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Religion
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RELIGION
This section consists of subjects dealing with religions and religious topics, with several religions having topical subsubheadings. For cases where a topical subsubheading needed is not found under a specific religion, it is recommended that the topical subheading be assigned first, followed by the specific religion to which this topic pertains. For example, "RELIGION / Fundamentalism" would be assigned first, followed by "RELIGION / Christianity / General" or "RELIGION / Islam / General" (as appropriate).
Use subjects in the BIBLES section for versions of the Bible and use subjects beginning with "RELIGION / Biblical Biography", "RELIGION / Biblical Commentary", "RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation", "RELIGION / Biblical Meditations", "RELIGION / Biblical Reference", or "RELIGION / Biblical Studies" for works about the Bible.
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RELIGION / General |
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REL001000 |
RELIGION / Agnosticism |
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REL114000 |
RELIGION / Ancient |
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REL072000 |
RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology |
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RELIGION / Archaeology see Antiquities & Archaeology |
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REL004000 |
RELIGION / Atheism |
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REL005000 |
RELIGION / Baha'i |
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REL006020 |
RELIGION / Biblical Biography / General |
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REL006030 |
RELIGION / Biblical Biography / Old Testament |
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REL006040 |
RELIGION / Biblical Biography / New Testament |
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REL006050 |
RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / General |
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REL006060 |
RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament / General |
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REL006750 |
RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament / Pentateuch |
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REL006760 |
RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament / Historical Books |
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REL006770 |
RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament / Poetry & Wisdom Literature |
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REL006780 |
RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament / Prophets |
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REL006790 |
RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament / Apocrypha & Deuterocanonical |
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REL006070 |
RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / New Testament / General |
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REL006800 |
RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / New Testament / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts |
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REL006810 |
RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / New Testament / Paul's Letters |
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REL006820 |
RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / New Testament / General Epistles |
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REL006830 |
RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / New Testament / Revelation |
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REL006080 |
RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General |
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REL006090 |
RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament |
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REL006100 |
RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament |
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REL006110 |
RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / General |
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REL006120 |
RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / Old Testament |
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REL006130 |
RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / New Testament |
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REL006160 |
RELIGION / Biblical Reference / General |
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REL006650 |
RELIGION / Biblical Reference / Atlases |
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REL006660 |
RELIGION / Biblical Reference / Concordances |
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REL006670 |
RELIGION / Biblical Reference / Dictionaries & Encyclopedias |
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REL006680 |
RELIGION / Biblical Reference / Handbooks |
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REL006410 |
RELIGION / Biblical Reference / Language Study |
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REL006150 |
RELIGION / Biblical Reference / Quotations |
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REL006000 |
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General |
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REL006700 |
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Bible Study Guides |
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REL006400 |
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics |
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REL006630 |
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / History & Culture |
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REL006210 |
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / General |
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REL006840 |
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / Pentateuch |
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REL006850 |
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / Historical Books |
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REL006740 |
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / Poetry & Wisdom Literature |
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REL006730 |
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / Prophets |
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REL006880 |
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / Apocrypha & Deuterocanonical |
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REL006220 |
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / General |
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REL006710 |
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts |
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REL006720 |
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / Paul's Letters |
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REL006860 |
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / General Epistles |
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REL006870 |
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / Revelation |
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REL006890 |
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / Apocrypha |
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REL006140 |
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Prophecy |
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REL115000 |
RELIGION / Blasphemy, Heresy & Apostasy |
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REL007000 |
RELIGION / Buddhism / General (see also PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist) |
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REL007010 |
RELIGION / Buddhism / History |
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REL007020 |
RELIGION / Buddhism / Rituals & Practice |
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REL007030 |
RELIGION / Buddhism / Sacred Writings |
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REL007040 |
RELIGION / Buddhism / Theravada |
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REL007050 |
RELIGION / Buddhism / Tibetan |
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REL092000 |
RELIGION / Buddhism / Zen (see also PHILOSOPHY / Zen) |
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RELIGION / Canon & Ecclesiastical Law see Christian Church / Canon & Ecclesiastical Law |
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RELIGION / Catechisms see Christianity / Catechisms or specific non-Christian religions |
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REL108000 |
RELIGION / Christian Church / General |
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REL014000 |
RELIGION / Christian Church / Administration |
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REL008000 |
RELIGION / Christian Church / Canon & Ecclesiastical Law |
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REL108010 |
RELIGION / Christian Church / Growth |
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REL108020 |
RELIGION / Christian Church / History |
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REL011000 |
RELIGION / Christian Education / General |
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REL095000 |
RELIGION / Christian Education / Adult |
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REL091000 |
RELIGION / Christian Education / Children & Youth |
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REL012000 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / General |
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REL012180 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / Afterlife * |
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REL012140 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / Calling & Vocation |
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REL012010 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / Death, Grief, Bereavement |
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REL012020 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / Devotional |
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REL012150 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / Devotional Journal |
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REL012030 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / Family & Relationships |
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REL012040 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / Inspirational |
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REL108030 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / Leadership & Mentoring |
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REL012050 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / Love & Marriage |
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REL012060 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / Men's Interests |
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REL012160 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / Parenting |
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REL012070 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / Personal Growth |
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REL012170 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / Personal Memoirs |
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REL012080 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / Prayer |
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REL012090 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / Professional Growth |
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REL012110 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / Social Issues |
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REL012120 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth |
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REL099000 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Warfare |
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REL063000 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / Stewardship & Giving |
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REL012130 |
RELIGION / Christian Living / Women's Interests |
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RELIGION / Christian Literature see Christianity / Literature & the Arts |
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REL109000 |
RELIGION / Christian Ministry / General |
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RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Adult |
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REL109020 |
RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Children |
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REL050000 |
RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Counseling & Recovery |
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REL023000 |
RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Discipleship |
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REL030000 |
RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Evangelism |
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REL045000 |
RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions |
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REL074000 |
RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources |
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REL080000 |
RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Preaching |
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REL109030 |
RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Youth |
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REL055000 |
RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / General |
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REL055010 |
RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / Sacraments |
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REL055020 |
RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / Worship & Liturgy |
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REL067000 |
RELIGION / Christian Theology / General |
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REL067010 |
RELIGION / Christian Theology / Angelology & Demonology |
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REL067020 |
RELIGION / Christian Theology / Anthropology |
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REL067030 |
RELIGION / Christian Theology / Apologetics |
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REL067040 |
RELIGION / Christian Theology / Christology |
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RELIGION / Christian Theology / Doctrinal see Christian Theology / Systematic |
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REL067050 |
RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ecclesiology |
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RELIGION / Christian Theology / Eschatology |
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RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics |
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RELIGION / Christian Theology / History |
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RELIGION / Christian Theology / Liberation |
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RELIGION / Christian Theology / Mariology |
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RELIGION / Christian Theology / Pneumatology |
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RELIGION / Christian Theology / Process |
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RELIGION / Christian Theology / Soteriology |
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RELIGION / Christian Theology / Systematic |
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RELIGION / Christianity / General |
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REL002000 |
RELIGION / Christianity / Amish |
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REL003000 |
RELIGION / Christianity / Anglican |
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RELIGION / Christianity / Baptist |
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RELIGION / Christianity / Calvinist |
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REL009000 |
RELIGION / Christianity / Catechisms |
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RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic |
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RELIGION / Christianity / Christian Science |
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RELIGION / Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) |
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RELIGION / Christianity / Congregational see Christianity / United Church of Christ |
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RELIGION / Christianity / Denominations |
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REL027000 |
RELIGION / Christianity / Episcopalian |
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RELIGION / Christianity / Friends see Christianity / Quaker |
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REL015000 |
RELIGION / Christianity / History |
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RELIGION / Christianity / Holidays see headings under Holidays |
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RELIGION / Christianity / Holy Spirit see Christian Theology / Pneumatology |
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REL096000 |
RELIGION / Christianity / Jehovah's Witnesses |
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REL013000 |
RELIGION / Christianity / Literature & the Arts |
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REL082000 |
RELIGION / Christianity / Lutheran |
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REL043000 |
RELIGION / Christianity / Mennonite |
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REL044000 |
RELIGION / Christianity / Methodist |
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RELIGION / Christianity / Mormon see Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) |
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REL049000 |
RELIGION / Christianity / Orthodox |
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REL079000 |
RELIGION / Christianity / Pentecostal & Charismatic |
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RELIGION / Christianity / Prayerbooks see Prayerbooks / Christian |
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RELIGION / Christianity / Presbyterian |
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REL053000 |
RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant |
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RELIGION / Christianity / Quaker |
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RELIGION / Christianity / Roman Catholic see Christianity / Catholic |
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RELIGION / Christianity / Saints & Sainthood |
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RELIGION / Christianity / Sermons see Sermons / Christian |
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RELIGION / Christianity / Seventh-Day Adventist |
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REL059000 |
RELIGION / Christianity / Shaker |
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RELIGION / Christianity / Society of Friends see Christianity / Quaker |
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RELIGION / Christianity / Unitarian Universalism see Unitarian Universalism |
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REL111000 |
RELIGION / Christianity / United Church of Christ |
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RELIGION / Church Administration see Christian Church / Administration |
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RELIGION / Church & State see Religion, Politics & State |
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RELIGION / Church Institutions & Organizations see Institutions & Organizations |
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RELIGION / Clergy |
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REL017000 |
RELIGION / Comparative Religion |
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RELIGION / Confucianism |
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RELIGION / Counseling |
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RELIGION / Cults |
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RELIGION / Deism |
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RELIGION / Demonology & Satanism |
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RELIGION / Devotional |
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RELIGION / Discipleship see Christian Ministry / Discipleship |
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RELIGION / Eastern |
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RELIGION / Ecclesiastical Law see Christian Church / Canon & Ecclesiastical Law |
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REL107000 |
RELIGION / Eckankar |
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RELIGION / Ecumenism & Interfaith |
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REL026000 |
RELIGION / Education |
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REL085000 |
RELIGION / Eschatology |
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REL113000 |
RELIGION / Essays |
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REL028000 |
RELIGION / Ethics |
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RELIGION / Evangelism see Christian Ministry / Evangelism |
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RELIGION / Faith |
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RELIGION / Freemasonry see SOCIAL SCIENCE / Freemasonry & Secret Societies |
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RELIGION / Fundamentalism |
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REL112000 |
RELIGION / Gnosticism |
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RELIGION / Hinduism / General |
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REL032010 |
RELIGION / Hinduism / History |
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REL032020 |
RELIGION / Hinduism / Rituals & Practice |
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REL032030 |
RELIGION / Hinduism / Sacred Writings |
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REL032040 |
RELIGION / Hinduism / Theology |
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REL033000 |
RELIGION / History |
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REL034000 |
RELIGION / Holidays / General |
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REL034010 |
RELIGION / Holidays / Christian |
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REL034020 |
RELIGION / Holidays / Christmas & Advent |
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REL034030 |
RELIGION / Holidays / Easter & Lent |
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REL034040 |
RELIGION / Holidays / Jewish |
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RELIGION / Holidays / Other |
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RELIGION / I Ching see BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / I Ching |
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RELIGION / Indigenous, Folk & Tribal |
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REL036000 |
RELIGION / Inspirational |
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REL016000 |
RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations |
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RELIGION / Islam / General |
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REL037010 |
RELIGION / Islam / History |
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REL041000 |
RELIGION / Islam / Koran & Sacred Writings |
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RELIGION / Islam / Law see LAW / Islamic |
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REL037030 |
RELIGION / Islam / Rituals & Practice |
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RELIGION / Islam / Shi'a |
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REL090000 |
RELIGION / Islam / Sufi |
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REL037050 |
RELIGION / Islam / Sunni |
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REL037060 |
RELIGION / Islam / Theology |
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REL038000 |
RELIGION / Jainism |
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RELIGION / Jewish Life see Judaism / Rituals & Practice |
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REL040000 |
RELIGION / Judaism / General |
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REL040050 |
RELIGION / Judaism / Conservative |
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REL040030 |
RELIGION / Judaism / History |
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RELIGION / Judaism / Holocaust see HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust |
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RELIGION / Judaism / Kabbalah & Mysticism |
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RELIGION / Judaism / Orthodox |
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RELIGION / Judaism / Prayerbooks, Prayers, Liturgy see Prayerbooks / Jewish |
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RELIGION / Judaism / Reform |
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REL040010 |
RELIGION / Judaism / Rituals & Practice |
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REL040040 |
RELIGION / Judaism / Sacred Writings |
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REL064000 |
RELIGION / Judaism / Talmud |
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REL040090 |
RELIGION / Judaism / Theology |
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RELIGION / Koran see Islam / Koran & Sacred Writings |
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REL071000 |
RELIGION / Leadership |
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RELIGION / LGBTQ+ see Sexuality & Gender Studies |
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RELIGION / Meditations |
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REL101000 |
RELIGION / Messianic Judaism |
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REL086000 |
RELIGION / Monasticism |
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RELIGION / Muslim see headings under Islam |
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REL047000 |
RELIGION / Mysticism |
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RELIGION / Mythology see SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology |
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REL117000 |
RELIGION / Paganism & Neo-Paganism |
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RELIGION / Pastoral Counseling see Christian Ministry / Counseling & Recovery |
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RELIGION / Pastoral Ministry see Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources |
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REL051000 |
RELIGION / Philosophy |
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REL119000 |
RELIGION / Pilgrims & Pilgrimages |
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REL087000 |
RELIGION / Prayer |
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REL052000 |
RELIGION / Prayerbooks / General |
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REL052010 |
RELIGION / Prayerbooks / Christian |
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REL052030 |
RELIGION / Prayerbooks / Islamic |
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REL052020 |
RELIGION / Prayerbooks / Jewish |
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REL075000 |
RELIGION / Psychology of Religion |
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REL054000 |
RELIGION / Reference |
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REL106000 |
RELIGION / Religion & Science |
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REL084000 |
RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State |
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REL116000 |
RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict |
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RELIGION / Rituals & Practice see specific religions |
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RELIGION / Rosicrucianism see BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Hermetism & Rosicrucianism |
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REL120000 |
RELIGION / Sacred Places |
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RELIGION / Satanism see Demonology & Satanism |
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RELIGION / Scientology |
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RELIGION / Sermons / General |
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RELIGION / Sermons / Christian |
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RELIGION / Sermons / Jewish |
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REL105000 |
RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies |
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RELIGION / Shamanism see BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Shamanism |
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RELIGION / Shintoism |
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REL061000 |
RELIGION / Sikhism |
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RELIGION / Sociology of Religion see SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion |
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RELIGION / Spirituality |
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RELIGION / Stewardship see Christian Living / Stewardship & Giving |
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RELIGION / Sufi see Islam / Sufi |
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RELIGION / Talmud see Judaism / Talmud |
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REL065000 |
RELIGION / Taoism (see also PHILOSOPHY / Taoist) |
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REL066000 |
RELIGION / Theism |
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REL102000 |
RELIGION / Theology |
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REL068000 |
RELIGION / Theosophy |
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REL103000 |
RELIGION / Unitarian Universalism |
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REL118000 |
RELIGION / Wicca (see also BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Witchcraft) |
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RELIGION / Youth Ministries see Christian Education / Children & Youth |
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RELIGION / Zen Buddhism see Buddhism / Zen |
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REL069000 |
RELIGION / Zoroastrianism |
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