Faculty of Theology

Practical theology


WA General

a periodicals
b series-bibliographies
c comprehensive works
d major practical theologians


WB The Acting Church
a pastorate
b church and parish - ecclesiastical co-workers, church reform
d popular mission and evangelization and adult training
e Women, men, juvenile, and family
f occasional homilies (caution: individual category to occasional services -> WG)
g devotions, edificatory literature, prayers
h bibliodrama
i church and economy
1-99 general
100-149 church and management - theory
150-199 church and management - individual instances
200-299 church, market and marketing
300-329 quality assessment and consultation
330-369 quality assessment in general
370-399 individual instances
400-449 leadership strategies and church
450-599 leadership strategies and church - individual instances
600 ff. meetings/ church chairmanship


WC Homiletics (chronologically arranged)
a overviews on homiletics and rhetoric
b individual overviews on homiletics and other overviews
c Mediations, homiletic interpretation
d homilies
e occasional homilies (caution: individual category to occasional services -> WG)
f devotions, edificatory literature, prayers


WD Catechetics and religious education
a General
1-1999 religious-educational reference books, textbooks, series
2000-4999 systematical religious education: concepts, theories, programs, Methods
5000-7999 historical religious education
8000-9999 comparative religious education

b Scholastic religious education and religious didactic
1-499 textbooks and conceptual manifesto
500-999 theory of religion class: law, organization, alternatives, ecclesiastical statements
1000-2999 empirical evidence of religion class/ classroom research
3000-4999 prerequisites of religion class: religious socialization and developmental psychology
5000-9999 thematic religious education
10000-14999 school-type-oriented religious education
15000-19999 factors of religion class
20000-24999 religion in the school life

c (religion-oriented) Media pedagogy
1-1999 theory of media: history, concepts, textbooks
2000-3999 media socialization and media reception
4000-5999 ecclesiastical media work/journalism
6000-7999 religious media and its disclosure ("religion in film" i.a.)
8000-9999 media pedagogy, media didactic and media methodology

d Didactical materials (for the scholastic religion class)
1-1999 methods
2000-3999 curricula
4000-4999 school books and teacher´s manual
5000-5999 class materials - series
6000-9999 class materials - themes
10000 ff. media (films; artworks, games, CD-ROM, etc.)

e Parish pedagogy
1-7999 learning-venue-oriented parish pedagogy
8000-9999 parish pedagogy in general: textbooks, i.a.

f Religious education of the family

g Public religious education


WE Pastoral Care
a handbooks, series
b pastoral care in general
c psychology of religion
d monographs


WF Liturgics
a Texts

-> liturgies
100-199 liturgies (old church, medieval time)
200-299 Orthodox
300-399 Roman Catholic
400-449 Reformation era, English
450-499 Reformation era, French
500-599 Reformation era, German
600 ff. modern time

-> Hymnals
1000-1499 hymnals, prayer books
1500-1799 collections of chants
1800-1999 spiritual music, texts and notes

-> Agendas
2000-2499 church registers
2500-2599 agendas, present time
2600-2699 Reformed church
2700-2799 PCU (Protestant Church of the Union)
2800-2899 Lutheran
2900-2999 renewed agenda
3000 ff. individual instances

b Handbooks, lexicons, textbooks of the liturgics
100-499 Protestant liturgics
500-999 Catholic liturgics
1000 ff. church music

c individual overviews

-> historical
100-499 old church and medieval time
500-799 Reformation ff.
800-999 foreign countries

-> Systematical
1000-1099 classification of older dates
1100-1199 on the liturgical texts
1200-1299 mass
1300-1399 altar furniture, place of worship, church architecture
1400-1499 modern time, English
1500-1999 modern time, Protestant

-> Church music
2000-2099 music, organ music, church bells
2100-2199 church music, complete overviews
2200-2299 Gregorian
2300-2399 Protestant chants, complete overviews
2400-2599 Protestant chants, 16th century
2600-2699 Protestant chants, 17th century
2700-2999 Protestant chants, newest time
3000 ff. miscellaneous


WG Occasional Rites
a Handbooks, textbooks, compendia, comprehensive works
200-499 homilies
500 ff. liturgies

b Baptism
100-499 general
500-699 Practical Resources
700 ff. worship services and homilies

c Confirmation
100-499 general
500-699 Practical Resources
700-999 worship services and liturgy
1000-1999 homilies
2000 ff. confirmation anniversaries

d Wedding Service
100-499 general
500-699 Practical Resources
700-999 worship services and liturgy
1000-1999 homilies
2000-2099 divorce
2100 ff. rituals

e Funerals
100-399 general
400-499 graveyard/sepulchral arrangement
500-799 Practical Resources
800-999 worship services and liturgy
1000 ff. homilies

f Other Occasional Rites
300 ff. benediction for the same-gender pairs


WH Diaconia
a General, handbooks, textbooks
50-69 lexicons
70-99 handbooks
100-149 textbooks
150-249 compendia
250-299 complete works of individual authors
300-399 general introductions (until 1945)
400-699 general introductions
700-779 diaconia and gender aspect
780-799 diaconia and men`s work
800-899 diaconia and welfare state
900 ff. diaconia and economy

b History of diaconia
100-199 resource works
200-299 various epochs
300-399 19th century
400-499 20th century
500-999 general overviews on the history
1000-1999 history of internal mission
2000 ff. individual overviews

c Fields of work of diaconia
1-99 diaconate/occupation of the deacon
100-199 hospital and hospice care
200-249 care on the disabled people
250-299 diaspora care
300 ff. projects / social works

d Organizations and facilities
100-179 deaconry general
180-199 deaconry in the GDR
200-299 deaconess organizations
300-399 Betheler institutions
400-499 Zehlendorfer Union
500-599 deaconry in the Switzerland
600 ff. other countries