Books in Hiebert Library are arranged using call numbers based on the Library of Congress Classification system. See our guide "How to Read a Call Number" if you need an introduction to how call numbers work.
Most books on theology can be found in the following call number ranges:
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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; 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
Refer to the map of Hiebert Library for help finding where these call number areas are located.
Library resources in the Hiebert library are organized by subject, using the Library of Congress Classification system. Often, the best way to find resources is by doing a Subject search.
Users often use keyword searches, which can be helpful, but don’t fully capture the collections resources. You can visit the Search Strategies guide to help you strengthen your library searches.
Below are only a sample of useful subject headings you can use to find resources in various areas of the discipline. You can use the Advanced Search in the Search Hiebert Library search boxes embedded throughout the guides to subject search and find resources in the library discovery service.
Bible -- Theology
Biblical teaching: consider adding this term to any other term in order to find books on what the Bible says about that subject. For example, see Sin -- Biblical teaching.
Christian ethics
Creation
Faith and Reason-- Christianity
God -- Biblical teaching
God -- Proof
Holy Spirit
Natural Theology
Salvation
Sin
Theism
Theodicy
Theology -- Dictionaries
Theology, doctrinal
Theology -- Methodology
Theology, practical
Theology-- Philosophy
Theology -- Study and teaching
Trinity