Religion
Background Information
Encyclopedias
| Encyclopedia of religion | REF BL31.E46 2005 |
| Encyclopedia of the American religious experience | REF BL2525.E53 1988 |
| Merriam-Webster’s encyclopedia of world religions | REF BL31.M47 1999 |
Journal Articles
Academic Search PremierReligion & Philosophy Collection
SIRS Renaissance
Web Resources
Academic Info on ReligionA comprehensive set of links to documents, religious texts, and more for all religions.Adherents.com
Comprehensive source for statistics on religious adherents. Search by religion or location.American Academy of Religion
AAR is the world’s largest association of academics who research or teach topics related to religion.American Religion Data Archives
A collection of both membership data for the different congregations, and an extraordinary amount of opinion survey data.Hartford Institute for Religion Research
Research and full-text articles on a variety of topics including women clergy, multiracial congregations, etc.Institute on Religion and Public Policy
News archives, full-text.Interfaith Calendar
For the years 2005 through 2010, this calendar lists important days for a wide variety of faiths, and provides definitions as well. Also has links to religion news sources.New Testament Gateway
Includes Web information about the New Testament and its background. Subject headings include: Greek New Testament, Non-Canonical Christian Texts, Bible Translations, Textual Criticism, Women and Gender.Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
A collection of over 3000 essays on divisive religious issues, sponsored by an objective nonpartisan group interested in bringing people together.The Pluralism Project
Developed by Harvard University to study and document the growing religious diversity on the United States, with a special view to its new immigrant religious communities. It includes images, research, calendars and many other links.Religion-Online.org
More than 5700 searchable full-text articles and chapters by recognized religious scholars. Topics include Old and New Testament, Theology, Ethics, History and Sociology of Religions, Comparative Religion, Religious Communication, Worship.Religious Worlds
Information and links for study and interpretation of religions.Religious Studies Web Guide
An enormous collection of links.Sacred Text Archive
An archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore, and occult and esoteric topics. Texts are presented in English translation and, in some cases, in the original language.Virtual Religion Index
If I were going to list only one religion site, this would be it. It has everything, for all religions: religious texts, libraries, psychology and sociology of religion, ethics and moral values, biblical studies, comparative religion.
