General
Religion Sites
Adherents.com
A growing collection of over 41,000 adherent
statistics and religious geography citations -- 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.
Association
of Religion Data Archives
This project provides data on American
religion, and includes data on churches and church membership, religious
professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations).
Faiths
and Their Practices
Yahoo offers links to pages related to
many religious denominations and sects of the world. Explore them to find
out about the beliefs and ways of various religions.
freedomforum.org:
First Amendment Center
Information provided here covers issues
related to the guarantee of freedom of religion in the U.S. Constitution.
News, commentary, analysis and other information on the First Amendment
is available here.
Religions,
Religious Studies
A starting place for research and information
about the world's religions. Select a major religious group, and follow
the pathways to your particular area of interest. Includes helpful notes
on each of the manylinks to information about the religions.
Religion
Resources on the Web
A starting place for online research about
religions. Provided by the University of Iowa Library.
Religious
and Sacred Texts
An online collection to many religious
and sacred texts, both well known and obscure.
Religious
Movements
"This site provides a foundation for understanding
how religious groups emerge, grow, stagnate, reinvigorate themselves, and
sometimes die... This site also seeks to promote tolerance and appreciation
of all religions without preference for any particular faith tradition."
See also their pages on Cult
Group Controversies.
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Atheism
Resources and Information
Atheism
(BBC Religion and Ethics)
"Atheists are people who do not believe
in a god or gods (or other immaterial beings), or who believe that these
concepts are not meaningful. Some atheists put it more firmly and believe
that god or gods do not exist."
Types
of Atheism
Explains the several types of atheism
and basic beliefs.
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Buddhist
Resources and Information
Buddhism
(BBC)
This is a special report prepared by the
British Broadcasting Corporation, with many pieces of information to help
you better understand this religion. A good starting point for research.
Buddhism:
Varieties
of Buddhism
This page outlines the various expressions
of the Buddhist religion.
Dharma
Realm Buddhist Association
The website of a U.S. branch of Buddhism.
The
Internet Guide to Buddhism and Buddhist Studies
A very large collection of links to sites
about the various Buddhist religions. Be sure to scroll down the page to
see the links to the major organizations.
Tibetan
Buddhist Resource Center
Information resources about the branch
of Buddhism from Tibet.
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Christian
Resources and Information
General Christian Resources
The
Bible Gateway
This is "a tool for reading scripture
online. Additionally, it provides advanced searching capabilities, allowing
readers to find particular passages in scripture, based on keywords." Many
translation versions are available, in different languages. May be searched
for key words.
Christian
Classics Ethereal Library Reference Room
Full text of the well known writing of
the Christian Religion. Some audio versions are included as well as the
texts.
Christian
Traditions
A collection of links to sites that explain
and tell the history of the Orthodox Christian Churches, which have over
300 million members around the world.
Christianity
(BBC)
This is a special report prepared by the
British Broadcasting Corporation, with many pieces of information to help
you better understand this religion. A good starting point for research.
Not
Just Bibles: Christian Resources
The Internet has a lot of resources and
information related to the Christian religions. This is a major collection
of links to those Web sites.
Catholicism East and West
Orthodox / Eastern
Catholic Church
Mission
and Vision of the Orthodox Church in America
Explains the mission of this version of
catholicism. Has many sections and pages that explain about this religion.
The
Orthodox Christian Page in America
Explains the mission of this version of
catholicism. Has many sections and pages that explain about this religion.
Roman Catholic Church
The
Catholic Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia specializing in religious
matters, especially as related to the Catholic Church.
The
Holy See
Home page of the Catholic Church, maintained
by the Vatican, in Rome.
Monastic
Orders and Monasteries
Links to information about the various
monastic spiritual traditions within the Catholic Church.
Patron
Saints Index
Covers "1518 topics / 3958 saints: Who's
the patron of your state (political or spiritual)? Condition (physical
or spiritual)? Vocation (monetary or spiritual)? Hobby? Maybe you can find
out here."
Theology
Library
Online documents related to the Catholic
religion.
The
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
"The USCCB is an assembly of the Catholic
Church hierarchy who work together to unify, coordinate, promote, and carry
on Catholic activities in this country; to organize and conduct religious,
charitable, and social welfare work at home and abroad; to aid in education;
and to care for immigrants."
Protestantism
Defining
Evangelicalism
An extensive definition of what Eevangelicalism"
means. Includes additional links to related religious movements or practices,
such as charismatics and pentecostalism.
American
Religions in North America
organizes all religious bodies in North
America into twenty (20) families. Families share three common features:
heritage, theology or belief (in a broad sense), and lifestyle.
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Confucian,
Taoist and Shinto Resources and Information
The
Chinese Classics
These are key texts of Confucianism, the
traditional state religion of feudal China. These are some of the few Chinese
texts which survived a disasterous book-burning in 213 B.C.E. by the Emperor
Ch'in Shih Huang.
Classical
Chinese Scriptures
Historical and background information
related to the Chinese religions, provided via a college course on religions.
Confucianism
Interesting "tree" of Confucianism. Click
on a box to read about the topic or the related texts. From the Overview
Of World Religions.
Confucianism
Brief article in the Columbia Encyclopedia,
Sixth Edition. 2001.
Confucianism
Description in a article from the Catholic
Encylopedia.
Shinto
Interesting "tree" of Shinto, an ancient
religion of Japan. Click on a box to read about the topic or the related
texts. From the Overview Of World Religions.
Shinto
Links to several articles in the Discovering
Collection. (Requires password; see the CHS Librarian.)
Taoism
Description of Taoism from the New Religious
Movements site at the University Of Virginia. Includes selected links to
additional information and Taoist sites.
Taoism
(Daoism)
Definition and article from the Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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Hindu
Resources and Information
Hinduism
This is a special report prepared by the
British Broadcasting Corporation, with many pieces of information to help
you better understand this religion.
Introduction
To Hinduism
A relatively brief introduction, with
examples of important text and historical information.
Introduction
to Hinduism
An extensive page of information about
this ancient religion.
Major
Hindu Scriptures
Cultural and historical information related
to the holy scriptures of the Hindu Religion, provided via a college course
on religions.
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Islam
Resources and Information
Glossary
of Islamic Terms and Concepts
Similar to a dictionary. Explains commonly
used terms.
Islam
This is a special report prepared by the
British Broadcasting Corporation, with many pieces of information to help
you better understand this religion.
Islam
Interesting "tree" of Islam. Click on
a box to read about the topic or the related texts. From the Overview Of
World Religions.
Islam:
The Modern Religion
"It was founded on March 28th 1998 by
a teenage girl. She wanted to share with others everything that she loved
about Islam. Today, ITMR has grown with its webmaster - it has over 2000
files."
Islam,
the Modern World, and the West: Contemporary Topics
Links to articles and information about
the major issues and ideas related to Islam today.
The
Islam Website
At the core of this website are short
introductory essays on various aspects of Islam containing numerous annotated
links to additional information.
Muslims
Resources related to the PBS TV program,
with lots of video clips and information related to the program.
Muslims,
Islam, and Iraq
"The focus of this webpage, unlike most
websites dealing with Iraq (which focus on the political aspects of the
war), is to inform the public in a scholarly manner both about Islam and
Muslims in Iraq, as well as about the relationship of the war in Iraq to
Islam and Muslims, including Shi'ites, Kurdish Sunnis, and Arab Sunnis."
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Judaism
Resources and Information
Contents
of the Jewish Scriptures
Background information related to the
Jewish Scriptures, provided by a college course on religions. Especially
good link to a section on The Prophets.
Judaism
This is a special report prepared by the
British Broadcasting Corporation, with many pieces of information to help
you better understand this religion.
Judaism
Interesting "tree" of Judaism. Click on
a box to read about the topic or the related texts. From the Overview Of
World Religions.
Judaism
101
This is an online encyclopedia of Judaism,
covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture, holidays,
practices and customs.
Navigating
the Bible II
A helpful reference service that helps
you make use of the Bible. Created as a support for Jewish Bible study.
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Philosophy
and Philosophers
Assembled
Philosophers
Summaries and interpretations of the life
and work of thirty-nine major figures in Western philosophy.
A
Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names
"This is a concise guide to technical
terms and personal names often encountered in the study of philosophy."
This will answer most of your basic questions about the words and concepts
related to philosophy.
A
Timeline of Western Philosophers
The times that various philosophers lived
are arranged here. Clickon the name of one that you want to know more about!
The
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
An online set of resources related to
the entire subject of philosophy,including biographies of the famous philosophers.
Search for concepts such as freedom, free will, democracy or the names
of philosophers. Returns helpful articles and essays.
Guide
to Philosophy On the Internet
A huge file of information related to
philosophy and philosophers. Go down the page until you see the table of
contents, and then click on your area of interest.
Philosophers
A very nice collection of articles on
philosophers from the Ciscovering Collection. (See library staff for home
use password.)
Philosophy
Sites on the Internet
A nicely organized collection of links,
from Israel (Tel-Aviv University Philosophy Department).
Philosophy
A helpful place to start an exploration
of philosophy. Links to most of the major Western philosophers and philosophies.
Philosophy
Here is another large philosophy site
with lots of philosopher links.
The
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
An online set of resources related to
the entire subject of philosophy, including biographies of the famous philosophers.
Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Another excellent place to find out about
the ideas, people and the study of philosophy.
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