Library of Congress Outline

BL   Religions, Mythology, Rationalism

• 1 - 2790   Religions. Mythology. Rationalism
• 74 - 98   Religions of the world
• 175 - 290   Natural theology
• 300 - 325   The myth. Comparative mythology
• 425 - 490   Religious doctrines (General)
• 500 - 547   Eschatology
• 550 - 619   Worship. Cults
• 624 - 627   Religious life
• 660 - 2670   History and principles of religions
• 690 - 980   European. Occidental
• 1100 - 1295   Hinduism
• 1300 - 1380   Jainism
• 1600 - 1695   Semitic
• 2400 - 2490   African
• 2700 - 2790   Rationalism

BM   Judaism

• 1 - 990   Judaism
• 150 - 449   History
• 480 - 488.5   Pre-Talmudic Jewish literature
• 487 - 488.5   Dead Sea scrolls
• 495 - 532   Sources of Jewish religion. Rabbinical literature
• 600 - 645   Dogmatic Judaism
• 650 - 747   Practical Judaism
• 750 - 755   Biography
• 900 - 990   Samaritans

BP   Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy

• 1 - 610   Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc.
• 1 - 253   Islam
• 50 - 68   History
• 70 - 80   Biography
• 75 - -77.75   Muhammad, d. 632
• 87 - 89   Islamic literature
• 100 - 137.5   Sacred books
• 100 - 134   Koran
• 166 - 166.94   Theology (Kalam)
• 174 - 190   The practice of Islam
• 191 - 253   Branches, sects, and modifications
• 300 - 395   Bahaism
• 500 - 585   Theosophy
• 595 - 597   Anthroposophy
• 600 - 610   Other beliefs and movements

BQ   Buddhism

• 1 - 9800   Buddhism
• 251 - 799   History
• 840 - 999   Biography
• 860 - 939   Gautama Buddha
• 1001 - 1045   Buddhist literature
• 1100 - 3340   Tripitaka (Canonical literature)
• 4061 -- 4570   Doctrinal and systematic Buddhism
• 4620 - 4890   Buddhist pantheon
• 4911 -- 5720   Practice of Buddhism. Forms of worship
• 5851 -- 5899   Benevolent work. Social work
• 5901 -- 5975   Missionary work
• 6001 -- 6388   Monasticism
• 7001 - 9800   Modifications, schools, etc.

BR   Christianity

• 1 - 1725   Christianity
• 60 - 67   Early Christian literature. Fathers of the Church, etc.
• 140 - 1500   History
• 1690 - 1725   Biography

BS   Bible

• 1 -2970   The Bible
• 410 - 780   Works about the Bible
• 701 -1830   Old Testament
• 1901 - 2970   New Testament

BT   Doctrinal theology

• 10 -1480   Doctrinal theology
• 19 - 30   Doctrine and dogma
• 98 - 180   God
• 119 - 123   Holy Spirit. The Paraclete
• 198 - 590   Christology
• 595 - 685   Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ. Mariology
• 695 - 748   Creation
• 750 - 810.2   Salvation
• 819 - 891   Eschatology
• 899 - 950   Future life
• 1095 -1255   Apologetics. Evidences of Christianity
• 1313 - 1480   History of specific doctrines and movements

BV   Practical theology

• 1 - 5099   Practical theology
• 5 - 530   Worship (Public and private) including the church year, Christian symbols, liturgy, prayer, hymnology
• 590 - 1652   Ecclesiastical theology including the Church, church and state, church management, ministry, sacraments, religious societies, religious education
• 2000 - 3705   Missions
• 3750 - 3799   Evangelism. Revivals.
• 4000 - 4470   Pastoral theology
• 4485 - 5099   Practical religion. The Christian life.

BX   Christian denominations

• 1 - 9999   Christian denominations
• 1 - 9.5   Church unity. Ecumenical movement.
• 100 - 189   Eastern churches. Oriental churches.
• 200 - 754   Orthodox Eastern Church
• 800 - 4795   Roman Catholic Church
• 4800 - 9999   Protestantism