Religion Resources on the Web

The items listed below represent some of the best current sources for Religion and Religious Studies on the Internet and also contain numerous links to other websites.

Indexes and Abstracts
General Sources
Electronic Journals
Bible Study Guides
Theological Resources
Religions of the World: Internet sites for the major Religious systems

General Christianity
Christian Denominations
Orthodox Christian Church
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
Sikhism
Bahai Faith

Research and Data Centers
Creation-Evolution Debate
Other Sources

Indexes and Abstracts

ATLA religion database

General Sources

Academic Info.Religion: a Directory of Internet Resources for the Study of Religion -- An Internet bibliography of resources for religious studies with links to bibliographies, documents, texts, reference tools, directories, societies, and online publications.
Adherents.com -- Adherents.com is a growing collection of over 62,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations with references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc.
Allfaiths Press -- Introductory descriptions and links to basic resources for many of the world's religions. Includes a subscription membership service.
American Religious Experience -- Primarily a collection of original essays on American religious history, organized by broad topic. Other features include a discussion group and a student query service. Includes search engine.
Applied Ethics Resources on WWW -- Lists WWW sites which may be of interest to people doing research in the various branches of applied ethics.
American Religion Data Archive: ARDA -- Collects quantitative data sets for the study of American religion.
Beliefnet -- Site contains articles, information and links on various world religions.
CESNUR, Center for Studies on New Religions -- CESNUR is a network of independent but related organizations of scholars in various countries, devoted to promote scholarly research in the field of new religious consciousness, to spread reliable and responsible information, and to expose the very real problems associated with some movements, while at the same time defending everywhere the principles of religious liberty.
ElectronicChurch.org -- Electronic church provides easy access to the many links referred to in the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches published yearly by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA.
ICLnet: Internet Christian Library -- Well-organized collection of Christian sites and contains an extensive collection of online early Christian documents.
Internet Sacred Text Archive -- This site is a freely available non-profit archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore, and occult and esoteric topics. Texts are presented in English translation and, in some cases, in the original language.
Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance -- Includes information on 63 religions from Asatru to Christianity to Zoroastrianism.
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life -- Begun in 2001, this site seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. The Forum provides timely, impartial information to those interested in the role religion plays in national affairs.
Philosophy of Religion -- Well organized page devoted to exploring all of the central topics in the philosophy of religion, including attempts to prove the existence of God, arguments for atheism, discussions of controversial Christian doctrines, and religious ethics.
Religion in Latin American -- This site provides information, research, discussion, and analysis of religion in Latin America. The site emphasizes history of Catholic, Protestant, Pentecostal, Evangelical, indigenous, and Afro-Latin American religions. Sources for religion and politics are treated in detail. References for theology of liberation and other Latin American theologies are given. Key documents and statistics about the Catholic Church are provided at the site.
Religion News Service : RNS -- For nearly 70 years, Religion News Service™ has covered news about religion, ethics, spirituality and moral issues.
Religion Religions Religious Studies: Information and Links for Study and Interpretation of Religions -- Links for the study of comparative religion.
Religion-online.org : Full Texts by Recognized Religious Scholars -- Extensive collection of full-text resources relating to the Bible and to Christianity.
The Religious Movements Homepage @ the University of Virginia -- While the focus of this site is on "new" religions, our concern with the processes of change and development leads us to an examination of groups that are older than the major Western monotheistic traditions, and some that are so new that they have few members and appear to exist primarily as web sites. We also explore groups that are not really religions, but have characteristics that are very much like religions--scholars typically identify them as quasi-religions, or para-religious organizations. In addition to creating a foundation for understanding religion, this site also seeks to promote tolerance and appreciation of all religions without preference for any particular faith tradition.
Virtual Religion Index: Links for Research on Religion -- Annotated links to sites on all aspects of academic religious studies.
Wabash Center Guide to Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion -- A selective, annotated guide to a wide variety of electronic resources relating to the study and practice of religion: Syllabi, electronic texts, electronic journals, websites, bibliographies, listserv discussion groups, liturgies, reference resources, software, etc.
Yahoo! Religion and Spirituality -- Links to Internet sites related to religion; includes search engine.

Electronic Journals

American Jewish History -- A journal covering the various aspects of the American Jewish experience.
Christianity Today -- "To cultivate an online community that provides Christians with the opportunity to fellowship with one another, to encourage spiritual growth through abundant Christian content, and to communicate the depth and transforming power of the Gospel to all who visit this site."
Journal of Early Christian Studies -- Focus is on the study of Christianity in the context of late ancient societies and religions from C.E. 100-700.
National Catholic Reporter : NCR Online -- An independent Catholic news journal.

Bible Study Guides

ARTFL Project: Multi-lingual Bibles -- ARTFL is a cooperative project of the Institut national de la langue francaise (INaLF) of the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) and the Divisions of the Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Chicago.
Bible Gateway -- An online Bible concordance, including translations including the New International Version, New American Standard Bible, Revised Standard Version, King James Version, American Standard Version, Darby Translation, and Young's Literal Translation.
Biblical Studies Foundation: Home of the New English Translation -- " ...a non-profit organization founded for the purpose of distributing sound, evangelical Bible study materials in electronic format."--Mission statement.
Crosswalk.com Bible Study Tools -- Provides an extensive listing of internet biblical study tools for both Old and New Testament exegetical study.
New Testament Gateway -- Provides an annotated directory of good academic New Testament web resources.
Unbound Bible -- Site consists of electronic versions of 10 English language bibles as well as bibles in Greek, Latin, Hebrew and many other foreign languages.
World Wide Study Bible -- Links to Internet resources on individual books of the Old and New Testaments and Apocrypha.

Theological Resources

Fides Quaerens Internetum: the Christian Theology Page -- A hub for locating serious Christian theological activity on the Internet.
Finding God in Cyberspace: a Guide to Religious Studies Resources on the Internet -- A Web site providing links to Internet resources of interest to religious studies and students of religion.
Internet Theology Resources, by School of Theology Major Areas -- Organized collection of links to texts (especially historic documents), organizations, and other web sites. Though Roman Catholic in emphasis, the scope is broadly ecumenical. Many links are annotated.

Religions of the World: Internet sites for the major Religious systems

General Christianity

Below are representatives of useful sites that offer linkages to Christian resources.

Pointing the Way -- "This document contains pointers to Internet accessible literature related to classical Christianity ..."
Christian Classics Ethereal Library -- "Classic Christian books in electronic format ..."
Christian Organizations Worldwide -- An indexed page with links to contacts and homepages of many online Christian organizations and resource providers.
Christian Start Page -- Links to resources on evangelical Christianity.
Christianity.Net -- Selected articles, news items, and features from Christianity Today and the publisher's other magazines. Indexes to church web sites and to Christian web sites in general.
CrossSearch -- A limited area search engine for online Christian resources.
Early Christian Writings -- Early Christian Writings is a comprehensive collection of documents from the first two centuries with translations and commentary. It includes the New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, and Church Fathers.
Ecole Initiative: Creating a Hypertext Encyclopedia of Early Church History on the World-Wide Web -- This is a cooperative effort on the part of scholars across the internet to establish a hypertext encyclopedia of early Church history to the Reformation.
From Jesus to Christ: the First Christians -- Drawing upon historical evidence, the series challenges familiar assumptions and conventional notions about Christian origins. Archaeological finds have yielded new understandings of Jesus' class and social status; fresh interpretations have transformed earlier ideas about the identity of the early Christians and their communities.
GOSHENnet -- Search engine for evangelical Christian sites; includes daily news in religion.
Hall of Church History -- Extensive collection of writing from major Christian thinkers and doers. Also includes a nice collection of creeds, confessions, and catechisms.
Religious Resources on the Net -- "...a comprehensive, searchable database of religious and Christian web sites on the Internet."
Resource Pages for Biblical Studies -- Extensive collection of websites especially useful for studying the first centuries of Christianity.

Christian Denominations

Calvinism Resources Database -- This database provides access to articles, essays, and lectures dealing with John Calvin and Calvinism from the 16th century to the present.
Catholic Encyclopedia -- Articles transcribed from The Catholic encyclopedia: an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church, Appleton, 1907-1912. Provides clickable alphabetical index to completed articles.
Catholic Online -- Contains information and links pertaining to the Catholic Church, such as biographies of Catholic saints and information on angels, feast days, patron and ethnic saints, and doctors of the Church.
Christus Rex et Redemptor Mundi -- Rich links to many aspects of Catholicism; particularly strong in visual materials.
The Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints -- Links to information about the Church, including beliefs, statistics, policies and history; and to genealogical resources.
Digital Quaker Collection -- Sponsored by the Earlham School of Religion this extensive website provides full text and bibliographic information on several hundred books that serve as the intellectual basis for the history and theological development of the Society of Friends.
The Life and Works of Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) -- Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was a remarkable woman, a "first" in many fields. This site details her life and many accomplishments.
Theology Library -- Excellent collection of websites dealing with various aspects of Catholicism, including liturgy, social justice, Catholic theology, spirituality, and evangelism.
Vatican: The Holy See -- Official web site of the Vatican.

Orthodox Christian Church

Orthodox Christian Information Center : Internet Voice for Traditional Orthodox Thought & Practice -- Devoted to providing information online explaining the basic characteristics and rituals of Orthodox Christianity.
Orthodox Page in America -- Extensive collection of electronic sites relating to the Orthodox Christian faith.

Judaism

Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory -- Large website devoted to Judaism in North Africa and Moorish Spain, also contains a link to the WWW Virtual Library: Jewish Studies.
American Jewish Committee -- The official webpage for the American Jewish Committee whose goals are to foster and nurture Jewish welfare globally as well as in the United States.
Jewish-Christian Relations -- This well-organized webpage is devoted to fostering mutual respect and understanding between Christians and Jews around the world. Here you will find articles, reviews, reports, official statements, and study resources on Jewish-Christian relations, as well as links to many related organizations.
Judaism 101 -- Judaism 101 is an online encyclopedia of Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture, holidays, practices and customs.
Judaism and Jewish Resources -- Presents a directory of Jewish resources on the Internet. Offers access to news agencies, Jewish communities, FTP archives, Usenet newsgroups, FAQs, and reading lists. Provides access to Yiddish and Hebrew resources, museums and exhibitions, Jewish organizations, Jewish studies resources, and related products and services. Links to Holocaust resources, libraries, and information on Israel.
Maven: the Virtual Know-It-All: Your Guide to Thousands of Jewish/Israel Links. -- Links to thousands of sites related to Jewish religion and culture worldwide, organized by topic. Includes search engine.
Modern Judaism -- Journal provides a distinctive, interdisciplinary forum for discussion of the modern Jewish experience since the Haskalah, the Jewish Enlightenment.

Islam

Brief Illustrated Guide to Understanding Islam -- This Islamic guide is for non-Muslims who would like to understand Islam, Muslims (Moslems), and the Holy Quran (Koran).
International Association of Sufism -- Extensive collection of websites relating to various aspects of Sufism.
Internet Islamic History Sourcebook -- Excellent source for electronic versions of numerous key primary documents relating to the development of Islam.
The Islam Page -- Library of informational, devotional, and promotional literature on Islam, including the Koran searchable in five languages. Links to other sites on Islam and Islamic countries, including news organizations.
Islamic Studies, Islam, Arabic, and Religion -- This website covers the areas of Islam, Arabic, and Religion (focusing on Western religions). It is particularly intended to be of use for students and teachers at all levels, as well as for members of the general public who wish to get a non-polemical view of Islam (including Sunni Islam, Shi'ism and Sufism) and to a lesser extent of Judaism and Christianity.
Quran Browser Basic Home Page -- A limited search engine that searches the text of the Quran by sura-number and verse, phrase or word, and translation.

Buddhism

Access to Insight: Readings in Theravada Buddhism -- This website provides information concerning the practice and study of Theravada Buddhism.
BuddhaNet: Buddhist Information Network -- Links to resources on Buddhism, including directories and a search engine.
Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library -- This document keeps track of leading information facilities in the fields of Buddhism and Buddhist studies.
BUDSIR:Buddhist Scripture Information Retrieval -- "The digital Pali Tipitaka and Atthakatha, including the data search program BUDSIR."
Digital Buddhist Library and Museum -- Established in 1995, the Digital Buddhist Library and Museum is a non-profit access-to-all on-line Buddhist database.
Resources for the Study of Buddhism -- An excellent gateway to numerous resources relating to Buddhism.
Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center -- The TRBC provides access to thousands of classical Tibetan Buddhist texts as well as an online encyclopedia that covers Tibetan Buddhism.

Hinduism

Hindu Universe -- Wide-ranging metasite with links to thousands of pages relating to all aspects of Hinduism.
Tribute To Hinduism -- This site provides a general guide to resources relating to Hinduism as well as examples of contemporary Hindu thought, recommended books for further reading, and pointers to useful links for further research.

Jainism

Jainism: Jain Principles, Tradition and Practices -- An extensive gateway organized around various aspects of Jainism with links to Jain texts, images, and directories of worldwide Jain organizations.
Jainworld -- Site is dedicated to promoting and explaining various aspects of Jainism.

Sikhism

Gateway to Sikhism -- Nicely presented metasite with links to all aspects of Sikhism.

Bahai Faith

Baha'i World -- Official web site of Bahai Faith.

Research and Data Centers

Hartford Institute for Religion Research -- The Hartford Institute is a research-based center whose work is guided by a disciplined understanding of the interrelationship between the life and resources of American religious institutions and the possibilities and limits placed on those institutions by the social and cultural context in which they work.

Creation-Evolution Debate

Creation Science -- Resources related to the study of origins and science from a creationist perspective.
National Center for Science Education -- A clearinghouse for information and advice in support of teaching evolution in the science classroom.

Other Sources

ABZU: Sources for the Study of the Ancient Near East
Atheism Web -- Introduction to atheism, common arguments, and other materials "for atheists, agnostics and freethinkers on the Internet."
Bibliography of Asian Studies -- Multidisciplinary index to international research on Asia.
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes -- Access to the full text of Bulfinch's
mythology; some chapters still being added.
Chinese Philosophy Page -- Links to sites on Chinese philosophy, including online texts from Confucianism, Monism, Daoism, Legalism, Ming Jia and Yin Yang.
The Encyclopedia Mythica: an Encyclopedia on Mythology, Folklore, and Legend -- Brief articles on topics in mythology from around the world, arranged by culture. Includes search engine.
Mystic India: Rediscover ancient India -- Compilation of advanced and occult sciences that India has developed over the centuries. The topics covered include diverse topics right from Mythology to construction of complex geometric forms such as Shri Yantra to Kama Sutra.
Nag Hammadi Library -- The Nag Hammadi Library, a collection of thirteen ancient codices containing over fifty texts, was discovered in upper Egypt in 1945. This immensely important discovery includes a large number of primary Gnostic scriptures such as the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Philip, and the Gospel of Truth.
Religion in Latin America -- This site provides information, research, discussion, and analysis of religion in Latin America. The site emphasizes history of Catholic, Protestant, Pentecostal, Evangelical, indigenous, and Afro-Latin American religions.
Scientology: Theology & Practice of a Contemporary Religion -- This electronic version of the print publication provides the text in a number of languages as well as links to other sites relating to Scientology.
Secular Web -- Site maintained by the Internet Infidels, a "nonprofit organization dedicated to providing information ... about the existence of a god, church/state separation, the possibility of life after death, mysticism and the paranormal, and the interfaces between science and religion." Takes a non-theist viewpoint.
Witchcraft Bibliography Project -- Comprehensive listing of print and electronic resources in many languages about witchcraft in early modern Europe.
The Witches' Voice -- Current information related to modern day WitchCraft and the activities of the Neo-Pagan global community. Updated daily.


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