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PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Can you Find Yourself in the Stacks?
Building Diverse Collections in Religion and 
Theology
Suzanne Estelle-Holmer, Yale University
Amy Limpitlaw, Boston School of Theology
Michelle Spomer, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

ABSR AC T The past year has brought renewed attention to the 
need for academic library collections to support an emphasis on 
diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI) in the curriculum and to reflect 
the increasing diversity among students and faculty.  The urgent 
calls for maximum inclusivity and diversity in all aspects of theo-
logical education have led collection development librarians to 
re-examine and re-calibrate their collecting practices.  Three librar-
ians offer practical suggestions on how to approach the challenges 
of developing diverse collections by engaging with key stakeholders, 
aligning collecting with the institution’s mission and/or vision state-
ments, utilizing approval plans, and promoting collections through 
outreach and diversity programming.

SUPPORTING DIVERSITY IN THE CURRICULUM AT YALE DIVINITY 
SCHOOL
Suzanne Estelle-Holmer, Yale University

Issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion are not new to our profes-
sion, yet there is still relatively little literature devoted to the chal-
lenges of developing diverse general collections in an academic 



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context (see bibliography below). Some of this reflects the slow pace 
at which our institutions have admitted new voices and perspectives 
into academic discourse and, hence, into the curriculum.  However, 
the events of the past year, including the rise of the Black Lives 
Matter movement, the murder of George Floyd, and the devastating 
effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic on racial minorities and the 
poor, has hastened calls for change in theological education.  Much 
of this work has focused on a re-evaluation of the curriculum.  At 
the Yale Divinity School, the number of minority faculty rising in 
the ranks has increased over the past ten years, and we now have 
faculty who teach Black and Womanist theology, ethics, and preach-
ing, as well as Asian theologies and Latin American religions.  This 
has enabled the school to offer courses every semester on topics that 
treat specific religious or ethnic groups.  However, the call is now 
for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to be a major component 
of most, if not all, foundational courses.  This offers the collection 
development librarian the opportunity to partner with faculty and 
students to systematically explore new areas of collecting.  Building 
diverse collections is a tangible way that the library can contribute 
to a school’s DEI efforts.  Here I describe some preliminary steps 
to take in determining priorities and next steps as your institution 
implements more diverse curricular offerings.



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Where to start?  If you are in a university context like Yale, diver-
sity can be overwhelming.  You not only support the collection devel-
opment needs of a seminary or divinity school, but also those of other 
academic departments and a global network of scholars who also 
rely on your collections. There are multiple constituencies and topics 
to cover and not only the contemporary American scene, but histori-
cal and global aspects.  Diverse theological collections should include:

• Publications that engage issues of power, race, ethnicity, sexual 
orientation, and disability

• Publications representing a variety of theological perspectives
• Publications that reflect the lived, religious experiences of 

people of different faith traditions
• Publications by authentic authors and about underrepresented 

groups
• Publications that are global in scope, possibly in multiple 

languages
To avoid running around in too many directions at once, I recom-

mend laying the groundwork by taking a deep dive into the curricu-
lum.  By now I hope that theological librarians have access to course 
syllabi, but I realize this is still difficult in some contexts.  If you don’t 
have access, make a case with the curriculum committee or the 
academic dean that this is a valuable resource for keeping current 
and planning for needed course materials.  Any new materials not 
in the library should be ordered, whether for required reading or 
recommended readings.  I like to think of course reserves as ensur-
ing equality for all students in the course.  The library’s provision of 
course reserves ensures that every student has equal access to the 
essential reading required to succeed.  However, the library’s role 
doesn’t end there.  To provide equity, reference works and other 
research materials must be selected with knowledge of assignments, 
papers, and other course requirements.  These additional materials, 
like commentaries, reference works, and scholarly monographs, 
shelved where they are visible and easily accessible, ensure that 
students have an equitable opportunity to do well.  

Does your school have diversity requirements for students? At 
Yale Divinity School (YDS), M.Div. students have two requirements 
they must fulfill for graduation:

• Every M.Div. student is required to take one course in a non-
Christian religion or one course in the relationship between 
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• Every M.Div. student is required to take one course that either 
focuses on or integrates in a sustained way material on 
class, gender/sexuality, race/ethnicity, disability, and/or global/
cultural diversity.  This course may also include material on 
globalization.  

At YDS, the onus is on the faculty member to demonstrate that 
their course meets the diversity requirement when the syllabus is 
submitted for review by the Curriculum Committee.  If your school 
has similar requirements, you may want to concentrate your collect-
ing efforts on these courses.

Finally, I would like to mention a special initiative at YDS that 
allowed me to gain meaningful insight into the curriculum from 
the faculty perspective.  YDS has a curriculum committee composed 
of the academic dean, faculty, students, and a librarian. They meet 
regularly throughout the academic year to approve syllabi for new 
courses and to draft policies relating to requirements and scheduling.

This year, as part of the Dean’s anti-racism initiative, he asked the 
Curriculum Committee to review the entire curriculum with an eye 
to guaranteeing that all students would have significant exposure to 
anti-racism topics while at YDS.  The faculty met in teaching groups 
to evaluate courses in their areas and to make recommendations for 
change. Each group was asked to reflect on the history of their disci-
pline, evaluate whether their introductory courses met the school’s 
commitment to equity, and to point to a particular course that was 
exemplary with regard to diversity.  Many of the disciplines repre-
sented are not those viewed as being particularly diverse, at least 
not traditionally, including philosophy of religion, biblical studies, 
ethics, and liturgical studies.  Some interesting themes ran through 
the comments offered by the faculty:

• Almost all acknowledged privileging of Eurocentric, male, 
white, Christian voices both in the founding and the present 
composition of the disciplines and in its literatures.

• Many concluded that although the disciplines needed to be 
open to new, diverse voices, the classic works should not be 
expunged, but redeployed and re-examined from new perspec-
tives.

• Some admitted that the inclusion of “diversity” topics and read-
ings had been relegated to discussion sessions with teaching 
assistants and not as part of the professor-led course sessions, 
signaling to students that this material was of lesser value.  



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• There is now a greater commitment to rethinking diversity in 
the introductory courses.  

What this indicates is that diversity will increasingly be a major 
component of theological education, even in the foundational 
courses that traditionally have highlighted the thought of white, 
Eurocentric scholars.  Librarians have a critical role to play in these 
changes, which will radically change our library collections. 

DIVERSIFYING THE COLLECTION AT THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY 
SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY LIBRARY
Amy Limpitlaw, Boston School of Theology 

The Theology Library at Boston University primarily serves the BU 
School of Theology.  The Library’s efforts toward creating a collection 
reflecting a diversity of perspectives and voices are directly related to 
the School of Theology’s larger commitment to diversity, equity, and 
inclusion, especially as this commitment took shape in recent years.  
While the BU School of Theology, embracing its self-designation as 
the “School of the Prophets” (http://www.bu.edu/sth-history/), has 
enjoyed a long history of attentiveness to issues of social justice, in 
recent years the School further deepened its explicit commitment 
to diversity, equity, and inclusion.  A brief history of how this came 
about and the impact on the Theology Library is in order.

The move towards a more explicit commitment to diversity began 
at a community town hall in 2015.  A group of students presented a 
letter demanding greater diversity among faculty hires.  This demand 
arose after the departure of the sole Black female LGBTQ faculty 
member.  Over the next few years, the School took steps to respond 
to this challenge.  First came the creation of a steering committee on 
diversity, equity, and inclusion.  More focused conversations on the 
issue were undertaken during community town halls, meetings, and 
surveys of the community.  In 2016, the School instituted a perma-
nent Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; and a Diversity State-
ment (http://www.bu.edu/sth/about/diversity-statement/), outlining 
the School’s explicit commitments on this issue, was drafted that 
same year and voted on and adopted by the faculty in 2017.

The Diversity Statement as adopted makes explicit reference to 
work of the Theology Library:

The School of Theology will therefore endeavor to nurture a 
community culture that values inclusive diversity in all its forms, 
while paying particular scholarly and social attention to the 



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intersectionality of race, gender, sexuality, physical ability, learning 
differences, and global origin, reflecting the strengths of our faculty 
and staff. To fulfill this mission, the School of Theology will… expect 
scholarship from people of various races, genders, sexualities, 
physical abilities, learning differences, theological perspectives, and 
global origins to be taught in classrooms and, to this end, encourage 
the STH library to reflect increasingly this diversity in its collections 
[emphasis added].

The Library in turn has taken steps to affirm the seriousness with 
which it takes this charge, first by incorporating language from the 
Diversity Statement into its own mission statement (http://www.
bu.edu/sthlibrary/about/): 

…in support of the School’s commitment to diversity, equity, and 
inclusion, the Library strives to build a collection that includes 
works from scholars of various races, genders, sexualities, physical 
abilities, learning differences, theological perspectives, and global 
origins.

The Library also reaffirmed its commitment to developing a 
diverse collection of resources in its collection development policy:  

Finally, the Library seeks to build a collection that comprises a 
diversity of voices and perspectives, including (but not limited 
to) scholarship from and reflecting the perspectives of people of 
various races, genders, sexualities, physical abilities, learning 
differences, theological perspectives, and nationalities.

The actual task of building a collection that “comprises a diver-
sity of voices and perspectives” involves more, of course, than mere 
statements expressing said commitment.  The Library is still work-
ing toward this goal, but certain steps have been taken.  One step is 
simply to pinpoint some of the key call numbers and call number 
ranges as helpful tools for locating and acquiring resources that 
either deal with issues of diversity or may reflect the scholarship 
of underrepresented ethnic, racial, gender, and other groups.  In 
Appendix A below, we provide a list (not exhaustive) of some of these 
call numbers and call number ranges.

Another step is to consider books published in series, either for 
purchase as individual titles or for subscription to the series as a 
whole as a standing order.  Many publishers are now seeking to high-
light the scholarship of underrepresented groups.  Book series such 
as “Asian Christianity in the Diaspora” (Springer-Verlag), “Majority 
World Theology Series” (Langham), and “Celebrating Faith: Explo-
rations in Latino Spirituality and Theology” (Rowman & Littlefield) 
center the work of scholars from distinct backgrounds. A list (again, 



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not exhaustive) of some of these book series being published is 
provided in Appendix B.

The work of the Library in this direction has also been aided by 
the challenge to faculty to take steps to implement a diversity of 
voices in their course readings.  Syllabi for new courses are reviewed 
by a faculty committee and returned to faculty members if the course 
does not include a sufficient diversity of assigned readings.  The 
Library always makes sure its collection includes both required and 
recommended course readings, so the work of faculty to include a 
diverse selection of voices in their course has in turn helped the 
Library to improve the diversity of its collection.  Moreover, new 
courses focused specifically on issues of social justice in relationship 
to diversity have been created in recent years, and this has likewise 
led to the acquisition of more resources focused on issues of diver-
sity, equity, and social justice.

The Library also solicits input from the community in the work 
of collection development.  Faculty requests and recommendations 
of course take priority, but student input is also welcome.  The chal-
lenge to the School to embody its commitment to diversity came 
from students, and students have provided some of the most valu-
able input to the Library in terms of helping the Library diversify its 
collection.  One example of this is the graduating class of 2016, which 
decided to make their class gift a donation of funds to the Library so 
that the Library could purchase books related to the theme of “Power, 
Privilege, and Prophetic Witness.” (https://library.bu.edu/sthspecial-
collections/classgift2016) Students who donated to the gift fund were 
given the opportunity to choose a title to be added to the Library’s 
collection, and this collection in turn became the basis for further 
acquisitions focused on social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion.  

While the work of building a more diverse collection continues, 
there is the important work of sharing and promoting the collec-
tion.  This has been undertaken by the Library staff in a number of 
ways, including the creation of LibGuides.  The Library’s collection 
of LibGuides includes the following:

• African-American and Womanist Theologies
• African Theologies
• Asian and Asian-American Theologies
• Disability Theologies
• Evangelical Theologies
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• Interfaith Studies
• Latinx Theologies 
• LGBTQUIA Resources and Queer Theologies
New acquisitions are also highlighted at monthly faculty meet-

ings, as well as on the Library’s web site. (https://library.bu.edu/
sthnewbooks) And finally, library staff utilize social media such as 
Twitter and Facebook to highlight diverse collections.

While responding to the challenge to enact its commitment to 
diversity, equity, and inclusion remains, the Library continues to 
take steps to build a more diverse collection. 

DIVERSITY PROGRAMING AT BARBOUR LIBRARY
Michelle Spomer, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

So, you’re intentionally building diversity into your collection – how, 
then, do you connect these resources with library users? How do 
you foster rich conversations around these resources? This is where 
library programming comes in, and specifically, diversity program-
ming. This includes drawing attention to and engaging with library 
resources by and about people with diverse experiences, including 
(but not limited to) people of color, the LGBTQIA community, people 
with disabilities, and ethnic, cultural, and religious minorities.

Why Diversity Programming?
There are several reasons to consider diversity programming:

• Collection Promotion
First, various types of programming can draw attention to and 
increase usage of specific resources. Probably, many of you 
are already promoting your collections through displays, new 
acquisitions lists, and other means. 

• Mission Support
Diversity programming in the library can support the mission 
of your institution. While your institution’s mission statement 
may not directly include something about diversity, you may 
find the idea of diversity in vision statements, core values, stra-
tegic plans, or position statements.

• Curricular Support
Diversity programming can, of course, support the curriculum. 
There may be learning outcomes, course assignments, courses 



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that focus on diversity issues, and guest lectures that would all 
benefit from programming.

• Institutional Initiatives
Diversity programming can also complement institutional 
initiatives. For example, the Pittsburgh Seminary board has 
recently identified the need for seminary-wide anti-racism 
initiatives. This initiative has included diversity training, read-
ing groups, and guest lectures, all of which could be supported 
by library programming.

• Partnerships
Lastly, diversity programming can be a catalyst for new rela-
tionships, and can undergird the variety of programs and 
events hosted by your institution. Barbour Library has devel-
oped fruitful collaborations with the Writing Center, student 
groups, and Continuing Education. There are several other 
groups that we hope to partner with for future programming.

Diversity Programming in Barbour Library
Diversity programming in Barbour Library has really only been 
happening for about one and a half years, all pre-COVID. Here are a 
few highlights of what’s been done in that time period:

• Events
Barbour Library has been fortunate to collaborate with two 
student groups to provide robust programming that included 
book displays, bibliography handouts, receptions, and online 
guides. The two student groups are Rainbow Covenant, which 
supports students in the LGBTQIA community, and Syngeneia, 
a group that supports students of color. Both collaborations 
included the following elements:
• Library Resources

Library staff collaborated with members of both groups to 
review resources already in the collection, and to identify 
items that could be added.

• Bibliography Handouts
A resource list was generated, and print handouts were 
included in the book displays for people to take with them.

• Resource Displays
All four endcap display units around the second-floor atrium 
were used to showcase collection resources, all of which 
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• PTS Community Receptions
The seminary community was invited to a reception in 
the atrium area, where they could view the book display, 
enjoy refreshments, and speak with members of the student 
groups. 

• LibGuides
The final element was creating LibGuides for library users 
to use well after the event and after the displays were taken 
down.

• Displays
In addition to the two events described above, library staff 
created standalone resource displays that were focused on 
diversity themes. These included displays for the 150th birth-
day of Mahatma Ghandi, Native American Heritage Month, 
and for a seminary event (2020 Kelso Community Conversa-
tion on Race and Faith). The first two displays were gleaned 
from online calendars that list such events (some of these are 
included in the bibliography for this session). Taking a look at 
event calendars at your institutions will often yield events that 
can be complemented by diversity programming.

Ideas for Future Diversity Programming
Barbour Library staff are looking forward to developing more diver-
sity programming. Here are just a few diversity programming ideas 
for consideration.

• Diversity Plan
Many academic libraries have diversity plans that include 
goals related to strategic planning, welcoming spaces, recruit-
ment and retention of diverse staff, library programming, 
instruction, and collection development. If you Google “library 
diversity plan,” you will find many examples of such plans.

• Interactive Displays 
While there are many ways that displays might be interactive, 
one example that lends itself to diversity programming is a 
display based on the Race Card Project (https://theracecard-
project.com/). Library users are asked to distill their thoughts, 
experiences, or observations about race into one sentence 
that has just six words. The sentence is written down and then 
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• Highlight Resources in the Catalog 
Barbour Library’s online catalog homepage includes links to 
resource lists for various collections (such as new books). A list 
for diversity resources could be added.

• Displays Designed by Library Users
Why limit the development of displays to library staff? Students, 
faculty, staff, and local community members could all be poten-
tial resources for creating displays.

• Movie Nights with Discussion
Space in Barbour Library is a bit limited, but a movie night 
with discussion could be done on a small scale. There are any 
number of movies with diversity themes that could spark 
thought-provoking conversations.

• Art Exhibits
There are several spaces in Barbour Library that would be 
great for displaying the work of local artists who touch on 
themes of diversity.

• Speaker Series
Barbour Library has just started three different speaker series, 
all of which could host speakers from diverse backgrounds 
and/or speakers who engage with diversity issues.

• Performances
Music, dance, and other types of performances could take place 
in a variety of spaces in Barbour Library.

• Social Media
Currently, the library has very little exposure through social 
media platforms. Diversity events and library resources could be 
promoted via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and other platforms.

• Special Collections Exhibits
While we are currently without an archivist, there are a 
variety of items in the seminary’s institutional archives and 
special collections that could be used for exhibits with diver-
sity themes.

We are looking forward to planning for more events and program-
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Online Resources 

Asian-American Christian Collaborative – Reading List
https://www.asianamericanchristiancollaborative.com/recom-

mended-resources

BU School of Theology Library: African-American and Womanist 
Theologies

https://library.bu.edu/sthaawt

BU School of Theology Library: African Theologies
https://library.bu.edu/sthafrica



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BU School of Theology Library: Asian and Asian-American Theolo-
gies

https://library.bu.edu/sthasia

BU School of Theology Library: Disability Theologies
https://library.bu.edu/sthdisability

BU School of Theology Library: Latinx Theologies
https://library.bu.edu/sthlatinx

BU School of Theology Library: LGBTQIA+ Resources and Queer 
Theologies

https://library.bu.edu/sthlgbtqia

BU School of Theology Library: Interfaith Studies
https://library.bu.edu/sthinterfaith

BU School of Theology Library: Prophetic Witness
https://library.bu.edu/sthpropheticwitness

LGBTQIA Library Resources: Rainbow Covenant Resource Collection
https://guides.pts.edu/rainbow 

A Latinx Theology Reading List
https://sojo.net/articles/latinx-theology-reading-list

Syngeneia Resource Collection
https://guides.pts.edu/syngeneia 

Calendars for Display & Event Planning 

Diversity for Social Impact: Global Cultural & Festival Celebration 
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https://diversity.social/diversity-calendar-events/ 
Library of Congress: Commemorative Observances
https://www.loc.gov/law/help/commemorative-observations/index.

php
National Today: National Day Calendar
https://nationaltoday.com/national-day-calendar/



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Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC): Diversity Awareness 
Calendar

https://www.tmcc.edu/diversity/awareness-calendar 

APPENDIX A:  COLLECTING AREAS TO FOCUS ON FOR DIVERSITY, 
EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

African and African-American

BR563.N4 Christianity – History -- African Americans
BR1360  Christianity – History -- Africa
BS521.2 Bible – Criticism and interpretations – Black 

interpretations
BT82.7 Theology -- Black theology
BT83.9 Theology – Womanism
BV2783 Practical theology – Missions – African-

Americans
BV4080 – BV4085 Practical theology – Training for the ordained 

ministry – Education of African-American 
ministers

BV4468.2.A34  Practical theology – Practical church work – 
Church work with African-Americans

BV4468.2.B55 Practical theology – Practical church work – 
Church work with Blacks (outside the U.S.)

BX1407.N4 Christian denominations – African Americans
BX6447-BX6460 Christian denominations – African-American 

Baptists
BX8440-BX8449 Christian denominations – African Methodist 

Episcopal Church
BX8450-BX8459 Christian denominations – African Methodist 

Episcopal Zion Church
E185.5-E185.98 United States – African-Americans 
ML3186.8-ML3187 Literature on Music – Sacred Vocal Music – 

Christian -- Gospel
ML3556  Literature on Music – African-American 

Asian and Asian-American

BR563.A82  Christianity – History – United States -- Asian-
Americans



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BR563 .K67 Christianity – History – United States -- Korean
BR1060-BR1357 Christianity – History – Asia 
BT83.58 Theology – Minjung Theology
BV2787 Practical Theology – Missions – Immigrants -- 

Chinese
BV2788.J3 Practical Theology – Missions – Immigrants – 

Japanese
BV2788.V53 Practical Theology – Missions – Immigrants – 

Vietnamese
BV3460-BV3462 Practical Theology – Missions – Immigrants – 

Korean
BV4468.2.A74 Practical theology – Practical church work – 

Church work with Asian Americans
BV4468.2.K6  Practical theology – Practical church work – 

Church work with Korean Americans
BX1615-BX1673 Christian denominations -- Catholic Church – 

Asia
BX4857-BX4861 Christian denominations – Protestantism – Asia
E184.A75 United States – Asian Americans
E184.J3 United States – Japanese
E184.K6 United States -- Koreans

Latinx

BL2540-BL2592 History of Religion – Latin America, Central 
America, South America

BR563.H57 Christianity – Hispanic Americans
BR600-BR730 Christianity – History -- Latin America/South 

America
BT83.575 Theology – Hispanic-American theology
BT83.57 Theology – Liberation Theology
BT83.583 Theology – Mujerista Theology
BV4468.2.H57 Practical Theology – Church work with Hispanic 

Americans
BV4468.2.M48 Practical Theology – Church work with Mexican 

Americans
BX1407.H55 Christian denominations – Hispanic Americans
BX1425-BX1489 Christian denominations – Catholic Church –

Latin America, Central America, West Indies, 
South America



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BX4832.5-BX4836 Christian denominations – Protestantism – Latin 
America, Central America, West Indies, South 
America

BX1795.E44 Christian denominations – Catholic Church – 
Emigration and Immigrations

E184.C34 United States – Central Americans
E184.M5 United States -- Mexicans
E184.S75 United States – Spanish Americans, Hispanic 

Americans, Latin Americans

LGBTQIA

BL65.H47 Religion in relation to heterosexism
BL65.H64 Religion in relation to homosexuality
BL65.S4 Religion in relation to sex
BM729.H65 Judaism – Homosexuality
BR115.H6 Christianity -- Homosexuality
BR115.T76 Christianity – Transvestism, Transsexualism 
BS680.H67 The Bible – Homosexuality
BS680.S5 The Bible – Sex
BS1186.5 The Bible – Criticism and Interpretation – Gay 

Interpretations
BS2545.H63 The Bible – New Testament – Homosexuality
BT83.65 Theology – Queer Theology
BT708 Theology – Sex
BV4437.5 Practical Theology – Church work with Gays, 

Lesbians, Bisexuals
BV4596.G38 Practical Theology -- Gays
BX1795.H66 Catholic Church -- Homosexuality
BX8349.H66 Methodism -- Homosexuality .
BX8385.H65 Methodism – Homosexuality

Disability Theology

BL625.9.P45 Religion – People with disabilities
BL625.9.P46 Religion – People with mental disabilities
BS680.P435 Bible – People with disabilities
BS1199.A25 Bible – Old Testament – People with disabilities
BT732.7 Theology – Suffering, Affliction, Pain
BV1615.D4 Practical Theology – Religious Education – Deaf
BV1615.D48 Practical Theology – Religious Education – 

Developmentally disabled children



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BV1615.H35 Practical Theology – Religious Education – People 
with disabilities

BV1615.M37 Practical Theology – Religious Education – People 
with mental disabilities

BV1615.M4 Practical Theology – Religious Education – 
Children with mental disabilities

BV1615.S6 Practical Theology – Religious Education – 
Children with social disabilities

BV4335-BV4338 Practical Theology – Pastoral theology – Service 
to the sick, suffering, and people with disabilities

BV4460-BV4463 Practical Theology – Church work with people 
with disabilities

Other Call Numbers to Consider

BL65.C68 Religion in relation to civil rights 
BL65.E75 Religion in relation to ethnicity, ethnic relations
BL65.R3 Religion in relation to race
BR115.E45 Christianity – Emigration and Immigration
BR115.G59 Christianity – Globalization
BS521.86 The Bible – Criticism and interpretation – 

postcolonial criticism
BS680.E38 The Bible – Emigration and Immigration
BT83.593 Theology – Postcolonial theology
BT734.2 Theology – Race relations
BT83.65 Theology – Queer theology
BV639.I4 Practical Theology – Immigrants
BV639.M56 Practical Theology – Minorities
BV639.P6 Practical Theology – the Poor
BV2784-BV2788 Practical Theology – Missions – Immigrants
BV4466 Practical Theology – Church work with refugees
HV645 Church work with refugees, including the 

Sanctuary Movement
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APPENDIX B: BOOK SERIES TO SUPPORT BUILDING DIVERSE 
COLLECTIONS 

1. Series Title: African Christian Studies Series
 Publisher: Wipf and Stock
 Web Site: https://wipfandstock.com/search-

results/?series=african-christian-studies-series

2. Series Title: African Practical Theology
 Publisher: Wipf & Stock
 Web Site:  https://wipfandstock.com/search-

results/?series=african-practical-theology 

3. Series Title: African Theological Studies 
 Publisher: Peter Lang
 Web Site: https://www.peterlang.com/view/serial/

ATS?rskey=LlQcnx&result=16

4. Series Title: Africana Religions
 Publisher: Penn State University Press
 Web Site: https://www.psupress.org/books/series/book_

SeriesAfRel.html

5. Series Title: African Theology 
 Publisher: LIT Verlag 
 Web Site: https://www.lit-verlag.de/publikationen/reihen/

afrikanische-theologie-african-theology-theolo-
gie-africaine/

6. Series Title: American Indian Catholics
 Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
 Web Site: https://undpress.nd.edu/

books/?series=american-indian-catholics
 Notes:  Series is complete, last book in series was 

published in 1999.

7. Series Title: Arabic Christianity
 Publisher: Brill
 Web Site: https://brill.com/view/serial/ACTS

8. Series Title: Africa Bible Commentary Series
 Publisher: Langham
 Web Site: https://langhamliterature.org/books?series_

id=4070



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9. Series Title: Africa Society of Evangelical Theology Series
 Publisher: Langham
 Web Site: https://langhamliterature.org/books?series_

id=4329

10. Series Title: Asia Bible Commentary Series
 Publisher: Langham
 Web Site: https://langhamliterature.org/books?series_

id=4026

11. Series Title: Asian Christianity in the Diaspora
 Publisher: Springer-Verlag / Palgrave Macmillan
 Web Site:  http://www.springer.com/series/14781

12. Series Title: Bible and Theology in Africa
 Publisher: Peter Lang
 Web Site: https://www.peterlang.com/view/serial/

BTA?rskey=hQqvBp&result=1

13. Series Title: Bible in Africa Studies
 Publisher: University of Bamberg Press 
 Web Site: https://www.uni-bamberg.de/ubp/verlagspro-

gramm/reihen/bible-in-africa-studies/

14. Series Title: Bishop Henry McNeal Turner/Sojourner Truth 
Series in Black Religion

 Publisher: Orbis 
 Notes:  Not available on publisher’s web site, but 

can be found on Gobi.

15. Series Title: Bloomsbury Studies in Religion, Gender, and 
Sexuality

 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
 Web Site: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/series/blooms-

bury-studies-in-religion-gender-and-sexuality/

16. Series Title: Celebrating Faith: Explorations in Latino Spiritu-
ality and Theology

 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
 Web Site: https://rowman.com/Action/SERIES/_/CBF/Cele-

brating-Faith:-Explorations-in-Latino-Spiritual-
ity-and-Theology:

17. Series Title: Christian Heritage Rediscovered <New Delhi : 
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 Publisher: Biblia Impex Pvt. Ltd. / Christian World Imprints
 Web Site: https://www.christianworldimprints.com/index.

php?
  Notes: Publisher is based in New Delhi, India, and is 

focused on “publishing books on all aspects 
related to Christian Studies on or from all conti-
nents.”

18. Series Title: Christianities of the World
 Publisher: Springer-Verlag / Palgrave Macmillan
 Web Site:  http://www.springer.com/series/14893

19. Series Title: Christianity in Modern China
 Publisher: Springer-Verlag 
 Web Site: https://www.palgrave.com/us/series/14895

20. Series Title: Claremont Studies in Interreligious Dialogue
 Publisher: Claremont Press
 Web Site: https://claremontpress.com/index.html

21. Series Title: Comparative Theology: Thinking across Tradi-
tions

 Publisher: Fordham University Press
 Web Site:  https://www.fordhampress.com/series/compara-

tive-theology-thinking-across-traditions/  

22. Series Title:  A Constructive Christian Theology for the Plural-
istic World

 Publisher: Eerdmans
 Web Site: https://eerdmans.com/Products/CategoryCenter.

aspx?CategoryID=SE!CCTPW

23. Series Title: Contrapuntal Readings of the Bible in World 
Christianity

 Publisher: Pickwick Publications / Wipf & Stock
 Web Site: https://wipfandstock.com/search-

results/?series=contrapuntal-readings-of-the-
bible-in-world-christianity

24. Series Title: Currents of Encounter: Studies on the Contact 
between Christianity and     
other Religions, Beliefs, and Cultures / Studies in 
Interreligious and Intercultural    
Relations



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 Publisher: Brill
 Web Site: http://www.brill.com/products/series/currents-

encounter

25. Series Title: Dimensions of Asian Spirituality
 Publisher: University of Hawai’i Press
 Web Site: https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/bookseries/dimen-

sions-of-asian-spirituality/ 

26. Series Title: Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity
 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
 Web Site: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/series-

edinburgh-companions-to-global-christianity

27. Series Title: Encountering Traditions
 Publisher: Stanford University Press
 Web Site: https://www.sup.org/books/

series/?series=ENCOUNTERING%20TRADITIONS

28. Series Title: Gender, Theology, and Spirituality
 Publisher: Routledge
 Web Site: https://www.routledge.com/Gender-Theol-

ogy-and-Spirituality/book-series/GTS) https://
edinburghuniversitypress.com/series-edin-
burgh-companions-to-global-christianity

29. Series Title: Gendering the Study of Religion in the Social 
Sciences

 Publisher: Routledge
 Web Site: https://www.routledge.com/Gendering-the-

Study-of-Religion-in-the-Social-Sciences/book-
series/GSRSS

30. Series Title: Global Christian Library
 Publisher: Langham
 Web Site: https://langhamliterature.org/books?series_

id=4026

31. Series Title: Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies
 Publisher: Brill
 Web Site: http://www.brill.com/publications/global-pente-

costal-and-charismatic-studies

32. Series Title: Global Perspectives on Biblical Scholarship
 Publisher: SBL Press



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 Web Site: https://www.sbl-site.org/publications/Books_
GPBS.aspx

33. Series Title: Global Perspectives Series
 Publisher: Langham
 Web Site: https://langhamliterature.org/books?series_

id=4026

34. Series Title: Intercultural Theology
 Publisher: Intervarsity Press
 Web Site: https://www.ivpress.com/intercultural-theology-

vol-one

35. Series Title: Intercultural Theology and Study of Religions
 Publisher: Brill
 Web Site: https://brill.com/abstract/serial/

ITSR?rskey=eRUJCg&result=654 

36. Series Title: International Studies in Religion and Society
 Publisher: Brill
 Web Site: https://brill.com/abstract/serial/

ISRS?rskey=0ZURVY&result=705

37. Series Title: International Voices in Biblical Studies
 Publisher: SBL Press
 Web Site: https://www.sbl-site.org/publications/Books_

IVBS.aspx 

38. Series Title: Internationale Theologie / International Theol-
ogy

 Publisher: Peter Lang
 Web Site: https://www.peterlang.com/view/serial/IT

39. Series Title: Interreligious Reflections 
 Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
 Web Site: https://rowman.com/Action/SERIES/_/IRR/Inter-

religious-Reflections

40. Series Title: Interreligious Studies 
 Publisher: Lit Verlag
 Web Site: https://www.lit-verlag.de/publikationen/reihen/

interreligious-studies/

41. Series Title: Interreligious Studies in Theory and Practice
 Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan



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 Web Site: https://www.springer.com/series/14838

42. Series Title: Jewish Latin America Series
 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
 Web Site: https://unmpress.com/Jewish_Latin_America_

Series

43. Series Title: Majority World Theology Series
 Publisher: Langham
 Web Site: https://langhamliterature.org/books?series_

id=4188

44. Series Title: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Studies in Reli-
gion, Culture and Social     
Development

 Publisher: Peter Lang
 Web Site: https://www.peterlang.com/view/serial/

MLK?rskey=nHYQAz&result=991

45. Series Title: Mission in Global Community
 Publisher: Baker Book House
 Web Site: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/series/

mission-in-global-community

46. Series Title: Missional Church, Public Theology, World Chris-
tianity

 Publisher: Pickwick Publications / Wipf and Stock
 Web Site: https://wipfandstock.com/search-

results/?series=missional-church-public-theol-
ogy-world-christianity

47. Series Title: Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture
 Publisher: Nanzan Institute of Religion and Culture / 

University of Hawai’i Press
 Web Site:  https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/en/publications/

nlarc/

48. Series Title: New Approaches to Religion and Power
 Publisher: Springer-Verlag 
 Web Site: http://www.springer.com/series/14754

49. Series Title: New and Alternative Religions
 Publisher: NYU Press
 Web Site: https://nyupress.org/search-results/?series=new-

and-alternative-religions



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50. Series Title: New Perspectives in Latina/o Religion
 Publisher: Baylor University Press
 Web Site: https://www.baylorpress.com/search-

results/?series=new-perspectives-on-latinao-
religion

51. Series Title: Notre Dame History of Hispanic Catholics in the 
U.S.

 Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
 Web Site: https://undpress.nd.edu/books/?series=notre-

dame-history-of-hispanic-catholics-in-the-u-s

52. Series Title: Notre Dame Studies in African Theology
 Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
 Web Site: https://undpress.nd.edu/books/?series=notre-

dame-studies-in-african-theology

53. Series Title: Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies in Religion 
and Theology

 Publisher: Lexington Books / Rowman & Littlefield
 Web Site: https://rowman.com/Action/SERIES/_/LEXSRT/

Postcolonial-and-Decolonial-Studies-in-Religion-
and-Theology

54. Series Title: Postcolonialism and Religions
 Publisher: Springer-Verlag
 Web Site: http://www.springer.com/series/14535

55. Series Title: Pathways for Ecumenical and Interreligious 
Dialogue

 Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
 Web Site:  https://www.palgrave.com/us/

series/14561  

56. Series Title: Prophetic Christianity
 Publisher: Eerdmans
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Center.aspx?CategoryId=SE!PC

57. Series Title: RaceReligion
 Publisher: Stanford University Press
 Web Site: https://www.sup.org/books/

series/?series=RACERELIGION



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58. Series Title: Religion and Development in Southern and 
Central Africa

 Publisher: Mzuni  Press

59. Series Title: Religion and Gender
 Publisher: Routledge
 Web Site:  https://www.routledge.com/Religion-and-

Gender/book-series/SE0680

60. Series Title: Religion and Society in Africa
 Publisher: Peter Lang
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61. Series Title: Religion in Modern Africa
 Publisher: Routledge
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Africa/book-series/ARELAFRICA

62. Series Title: Religion in the Americas
 Publisher: Brill
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americas-series 

63. Series Title: Religion, Race and Ethnicity
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results/?series=religion-race-and-ethnicity

64. Series Title:   Religion, Resistance, Hospitalities
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Hospitalities/book-series/RELRESHOS

65. Series Title: Religions of the Americas Series
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cas_Series

66. Series Title: Religions of the World
 Publisher: Routledge
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World/book-series/SE0381 

67. Series Title: Religious Cultures of African and African Dias-
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 Publisher: Duke University Press
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by-series/series-detail?IdNumber=2877705

68. Series Title: Research in Religion and Family: Black Perspec-
tives 

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RRF?rskey=s4IyKw&result=576

69. Series Title: Routledge Critical Studies in Religion, Gender, 
and Sexuality

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Studies-in-Religion-Gender-and-Sexuality/book-
series/RCSRGS

70. Series Title: Routledge Inform Series on Minority Religions 
and Spiritual Movements

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Series-on-Minority-Religions-and-Spiritual-
Movements/book-series/AINFORM

71. Series Title: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion
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in-Asian-Religion/book-series/SE0535

72. Series Title: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philoso-
phy

 Publisher: Routledge
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in-Asian-Religion-and-Philosophy/book-series/
RSARP

73. Series Title: Routledge Studies on Religion in Africa and the 
Diaspora

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on-Religion-in-Africa-and-the-Diaspora/book-
series/RSRAD

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75. Series Title: Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
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76. Series Title: Studies in the History and Culture of World 
Christianities

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culture-of-world-christianities

77. Series Titles:  Studies in the History of Christianity in the 
Non-Western World

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quence_259.ahtml

78. Series Title:   Studies in the Intercultural History of Christian-
ity

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79. Series Title: Studies in World Catholicism
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80. Series Title: Studies in World Christianity
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81. Series Title: Studies in World Christianity
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82. Series Title: Studies in World Christianity and Interreligious 
Relations

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WCIR?rskey=PXfKv4&result=137

83. Series Title: Studies in world Christianity and interreligious 
relations

 Publisher: Taylor & Francis
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84. Series Title: Study of Religion in a Global Context
 Publisher: Equinox Publishing
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of-religion-in-a-global-context/

85. Series Title: Theology and Mission in World Christianity
 Publisher: Brill
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and-mission-world-christianity

86. Series Title: Theology in Africa
 Publisher: LIT Verlag
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theology-in-africa/

87. Series Title: Understanding World Christianity
 Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Press
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gory/287088/Understanding-World-Christianity

88. Series Title: Women in Religion Series
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results/?series=women-in-religions

89. Series Title: World Christianity
 Publisher: Penn State University Press
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