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Re: DDC changed numbers

My guess would be eventual acknowledgement in the schedules of the
merger of Unitarians with Universalists, at least in the U.S.  Published
in 1989, DDC20 was a little behind the times though.  In DDC19 and prior
editions, Unitarianism was assigned 288 while Universalism was assigned
289.1.  They're now combined at 289.1 for Unitarian and Universalist
churches.

John Myers, Catalog Librarian
Schaffer Library, Union College
Schenectady NY 12308
518-388-6623
myersj@...

-----Original Message-----
J. McRee Elrod wrote:
Why oh why was Unitarianism changed from 288 to 289.1?  Just what was
gained by that change?  Editions of the same work are separated
depending on when published.

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J. McRee Elrod | 1 May 19:31

Re: DDC changed numbers

John F. Myers said:

>My guess would be eventual acknowledgement in the schedules of the
>merger of Unitarians with Universalists, at least in the U.S. 

In history, and in much of the rest of the world, Unitarianism is
distinct from Universalism.

It's "Canadian Unitarian Council", and the 500 year old churches in
Transylvania are "Unitarian" not "Unitarian Universalist".

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