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Religious life

Religious Life  H2015.5

Here are entered general works descriptive of, or seeking to foster, personal religious and devotional life.  Works on the religious life of Christians are entered under Christian life.  Works on the religious life of Jews are entered under Jewish way of life.  General works on the religious life of members of other religions or sects are entered under Religious life with subdivision for the religion or sect. 
  Religious life x Confucianism
Religious life x Islam
Religious life x Shin (Sect)
Religious life x Buddhism
wrong  Religious life x Buddhist
Works on the religious life of specific classes of persons or works offering them advice on how to practice their religion in their daily lifes are entered under headings of the type [class of persons]---Religious life 
  Christian women x Religious life
  Jewish soldiers x Religious life
  Muslim children x  Religious life
Ethnic groups - Use Religion not Religious life
  African Americans x Religion
  But class of persons: African American men x Religious life

 

Christian life  (broad)

From the above scope note under "Religious life," "Christian life" refers to "the religious life of Christians.

a. General.  Assign the heading Christian life to general works that describe the religious life of Christians or offer guidance on developing a way of life based on Christian teachings.
b. By denomination.  If the denomination or sect of the author can be determined, add a subdivision of the type-- Baptist, [Catholic, etc.] authors.
  Christian life x Methodist authors
*Can be divided by denominations

 

Spiritual life (narrow)

"Here are entered works recommending religious practices by which individuals may attain the proper relationship to God or may attain their religious objectives."

 

Spirituality
(not theological, not practice or discipline of spiritual life)

"Here are entered works that describe the proper relationship to God or present a history of it within a particular Christian denomination." 

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