LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION OUTLINE 

CLASS B - PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGION
 

(Click each subclass for details) 

Subclass B Philosophy (General)
 

Subclass BC Logic
 

Subclass BD Speculative philosophy
 

Subclass BF Psychology
 

Subclass BH Aesthetics
 

Subclass BJ Ethics
 

Subclass BL Religions. Mythology. Rationalism
 

Subclass BM Judaism
 

Subclass BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc.
 

Subclass BQ Buddhism
 

Subclass BR Christianity
 

Subclass BS The Bible
 

Subclass BT Doctrinal Theology
 

Subclass BV Practical Theology
 

Subclass BX Christian Denominations
 
Subclass B 

B1-5802 Philosophy (General) 

B69-99 General works 

B108-5802 By period 

Including individual philosophers and schools of philosophy 

B108-708 Ancient 

B720-765 Medieval 

B770-785 Renaissance 

B790-5802 Modern 

B808-849 Special topics and schools of philosophy 

B850-5739 By region or country 

B5800-5802 By religion 
Subclass BC 

BC1-199 Logic
 

BC11-39 History
 

BC25-39 By period
 

BC60-99 General works
 

BC171-199 Special topics
 
Subclass BD 

BD10-701 Speculative philosophy
 

BD10-41 General philosophical works
 

BD95-131 Metaphysics
 

BD143-237 Epistemology. Theory of knowledge
 

BD240-260 Methodology
 

BD300-450 Ontology
 

Including being, the soul, life, death 

BD493-701 Cosmology 

Including teleology, space and time, structure of matter, 

plurality of worlds 
Subclass BF 

BF1-990 Psychology
 

BF38-64 Philosophy. Relation to other topics
 

BF173-175.5 Psychoanalysis
 

BF176-176.5 Psychological tests and testing
 

BF180-198.7 Experimental psychology
 

BF203 Gestalt psychology
 

BF207-209 Psychotropic drugs and other substances
 

BF231-299 Sensation. Aesthesiology
 

BF309-499 Consciousness. Cognition
 

Including learning, attention, comprehension, memory, 

imagination, genius, intelligence, thought and 

thinking, psycholinguistics, mental fatigue 

BF501-505 Motivation
 

BF511-593 Affection. Feeling. Emotion
 

BF608-635 Will. Volition. Choice. Control
 

BF636-637 Applied psychology
 

BF638-648 New Thought. Menticulture, etc.
 

BF660-685 Comparative psychology. Animal and human psychology
 

BF692-692.5 Psychology of sex. Sexual behavior
 

BF697-697.5 Differential psychology. Individuality. Self
 

BF698-698.9 Personality
 

BF699-711 Genetic psychology
 

BF712-724.85 Developmental psychology
 

Including infant psychology, child psychology, adolescence, 

adulthood 

BF725-727 Class psychology 

BF795-839 Temperament. Character 

BF839.8-885 Physiognomy. Phrenology 

BF889-905 Graphology. Study of handwriting 

BF908-940 The hand. Palmistry 

BF1001-1389 Parapsychology 

BF1001-1045 Psychic research. Psychology of the conscious 

BF1048-1108 Hallucinations. Sleep. Dreaming. Visions 

BF1111-1156 Hypnotism. Suggestion. Mesmerism. Subliminal projection 

BF1161-1171 Telepathy. Mind reading. Thought transference 

BF1228-1389 Spiritualism 

Including mediumship, spirit messages, clairvoyance 

BF1404-2055 Occult sciences 

BF1444-1486 Ghosts. Apparitions. Hauntings 

BF1501-1562 Demonology. Satanism. Possession 

BF1562.5-1584 Witchcraft 

BF1585-1623 Magic. Hermetics. Necromancy 

BF1651-1729 Astrology 

BF1745-1779 Oracles. Sibyls. Divinations 

BF1783-1815 Seers. Prophets. Prophecies 

BF1845-1891 Fortune-telling 

BF2050-2055 Human-alien encounters. Contact between humans and 

extraterrestrials 
Subclass BH 

BH1-301 Aesthetics 

BH81-208 History 

BH301 Special topics 
Subclass BJ 

BJ1-1725 Ethics
 

BJ71-1185 History and general works
 

Including individual ethical philosophers 

BJ1188-1295 Religious ethics 

BJ1298-1335 Evolutionary and genetic ethics 

BJ1365-1385 Positivist ethics 

BJ1388 Socialist ethics 

BJ1390-1390.5 Communist ethics 

BJ1392 Totalitarian ethics 

BJ1395 Feminist ethics 

BJ1518-1697 Individual ethics. Character. Virtue 

Including practical and applied ethics, conduct of life, vices, 

success, ethics for children 

BJ1725 Ethics of social groups, classes, etc. Professional ethics 

BJ1801-2195 Social usages. Etiquette 

BJ2021-2078 Etiquette of entertaining 

BJ2139-2156 Etiquette of travel 

BJ2195 Telephone etiquette 
Subclass BL 

BL1-2790 Religions. Mythology. Rationalism 

BL1-50 Religion (General) 

BL51-65 Philosophy of religion. Psychology of religion. Religion 

in relation to other subjects 

BL70-71 Sacred books (General) 

BL71.5-73 Biography 

BL74-99 Religions of the world 

BL175-265 Natural theology 

BL175-190 General 

BL200 Theism 

BL205-216 Nature and attributes of Deity 

BL217 Polytheism 

BL218 Dualism 

BL220 Pantheism 

BL221 Monotheism 

BL224-227 Creation. Theory of the earth 

BL239-265 Religion and science 

BL270 Unity and plurality 

BL290 The soul 

BL300-325 The myth. Comparative mythology 

BL350-385 Classification of religions 

BL410 Religions in relation to one another 

BL425-490 Religious doctrines (General) 

BL430 Origins of religion 

BL435-457 Nature worship 

BL458 Women in comparative religion 

BL460 Sex worship. Phallicism 

BL465-470 Worship of human beings 

BL473-490 Other 

BL500-547 Eschatology 

BL550-619 Worship. Cultus 

BL624-629.5 Religious life 

BL630-(632.5) Religious organization 

BL660-2680 History and principles of religions 

BL660 Indo-European. Aryan 

BL685 Ural-Altaic 

BL687 Mediterranean region 

BL689-980 European. Occidental 

BL700-820 Classical (Etruscan, Greek, Roman) 

BL830-875 Germanic and Norse 

BL900-980 Other European 

BL1000-2370 Asian. Oriental 

BL1000-1035 General 

BL1050 Northern and Central Asia 

BL1055 Southern and Eastern Asia 

BL1060 Southwestern Asia. Asia Minor. Levant 

BL1100-1295 Hinduism 

BL1100-1107.5 General 

BL1108.2-1108.7 Religious education 
BL1109.2-1109.7 

BL1111-1143.2 

BL1112.2-1137.5 

BL1140.2-1140.4 

BL1141.2-1142.6 

BL1145-1146 

BL1153.7-1168 

BL1212.32-1215 

BL1216-1225 

BL1225.2-1243.58 

BL1243.72-1243.78 

BL1271.2-1295 

BL1284.5-1289.592 

BL1300-1380 

BL1310-1314.2 

BL1315-1317 

BL1375.3-1375.7 

BL1376-1378.85 

BL1379-1380 

BL1500-1590 

BL1595 

BL1600-1695 

BL1600-1605 

BL1610 

BL1615-1616 

BL1620-1625 

BL1630 

BL1635 

BL1640-1645 

BL1650 

BL1660-1665 

BL1670-1672 

BL1675 

BL1680-1685 

BL1695 

BL1710 

BL1750-2350 

BL1790-1975 

BL1830-1883 

BL1899-1942.85 

BL2000-2032 

BL2017-2018.7 

BL2195-2228 

BL2216-2227.8 

BL2230-2240 

BL2390-2490 

BL2420-2460 

BL2500-2592 

BL2600-2630 

Antiquities. Archaeology. Inscriptions 

Sacred books. Sources 

Vedic texts 

Purānas . 

Tantric texts 

Hindu literature 

By region or country 

Doctrines. Theology 

Hindu pantheon. Deities 

Religious life 

Monasteries. Temples, etc. 

Modifications. Sects 

Vaishnavism 

Jainism

Sacred books. Sources

Jain literature

Jaina pantheon. Deities

Forms of worship

Modifications, etc.

Zoroastrianism (Mazdeism). Parseeism 

Yezidis 

Semitic religions 

General 

Aramean 

Sumerian 

Assyro-Babylonian 

Chaldean 

Harranian. Pseudo-Sabian 

Syrian. Palestinian. Samaritan 

Hebrew 

For Judaism, see subclass BM 

Phoenician. Carthaginian, etc. 

Canaanite 

Moabite. Philistine 

Arabian (except Islam) 

Druses 

Ethiopian

By region or country

China

Confucianism

Taoism

India 

Sikhism 

Japan 

Shinto 

Korea 

African 

Egyptian 

American 

For American Indians, see classes E-F 

Pacific Ocean islands. Oceania 
BL2670 Arctic regions 

BL2700-2790 Rationalism 
Subclass BM 

BM1-990 Judaism
 

BM1-449 General
 

BM70-135 Study and teaching
 

BM150-449 History
 

BM201-449 By region or country
 

BM480-488.8 Pre-Talmudic Jewish literature (non-Biblical)
 

BM495-532 Sources of Jewish religion. Rabbinical literature
 

BM497-509 Talmudic literature
 

BM497-497.8 Mishnah
 

BM498-498.8 Palestinian Talmud
 

BM499-504.7 Babylonian Talmud
 

BM507-507.5 Baraita
 

BM508-508.5 Tosefta
 

BM510-518 Midrash
 

BM520-523.7 Halacha
 

BM525-526 Cabala
 

BM529 Jewish tradition
 

BM534-538 Relation of Judaism to special subject fields
 

BM534-536 Religions
 

BM545-582 Principles of Judaism (General)
 

BM585-585.4 Controversial works against the Jews
 

BM590-591 Jewish works against Christianity and Islam
 

BM600-645 Dogmatic Judaism
 

BM646 Heresy, heresies
 

BM648 Apologetics
 

BM650-747 Practical Judaism
 

BM651-652.7 Priests, rabbis, etc.
 

BM653-653.7 Congregations. Synagogues
 

BM654-655.6 The tabernacle. The temple
 

BM656-657 Forms of worship
 

BM660-679 Liturgy and ritual
 

BM690-695 Festivals and fasts
 

BM700-720 Rites and customs
 

BM723-729 Jewish way of life. Spiritual life. Mysticism. Personal
 

religion. Moral theology 

BM730-747 Preaching. Homiletics 

BM750-755 Biography 

BM900-990 Samaritans 
Subclass BP 

BP1-610 Islam. Bahai Faith. Theosophy, etc.
 

BP1-253 Islam
 

BP1-68 General
 

BP42-48 Study and teaching
 

BP50-68 History
 

BP70-80 Biography
 

BP75-77.75 Muh
 . ammad, Prophet, d. 632 

BP87-89 Islamic literature 

BP100-(157) Sacred books 

BP100-134 Koran 

BP128.15-129.83 Special parts and chapters 

BP130-134 Works about the Koran 

BP135-136.9 Hadith literature. Traditions. Sunna 

BP137-137.5 Koranic and other Islamic legends 

BP160-165 General works on Islam 

BP165.5 Dogma (‘Aq~’id) 

BP166-166.94 Theology (Kal~m) 

BP167.5 Heresy, heresies, heretics 

BP168 Apostasy from Islam 

BP169 Works against Islam and the Koran 

BP170 Works in defense of Islam. Islamic apologetics 

BP170.2 Benevolent work. Social work. Welfare work, etc. 

BP170.3-170.5 Missionary work of Islam 

BP171-173 Relation of Islam to other religions 

BP173.25-173.45 Islamic sociology 

BP174-190 The practice of Islam 

BP176-181 The five duties of a Moslem. Pillars of Islam 

BP182 Jihad (Holy War) 

BP184-184.9 Religious ceremonies, rites, etc. 

BP186-186.97 Special days and seasons, fasts, feasts, 

festivals, etc. Relics 

BP187-187.9 Shrines, sacred places, etc. 

BP188-190 Islamic religious life 

BP188.2-188.3 Devotional literature 

BP188.45-189.65 Sufism. Mysticism. Dervishes 

BP189.68-189.7 Monasticism 

BP191-253 Branches, sects, etc. 

BP192-194.9 Shiites 

BP221-223 Black Muslims 

BP232 Moorish Science Temple of America 

BP251-253 Nurculuk 

BP300-395 Bahai Faith 

BP500-585 Theosophy 

BP595-597 Anthroposophy 

BP600-610 Other beliefs and movements 
Subclass BQ 

BQ1-9800 Buddhism
 

BQ1-10 Periodicals. Yearbooks (General)
 

BQ12-93 Societies, councils, associations, clubs, etc.
 

BQ96-99 Financial institutions. Trusts
 

BQ100-102 Congresses. Conferences (General)
 

BQ104-105 Directories (General)
 

BQ107-109 Museums. Exhibitions
 

BQ115-126 General collections. Collected works
 

BQ128 Encyclopedias (General)
 

BQ130 Dictionaries (General)
 

BQ133 Terminology
 

BQ135 Questions and answers. Maxims (General)
 

BQ141-209 Religious education (General)
 

BQ210-219 Research
 

BQ221-249 Antiquities. Archaeology
 

BQ240-244 Literary discoveries
 

BQ246-249 Inscriptions, etc.
 

BQ251-799 History
 

BQ800-829 Persecutions
 

BQ840-999 Biography
 

BQ840-858 Collective
 

BQ860-999 Individual
 

BQ860-939 Gautama Buddha
 

BQ940-999 Other
 

BQ1001-1045 Buddhist literature
 

BQ1100-3340 Tripit. aka (Canonical literature)
 

BQ4000-4060 General works
 

BQ4061-4570 Doctrinal and systematic Buddhism
 

BQ4180-4565 Special doctrines
 

BQ4570 Special topics and relations to special subjects
 

BQ4600-4610 Relation to other religious and philosophical systems
 

BQ4620-4905 Buddhist pantheon
 

BQ4911-5720 Practice of Buddhism. Forms of worship
 

BQ4965-5030 Ceremonies and rites. Ceremonial rules
 

BQ5035-5065 Hymns. Chants. Recitations
 

BQ5070-5075 Altar, liturgical objects, ornaments, memorials, etc.
 

BQ5080-5085 Vestments, altar cloths, etc.
 

BQ5090-5095 Liturgical functions
 

BQ5100-5125 Symbols and symbolism
 

BQ5130-5137 Temple. Temple organization
 

BQ5140-5355 Buddhist ministry. Priesthood. Organization
 

BQ5251-5305 Education and training
 

BQ5310-5350 Preaching
 

BQ5360-5680 Religious life
 

BQ5485-5530 Precepts for laymen
 

BQ5535-5594 Devotional literature. Meditations. Prayers
 

BQ5595-5633 Devotion. Meditation. Prayer
 

BQ5635-5675 Spiritual life. Mysticism. Englightenment. Perfection
 

BQ5700-5720 Festivals. Days and seasons
 
BQ5725-5845 Folklore
 

BQ5821-5845 Miracle literature
 

BQ5851-5899 Benevolent work. Social work. Welfare work, etc.
 

BQ5901-5975 Missionary work
 

BQ6001-6160 Monasticism and monastic life Samgha (Order)
 . 

BQ6200-6240 Asceticism. Hermits. Wayfaring life
 

BQ6300-6388 Monasteries. Temples. Shrines. Sites
 

BQ6400-6495 Pilgrims and pilgrimages
 

BQ7001-9800 Modifications, schools, etc.
 

BQ7100-7285 Therav

~da (Hinayana) Buddhism
 

BQ7300-7529 Mahayana Buddhism
 

BQ7530-7950 Tibetan Buddhism (Lamaism)
 

BQ7960-7989 Bonpo (Sect)
 

BQ8000-9800 Special modifications, sects, etc.
 

BQ8500-8769 Pure Land Buddhism
 

BQ8900-9099 Tantric Buddhism
 

BQ9250-9519 Zen Buddhism
 
Subclass BR 

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
 
Subclass BS 

BS1-2970 The Bible
 

BS11-115 Early versions
 

BS125-355 Modern texts and versions
 

BS125-198 English
 

BS199-313 Other European languages
 

BS315-355 Non-European languages
 

BS315 Asian languages
 

BS325 African languages
 

BS335 Languages of Oceania and Australasia
 

BS345 American Indian languages
 

BS350 Mixed languages
 

BS355 Artificial languages
 

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
 
Subclass BT 

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 
Subclass BV 

BV1-5099 Practical Theology
 

BV5-530 Worship (Public and private)
 

BV30-135 Times and seasons. The Church year
 

BV43-64 Feast days
 

BV65-70 Saints’ days
 

BV80-105 Fasts
 

BV107-133 Lord’s Day. Sunday. Sabbath
 

BV150-168 Christian symbols and symbolism
 

BV169-199 Liturgy and ritual
 

BV200 Family worship
 

BV205-287 Prayer
 

BV301-530 Hymnology
 

BV360-465 Denominational and special types of hymnbooks in English
 

BV467-510 Hymns in languages other than English
 

BV590-1652 Ecclesiastical theology
 

BV598-603 The Church
 

BV629-631 Church and state
 

BV637-637.5 City churches
 

BV638-638.8 The rural church. The church and country life
 

BV646-651 Church polity
 

BV652-652.9 Church management. Efficiency
 

BV652.95-657 Mass media and telecommunication in religion
 

BV659-683 Ministry. Clergy. Religious vocations
 

BV700-707 Parish. Congregation. The local church
 

BV770-777 Church finance. Church property
 

BV800-873 Sacraments. Ordinances
 

BV803-814 Baptism
 

BV823-828 Holy Communion. Lord’s Supper. Eucharist
 

BV835-838 Marriage
 

BV840-850 Penance
 

BV895-896 Shrines. Holy places
 

BV900-1450 Religious societies, associations, etc.
 

BV950-1280 Religious societies of men, brotherhoods, etc.
 

BV1000-1220 Young Men’s Christian Associations
 

BV1300-1395 Religious societies of women
 

BV1300-1393 Young Women’s Christian Associations
 

BV1460-1615 Religious education (General)
 

BV1620-1652 Social life, recreation, etc., in the church
 

BV2000-3705 Missions
 

BV2123-2595 Special churches
 

BV2130-2300 Roman Catholic Church
 

BV2350-2595 Protestant churches
 

BV2610-2695 Special types of missions
 

BV2750-3695 Missions in individual countries
 

BV3750-3799 Evangelism. Revivals
 

BV4000-4470 Pastoral theology
 

BV4019-4180 Education
 

BV4019-4167 Training for the ordained ministry
 

BV4168-4180 Training for lay workers
 
BV4200-4317 Preaching. Homiletics
 

BV4239-4317 Sermons
 

BV4390-4399 Personal life of the clergy
 

BV4400-4470 Practical church work. Social work. Work of the layman
 

BV4485-5099 Practical religion. The Christian life
 

BV4520-4526.2 Religious duties
 

BV4625-4780 Moral theology
 

BV4625-4627 Sins and vices
 

BV4630-4647 Virtues
 

BV4650-4715 Precepts from the Bible
 

BV4720-4780 Precepts of the Church. Commandments of the Church
 

BV4800-4897 Works of meditation and devotion
 

BV4900-4911 Works of consolation and cheer
 

BV4912-4950 Conversion literature
 

BV5015-5068 Asceticism
 

BV5070-5095 Mysticism
 

BV5099 Quietism
 
Subclass BX 

BX1-9999 Christian Denominations
 

BX1-9.5 Church unity. Ecumenical movement. Interdenominational
 

cooperation 

BX100-189 Eastern churches. Oriental churches 

BX100-107 General 

BX120-129 Armenian Church 

BX130-139 Coptic Church 

BX140-149 Ethiopic or Abyssinian Church 

BX150-159 Nestorian, Chaldean, or East Syrian Church 

BX160-169 St. Thomas Christians. Malabar Christians. Mar Thoma Syrian 

Church 

BX170-179 Syrian or Jacobite Church 

BX180-189 Maronite Church 

BX200-756 Orthodox Eastern Church 

BX200-395 General 

BX400-756 Divisions of the church 

BX400-440 Patriarchates of the East. Melchites 

BX450-450.93 Church of Cyprus 

BX460-605 Russian Church 

BX610-620 Church of Greece 

BX630-639 Orthodox Church in Austria and Hungary 

BX650-659 Bulgarian Church 

BX660-669 Georgian Church 

BX670-679 Montenegrin Church 

BX690-699 Romanian Church 

BX710-719 Serbian Church. Yugoslav Church 

BX720-729 Orthodox Eastern Church, Macedonian 

BX729.5 Orthodox Eastern Church, Ukrainian 

BX729.9-755 Orthodox Church in other regions or countries 

BX800-4795 Catholic Church 

BX800-839 Periodicals. Societies, councils, congresses, etc. 

BX840 Museums. Exhibitions 

BX841 Dictionaries. Encyclopedias 

BX845 Directories. Yearbooks 

BX847 Atlases 

BX850-875 Documents 

BX880-891 General collected works 

BX895-939 Study and teaching 

BX940-1745 History 

Including lives of popes 

BX1746-1755 Theology. Doctrine. Dogmatics 

BX1756 Sermons 

BX1760-1779.5 Controversial works 

BX1781-1788 Catholic Church and other churches 

BX1790-1793 Catholic Church and the state 

BX1800-1920 Government and organization 

BX1958-1968 Creeds and catechisms 

BX1969 Forms of worship. Catholic practice 

BX1970-2175 Liturgy and ritual 
BX2050-2175 Prayers and devotions
 

BX2177-2198 Meditations. Devotional readings. Spiritual exercises, etc.
 

BX2200-2292 Sacraments
 

BX2295-2310 Sacramentals
 

BX2312 Images
 

BX2315-2324 Relics. Shrines. Pilgrimages. Processions
 

BX2325-2333 Saints. Hagiology
 

BX2347-2377 Practical religion. Christian life
 

BX2380-2386 Religious life. Religious state
 

BX2400-4563 Monasticism. Religious orders
 

BX2890-4192 Religious orders of men
 

BX4200-4563 Religious orders of women
 

BX4600-4644 Churches, cathedrals, abbeys (as parish churches), etc.
 

BX4650-4705 Biography and portraits
 

BX4650-4698 Collective
 

BX4654-4662 Saints and martyrs
 

BX4700-4705 Individual
 

BX4700 Saints
 

BX4710.1-4715.95 Eastern churches in communion with Rome. Catholics of the
 

Oriental rites. Uniats 

BX4716.4-4795 Dissenting sects other than Protestant 

BX4718.5-4735 Jansenists 

BX4737 French schisms of the 19th century 

BX4740 German Catholics 

BX4751-4793 Old Catholics 

BX4793.5-4794.25 Independent Catholic Churches 

BX4795 Other 

BX4800-9999 Protestantism 

BX4800-4861 General 

BX4872-4924 Pre-Reformation 

BX4872-4893 Waldenses and Albigenses 

BX4900-4906 Lollards. Wycliffites 

BX4913-4924 Hussites 

BX4920-4924 Bohemian Brethren 

BX4929-4951 Post-Reformation 

BX4929-4946 Anabaptists 

BX4950-4951 Plain People 

BX5001-5009 Anglican Communion (General) 

BX5011-5207 Church of England 

BX5011-5050 General 

BX5051-5110 History. Local divisions 

BX5115-5126 Special parties and movements 

BX5127-5129.8 Church of England and other churches 

BX5130-5132 General 

BX5133 Sermons. Tracts. Addresses. Essays 

BX5135-5136 Controversial works 

BX5137-5139 Creeds and catechisms, etc. 

BX5140.5-5147 Liturgy and ritual 

BX5148-5149 Sacraments 

BX5150-5182.5 Government. Organization. Discipline 

BX5183-5187 Religious communities. Conventual life. Religious 
societies 

BX5194-5195 Cathedrals, churches, etc. in England and Wales
 

BX5197-5199 Biography
 

BX5200-5207 Dissent and nonconformity
 

BX5210-5395 Episcopal Church in Scotland
 

BX5410-5595 Church of Ireland
 

BX5596-5598 Church in Wales
 

BX5600-5740 Church of England outside of Great Britain
 

BX5601-5620 Anglican Church of Canada
 

BX5800-5995 Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America
 

BX5996-6030 Protestant Episcopal Church outside the United States
 

BX6051-6093 Reformed Episcopal Church
 

BX6101-9999 Other Protestant denominations
 

Alphabetical; only larger denominations listed 

The subarrangement is essentially the same for 

each sect, the primary features being 

indicated by way of example under Baptists 

BX6101-6193 Adventists. “Millerites”
 

BX6195-6197 Arminians. Remonstrants
 

BX6201-6495 Baptists
 

BX6201-6227 General
 

BX6231-6328 History. Local divisions
 

BX6329 Baptists and other churches
 

BX6330-6331.2 Doctrine
 

BX6333 Sermons. Tracts
 

BX6334 Controversial works
 

BX6335-6336 Creeds. Catechisms
 

BX6337 Service. Ritual. Liturgy
 

BX6338-6339 Sacraments
 

BX6340-6346.3 Government. Discipline
 

BX6349-6470 Individual branches
 

BX6480-6490 Individual Baptist churches
 

BX6493-6495 Biography
 

BX6551-6593 Catholic Apostolic Church. Irvingites
 

BX6651-6693 Christadelphians. Brothers of Christ
 

BX6751-6793 Christian Church
 

See also Disciples of Christ 

BX6801-6843 Christian Reformed Church 

BX6901-6997 Christian Science 

BX7003 Christian Union 

BX7020-7060 Church of God 

BX7079-7097 Churches of God 

BX7101-7260 Congregationalism 

BX7301-7343 Disciples of Christ. Campbellites 

BX7401-7430 Dowieism. Christian Catholic Church 

BX7451-7493 Evangelical and Reformed Church 

BX7556 Evangelical United Brethren Church 

BX7580-7583 Free Congregations (Germany). Freie Gemeinden 

BX7601-7795 Friends. Society of Friends. Quakers 

BX7801-7843 German Baptist Brethren. Church of the Brethren. 

Dunkards 
BX7850-7865 German Evangelical Protestant Church of North America. 

Evangelical Protestant Church of North America 

BX7901-7943 German Evangelical Synod of North America 

BX7990.H6-.H69 Holiness churches 

BX8001-8080 Lutheran churches 

BX8101-8144 Mennonites 

BX8201-8495 Methodism 

BX8525-8528 Millennial Dawnists. Jehovah’s Witnesses 

BX8551-8593 Moravian Church. United Brethren. Unitas Fratrum. 

Herrnhuters 

BX8601-8695 Mormons. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 

BX8701-8749 New Jerusalem Church. New Church. Swedenborgianism 

BX8762-8785 Pentecostal churches 

BX8799-8809 Plymouth Brethren. Darbyites 

BX8901-9225 Presbyterianism. Calvinistic Methodism 

BX9301-9359 Puritanism 

BX9401-9640 Reformed or Calvinistic Churches 

BX9675 River Brethren. Brethren in Christ 

BX9701-9743 Salvation Army 

BX9751-9793 Shakers. United Society of Believers. Millennial Church 

BX9801-9869 Unitarianism 

BX9875-9877.1 United Brethren in Christ. Church of the United Brethren in 

Christ 

BX9881-9882.95 United Church of Canada 

BX9884-9886 United Church of Christ 

BX9887 United Evangelical Church 

BX9889 United Missionary Church 

BX9901-9969 Unviersalism. Universalists 

BX9975 Volunteers of America 

BX9980 Walloon Church 

BX9998 Other beliefs and movements akin to Christianity 

BX9999 Independent churches, parishes, societies, etc.