Theology: Home

Theology is found in the 230s of the Dewey Decimal System. These are located in our Bible and Theology room. Here is a general breakdown of those numbers.

230 Christianity (general books on theology and the Christian Faith, as well as books by and about various theologians) 

231 God (e.g., providence, Holy Trinity)

232 Jesus and his family (e.g., resurrection of Christ, Christ as redeemer)

233 Humankind (e.g., choice between good & evil, humankind's nature)

234 Salvation and grace (e.g., justification, predestination & freewill)

235 Spiritual beings (e.g., saints, angels)

236 Eschatology (e.g., death, purgatory)

238 Creeds, confessions of faith, covenants, catechisms

239 Apologetics and polemics

Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines theology as, "the study of religious faith, practice, and experience. Especially: the study of God and of God's relation to the world." The New Dictionary of Theology notes that, the word Theology "is derived from the Gk, theologia, compounded of two words, meaning basically an account of, or discourse about, gods or God." (Wright, 2016, p. 903). 

Reference

Wright, D. F. (2016). Theology. In M. Davie, T. Grass, S. R. Holmes, J. McDowell, and T. A. Noble (Eds.), New Dictionary of Theology: Historical and systematic (2nd ed.) (pp. 903-904). IVP Academic.