LibGuides: Philosophy & Religion: Books

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Subject headings

Below are samples of the subject headings for philosophy and religion.

Applied Ethics
Metaphysics
Philsophy of Nature
God, Proof of
Logic, Symbolic and Mathematical
Art - Philosophy
Rationalism in Religion
Philosophy, Ancient
Religion (General)
Religions and Mythologies
God, Gods, Goddesses
Theology
Faith
Indians of North America - Religion
Indigenous Peoples - Religion
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam

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