Download EPC Exhibit 134-11.2 May 20, 2011 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

EPC Exhibit 134-11.2
May 20, 2011
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Dewey Section
To:
Caroline Kent, Chair
Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee
Cc:
Members of the Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee
Karl E. Debus-López, Chief, U.S. General Division
From: Giles Martin, Assistant Editor
Dewey Decimal Classification
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc
Re:
Updates to other parts of 200 Religion
This exhibit is based in part on work done by Rebecca Green, and partly on comments and
suggestions made by Nate Evans and Michael Cantlon of the Library of Congress.
200.93 Religions of the ancient world
UDC has a group of religions called “Religions of antiquity”: it is proposed to specifically locate
them here.
200.93 Religions of the ancient world
Class here religions of antiquity
For Christianity to 325, see 270.1. For a specific religion of antiquity other than
Christianity, see the religion in 290, e.g., Classical religion 292, Celtic religion
299.16
201.5 Interreligious relations
Michael Cantlon notes that relations between religions is a hot topic right now. Several religions have
numbers for their relations with specific other religions (e.g., 261.22–261.29 Christianity and other
religions, 296.396 Judaism and Christianity, 296.397 Judaism and Islam, 297.282 Islam and Judaism,
297.283 Islam and Christianity, 297.284 Islam and religions of Indic origin). Otherwise, there is no
provision for showing a specific other religion to which the focal religion is related; it is possible only to
show that interreligious relations are involved (e.g., 294.335 Buddhism and interreligious relations). The
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problem could probably be remedied largely by allowing for the notation for the other religion to be
added at 201.5 Interreligious relations, and at the parallel numbers 296.39 and 297.28.
201.5
Interreligious relations
Including relations of religions with irreligion
Class here relations between three or more religions
Class a work on relations between two religions with the religion of the author’s
viewpoint, e.g., a work on relations between Christianity and Islam from a Christian
viewpoint 261.27. a work on relations between Christianity and Islam from a Muslim
viewpoint 297.283. In case of doubt, class with the religion coming later in 290, e.g.,
a work on relations between Christianity and Islam from an undetermined viewpoint
297.283
For relations with a specific religion, see the religion, e.g., relations with
Christianity 261.2, relations with Islam 297.28
201.51
Relations of religions with irreligion
Class here relations of religions with atheism
201.52
Relations with Christianity
Use this number only for building other numbers, e.g., relations of Buddhism
with Christianity 294.3352; never use it by itself 201.53
Relations with Classical religion (Greek and Roman religion) and Germanic religion
Use this number only for building other numbers, e.g., relations of
Zoroastrianism with Greek religion 295.153; never use it by itself 201.54-.59 Relations with other religions
Add to base number 201.5 the numbers following 29 in 294-299, e.g., relations
with Hinduism 201.545
Use these numbers only for building other numbers, e.g., relations of Buddhism
with Hinduism 294.33545; never use them by themselves 2
296.39 Judaism and other systems of belief
Including Judaism and atheism, Judaism and irreligion
296.391
Judaism and irreligion
Class here Judaism and atheism
296.396
Judaism and Christianity
296.397
Judaism and Islam
296.399
Judaism and other religions
Add to base number 296.399 the numbers following 29 in 294-299, e.g., relations
with Buddhism 296.39943
297.28 Islam and other systems of belief
Attitudes toward and relations with other systems of belief
Class apologetics and polemics in 297.29
297.282
Islam and Judaism
Class Biblical figures as prophets prior to Muḥammad in 297.246
297.283
Islam and Christianity
Class Biblical figures as prophets prior to Muḥammad in 297.246
297.284
Islam and religions of Indic origin
Add to base number 297.284 the numbers following 294 in 294.3-294.6,
e.g., Islam and Hinduism 297.2845
297.286
Islam and other religions
Add to base number 297.286 the numbers following 29 in 292-299, e.g., Islam
and Bahai Faith 297.286793
297.289
Islam and irreligion
Including Class here Islam and atheism 3
232.8 Divinity and humanity of Christ
In working on the revision of 281 Early church and Eastern Churches, Rebecca Green proposed the
following:
(While not concerned with Orthodoxy, the anomaly below is something I saw while undertaking
the Orthodox Church review.) The class-elsewhere note at 232.8 is meant to draw off concepts
of Jesus that do not espouse his divinity; that is, what is to be drawn off concerns the nature of the
second person of the Godhead and not the nature of the Godhead itself. I could use some help on
how best to state this concept: “concepts of Jesus that do not espouse his divinity,” “concepts of
a non-divine Jesus,” other alternatives?
To clarify the distinction between 232.8 Divinity and humanity of Christ and 232.9 Family and life of
Jesus, we have added or modified notes at both entries. We have also borrowed from a DDC 21 Manual
entry in adding notes at 232.1–232.8 Christology.
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232.1–232.8 Christology
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Class here doctrines and theories about Jesus Christ, e.g., doctrine of the resurrection
232.5
Class events in the life of Jesus in 232.9, e.g., historicity and narration of events
surrounding the resurrection 232.97; class comprehensive works in 232
232.8
Divinity and humanity of Christ
Standard subdivisions are added for divinity and humanity of Christ together, for
divinity of Christ alone
Including Person; offices as Prophet, Priest, King; intercession
Class here hypostatic union
Class non-Trinitarian concepts of Jesus in 232.9
For incarnation, see 232.1; for Christ as Logos, see 232.2; for Christ as
Redeemer, see 232.3; for humanity of Christ, see 232.9
232.9
Family and life of Jesus
Class here non-Trinitarian concepts of historical Jesus, rationalistic interpretations of
Jesus; humanity of Christ
For Islamic doctrines about Jesus, see 297.2465
See Manual at 230–280
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280 and 290
The Manual note at 201-209, 292-299 says, inter alia, “Class a denomination or sect with the religion to
which its own members say it belongs.” This is also the general principle that has been used in
classifying denominations and sects. However, this is not an obvious place to find such an instruction,
and it should not over-ride where denominations and sects have been explicitly placed. It is proposed to
add the following note at 280 and 290:
Class a denomination or sect not explicitly provided for here with the religion, denomination, or
movement to which its own members say it belongs.
289.9 Denominations and sects not provided for elsewhere
My wife reminded me (as we were talking about religion in Dewey) of two Christian sects that are not
currently given a place in Dewey. She grew up in Singleton, New South Wales, which is one of the
strongholds of the Christian Israelite Church, and our son-in-law grew up in a Christadelphian family.
Neither the Christian Israelites nor the Christadelphians are provided for in Dewey at present. Both have
plenty of literary warrant. I would suggest that they be added to the Including note at 289.9
Denominations and sects not provided for elsewhere. For Christian Israelites, we plan to index both
“Christian Israelite Church” (the name on the home page of the Christian Israelite Church in Australia
<http://www.cichurch.asn.au/index.html>) and “Society of Christian Israelites” (the preferred form in the
LC authority record).
289.9
Denominations and sects not provided for elsewhere
Including Christadelphians, Christian and Missionary Alliance, Christian Israelite
Church, Churches of God, Dukhobors, Evangelical Congregational Church,
Evangelical United Brethren Church, Messianic Judaism (Jewish Christians),
Plymouth Brethren, United Brethren in Christ
Class nondenominational and interdenominational churches in 280; class Protestant
nondenominational and interdenominational churches in 280.4
See Manual at 201-209 and 292-299
(Option: Class a specific denomination or sect requiring local emphasis in 289.2)
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296.836 Black Hebrews
Looking at the details of UDC’s treatment of religion, I found that they had, under 267 Modern
movements arising from Judaism, the topic 267.5 Black Jews. That reminded me that a few years ago I
had seen and photographed some Black Hebrew Israelites (see the picture at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75905404@N00/5095077035/ ). The LCSH for these sects is “Black
Hebrews”, and LCNA has “African Hebrew Israelite Nation of Jerusalem” as one of the sects. Wikipedia
has “Black Hebrew Israelites”.
296.836
Black Hebrews
Including African Hebrew Israelite Nation of Jerusalem, Black Hebrew Israelites
See also 296.0896073 for African-American Jews
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299.93 Religions of eclectic and syncretistic origin
Two changes are proposed here: to expand Urantia from 299 to 299.93, and to add to the class-here note
the term “modern spiritual movements” (used by UDC for the religions and movements grouped here).
299
Religions not provided for elsewhere
Including Urantia, modern revivals of long dormant religions
Class syncretistic religious writings of individuals expressing personal views and not
claiming to establish a new religion or to represent an old one in 200
If a religion not named in the schedule claims to be Christian, class it in 289.9 even if
it is unorthodox or syncretistic
See Manual at 200.92 and 201–209, 292–299; also at 201–209 and 292–299;
also at 203.6, 263.9, 292–299 vs. 394.265–394.267; also at 207.5, 268 vs.
200.71, 230.071, 292–299; also at 322.1 vs. 201.72, 261.7, 292–299; also at
398.2 vs. 201.3, 230, 270, 292–299; also at 615.852 vs. 203.1, 234.131, 292–
299; also at 616.86 vs. 158.1, 204.42, 248.8629, 292–299, 362.29
(Options for giving local emphasis and shorter numbers for a specific religion are
described at 290)
299.93
Religions of eclectic and syncretistic origin
Religions and applied religious philosophies of eclectic, syncretistic,
universal nature
Including Eckankar, a Course in Miracles, Great White Brotherhood, New
Thought, systems of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and Meher Baba, United
Church of Religious Science, Urantia
Class here modern spiritual movements, New Age religions
Class syncretistic religious writings of individuals expressing personal views
and not claiming to establish a new religion or to represent an old one in 200
See also 289.98 for Christian New Thought
See Manual at 299.93; also at 201–209 and 292–299
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