- Sacred Texts
- Adherents.com
Statistical and geographical information about religions and faith groups around the world.
- All Things Spiritual Directory
Links to information about various world religions and religious topics.
- American Religion Data Archive
"The ARDA collection includes data on churches and church membership, religious professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations)."
- BBC: Religion & Ethics |
BBC: Religions
The first site includes religion and ethics news, messages boards, history of and facts about religions around the world. The second looks at specific world religions, discussing their history, beliefs, and practices. Both sites include links.
- BeliefNet
"Our mission is to help people like you find, and walk, a spiritual path that will bring comfort, hope, clarity, strength, and happiness.... we provide you inspiring devotional tools, access to the best spiritual teachers and clergy in the world, thought-provoking commentary, and a supportive community."
- Divining America: Religion and the National Culture
Though primarily aimed at teachers, this site has plenty of information for the general student of religion and American culture.
- Interfaith Calendar
"Primary sacred times for world religions." For the current and next five yeara.
- Pew Forum on Religion and Public LIfe
"The Pew Forum ... seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs.... by delivering timely, impartial information to national opinion leaders, including government officials and journalists."
- Prayer in American
"PRAYER IN AMERICA (inspired by and companion to the book One Nation Under God: The History of Prayer in America...) asks the question, What role has prayer played in shaping the development and history of America?"
- Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly
Companion to the PBS "TV newsmagazine program devoted entirely to the news of religion and spirituality, and major ethical issues." Includes articles, audio clips, news, videos, and tv schedules.
- ReligionFacts.com
"The general goal is to combine the benefits of a print encyclopedia of religion with the unique capabilities of the Web to create a convenient, one-stop online resource for information on religion."
- Religious Tolerance.org
From the the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance (OCRT), information about religions and movements plus discussions of current moral issues. "hot topics", church and state issues, and laws about religion worldwide.
- Sacred Contexts
"Videos, podcasts, and interactive features to complement the British Library's online gallery of sacred texts."
- Sacred Destinations
"A catalogue and travel guide to more than 1,500 (and counting!) sacred sites, holy places, pilgrimage destinations, historical religious sites and religious buildings and artifacts around the world."
- Virtual Religion Index
Information on religions old and new, including sections on comparative religion, art and archaeology, Bible studies, ethics and moral values, and psychology of religion.
- World Council of Churches: Ecumenical Links
Links to ecumenical organizations and information from the World Council of Churches.
