124000   RELIGION / Indigenous / General *

REL124010   RELIGION / Indigenous / Ceremony & Spiritual Practice *

REL124020   RELIGION / Indigenous / Sacred Stories *

REL124030   RELIGION / Indigenous / Scripture & Prayerbooks *

REL124040   RELIGION / Indigenous / Spirituality *

REL124050   RELIGION / Indigenous / Teachings *

REL125000   RELIGION / Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island *

REL036000   RELIGION / Inspirational

REL016000   RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations

REL037000   RELIGION / Islam / General

REL037010   RELIGION / Islam / History

REL041000   RELIGION / Islam / Koran & Sacred Writings

                    RELIGION / Islam / Law see LAW / Islamic

REL037030   RELIGION / Islam / Rituals & Practice

REL037040   RELIGION / Islam / Shi'a

REL090000   RELIGION / Islam / Sufi

REL037050   RELIGION / Islam / Sunni

REL037060   RELIGION / Islam / Theology

REL038000   RELIGION / Jainism

                     RELIGION / Jewish Life see Judaism / Rituals & Practice

REL040000   RELIGION / Judaism / General

REL040050   RELIGION / Judaism / Conservative

REL040030   RELIGION / Judaism / History

                     RELIGION / Judaism / Holocaust see HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust

REL040060   RELIGION / Judaism / Kabbalah & Mysticism

REL040070   RELIGION / Judaism / Orthodox

                     RELIGION / Judaism / Prayerbooks, Prayers, Liturgy see Prayerbooks / Jewish

REL040080   RELIGION / Judaism / Reform

REL040010   RELIGION / Judaism / Rituals & Practice

REL040040   RELIGION / Judaism / Sacred Writings

REL064000   RELIGION / Judaism / Talmud

REL040090   RELIGION / Judaism / Theology

                     RELIGION / Koran see Islam / Koran & Sacred Writings

REL071000   RELIGION / Leadership

                     RELIGION / LGBTQ+ see Sexuality & Gender Studies

REL042000   RELIGION / Meditations

REL101000   RELIGION / Messianic Judaism

REL086000   RELIGION / Monasticism

                     RELIGION / Muslim see headings under Islam

REL047000   RELIGION / Mysticism

                    RELIGION / Mythology see SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology

REL126000   RELIGION / Native American *

REL117000   RELIGION / Paganism & Neo-Paganism

                   RELIGION / Pastoral Counseling see Christian Ministry / Counseling & Recovery

                   RELIGION / Pastoral Ministry see Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources

REL051000   RELIGION / Philosophy

REL119000   RELIGION / Pilgrims & Pilgrimages

REL087000   RELIGION / Prayer

REL052000   RELIGION / Prayerbooks / General

REL052010   RELIGION / Prayerbooks / Christian

REL052030   RELIGION / Prayerbooks / Islamic

REL052020   RELIGION / Prayerbooks / Jewish

REL075000   RELIGION / Psychology of Religion

REL054000   RELIGION / Reference

REL106000   RELIGION / Religion & Science

REL084000   RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State

REL116000   RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict

                   RELIGION / Rituals & Practice see specific religions

                     RELIGION / Rosicrucianism see BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Hermetism & Rosicrucianism

REL120000   RELIGION / Sacred Places

                     RELIGION / Satanism see Demonology & Satanism

REL089000   RELIGION / Scientology

REL058000   RELIGION / Sermons / General

REL058010   RELIGION / Sermons / Christian

REL058020   RELIGION / Sermons / Jewish

REL105000   RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies

                     RELIGION / Shamanism see BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Shamanism

REL060000   RELIGION / Shintoism

REL061000   RELIGION / Sikhism

                     RELIGION / Sociology of Religion see SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion

REL062000   RELIGION / Spirituality

                     RELIGION / Stewardship see Christian Living / Stewardship & Giving

                     RELIGION / Sufi see Islam / Sufi

                     RELIGION / Talmud see Judaism / Talmud

REL065000   RELIGION / Taoism (see also PHILOSOPHY / Taoist)

REL066000   RELIGION / Theism

REL102000   RELIGION / Theology

REL068000   RELIGION / Theosophy

REL103000   RELIGION / Unitarian Universalism

REL118000    RELIGION / Wicca (see also BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Witchcraft)

                     RELIGION / Youth Ministries see Christian Education / Children & Youth

                     RELIGION / Zen Buddhism see Buddhism / Zen

REL069000   RELIGION / Zoroastrianism

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