Subject Guide - Theology
Use this guide is a starting point for finding information either from library resources or through selected web sites from the appropriate Subject Internet Gateway. Please select an option below.
Subject Support Liaison Librarian
The library liaison for Humanities is Niamh Walker-Headon BA, MSc LIS, ALAI.
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Find Materials in the Library
- Use the library online catalogue to check what books, journals, videos, student projects etc. are in the library
- My Library Account tells you view what items you have on loan, here you can place requests for items on loan to by another user & view your own loans.
- The library's Electronic resources provide access to: full text peer reviewed journal articles, abstracts, conferences and standards.
- The Internet is also a source of information. To assist you we have selected some web-sites and search portals for your subject area on the Subject Portals. These contain links to Subject Internet Gateways which list preselected links to web pages, so you don't have to do the searching.
Journals
Journals for this subject area are available in both print and electronic formats.
Print copies are available in the library journal area to the left of the library entrance.
Electronic journals are available:
- freely on the internet - to see a listing please see the Subject Internet Gateways
- via our subscription services - to see a listing please see Journals A-Z , Databases A-Z or on your subject portal
You will need your TU Dublin - Tallaght Campus network ID and password to view subscription services.
Relevant Databases & Electronic Resources
are listed on the Humanities Subject Portal and the Theology Subject Internet Gateway.
Useful web sites & Professional Organizations
are available via the Subject Internet Gateways .
Relevant Class Numbers
Class numbers are used to shelve library items in numerical order. Each number represents a subject. All the books on the same subject should be found together. Normally we will have added the first three letters of the surname of author to the class number, to make them easier to find.
Just follow the signage until you reach the number you require, and then follow the numbers on the spines of the books until you find the book you want.
Topic - Theology | Class Numbers |
Theology | 291.2 |
Philosophy | 100 |
Theologians | 291.2092 |
Christian Theologians | 230.092 |
Christianity | 230 |
Judaism | 296.3 |
Religion - general | 200 |
The Bible | 220 |
God (Christian) | 231 |
Christian moral and devotional theology | 240 |
Christian social and ecclesiastical theology | 260 |
Prayer | 248 |
Comparative religion and religions other than Christianity | 290 |
Buddhism | 294 |
Islam | 297 |
Reformation | 270 |
Celtic religions | 299 |
Christian Saints | 270.092 |
Reference Materials
This material is located in the reference section of the library, near the library desk.
This material cannot be removed from the library.
Title | Class Number |
The Bible | Reference 220 |
A dictionary of Philosophy | Reference 103 |
The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology | Reference 150 |
Companion Encyclopedia of Psychology | Reference 150 |