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Part 5
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a Nine Part Listing
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Curriculum Fields and Topics
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Theological Education to M.Div. Level

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400 CONTEMPORARY STUDIES
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The present CONTEXT  400 CONTEMPORARY STUDIES

of the Christian Faith God & Culture: D.A.Carson / J.D.Woodbridge
261.4  401 Contemporary Beliefs & Practices in Society
(How what we believe The Contemporary Christian: John Stott
relates to the world) 172  402 Political Order
 403 Terrorism
 403.1 Islamic Fundamentalist Extremists
The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality John L. Esposito?
261  410 The Church in a changing world
280.1  411 Issues of contemporary faith
239.7  411.1 Post-Modern Society (See 376; 398; 696.9)
Faith & Modernity: Ed: P Sampson
239.7  411.2 Christian Fundamentalism & Evangelicalism
 411.3 Ecumenism (See 619.1;890) Catholics & Evangelicals: ed. T.P. Rausch
 411.4 Miraculous Gifts (See 287; 718.1)
Are Miraculous Gifts for Today? Ed.Grudem
 411.5 Healing (see 816.2) Healing Miracles: R. Gardner
 412 Issues of contemporary practice (720)
* New Issues Facing Christians Today: John Stott
241.66  412.1 Women’s Role
The Role of Women: When Christians Disagree: Ed. S. Lees
 412.2 Cohabitation, Marriage and Divorce (See 837.2)
 412.3 Same-sex Partnerships Straight & Narrow?: Thomas E. Schmidt
 412.4 Abortion
 412.5 Euthanasia
 413 Issues of contemporary pastoral concern
239  413.1 Nominalism
 413.2 Religiosity
 413.3 Christians in a Non-Christian Society
239  413.5 Counterfeit Religion Faith & Its Counterfeits: D Bloesch

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SECTION 400-413

411.1 Post-Modern Society Issues arising in a post-modern society

376 Post-modernity Analysis of a contemporary philosophy
398 Post Modern Era Record of the Post Modern period
696.9 Post-Modern Theology Theological development of Post- modern
thinking

411.3 Ecumenism Ecumenism as it affects current inter-Church relations

619.1 The Ecumenical Movement Historical account of its development
890 WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES The official ecumenical
organization

411.4 Miraculous Gifts Are Miraculous gifts for Today?

287 Gifts of the Spirit Doctrine of spiritual gifts
718.2 Development of the Gift Applied to the believer’s Church life

411.5 Healing Issues relating to faith healing (Christian and otherwise) today.
816.2 Healing Ministry All aspects of healing as ministry

412 Issues of Contemporary Practice Theology addressed to contemporary issues

720 CHRISTIAN ETHICS Principles of Christian behaviour

412.1 Women’s Issues Issues of concern to Women

727.7 Feminism Feminist rights and other issues analysed

412.2 Cohabitation, Marriage and Divorce Moral trends in sexual behaviour in society
262 Marriage and Family Life. Theological teaching
723.4 Sexuality & Sexual Morality. Ethical issues
691.3 History of Sexuality
837.2 Co-habitation & Immorality Pastoral discipline
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231.74  415 CONTEMPORARY THEOLOGY (720)

A Handbook of Contemporary Theology: D.L. Smith
230.09  415.1 Dictionary of Contemporary Theology
 416 Contemporary Theologies
 416.1 Liberation Theology
 416.2 Feminist Theology (See 798.7; 847)
230.09  416.9 Contemporary Theologians The Modern Theologians: David Ford
Winds of Change: A. H. Leitch
 419 End-times scenarios: Zionism, Israel and the Middle East
Christian Zionism: S. Sizer
289  420 DEVIATIONS, SECTS & CULTS
The Kingdom of the Cults: W. Martin
 421.1 Dictionary of cults
Dictionary of Cults, Sects, Religions & the Occult: G.A. Mather
 421 Unitarianism
 422 Christadelphianism
 423 Mormonism
289.9  424 Jehovah’s Witnesses
 425 Christian Scientists
 426 Spiritualism
 427 Theosophy & the Occult
 428 New Age Movement Sacred Quest: R Clifford & P Johnson
In Search of Self: Beyond the New Age: Vishal Mangalwadi
 429 Other Deviations
200  430 RELIGIOUS STUDIES Has God Many Names?: Dewi A. Hughes
290  430.1 Dictionary of Religions
291.03  431 Methodology
 432 Religious Symbols
261.2  433 Pluralistic World
Faiths in Conflict: Vinoth Rammachandra
 434 Faith Issues I Believe in the Supremacy of Jesus Christ: A. Fernando
261.2  434.1 Pluralism (See 570) The Gospel in a Pluralistic Society:L. Newbigin
232  434.2 The Uniqueness of Jesus Christ (See 241)
The Uniqueness of Jesus: C. Wright:
 434.3 Inter-Faith Quest (See also 571; 459.5)
 434.4 The Supreme Being

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SECTION 414-434

416.2 Feminist Theology Theology written from a Feminist Perspective

261 Man & Woman Theology of gender and sex
798.7 Women in Theological Education
847 Women in the Ministry

433 Pluralistic World World of many ethnic, religious, ideological groups

434.1 Pluralism Issues arising from many religions in one global society

434.2 The Uniqueness of Jesus Christ In the context of the challenge of Other Faiths (apologetic)
241 The Lordship of Christ Christ’s supremacy over all things (doctrinal

434.3 Inter-Faith Quest Search for a common faith for all peoples
440.9 Dialogue with Jews
459.5 Christian-Muslim Dialogue Inter-faith meetings
470 OTHER FAITHS Analysis of world religions + Dialogue with
people of specific faiths
570 APPROACHING OTHER FAITHS from a missiological perspective
571 Inter-Faith Dialogue Discussion between people of different faiths
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200 261.22 291  435 COMPARATIVE RELIGION Neighbouring Faiths: W Corduan

209.2  435.1 History of Religions History of Religions: E.O. James
200  436 Survey of Christianity (as phenomena)
 436.1 History of English Religion
 437 Paganism
 437.1 Greek & Roman Mythology
 437.2 Teutonic and Norse Religion
 437.3 Paganism in the British Isles
 438 Folk Religion & Animism (See also 556)
 438.1 African Traditional Religion
 438.2 Latin American Folk Religion
 438.3 Ancestor Worship
290  439 SCRIPTURES of Humankind

296  440 JUDAISM

 440.1 Anti-Semitism
 440.9 Dialogue with Jews (See also 571)

200 297  450 ISLAM: General Introduction * Submitting to God: Vivienne Stacey
# Islam George W. Braswell
Unveiling Islam: E.M. Caner / E.F Caner
Islam – A Very Short Introduction: M. Ruthven
297.0391439  450.1 Dictionaries / Encyclopedias on Islam
Dictionary of Islam: T.P. Hughes
297.1125  450.2 The Quran (a work of religious inspiration)
The Meaning of the Holy Qur’an: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
297.12207 297.4  450.3 Quranic Studies
297.13 297.12203 297.4  450.4 Quranic Dictionaries & Concordances
297.122 297.4  450.5 Commentaries on the Quran & Quranic Hermeneutics
297.124 291 439 297.2  450.6 Nabi (Prophet), Sereet-I-Rasool Allah
297.12206 297.2  450.7 Hadis (Hadith) (Tradition / Teaching of the Prophet)
297.13 297.2  450.8 Sunah (Life-style of the Prophet)
 450.9 Stories of the Prophet

297.1229 297.4 297.5  451 Teaching of Islam

 451.1 The Six Principles (cf. “Biblical” Theology)
 451.2 God is One
 451.3 Angels
 451.4 Books
 451.5 Prophets
 451.6 Judgement
 451.7 God’s Decrees (cf. Predestination)
297.4  452 Kalam (Dogmatic Theology – to do with Orthodoxy
cf. - “Systematic” Theology)
297.23 297.4  452.1 Islamic Eschatology & Mahdi (guided one), Prophecy
297.5  452.2 Shirk
297.22 297.4  452.3 Death & Resurrection, Fear & Hope
297.216 297.220821 297.3  452.4 Redemption & Suffering, Satan
297.74  452.5 Marriage

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SECTION 435-452

438 Folk Religion Study of Folk Religion and Animism as anthropological phenomena
556 Folk Religion as natural religion from a missiological perspective
458.3 Folk Religion in Islam
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297.14 297.3  453 Fiqh & Shariat (Law – to do with Orthopraxy)

 453.1 Five Pillars of Islam
 453.2 Shahada (Creed)
 453.3 Salat (Prayer ritual 5 times a day)
297.35 297.4  453.4 Namaz(Prayer in Islam & Mosques & Attendance at Prayers)
297.3  453.5 Prayer Manuals Muslim Devotions: Constance E. Padwick
 453.6 Zakat (Legal requirement of giving alms, tax)
 453.7 Sawn (Fast of Ramadan)
297.35  453.8 Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca)
 453.9 Jihad: Military– Spiritual (Sometimes called the “6th Pillar”)
297.1229 297.4 297.6 297.7  454 Islamic Studies (Application of Teaching)
297.1 297.33 297.4  454.1 Ethics
297.3  454.2 Philosophy
297.3  454.3 Politics & Socialism; Islam & Communism
297.14 297.3  454.4 Economics
297.3  454.5 Science
 454.6 Education
297.1229  454.7 History
 454.8 Maulvis, ‘Ulama (Scholars) & Imans
 454.9 Interpreting Islam
297.09 297.5 298  455 History of Islam (& Sources)
297.2 297.63  455.1 Life of Muhammad & Evaluation of his place in Islam
297.095 297.3 297.65  455.2 The Caliphates
297.3 297.72  455.3 Expansion & The Crusades
297.3  455.4 The Ottoman Empire
 455.5 Islamic Reformers; Modern Islam
297.03  455.6 Geography of Islam (Islam around the World)
297.0954  455.7 Islam in the Indian Sub-continent (incl. Pakistan)
297.02 297.09 298.2  455.8 S.E. Asia
 455.9 Sub-Saharan Africa
 456 Schools, Sects & Movements in Islam
 456.1 Sunnis
 456.2 Shiites (Twelvers & Sabiyya / Seveners)
 456.3 Ismaliyya (Ishmaelis)
 456.4 Other Sects
297.4  456.5 Sufism (Mysticism) & Spirituality
 456.6 Fundamentalism
 456.7 Wahhabiya (a conservative reform movement)
 456.8 Revivalist Movements
297.54  456.9 The Ahmadiyas
297.65  457 Islamic literature
297.03  457.1 Islamic Apologetics
297.5 297.65 297.4092  457.2 Islamic (Auto) Biographies & Hagiography
(uncritical celebration of saints)
297.4  457.3 Islamic Preaching
297.4  457.4 Works of Islamic Teachers
 457.5 Islamic Poetry, Ghazal
297.05 297.9 297.4  458 Culture Touching the Soul of Islam: Bill A. Musk
297.4  458.1 Art
297.4  458.2 Festivals & Islamic Calendar
297.04 297.178344 297.3 297.4  458.3 Folk religion in Islam (See also 438; 556)
297.40954  458.4 Pir Veneration
297.55  458.5 Status of Women in Islam, Purdah (See also 484.2)
 458.6 Islam & Human Rights
 458.7 Islam as a Spiritual Power *Cross & Crescent: C Chapman
The Blood and the Moon: George Grant
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 459 Responding to Islam # Answering Islam: N.L.Geisler / A Saleeb

297.1 297.211  459.1 God in Islam Who is this Allah? G..J.O. Moshay
 459.2 Blasphemy Laws
297.1229  459.3 Christ in Islam, The Holy Spirit in Islam
297.293 298.2  459.4 Muslim views of Christianity & the Bible
261.2  459.5 Christian– Muslim Dialogue
Faith to Faith: Chawkat Moucarry
Sharing Your Faith with a Muslim: Abdul 0 Haqq
298.27  459.6 Christian lifestyle in a Muslim society
 459.7 Muslim Evangelism Islam & Christian Witness: M.Goldsmith
New Paths in Muslim Evangelism: Phil Parshall
297.6  459.8 Converting to / from Islam, Apostasy in Islam, Persecution
Called from Islam to Christ: J-M Gaudeul
Secret Believers: Brother Andrew
Freedom to Believe: Patrick Sookhdeo

298.2  459.9 Islam & Other Faiths

Piety & Power: Muslims & Christians in W. Africa: L. Sanneh

 460 OTHER LOCALLY DOMINANT FAITHS

291  470 OTHER (Eastern) FAITHS (Phenomena & Belief Systems)

(See 570) * The World’s Religions: Norman Anderson
The World’s Religions,Lion Handbook
294.5  471 Hinduism Death of a Guru: R.R. Maharaj
361.2  471.9 Dialogue with Hindus (See also 571)
294.3  472 Buddhism
 472.9 Dialogue with Buddhists (See also 571)
 473 Jainism
294.6  474 Sikhs
 475 Confucianism
 476 Zoroastrians
 477 The Ba’hais
 478 The Parsis
 479 Other World Religions

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SECTION 453-479

458.3 Folk Religion in Islam Specifically Islamic

438 Folk Religion General study of folk religion
556 Folk Religion as natural religion from a missiological perspective

458.5 Women in Islam, Purdah Islamic teaching and practice about the place of women in
society
484.2 Society’s Attitude towards Women Practice in Pakistan

470 OTHER FAITHS Description of various world religions

570 APPROACHING OTHER FAITHS from a missiological
perspective
571 Inter-Faith Dialogue Discussions between people of different faiths
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 480 PAKISTAN CULTURE, VALUES & ISSUES (555 & 720)

 481 LOCAL CULTURE & RELIGIOUS LIFE
954  481.1 India
 481.2 Punjab
954.7  481.3 Northern Regions of Pakistan
 481.4 North West Frontier
 481.5 Sindh & Baluchistan
 481.6 Afghanistan
 481.7 Central Asian History & Culture
395  482 LOCAL FESTIVALS and CUSTOMS
 483 NATIONALISM / POLITICS in PAKISTAN
 483.1 Politics & the State
 483.2 Islam(ic)ization
261.72  483.3 Minorities in an Islamic community
 483.4 Ethnic Discrimination
 483.5 Legal System
 484 PAKISTAN SOCIETY: Issues
 484.1 Human Rights
 484.2 Society’s Attitude towards Women
 484.3 Child Labour
 484.4 The Press and Information
 484.7 Science and Education
 484.8 Economic & Industrial Issues
953  484.9 Feudalism & Government
 485 CULTURAL VALUES in PAKISTAN
 485.1 Honour
 485.2 Materialism
 486 ETHICS in SOCIETY (Christian & non-Christian standards)
 487 ENCOUNTERING PAKISTANI CULTURE
290  490 CONTEXTUAL THEOLOGY(Third World)
Contextualisation D J Hesselgrave / E. Rommen
 490.1 Categories of Contextual Theologies:
Syncretistic
Accommodation
Situation
Biblically Orientated
230.9  491 Eastern Theologies
 491.1 Indian
230.08  492 S.E. Asian Theologies
 493 African Theologies
 494 Latin American Theologies
 495 BASIC CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES
The Church from the Roots: Jose

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SECTION 480-499

480 CULTURE Issues arising from cultural differences

555 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY Study of man from a cultural
perspective
720 CHRISTIAN ETHICS Principles of Christian Behaviour

484.2 Society’s Attitude towards Women Practice in Pakistan

458.5 Women in Islam, Purdah Islamic teaching and practice about
the place of women in society