Florida International University
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. "
The Internet Sacred Text Archive
"In existence since 1999, The Internet Sacred Text Archive comes closer than any other site to being an all-inclusive, comprehensive site providing primary texts for the study of belief and belief systems." (ARBA 2005) "This site is a freely available archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore, and occult and esoteric topics. Texts are presented in English translation and, in some cases, in the original language. This site has no particular agenda other than promoting religious tolerance and scholarship. A comprehensive bibliography of the texts scanned at sacred texts is available... In particular, comprehensive translations of the Shinto texts, the Kalevala, the Upanishads, and the Rig Veda" are available. (ISTA)
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 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.
Produced at the University of Virginia as the Religious Movements Homepage Project, this 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.
This selective list of links is a personal page maintained at Oxford University by a doctoral graduate and professor at various Oxford colleges.
Academic Info: Religion: Subject Index
This personal page is an annotated directory of internet resources geared to the academic study of religion.
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.
ARDA: American Religion Data Archive
"The American Religion Data Archive (ARDA) is a project funded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc. and acts to preserve quantitative data on American religion, to improve access to this data, to increase the use of the data, and to allow comparisons across data files. The ARDA collection includes data on churches and church membership, religious professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations)."
"Created and maintained as an independent project by Preston Hunter, this site offers a large collection of statistics on religion, currently totalling more than 44,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations for "over 4,000 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc." While deep, the site offers these statistics with absolutely no filtering or distillation, and some users may find the listings somewhat confusing. Those in search of quick facts (largest religions, major branches, largest churches, etc.) will find them on the main page. More detailed statistics are found in the two indexes -- Religion by Location and Religion by Name. The indexes list groups, location, number of adherents, percentage of total population, number of congregations, number of countries, source, and notes or a quote. Users will find numerous and sometimes contradictory statistics for some faiths, depending on the sources used and their dates. Despite this, the listings at this site are downright huge and may prove useful to a wide variety of students, researchers, and interested users." Scout Report on 31 March 2000
Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory
This gateway for the study of Judaism provides access to numerous websites, search engines, syllabi and teaching materials, discussion groups, academic journals, databases including RAMBI: Index to Articles on Jewish Studies.
This site includes numerous links and a lengthy bibiliography on African and Afro-Caribbean religions including Santeria. The author of the site, Mary Ann Clark, a PhD in Religious Studies from Rice University, includes the disclaimer "Some of these sites I agree with, others I don't--all are interesting. But don't believe everything you read!"
This web page is part of the Religious World page listed above. It provides links to indivdual pages of links on seven major traditions including Buddhist, Confucian, Hindu, Jain, Shinto, Sikh, and Taoist.
The site includes educational material on all aspects of Buddhism including a basic Buddhism guide, an overview of Buddhist scriptures, basic teachings, Buddhist history and culture, and a tour of the Buddhist world. This website is part of a larger site, BuddhaNet - A Worldwide Buddhist Information and Education Network.
The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
Created and produced by Salvador Miranda, this digital resource consists of the biographies of the 17th to the 21st century cardinals and of the events and documents concerning the origin of the Roman cardinalate and its historical evolution.
Internet Resources for the Study of Judaism and Christianity
This site created by Dr. Jay Treat, University of Pennsylvania, is full of useful links on Jewish and Christian history and literature as well as reference resources, texts and translations, language sites, papyrology, palaeography, and textual criticism.
Resources for Studying Islam and the Diverse Perspectives of Muslims
Produced by Dr. Allan Godlas, professor of Islamic Studies and Arabic at the University of Georgia, "The Web site is a comprehensive collection of links and resources documenting Islam's history, orders, and sacred texts, as well as information on its place in the modern world, its stance on women's rights, its art and architecture, and its history of mysticism." (Chronicle of Higher Education 10/31/01).
Produced by the Wabash Center, which is dedicated to the teaching and learning in theology and religion, this is a select list of links to syllabi, e-texts, e-journals, websites and bibliographies on Sikhism.
This site provides links to a variety of resources on Taoism including classical texts.