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How are Religion Books Organized?

  • Basic and introductory materials can be found in the Rolvaag reference room such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, guide books, and companions.
     
  • The main religion section where more in-depth materials are kept is located on the 5th floor of Rolvaag


Here is a chart showing how religion is organized using the Library of Congress classification system which is what the St. Olaf libraries use to organize our materials.
 

BL   Religions. Mythology. Rationalism.
  BL74 - BL98 Religions of the World
  BL300 - BL325 Comparative mythology
  BL1100 - BL1295 Hinduism
  BL1300 - BL1380 Jainism
  BL2400 - BL2490 African
BM   Judaism
BP   Islam.  Bahaism.
BQ   Buddhism
BR   Christianity
BS   The Bible
BT   Doctrinal theology
BV   

Practical theology

BX   Christian denominations