Religion


Library Subscription Databases:

Religion and Philosophy Collection (EBSCO Database) |

Online Databases

General and/ or Comparative Religious Websites |

Individual Religious Websites:
African Traditional Religion
| Agnostic | Atheistic |
Ba'hai
| Buddhism |
Catholic
| Protestant and other Christian Denominations |
Hindu
| Islam | Jain | Judaism |

Other Religions, groups:
Humanism |
Neo-Paganism
: (including Asatru, Druidism, Native American, Wicca) |
Paganism
| Scientology | Shinto | Sikhism | Taoism
|
Unitarian Universalist
| Zoroastrianism |


Library Subscription Database


EBSCO
: Religion & Philosophy Collection
One of the EBSCOhost databases, The Religion & Philosophy Collection offers more than 300 full text journals, including more than 250 peer-reviewed titles, making it an essential tool for researchers and students of theology and philosophical studies. Click on the link above to locate the title of this collection in the list.
Password needed for off-campus access -
See Library staff.


Online Databases

The Pluralism Project at Harvard University
URL: http://www.pluralism.org/
Based on the 1997 CD-ROM On Common Ground: World Religions in America, by Diana Eck, released by Columbia University Press. Site offers a wide set of resources for studying numerous religious outlooks.
[08/08]

General and Comparative Religious Websites

A to Z of Religions and Beliefs
URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/index.shtml
Articles on different religions, BBC. [05/06]
About.com: Religion & Spirituality

URL: http://about.com/religion/
Explore traditional and timely topics. [09/05]
Adherents.com
URL: http://www.adherents.com/index.html
This website offers national and international religion statistics, church statistics, and lists of the world religions. Author(s) unknown, but stats are well documented. [Note- no "about us" section] [07/06]

American Religion Data Archive
URL: http://www.thearda.com/
"The American Religion Data Archive (ARDA) is a project funded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc. and acts to preserve quantitative data on American religion..." [09/05]
Annual Report to Congress on International Religious Freedom
URL: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS11558
U.S. Department of State Country Reports from 1999 - 2005. [05/06]
Beliefnet
URL: http://belief.net/
"A multi-faith e-community." Topics include overviews of numerous religions as well as discussion of morality and spirituality. [10/06]
Church - State Links
URL: http://www.baylor.edu/church_state/index.php?id=36167
Baylor University's J. M. Dawson's Institute of Church and State Studies has an evaluated list of Internet information: Primary Source Material in Religion and Politics, Links to Current Issues on Church-State, and Judicial Decisions (relating to religion). [ 10/06]
Divining America: Religion and the National Culture
URL: http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/tserve/divam.htm
Essays on different aspects of different religions. From the National Humanities Center. [12/05]
Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/faith/
Frontline explores "how the religious beliefs – and unbelief – of Americans have been challenged since the events of Sept. 11." [09/05]
Hartford Institute for Religion Research: Official Denominational Websites
URL: http://hirr.hartsem.edu/org/faith_denominations_homepages.html
An A - Z listing by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research. [07/06]
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
URL: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/
A comprehensive bibliography set forth by Paul Halsall, Fordham University. The site provides "collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented...for educational use." [Note: this site has not been updated since 2001, but appears to still have valuable resources, so it remains. 07/06]

Major World Religions
URL: http://omsakthi.org/religions.html
Includes basic information on the major world religions. From the perspective of the Om Sakthi Spiritual Movement. [07/06]
The Pluralism Project
URL: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~pluralsm/
"Our mission is to help Americans engage with the realities of religious diversity through research, outreach, and the active dissemination of resources." Harvard University. [10/06]
Theology Library at Spring Hill College
URL: http://www.shc.edu/theolibrary/
Listing of links. [not updated since 2004, but good links, 10/06]
Virtual Religion Index
URL: http://virtualreligion.net/vri/
"This Virtual Religion Index is a tool for students with little time. It analyzes & highlights important content of religion-related websites to speed research." Mahlon H. Smith, affiliated with Rutgers University. [12/05]


Individual Relgious Websites

African Traditional Religion
African Traditional Religion
Includes comparisons to Christianity and Islam.


Agnostic
Agnostic Church


Atheistic
American Atheists


Ba'Hai
Bahá'í International Community: Statement Library
URL: http://www.bic-un.bahai.org/
Issues statements.
[07/06]
The Bahá'ís: The International Website of the
Bahá'í Faith
URL: http://bahai.org/
[07/06]


Buddhism
American Buddhist Congress
URL: http://www.americanbuddhistcongress.org/
[not updated since 01/04
-- 07/06]
DharmaNet: Gateways to Buddhism

URL: http://www.dharmanet.org/index.shtml
An online clearinghouse - since 1991 -for Buddhist study and practice resources. Due to illness, not being currently updated.
[07/06]
Zen Buddhism
URL: http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Zen.html
World Wide Web Virtual Library list of resources.
[07/06]


Catholic - Roman Catholic and other Catholics
Anglican Catholic Church
[07/06]
URL: http://www.anglicancatholic.org/
Catholic Apostolic Church in North America
(CACINA)
[07/06]
URL: http://www.cacina.org/
Catholic Charities USA
[10/06]
URL: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church in North America
URL: http://www.theocacna.org/
[10/06]
Orthodox Catholic Church of America
[07/06]
URL: http://www.orthodoxcatholicchurch.org/
Theology Library at Spring Hill College

URL: http://www.shc.edu/theolibrary/
Topics such as Revelation, Liturgy, Morality, there are over 8000 links in this neatly organized subject guide. Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL. [03/06]
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
URL: http://www.nccbuscc.org/
"The purpose of the Conference is to promote the greater good which the Church offers humankind, especially through forms and programs of the apostolate fittingly adapted to the circumstances of time and place."
[07/06]
Vatican: the Holy See
URL: http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm
Official Vatican website. Resource library that includes full text of the new American Bible, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
[07/06]
World Wide Marriage Encounter
URL: http://www.wwme.org/index.html
Information for marriage encounters based on Catholic teachings.
[07/06]


Christian Denominations including Protestants
African Methodist Episcopal Church
American Association of Lutheran Churches
[10/06]
American Baptist Association
American Baptist Church-USA
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Bible Basics: Multilingual Bible Study
(Christadelphian Webring)
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
(Mormon)
Church of Christ, Scientist
Episcopal Church, USA
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Jehovah's Witnesses: Watchtower
Mennonite Church USA
National Council of Churches
Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
Pentecostal Church of God
[10/06]
Presbyterian Church (USA)
[01/06]
Reformed Episcopal Church Online
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
United Church of Christ, Congregational
[01/06]
United Methodist Church
[10/06]
Universalist Church


Hindu
Hindu Resources Online
URL: http://www.hindu.org/

"The goal of www.hindu.org is to publish and connect all Hindu organizations, leaders and resources such as news, events, publications, Vedic sciences, art, music and culture on the Internet's World Wide Web." [10/06]


Humanism
American Humanist Association
URL: http://www.americanhumanist.org/
"Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without supernaturalism, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity."
[10/06]
Council for Secular Humanism
URL: http://www.secularhumanism.org/
"The Council for Secular Humanism is North America's leading organization for non-religious people. A not-for-profit educational association, the Council supports a wide range of activities to meet the needs of people who find meaning and value in life without looking to a god."
[07/06]
International Humanist and Ethical Union

URL: http://www.iheu.org/
"Founded in Amsterdam in 1952, International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is the sole world umbrella organisation embracing Humanist, atheist, rationalist, secularist, skeptic, laique, ethical cultural, freethought and similar organisations world-wide. Our vision is a Humanist world; a world in which human rights are respected and everyone is able to live a life of dignity."
[07/06]


Islam
A Brief Illustrated Guide to Understanding Islam
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
Introduction to Islam
(About.com)
Islamic Society of North America
Muslim Life in America
U.S. Department of State, International Information Programs
Muslims
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muslims/
"Frontline examines Islam's worldwide resurgence through the story of diverse Muslims struggling to define the world of Islam in their lives and societies." [09/05]

The Noble Qur'an
Muslim Students Association of the University of Southern California
Nation of Islam


Jain
Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA)
Jain Heritage Centres
The Jain Study Circle
Jainism.org


Judaism
AISH
URL: http://www.aish.com/
Aish HaTorah is an apolitical, international network of Jewish educational centers.
[04/06]
American Jewish Committee (AJC)
URL: http://www.ajc.org/
"American Jewish Committee has worked since 1906 to safeguard and strengthen Jews and Jewish life worldwide by promoting democratic and pluralistic societies that respect the dignity of all peoples."
[10/06]
Jewish Agency for Israel
URL: http://www.jewishagency.org
"...a global partnership committed to the Jewish future that stands on a history-making track record. Together, our partnership has brought 3 million people to Israel; we have built a nation."
[10/06]
The Jewish Encyclopedia
URL: http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/index.jsp
"This website contains the complete contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, which was originally published between 1901-1906. The Jewish Encyclopedia, which recently became part of the public domain, contains over 15,000 articles and illustrations."
[04/06]
Jewish History Resource Center
URL: http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/dinur/
"The Jewish History Resource Center is a project of the Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History. Over 6000 links to websites in more than 30 categories dealing with Jewish History..." Hebrew University of Jerusalem. [04/06]
Jewish Holidays
URL: http://urj.org/holidays/index.cfm?
Union for Reform Judaism.
[04/06]
Jewish Women's Archive
URL: http://www.jwa.org
"The Jewish Women's Archive community is for scholars. For activists. For mothers and daughters. For fathers and sons. For researchers, historians, and for all who believe that everyone with a stake in history is a keeper of it and a partner in its transmission."
[04/06]
Judaism 101
URL: http://www.jewfaq.org/toc.htm
Online encyclopedia of Judaism written from an Orthodox viewpoint.
[04/06]
Reform Judaism
URL: http://www.rj.org/
"Reform Judaism took root in North America more than 130 years ago under the leadership of Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, one of several European rabbis who brought the changes in Judaism occurring in Europe to these shores." Union of American Hebrew Congregations.
[04/06]
Orthodox Union, ou.org
URL: http://www.ou.org/
"Orthodox Union is the largest and most dynamic Jewish movement of its kind in the world.."
[04/06]
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
URL: http://www.uscj.org/
"The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism promotes the role of the synagogue in Jewish life in order to motivate Conservative Jews to perform mitzvot encompassing ethical behavior, spirituality, Judaic learning, and ritual observance."
[04/06]


Neo-Paganism
(including Asatru, Druidism, Native American, Wicca)

American Indian Movement
Ar nDraiocht Fein: a Druid Fellowship
Asatru Folk Assembly

Norse Paganism
The Druid Grove: Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids
Henge of Keltria
Modernwiccan.com

URL: http://www.modernwiccan.com/
Free registration required for content. [07/06]
Neo-Pagan Archive
Toby's Wiccan Refuge!
URL: http://wiccan-refuge.com/
Basic information and links for Wicca and Paganism.
The Witches' Voice


Other Religions




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