- Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Searchable site with links to information about local bishops, schools,
parishes, vocations, and the Catholic faith. Offers news, upcoming events,
daily readings, and daily prayers.
http://www.archmil.org/
- Exploring Religions
Developed by the faculty at the University of Wyoming, this site offers
information about the ideas, practices, and history of five major
world religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism.
Headings include Cosmos, Organization, Time and Worship, Text and
Tales, Timeline, Religious Life, Glossary, Terms, Maps, Links, and
Life Stages.
http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/religionet/er/
- ICLNet
Internet Christian Library, developed by the Institute for Christian
leadership offers a multitude of Christian missions, resources, literature,
organizations, documents, and more available on the internet.
http://www.iclnet.org
- Jewish Student Online Research Center
Information on Jewish history, Israel, US-Israel relations, the Holocaust,
anti-Semitism, Judaism, and more. Comprehensive bibliography and glossary
of Hebrew and historical terms and persons.
http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/
- Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Offers information on dozens of faith groups, from Asatru to Christianity
to Wicca to Zoroastrianism; other belief systems such as agnosticism,
atheism, and humanism; and new religious movements, including cults.
Discusses controversial topics from multiple points of view and covers
negative as well as positive aspects of religion.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/
- The Orion Center for the Study
of Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature
From Hebrew University, this searchable site offers information on research
and educational projects regarding the Dead Sea Scrolls. Includes a
bibliography on the Scrolls, news articles, links, and photographs of
the Scrolls.
http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il/
- Psychology of Religion Page
Maintained by a professor at Georgia Southern University, this searchable
web site offers resources about the psychological aspects of religious
belief and behavior. Includes General Information and Essays, New Religious
Movements, and Science and Religion. Extensive set of links to other
Psychology and Religion sites.
http://www.psywww.com/psyrelig/
- Virtual Religion Index
Award winning meta site from Rutgers University. Comprehensive compilation
of annotated links to quality sites on multiple aspects of religion
and religious studies. Analyzes and highlights important content, providing
links to homepages as well as important content within.
http://virtualreligion.net/vri/
- Islam and Islamic Studies Resources
This is the best website for the study of Islam. The main page has links to sixteen
different sections that comprehensively cover all aspects of Islam.
http://www.uga.edu/islam/
- USC-MSA Compendium of Muslim Texts
This site covers the Qur'an and the hadith literature (narratives about the life of the
Prophet Muhammad), and includes search engines that provide a full search of these texts.
The site reflects a conservative Sunni tradition and does not include Shi'a texts.
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/
- Islam and Human Rights
This site deals with issues of Islam and social justice. It contains links to scholars and
projects on Islamic law, women and Islam, Islam and democracy, and so on.
http://www.law.emory.edu/IHR/
- Islamic Art From the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art contains one of the finest collections of Islamic art
in the United States. The site surveys four time periods (early, early medieval, late medieval,
and late) and includes images that illustrate the beauty present in the Muslim world.
http://www.lacma.org/islamic_art/islamic.htm
- Virtual Religion Index
This free resource guide to the major religious traditions of the world has a section on Hinduism,
referred to on this site as Hindu Studies, that covers seven major areas--(1) General Resources,
(2) Vedas, (3) Upanishards, (4) Theology and Devotion, (6) Schools and Teachers, and (7) Yoga.
http://www.virtualreligion.net/vri/hindu.html
- University of Wyoming Religious Studies Department
This site is organized thematically (e.g. cosmos, social organization, texts), and it contains
a useful timeline, maps, and an alphabetically organized glossary.
http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/religionet/er/hinduism/index.htm
- Huntington Photographic Archive of Ohio State University
This site is an on-line exhibition rich in striking images depicting lived Hinduism, and it
includes a brief but excellent commentary that contextualizes these images.
http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/exhib/meetgod/hp.htm
- Vasudha Narayanan, Professor of Religion, University of Florida
This site tells the story of Hinduism exclusively through the use of images. It is divided into four
sections--(1) A Hundred Autumns to Live, (2) Hindu Temples in Cambodia, (3) The Life of Hinduism, and
(4) Hindu Temples in America.
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/vasu/
- Buddhist Digital Library & Museum
This site operated by the Center for Buddhist Studies at the National Taiwan University contains a
wealth of material including an extensive article database and links to various canonical texts.
The site is available in both English and Chinese versions.
http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/BDLM/front.htm
- Digital Dictionary of Buddhism
This site provides information about Buddhist technical terms, texts, monasteries, schools,
traditions, and persons that appear in Buddhist canonical texts and other relevant sources.
It has been compiled by experts in Buddhist studies.
http://www.buddhism-dict.net/ddb/
- The International Dunhuang Project
This beautifully designed website includes a vast array of useful information and high-quality
images of ancient Buddhist manuscripts, paintings, and artifacts discovered at Dunhuang and
at other Silk Road sites. Each item is presented in its historical context with the help
of maps, photos, and bibliographic data.
http://idp.bl.uk
- Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center
This site devoted to Tibetan Buddhism contains a searchable bibliography of classical Tibetan
literature and a biographical database of Tibetan religious figures accompanied with good-quality
images.
http://www.tbrc.org
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