GENERAL SITES

Virtual Religion Index

This selective, well annotated gateway site is maintained by Rutgers University's Religion Department. All major religions are covered including a variety of other areas such as American Religions, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Anthropology and Sociology of Religion, Archaelogy and Religious Art, Biblical Studies, Comparative Religion, Confessional Agencies and more.

Finding God in Cyberspace: A Guide to Religious Studies Resources on the Internet

This excellent guide "provides a selective listing of the best Internet resources of interest to religious studies scholars and students of religion. Rather than attempt a comprehensive listing of religious information on the Internet, this guide selectively points to the best gateways to specific types of religious information. This guide is especially designed to provide both novice and advanced Internet researchers with a helpful starting point for online religious research. "

Internet Guide to Religion

This searchable, selective and annotated guide is produced by the Wabash Center, which is dedicated to teaching and learning in theology and religion. It provides information on Aspects of Religion; Archaelogy, Bible and Classics; Pedagogy; and Religious Thought. Through this site one finds a wide variety of electronic resources of interest to those who are involved in the study and practice of religion including syllabi, electronic texts, electronic journals, web sites, bibliographies, liturgies, reference resources, software, etc. The purpose of the Guide is to encourage and facilitate the incorporation of electronic resources into teaching.

Religious World is an information source for religion, religions, religious studies 

This often annotated site includes information on religious traditions, modern views of religion, the religious experience and additional reference sources.

The Pluralism Project

The Pluralism Project mission is to "explore particularly the communities and religious traditions of Asia and the Middle East that have become woven into the religious fabric of the United States in the past twenty-five years." This excellent site, produced at Harvard University through the Committee on the Study of Religion, maintains an extensive directory of religious centers in the United States and maps of the Geographic Distribution of Religious Centers in the U.S. One can search for information by state or religious tradition in addition to locating articles, research reports, bibliographies and additional links.

The Religious Movements Page

Originally produced at the University of Virginia as the Religious Movements Homepage Project, this archived version of the extensive Web site provides detailed profiles of more than two hundred different religious groups and movements. Each profile consists of basic information to help orient the reader to the group, links to web sites containing further useful information, and a bibliography of print resources. The site also includes information on "cult" controversies, essays by respected scholars, and teaching resources. The site will be redirected to the new site when it is ready for public use.

Serious / Religion on the Web

This selective list of links is a personal page maintained at Oxford University by a doctoral graduate and professor at various Oxford colleges.

Yahoo Category: Society and Culture: Religions: Faiths and Practices

Here you'll find an extensive directory of links for both mainstream and non-traditional forms of religion.

This page is maintained by:
Stephanie Brenenson
brenenso@fiu.edu
Library Instruction Coordinator
Modesto A. Maidique Campus - Green Library
Florida International University

Last revised: May 4, 2009