Websites
Academic Info: Religion Gateway (Mike Madin) - A directory of Internet resources for the study of religion.
Finding God in Cyberspace: A Guide to Religious Studies Resources on the Internet (John L. Gresham) - A guide to resources classified by religious traditions, academic disciplines, teaching resources, people, organizations, digital resources.
The Encyclopedia of Religion and Society
... is a project of the Hartford Seminary, one of America's leading non-denominational schools of theology.
The Pluralism Project at Harvard University
"Our mission is to help Americans engage with the realities of religious diversity through research, outreach, and the active dissemination of resources."
This website contains links to news about the religions of America and links to authoritative websites about the various religions in our country.
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
The Pew Forum describes itself as "a non-partisan, non-advocacy organization" that is concerned with "issues at the intersection of religion and public life." Its aim is to deliver "timely, impartial information to national opinion leaders, including government officials, journalists, policy analysts and national advocacy organizations." This statement from their website gives some idea of the scope of their endeavors and outreach.
Religion Religions Religious Studies (Gene R. Thursby, Univ. of Florida) - A directory of Web sites indexed by religion. Also includes links to religious study programs, research & teaching sites and religious experience sites.
Virtual Religion Index (Rutgers Univ.) - An excellent directory of religion resources categorized geographically and topically.
Wabash Center: Guide to Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion (Charles K. Bellinger, Wabash Univ.) - This directory is designed to facilitate the teaching and study of religion. The links are arranged by subject (including religions) and material type (syllabi, electronic texts, electronic journals, websites, bibliographies, listserv discussion groups, liturgies, reference resources, and software).
Specific Religions
Biblical Studies
Resource Pages for Biblical Studies (Torrey Seland, Volda College) - Link to resources on early Christian writings and the social milieu of that era.
Buddhism
DharmaNet: Worldwide Net of Study, Practice, and Action (DharmaNet International) - Link to Buddhist studies databases, academic sites, and academic journals.
Christianity
Internet Christian Library (Institute for Christian Leadership) - Link to Christian resources on a variety of topics such as associations, missions, literature and early church documents.
Internet Padre (Ronald M. Vierling, Lansdale Catholic High School) - Links to Roman Catholic resources in dozens of categories. Also includes a glossary of catholic terms, a topical index of the catechism, index of catholic saints, and an index to a Catholic encyclopedia.
Islam
Islamic Studies: Islam, Arabic, and Religion (Alan Godlas, Univ. of Georgia) - Link to sites on Islamic religion, history, culture, politics, and geography.
IslamiCity.com Education Center (Tjara Networks, Inc.) - The Education Center of this site introduces readers to Islam through an essay on understanding Islam as well as discussions of culture & arts, history, and Islam & science. Other tools include a glossary and lists of Islamic schools.
Judaism
Jewishnet: Global Jewish Information Network (Shamash: The Jewish Network) - Link to sites on all aspects of Judaism and Jewish culture.
Shamash's Jewish Links (Shamash: The Jewish Network) - Link to sites on Judaism in categories such as Torah and Tanach, synagogue and temple, spirituality, holidays. Includes many cultural categories as well.
Philosophy of Religion
Philosophy of Religion (Tim Holt, Univ. of Sheffield) - Rather than simply linking elsewhere, theology student, Tim Holt, outlines various arguments in the realm of the philosophy of religion, such as arguments for the existence of God or for atheism. There is also a glossary and a library which features some classic texts in the philosophy of religion, such as St. Anselm's Proslogium.
Taoism
Taoism Information Page (Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library) - Link to resources on Taoism, including classical texts, and introduction to Taoism.
Women & Religion
Women-Related Religion/Spirituality Email Lists (Joan Korenman, Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County) - Religion or spirituality email listservs relating to women.
Other
African based
- African Tribalreligious beliefs and practices of the peoples of Africa. It should be noted that any attempt to generalize about the nature of “African religions” risks wrongly implying that there is homogeneity among all African cultures.
- Ethiopianism
religious movement among sub-Saharan Africans that embodied the earliest stirrings toward religious and political freedom in the modern colonial period. - Kimbanguist Church (“Church of Jesus Christ on Earth Through the Prophet Simon Kimbangu”), largest independent African church and the first to be admitted (in 1969) to the World Council of Churches.
- Rastafarian - Encyclopedia Britannica religious and political movement, begun in Jamaica in the 1930s and adopted by many groups around the globe, that combines Protestant Christianity, mysticism, and a pan-African political consciousness.
- SanteriaAfro-Cuban religion
- Santeria - Encyclopedia Britannica Santeria, also called Regla de Ocha, is an Afro-Cuban religion with roots in the religion of the Yoruba people of West Africa.
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