Religion

  • Adherents.com is a growing collection of over 41,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations. See where different faiths are practiced and who is part of their populations throughout the world.
  • Buddhism: DharmaNet International - links to their newsstand, bulletin boards, and related sites.
  • Catholic Online - this site call itself "the world's largest and most comprehensive Roman Catholic information service". It offers research materials, forums, and information about organizations, dioceses & archdioceses, doctrines, and publications. There are many links, including ones to Spanish-language sites.
  • A Comparative Analysis of the Major World Religions from a Christian Perspective
  • International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism - this is the largest searchable collection of Zen Buddhist primary-text materials on the Internet. It also has a database of Zen centers in the U.S. and abroad.
  • Islam is one of the fastest-growing religions today. This site, maintained by Islamic scholars and educators, tries to present an unbiased overview of the faith.
  • Islam's Home Page - maintained by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Students' Organization at the University of Texas at Austin, this site has an English translation of the Qu'ran, prayers, and articles on Islamic issues such as the status of women and the role of Jesus in Islam. There is also a collection of Islamic images.
  • Jewish Internet Consortium - this site organizes web resources with links to organizations, FAQs about Judaism, a directory of kosher restaurants, and links to sites of libraries, schools, museums, & commercial enterprises.
  • Judaism 101 - the basic principles of Judaism in this online encyclopedia include beliefs, people, holidays, places, things, and more.
  • Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod - this site has statistical information, explanations of doctrine, reference material, and links to Christian sites.
  • New Advent is a portal for the "Catholic Encyclopedia" and other sites pertaining to Catholicism.
  • Orthodox Christian Foundation - This page explains the scriptures, liturgy, icons, prayers, and texts of the Greek Orthodox Church. It provides links to European and American Web sites.
  • Sikhism is the fifth largest religion in the world, but one most of us don't know much about. Find out here about the origins of this religion and who its gurus and other important figures are.
  • Virtual Religion Index - this Index from Rutgers University is a tool for students with little time. It analyzes and highlights important content of religion-related websites to speed research. Hyperlinks are provided not only to homepages, but also to major directories and documents within.

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