200 Religion - OCLC

230 Dewey Decimal Classification 230
> 230–280 Christianity
Unless other instructions are given, observe the following table of preference
for the history of Christianity and the Christian church (except for biography,
explained in Manual at 230–280: Biography), e.g., Jesuit missions 266 (not
271); persecution of Jesuits by Elizabeth I 272 (not 271, 274.2, or 282):
Specific topics 220–260
Persecutions in general church history 272
Doctrinal controversies and heresies in general
church history 273
Religious congregations and orders in church history 271
Denominations and sects of Christian church 280
Christianity by specific continents, countries,
localities in modern world 274–279
History, geographic treatment, biography of
Christianity 270
(except 271–279)
Class comprehensive works in 230
For Bible, see 220
See Manual at 230–280
> 230–270 Specific elements of Christianity
230 Christianity
Class here specific elements of specific denominations and sects
(Option: Class specific elements of specific denominations and sects in 280)
Class comprehensive works in 230
Including Christian mythology; specific types of Christian theology (e.g., Biblical
theology, theology of Eastern and Roman Catholic churches, Protestant theology,
specific schools and systems of theology); doctrines of specific denominations and
sects
Class here Christian theology, Christian doctrinal theology, contextual theology
Class doctrinal controversies in general church history in 273. Class theology of
a specific part of Old or New Testament with the part, e.g., theology of Pauline
epistles 227; class biblical theology of a specific topic in doctrinal theology with
the topic in 231–239, e.g., Old Testament minor prophets’ view of repentance
and forgiveness 234; class biblical theology of a specific topic in moral and
devotional theology, local Christian church and Christian religious orders, social
and ecclesiastical theology with the topic in 240–260, e.g., New Testament writers’
view of war and peace 261.8
For Christian moral and devotional theology, see 240; for local Christian
church and Christian religious orders, see 250; for Christian social and
ecclesiastical theology, see 260; for history, geographic treatment, biography of
Christianity, see 270; for denominations and sects of Christian church, see 280
See Manual at 398.2 vs. 201, 230, 270, 292–299
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