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Religion on the Web

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Comprehensive sites:
all categories of religion

Comparative Religion
Afro-European, Asian

Christianity & Judaism, Biblical Studies, The Bible

Art & Christianity

Islamic Studies

Hinduism

Buddhism

Related Links

Electronic Texts: Sacred writings, commentaries, etc., references, primary sources

Additional Resources

Electronic Resources
(all subjects)

Search Engines - search the Web

Citation Styles & Formats

Comprehensive Sites - portal or metapages from academic sites. Updated 7/25/2005.

Argus Clearing House - Philosophy and Religion - Links
New Advent - Catholic Encyclopedia -- Summa Theologica -- Church Fathers
RELIGION (The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Religion)
Religions of the World - from Minnesota State University - "these web pages will introduce you to the world's six major religions. They are not meant to convert, or to be the synopsis of every aspect of the religion they explain. They are intended to serve as an introduction, to whet your appetite for further study and to help you understand those around you better."
Virtual Religion Index - Rutgers University, Religion Department - Comprehensive - world religions and much more. Frequently updated.
Voice of the Shuttle: Religious Studies Page This wonderful site links to full text and other resources. Search by keyword. Frequently updated.
Academic Info Religion: Subject Index

Comparative Religion
Comparative Religion
Religious Studies - From the University of South Florida. Links to many sites, with useful annotations. Includes Afro-European Traditions, Asian Traditions, South Asia Studies and much more

Christianity and Judaism
Academic Info - Christianity
Academic Info - Biblical Studies
The Ecole Initiative: Creating a Hypetext Encyclopedia of Early Church History

Documents -- Translations of Judæo-Christian and Islamic Primary Sources to 1500.
Glossary -- Short Essays on Numerous Topics
Articles -- Long Essays on Major Topics and Figures
Images -- Judæo-Christian Iconography and Religious Art

Guide to Early Church Documents
Internet Resources for the Study of Judaism and Christianity
Jewish Roman World of Jesus - website of James D. Tabor, UNC Charlotte

The Bible
Bible Resources for Student and Public Use
Bible Study Tools - commentaries, concordances, dictionaries, encyclopedias, history, etc. Search for your topic in many versions of the Bible (opens in new window)
New Testament Gateway - comprehensive, academic
Resource Pages for Biblical Studies - "Focusing on the early Christian writings and their social world." Looks like a very useful site.
Review of Biblical Literature - book reviews
The Text This Week - Researching a Biblical text, go to this excellent resource. You may be especially interested in the Scripture Index. This site is an example of the wonderful resources now available on the Web.
Textual Resources on the Web - large number of full text resources from a number of academic institutions, includes writings of the early church fathers, contemporary writings, on-line journals.

Christian Art
The Ecole Initiative: Index of Images Links to hundreds of religious paintings and icons.
English Literature & Religion - Many resources for the study of the Bible.  Links to several excellent sites for Christian images from medieval to modern times.
Christus Rex et Redemptor Mundi
Links to very high quality images of artworks from a collection of Catholic museums, including the Sistine Chapel. Information on Catholicism, international news sources, human rights. Link to the Vatican Web site.

Bibliotheque Nationale de France: the Age of King Charles V
An astoundingly beautiful collection of Illuminated Manuscripts--historical, religious, geographic and cultural.The image here  and on the main page are thumbnails from the collection of more than 1,000 images at this site.

Medieval Art, Architecture, Culture - resources I put together for a course in Medieval art. Since art and religion have been closely intertwined throughout history, many of these links may be relevant to studies in religion.
Book of Kells - images and links

Buddhism

Hinduism
The Hindu Universe - Hindu Portal - links to more than 17,000 sites.

Islamic Studies
The Islam Page - comprehensive and informative, many links to additional information
Islamic Studies, Islam, Arabic, and Religion
AcademicInfo - Islamic Studies
Islamic Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art - Islamic Collection
Islamic Art - Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The Koran

The Gold Koran - digitized images from The Sheridan Libraries * The Johns Hopkins University * Baltimore, Maryland

Humanities Websites

VOICE OF THE SHUTTLE HOME PAGE
This wonderful site links to a wide variety of humanities topics.


Some of the recent additions were suggested by John Jaeger, "World Religions on the Web; a Guide to Some of the Most Helpful Sites," College and Research Library News, June 2002, p 426 - 429.



Page Maintained By: Judith Van Noate   •   Last Updated: July 25, 2005 @ 4:50 PM



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