Religion Web Resources
General Sources
ABZU: Guide to the Ancient Near East – this guide from the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute is a prime resource for history, religion, art and archaeology. Adherents.com – comprehensive source for statistics on religious adherents. Search by religion or location. American Religion Data Archives – a collection of both membership data for the different congregations, and an extraordinary amount of opinion survey data. American Religious Experience – encourages the development and publication of American religion manuscripts and images on the World Wide Web. Academic Info on Religion – a comprehensive set of links to documents, religious texts, and more for all religions. American Association of Pastoral Counselors Bible Browser – nine translations, with advanced search features. BeCaL - Belief, Culture and Learning Information Gateway – here you will find peer-reviewed educational and research resources concerning belief, culture and values. Early Church Online Encyclopedic Documents Page – a meta-index covering several existing document sites, Catholic and Islamic. Grief Net Image Database for Biblical Studies – from the Yale Divinity School, this site provides teaching and research images from the field of biblical studies. Internet Sacred Text Archive – a nonprofit site containing the single largest religious text archive on the internet. OnLine Instructional Materials in Religion Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance – a collection of essays on divisive religious issues, sponsored by an objective nonpartisan group interested in bringing people together. The Pluralism Project – from the Committee on the Study of Religion, Harvard University. For the study and documenting of the growing religious diversity of the United States, with a special view to its new immigrant religious communities. Includes images, research, calendars and many other links. Religion Religions Religious Studies – information and links for study and interpretation of religions. Religions of the World – Minnesota State University's guide to the world religions. Religious Freedom Restoration Act The Religious Movements Homepage @ the University of Virginia – one of the primary goals of this site is to promote religious tolerance and appreciation of the positive benefits of pluralism and religious diversity; contains profiles of some 200 groups. Religious and Sacred Texts – another good online source for full text religious writings. Religious Studies Page – an outstanding index to WWW religion links, all faiths. Religious Studies Web Guide – an enormous collection of links. VIRTUAL RELIGION INDEX – if I was only going to list one religion site, this would be it. It has everything, for all religions: religious texts, libraries, psychology and sociology of religion, ethics and moral values, biblical studies, comparative religion. Wabash Center Guide to Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning in Theology and ReligionBuddhism
Academic Info Religion: Buddhist Studies – an annotated directory of internet resources on Buddhism. Buddhanet.net – strives to provide Buddhists from all traditions with tools to help them develop their practice. Buddhism Links – from Gene Thursby's excellent Religious Traditions page. From here you can get to everything else important. Buddhist Studies URLs: Substantial Scholarly Buddhist Sources Resources for the Study of Buddhism – provides links to general sources on Buddhism. World Wide Web Virtual Library of Buddhist TextsChristianity
Religions of the World – Minnesota State University's guide to the world religions. Religious Studies Web Guide – an enormous collection of links. Resource Pages for Biblical Studies – intended to be a resource for the study of early Christian writings and their social world. VIRTUAL RELIGION INDEX – if I was only going to list one religion site, this would be it. It has everything, for all religions: religious texts, libraries, psychology and sociology of religion, ethics and moral values, biblical studies, comparative religion.
Hinduism
Hinduism Links – from Gene Thursby's excellent Asian Traditions page. Hindu Universe – provides links to over 17,000 sites on Hinduism. Hindu Web Universe – an excellent site with search capability for Hinduism sites on the web. Introduction to Hinduism – an excellent explanation, interspersed with hypertext links to important Hindu texts and other links. Bhagavad Gita As It Is – a scholarly edition with word for word transliterated.
Sanskrit and English translation. The Brahma-Samhita – traditional vedic prayers.Islam
Academic Info: Islamic Studies – an annotated directory of internet resources on Islam and the Muslim world. Islamic Texts and Resources Metapage – a linking page with many interesting Islam links. Islamic Thought – extensive links to Islamic history, jurisprudence, theology, science, comparative religion, more. Includes a lot of full-text material. Muslim Women's League – many full-text articles & speeches and related links. The Quran – in English. Quran Browser – a tool to search the Quran (Koran) by passage or word part. The Islam Page – a good resource for any information on Islam. Contains over 20 pages of links.Judaism
Academic Info Jewish Studies – an annotated directory of internet resources on Judaism, including texts.Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory – includes access to an article database, as well as an excellent set of links. Anti-Racism Resources – includes "A Virtual Tour of Auschwitz" and a "Cybrary of the Holocaust." FAQ on Hasidic Culture and Customs Jewish Virtual Library – a living encyclopedia of Judaism. Judaism 101 – an online encyclopedia of Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture, holidays, practices and customs. Judaism and Jewish Resources – good overall index to news, mailing lists, archaeology, museums, holocaust studies, Israel, the arts, books, more. Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust – includes a timeline of anti-Semitism from 1918 and has many links to documents, photos, glossary definitions, and other sites. Time-Line for the History of Judaism – 3000 B.C.E. to the present. The Ultimate Jewish/Israel LinkLauncher – 4,601 Links!Mythology
Bulfinch's Mythology Classical Mythology – a source on classic mythology covering both Greek mythology and Roman lore. Encyclopedia Mythica – over 1500 definitions of gods, legendary creatures, etc. Non-Graeco-Roman MythologyOther Religions
Adherents.com – comprehensive source for statistics on religious adherents. Search by religion or location. African Traditional Religion – country by country statistics, bibliographies, maps, etc. Asian Traditions – includes links to religious traditions such as Confucianism , Jainism, Shinto, Sikhism and Taoism. Academic Info China Studies: Religion & Philosophy – an annotated directory of internet resources, including texts. Gateway to Sikhism – one of the best resources on the internet for researching Sikhism. Jainism: Jain Principles, Tradition, and Practices – Colorado State University site on Jain study.
Sikhism – many helpful links on Sikhism. Taoism Information Page Taoist Restoration Society The Tibetan Book of the Dead Witchcraft Bibliography Project – citations on historical witchcraft. Zoroastrianism Zoroastrianism Page – single best resource for Zoroastrianism information. Yahoo Guide to Different Faiths and PracticesWWC Library Home Page