The Library

The FOCUS Library has been a real blessing to all our students as well as graduates of FOCUS.

The library is open on weekdays from 9am – 4pm, and on Poya days and selected public holidays 9am-12noon . If you do wish to drop or pick up books outside of these times, please call us on 011-2726246 and speak to us.

The Library is situated at the new office 25A Waidya road, Dehiwela.

* See some of the additions in October 2009.

We have books under the following categories. (an updated catalog will be made available soon)

1 BIBLE

1.0 General
1.1 Translations
1.2 Bible Study
1.4 OLD TESTAMENT

1.41 Introduction

1.42 Commentaries / Exposition

1.5 NEW TESTAMENT

1.51 Guides to

1.52 Teaching of

1.53 Commentaries / Exposition

2 CHRISTIAN BELIEF

2.0 Theology
2.1 God

2.2 Man

2.3 Jesus Christ

2.4 Jesus Christ – death and resurrection

2.5 Holy Spirit

2.6 The Church

2.7 Evil

2.8 Second Coming of Christ

3 CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS

3.0 Reasons for believing / faith

3.1 Preaching

3.2 Examining other Beliefs

3.3 Science & Christianity

3.4 Comparative Religions

3.41 Buddhism

3.42 Hinduism

3.43 Islam

3.44 Judaism

3.45 Cults

4 CHURCH HISTORY

4.0 Creeds & doctrine

4.2 Reformation

4.3 Church growth

4.4 Community stories

4.6 Student mission

4.7 Biographies – personal stories

5 CHRISTIAN LIFE – PERSONAL

5.0 Christian discipline

5.1 Obedience

5.2 Pain & suffering

5.3 Prayer

5.4 Guidance

5.5 Mission

5.51 Evangelism

5.52 Social action

5.6 Leadership

5.7 Sexuality (2)

6 CHRISTIAN LIFE – IN THE WORLD

6.0 Ethics

6.1 Technology

6.2 Medicine / Psychology

6.3 Sociology

6.4 Economics / Education

6.5 War

6.6 Sexuality (1) / Family

6.7

7 THE ARTS

7.0 Art & Scripture

7.1 Fiction

7.2 Songs

7.3 Literature

7.4 Film

8 UNIVERSITY

8.0 Life / Faith

8.2 Small groups – histories

8.3 Small groups – practical life

8.5 Study Guides

9 SRI LANKA

10.0 Journals and Publications

10.1 Christian publications

10.2 Science, Technology and Engineering publications

10.3 Law, Policy, Human Rights, Conflict related

10.4 Arts, Humanities and Economics

REF For reference only