| A Concise Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Religion | Ref BL51 .T4274 2002 | |
| The Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion | Ref BL65.P7 .E53 1998 | |
| The Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd ed. (15 vols.) | Ref BL31 .E46 2005 | |
| The Encyclopedia of Religion and War | Ref BL80.3 .E53 2004 | |
| Encyclopedia of Religious Freedom | Ref BV741 .E47 2003 | |
| Encyclopedia of Religions Rites, Rituals, and Festivals | Ref BL31 .E47 2004 | |
| Encyclopedia of Science and Religion | Ref BL240.3 .E53 2003 | |
| Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion | Ref BL458 .E53 1999 | |
| The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | Ref BL31 .O84 1997 |
| Encyclopedia of Christianity (4 vols.) | Ref BR95 .E8913 1990 | |
| Encyclopedia of Protestantism | Ref BX4811.3 .E53 2004 | |
| Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO) | ||
| The Mennonite Encyclopedia | Ref BX8106.M37 (1955-90) | |
| World Christian Encyclopedia: A Comparative Survey of Churches and Religions in the Modern World | Ref BR157 .W67 2001 |
| The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam | Ref BP40 .G42 1989 | |
| Encyclopedia of Islam (1960, 12 vols.) | Ref DS37 E5.23 |
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| The Muslim Almanac: A Reference Work on the History, Faith, Culture, and Peoples of Islam | Ref BP40 .M83 1996 |
Dictionary of Judaism in the Biblical Period: 450 B.C.E. to 600 C.E. |
Ref BM50 .D525 1996 | |
| Encyclopedia of Judaism | Ref BM50 .E63 1999 | |
| The New Encyclopedia of Judaism | Ref BM50 .E63 2002 |
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| BL Religions. Mythology. Rationalism. | BR Christianity | |
| BM Judaism | BS The Bible | |
| BP Islam. Bahai. Theosophy | BT Doctrinal Theology | |
| BQ Buddhism | BV Practical Theology | |
| BX Christian Denominations | ||
BX4929 Anabaptists |
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| Anabaptism | Christianity and art | |
| Anabaptist women | Christianity and atheism | |
| Art and religion | Christianity and culture | |
| Buddhism, <country> | Communism and Christianity | |
| Buddhism and state, <country> | Islam, <country> | |
| Catholics, <state or country> | Mennonites, <state or province or country> |
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| Christianity, <country> | Religion |
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General
United States
Religous Documents
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Other Religions
Adherents.com
Includes numbers of adherents for 4,200 religions, churches,
denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, etc., as well as
members of branches of larger groups. Uses data from both primary research
sources such as government census reports, statistical sampling surveys
and organizational reporting, as well as citations from secondary literature.
The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)
"The ARDA allows you to interactively explore the highest quality data on American and international religion using online features for generating national profiles, GIS maps, church membership overviews, denominational heritage trees, tables, charts, and other reports. Over 450 surveys and other data collections are available for online preview and virtually all can be downloaded free of charge."
Hartford Institute for Religion
Research
The institute focuses on research, communication, education,
and consultation.
Harvard Pluralism Project
Mission is “to help Americans engage with the realities
of religious diversity through research, outreach, and the active dissemination
of resources.” Includes lists of the names and addresses of different
religious groups in various states in the U.S.
Judaism, Christianity, Religious Studies, and Mysticism
A resource for teaching "ABOUT religions and how to understand them, without crossing the line that separates church and state and without entering into the parochial domain of teaching students to profess and practice religions." Includes annotated links to documents and articles.
The Mystica
" . . . past and present ideas, concepts, beliefs, and practices in the worlds of the occult, mysticism and paranormal."
Categories are Alchemy, Ancient beliefs, Buddhism, Christianity, Divination, Goddess and Witchcraft, Great mysteries, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Magic, Neo-paganism, Other, Paranormal, Past and present beliefs, People, Religions and Sects, Rituals and Texts, Shamanism, Stones, and Theosophy:
Ontario Consultants on Religious
Tolerance
Group specifically devoted to promoting understanding between
various religions without claiming any particular one tradition.
Religion and Ethics (BBC)
Includes information on Atheism, Baha'i, Buddhism, Candomble, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Jehovah's Witness, Judaism, Mormon, Paganism, Rastafari, Santeria, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, Unitarianism, Zoroastrianism.
The Religious Movements
Homepage Project
A site maintained by a religious studies and sociology professor.
Virtual Religion Index (Rutgers)
This site indexes content of religion-related websites, organized by subject.
World Religions (Internet Sacred Text Archive)
" This site has no particular agenda other than promoting religious tolerance and scholarship. ... From the start, we have had a special focus on remedying the under-representation of traditional cultures on the Internet. The site has one of the largest collections of transcriptions of complete books on Native American, Pacific, African, Asian and other traditional people's religion, spiritual practices, mythology and folklore." Site organized by over 100 topics. Bibliography available of complete books scanned.
Academic Info: Religion in America.
Directory of Online Resources for the Study of Religion in the United States
This is an excellent site, and really the place to start. The site has links with a dozen other legitimate, frequently updated sites addressing contemporary religious experience in the U.S.
American Ethnic Geography: A Cultural Geography of the United States and Canada.
Map Gallery of Religion in the United States.
This site is a map gallery of religious affiliation in the U.S., identifying where higher and lower percentage of people from different denominational groups live.
American Religion Data Archive
Contains data such as membership, number of religious leaders,
etc. on American religions including Judaism, Buddhism and Islam, though
most of the studies focus on Christian denominations.
The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)
"The ARDA allows you to interactively explore the highest quality data on American and international religion using online features for generating national profiles, GIS maps, church membership overviews, denominational heritage trees, tables, charts, and other reports. Over 450 surveys and other data collections are available for online preview and virtually all can be downloaded free of charge."
Harvard Pluralism Project
Mission is “to help Americans engage with the realities
of religious diversity through research, outreach, and the active dissemination
of resources.” Includes lists of the names and addresses of different
religious groups in various states in the U.S.
Making of America
Making of America (MoA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history around the time of the Civil War. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. The collection currently contains approximately 10,000 books and 50,000 journal articles.
Resources for American
Christianity
Designed for leaders and participants in Christian communities,
as well as scholars and interested publics, to better understand the impact,
trends, and trajectories of Christianity in U.S. society.
Internet Christian Library
Particularly useful for links to early church documents (creeds,
writings of early leaders, etc.)
The Jewish Virtual Library
Sponsored by the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE), established in 1993. "The most comprehensive online Jewish encyclopedia in the world, covering everything from anti-Semitism to Zionism. So far, more than 13,000 articles and 6,000 photographs and maps have been integrated into the site. The Library has 13 wings: History, Women, The Holocaust, Travel, Israel & The States, Maps, Politics, Biography, Israel, Religion, Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress, Vital Statistics and Reference. Each of these has numerous subcategories. Under Religion, for example, we have the complete text of the Tanakh, information on Jewish holidays and material on relations between Jews and Christians and Muslims. The Politics wing includes collections on U.S.-Israel relations, the United Nations and the peace process. The Reference section has bibliographies of more than 1,000 books and 1,000 web sites, and a glossary of more than 1,000 words and a time-line for the history of Judaism."
Making of America
Making of America (MoA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history around the time of the Civil War. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. The collection currently contains approximately 10,000 books and 50,000 journal articles.
World Religions (Internet Sacred Text Archive)
" This site has no particular agenda other than promoting religious tolerance and scholarship. ... From the start, we have had a special focus on remedying the under-representation of traditional cultures on the Internet. The site has one of the largest collections of transcriptions of complete books on Native American, Pacific, African, Asian and other traditional people's religion, spiritual practices, mythology and folklore." Site organized by over 100 topics. Bibliography available of complete books scanned.
Internet Christian Library
Particularly useful for links to early church documents (creeds,
writings of early leaders, etc.)
Judaism, Christianity, Religious Studies, and Mysticism
A resource for teaching "ABOUT religions and how to understand them, without crossing the line that separates church and state and without entering into the parochial domain of teaching students to profess and practice religions." Includes annotated links to documents and articles.
Resources for American
Christianity
Designed for leaders and participants in Christian communities,
as well as scholars and interested publics, to better understand the impact,
trends, and trajectories of Christianity in U.S. society.
Islam and Islamic Studies Resource for Studying Islam and the Diverse Perspectives of Muslims
Website of Professor Alan Godlas at the University of Georgia. "At the core of this website are short introductory essays on various aspects of Islam containing numerous annotated links. Regarded by scholars as the most comprehensive academic website on Islam, this website was nominated as one of top five websites worldwide in the category of "spirituality" for the year 2002 Webby Awards which are the equivalent of the Oscars for websites.--Athens Banner-Herald, June 16, 2002.
Virtually Islamic: Research
and News about Islam in the Digital Age
A broad range of materials associated with Gary R. Bunt's research
on Islam and Muslims in cyberspace. The site includes online bibliographies, research
archives, and Islamic
Studies Pathways - an Academic Guide to Islamic Studies Resources
on the Internet.
The Jewish Virtual Library
Sponsored by the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE), established in 1993. "The most comprehensive online Jewish encyclopedia in the world, covering everything from anti-Semitism to Zionism. So far, more than 13,000 articles and 6,000 photographs and maps have been integrated into the site. The Library has 13 wings: History, Women, The Holocaust, Travel, Israel & The States, Maps, Politics, Biography, Israel, Religion, Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress, Vital Statistics and Reference. Each of these has numerous subcategories. Under Religion, for example, we have the complete text of the Tanakh, information on Jewish holidays and material on relations between Jews and Christians and Muslims. The Politics wing includes collections on U.S.-Israel relations, the United Nations and the peace process. The Reference section has bibliographies of more than 1,000 books and 1,000 web sites, and a glossary of more than 1,000 words and a time-line for the history of Judaism."
Judaism, Christianity, Religious Studies, and Mysticism
A resource for teaching "ABOUT religions and how to understand them, without crossing the line that separates church and state and without entering into the parochial domain of teaching students to profess and practice religions." Includes annotated links to documents and articles.
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