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Religious Studies Research Guide: Books

Browse the Shelves

The Library of Congress (LC) classification for Religion begins with the letters BL. LC classification is the system the Blough-Weis library uses to organize books.

You may want to look on the shelf where books on your subject are located in order to see what is available. The general categories for religion are listed below:

Library of Congress Call Numbers in Religion

BL 1-2790 Religions. Mythology. Rationalism.

BM 1-990 Judaism

BP 1-610 Islam. Bahai Faith. Theosophy, etc.

BQ 1-9800 Buddhism

BR 1-1725 Christianity

BS 1-2970 The Bible

BT 10-1480 Doctrinal theology

BV 1-5099 Practical theology

BX 1-9999 Christian denominations

Finding Biblical Commentaries

The library has an extensive collection of New Testament Bible Commentaries, both in print and online

 

See select Eco-hermeneutical Commentaries below:

See select Post-Colonial Commentaries below:

See select Feminist Commentaries below:

Books to Get Your Research Started

 

Use the search box above to find books on your topic in the library. 

Below are some encyclopedias and other general books on Religious Studies available online or at the library.