Here are entered works on the Christian religion including its origin, beliefs, practices and influence treated collectively. Works on the institutional history of the church are entered under Church history. --headings beginning with the words Christian and Church; and names of Christian churches and sects, e.g. Catholic Church; Lutheran Church; Huguenots
Here are entered works dealing with the geographical expansion of the Christian religion and its creeds, sects, orders, monasteries, shrines, etc., and also with its territorial organization into patriarchates, dioceses, provinces, national churches, etc.