Religion

General Sites, Statistics and Overviews

Adherents.com
www.adherents.com
Growing collection of over 54,000 statistics and religious geography citations for over 4,200 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc.

American Religion Data Archive
www.arda.tm
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).

Beliefnet
http://beliefnet.com
A multi-faith e-community, not affiliated with a particular religion or spiritual movement, designed to 'help you find your own' approach to religion and spirituality.

Exploring Religions
http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/religionet/er
Comprehensive descriptions of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism.

Hartford Institute for Religious Research at Hartford Seminary
www.hartsem.edu
We are committed to providing quality, social scientific religion research information.

Religion, Religions, Religious Studies
www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/rel/index.htm
This site contains information and links for the study and interpretation of religions.

Religious Resources on the Net
www.religiousresources.org
This site is a comprehensive, searchable database of religious and Christian web sites on the Internet. Visitors to the web site can browse through over 180 topics or use the search engine to generate a listing of religious resources containing selected words or phrases.

Sacred and Religious Texts
http://davidwiley.com/religion.html
This website allows searching of terms in different religious texts, such as Islamic, Mormon, Bahai, Zen, Hindu texts and more, including the Bible.

Sacred Texts: Religious Freedom Page
http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~jkh8x/relfree/sacred
This site contains documents that have had monumental and enduring significance to our understanding of the importance of religious freedom in free human societies.

The Pluralism Project
www.fas.harvard.edu/~pluralsm
Developed to study and document the growing relgious diversity of the United States.

Virtual Religion Index
http://religion.rutgers.edu/vri/index.html
This site is designed to advance research in matters of religion. It analyzes and highlights important content of religion-related web sites to speed up research. Hyperlinks are provided not only to homepages, but to major directories and documents within sites.

World Prayers
www.info@worldprayers.org
Nonprofit public service organization whose objective is to gather and present historical and contemporary World Prayers.

Christianity

Angelology - Doctrine of Angels
http://www.bible.org/docs/theology/angel/angelo.htm
This is an indepth overview of the scriptural history of angels. Topics range from names and division of angels to origin, nature, number and organization of angels.

Ashland Theological Seminary
www.ashland.edu/seminary.html
Site for Ashland University's Theological Seminary.

Association of Unity Churches
www.unity.org
The Association of Unity Churches is a principle-centered, proactive organization dedicated to spiritual leadership for the 21st century and beyond; and to developing spiritual leaders and ministries. It is dedicated to supporting and strengthening its member ministries byb providing human resources, administrative and educational programs.

Bible Gateway
http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?
Search for words and phrases in different Bible translations.

Bible Study
www.scborromeo.org/bible.htm
These Bible studies are based on the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church.

Biblical Studies Foundation
www.bible.org
The Biblical Studies Foundation is a non-profit organization founded for the purpose of distributing sound, evangelical Bible study materials in electronic format so those with small personal libraries or without access to a local Bible college or seminary library may have access to sound biblical studies from their home.

Catholic Bible Search
www.usccb.org/nab/bible/index.htm
This site allows searching of Bible verses. The site is still under construction, however, some searching is available.

Catholic Community
http://community.catholic.org
This is a world-wide catholic search engine. Some of the main headings are apparitions, the catholic church, catholic organizations, catholic publications, catholic resources, lay orders and ministries, liturgy, Marion sites, sacred scripture, U.S. parishes, and international parishes.

Catholic Encyclopedia
www.newadvent.org/cathen
An in-depth compendium of religious information on people, places and things. It covers not only Catholicism and its important people, but other religions and their important contributors and founders. Excellent resource for overview and in-depth information.

Catholic Online
www.catholic.org
This is a comprehensive Catholic site about the Catholic religion. It has many useful features, such as Catholic News worldwide, information about the Vatican and information about the saints. It also has searching capabilities of the Bible.

Catholic Online Saints and Angels
http://saints.catholic.org/index.shtml
This site contains the largest collection of facts and information concerning saints and angels on the Internet. The Saints Index is an exhaustive list of saints that contains all known information pertaining to each saint. There is also information about this month's saints, general FAQ about saints, patron saints, ethnic saints, and a feastday list. This site also provides a Saint Search feature that will help locate a specific saint quickly and effectively by name or other search criteria.

Catholic Resources on the Net
www.cs.cmu.edu/People/spok/catholic.html
This site contains information on the catholic liturgy and worship, catholic teachings, catholic culture, catholic people, catholic organizations, and much more.

Christian Classics Ethereal Library
www.ccel.org
Classic Christian books in electronic format

Christian Coalition Interactive
http://cc.org/
Christian Coalition was founded in 1989 by Pat Robertson to give Christians a voice in the conversation we call government.

Cleveland Catholic Diocese
www.dioceseofcleveland.org
This is the site of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. It contains diocesan offices online, Catholic Charities, the Diocesan Social Action Office, the Diaconate Office, the Vocation Office, the Department for Marriage and Family, the Office for Women, St. Mary Seminary, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

Crosswalk Bible Study Tools
http://bible.crosswalk.com/
This site provides the added feature of not only doing a subject search, but searching the Bible using any number of Bible translations from King James to the New American Standard. It also has study tools such as commentaries, concordances, dictionaries and lexicons.

Episcopal Diocese of Ohio
www.dohio.org
This site includes bishops' pages, the campus ministry, the cedar hill camp, church life newspaper, congregational development, diocesan council, a parishes list, staff lists, diocesan organizations, peace and justice ministries, and much more information dealing with the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio.

Gospelcom
www.gospelcom.net
Gospel Communication Network is an alliance of on-line Christian ministries dedicated to evangelizing the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ by means of internet technology.

Holy See (Vatican Website)
www.vatican.va
This site contains information on the Holy Fathers, the Roman Curia, news and services, the Vatican City State, the library and secret archives, and the Vatican Museums.

Hymns, Gospel Songs and Spirituals
http://ingeb.org/spiritua.html
Looking for words to a song? This is the site to use.

New Testament Gateway
www.ntgateway.com
This site is a comprehensive directory of academic internet resources related to the New Testament. It is divided into 27 separate pages, each relating to a specific topic. Each link is annotated. This site focuses on resources that will be of interest to both scholars and students of the New Testament.

Orthodox Christian Page in America
www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage
This site contains links to the Orthodox Page in America and Europe, as well as information on orthodox prayers, readings, icons, news, scripture, and the divine liturgy.

Sermon Mall
http://sermonmall.com/
Excellent materials for sermons and sermon preparations.

Sermons & Sermon-Lectionary Resources
www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermon.html
Resources for homilists planning sermons based on the common liturgical calendar

Seventh-Day Adventist Church
www.adventist.org
Official website of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Shroud of Turin
www.shroud.com
The Shroud of Turin is a centuries old linen that bears the image of a crucified man. At this site, you can examine high quality photographs of the Shroud, review scientific papers and articles, find books and other information, access Shroud resources, obtain Shroud materials, and even interact directly with Shroud researchers.

The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Foundation
www.cdcf.org
Bishop Pilla created the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Foundation (CDCF) in 2000. It is a faith-based Foundation designed to foster philanthropy throughout the eight county Diocese, which includes Ashland, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit and Wayne Counties.

World Wide Study Bible
www.ccel.org/wwsb
Site attempts to organizeas much of the Bible-related resources on the World Wide Web as possible according to scripture reference.

Islam

Al-Islam
www.al-islam.org
This site is available in Arabic, English, and Kiswahili. It's objective is to present quality Islamic resources related to the history, law, practice, and society of the Islamic religion and the Muslim peoples with particular emphasis on Twelver Shia Islamic school of thought.

Submission
www.submission.org
Site provides information on ISLAM.

Judaism

Judaism 101
www.jewfaq.org
Online encyclopedia of Judaism covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture, holidays.

MavenSearch
www.maven.co.il
Judaism-related Web directory

Shamash: The Jewish Internet Consortium
www.shamash.org
Shamash is the oldest and best known Jewish-oriented service accessible through the Internet. It serves the full spectrum of Jewish religious, educational, cultural, communal, and social services organizations interested in utilizing new electronic technologies to share information and deliver services to the Jewish community worldwide.

Mythology and Legend

Bulfinch's Mythology
www.bartleby.com/bulfinch
The stories of gods and heroes of Greece and Rome are portrayed. Each chapter of the book is complete.

Encyclopedia Mythica
www.pantheon.org/mythica.html
A searchable encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and legend. It contains over 5700 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world.

Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts
www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html
This site offers a collection of over 800 original texts along with links to other collections. This collection is a growing work useful to students and advanced scholars of literature, anthropology, and religion as well as to those specializing in folklore.

Myths and Legends
http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze33gpz/myth.html

Other Religions

Astara
www.astara.org
Astara is dedicated to elevating the consciousness and health of humankind since its inception in 1951.

Baha’i World
www.bahai.org
Site devoted to the Baha'I Faith

CESNUR Center for Studies on New Religions
www.cesnur.org
CESNUR is an international network of associations of scholars working in the field of new religious movements.

Cleveland Buddhist Temple
http://samsara.law.cwru.edu/~cbt/
This page contains information and announcements about The Cleveland Buddhist Temple and its activities and its affiliated organizations.

Haqqani
www.naqshbandi.net/haqqani
The mission of the Haqqani Foundation of America is to spread the Sufi teachings of the brotherhood of mankind and the unity of belief in God that is present in all religions and spiritual paths. Its efforts are directed at bringing the diverse spectrum of religions and spiritual paths into harmony and concord, in recognition of mankind's responsiblity as caretaker of this planet and one another.

Hindu Universe, The
www.hindunet.org
Hindu related Internet portal

Hinduism
www.geocities.com/RodeoDrive/1415/indexd.html
This site contains an introduction to hinduism, information on gods in hinduism, links to other hindu-related sites, learning sanskrit, a hinduism journal ( Hinduism Today), spiritual quotes and poems, yoga, spirituality, and books on hinduism.

Insight Meditation Society - Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
www.dharma.org
This site contains links to the following: Insight Meditation Society, Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Teachers and Centers Online, Dharma Resources Online, Dharma Talks, and Insight Magazine Online.

International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism
www.iijnet.or.jp/iriz
This site contains the largest collection of Buddhist primary text materials on the Internet, including electronic Zen texts, Buddhist imput projects, Zen Art, Zen centers and masters, Zen bibliographies and text information, and electronic text in East Asia.

Jain History
www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/jainh.html
This site contains a seven period time-scale on Jainism. The time-scale assists in correlating the events within the Jain history as well as relating the history of Jainism with other events in India and outside of India.

Sikhism
www.sikhs.org
Site containing information on the Sikh religion