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Religious Studies- General

Beliefnet
http://www.beliefnet.com/

Hartford Institute for Religious Studies
http://www.hartfordinstitute.org/

"We are committed to providing quality, social scientific religion research information that is helpful for religious leaders and the general public."

Adherents.com
http://www.adherents.com/

"Adherents.com is a growing collection of over 41,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations -- references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc."

Virtual Religion Index
http://religion.rutgers.edu/vri/
Maintained by Rutgers University Religion Department

Religion-Online
http://www.religion-online.org/
"Full texts by recognized religious scholars"

The Internet Sacred Text Archive
http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm

Mysticism in World Religions
http://www.digiserve.com/mystic/

Distinctive Church Collection
http://nodakid.best.vwh.net/church.html

Middle East Council of Churches
http://www.mecchurches.org/
 "ecumenical association for the indigenous, Christian churches of the Middle
 East."

Religious Tolerance From Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
http://www.religioustolerance.org/welcome.htm
"We are not related in any way to the Foundation for Religious Tolerance... Their Web site was started by the Church of Scientology in 1998-JUN, a little after our third anniversary. We, OTOH, are a multi-faith group."

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Christian Studies

Resource Page for Biblical Studies
http://www.torreys.org/bible/

Catholic Encyclopedia
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/

"The Catholic Encyclopedia, as its name implies, proposes to give its readers full and authoritative information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests, action and doctrine. What the Church teaches and has taught; what she has done and is still doing for the highest welfare of mankind; her methods, past and present; her struggles, her triumphs, and the achievements of her members, not only for her own immediate benefit, but for the broadening and deepening of all true science, literature and art -- all come within the scope of the Catholic Encyclopedia."

Christian Religious Resources Page
http://www.religiousresources.org/

Iglesia. org
http://www.iglesia.org/

Ministry & Liturgy
http://www.rpinet.com/ml/
An electronic magazine for Christian liturgy

Material History of American Religion Project
http://www.materialreligion.org/
Focusing on material culture and the economics of religion

Religion and Literature
http://www.nd.edu/~randl/
a journal of religous literature and religious approaches to literature (all denominations) sponsored by the English Department at Notre Dame

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Islamic Studies

Islam FAQ
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/islam-faq/

The Islamic World to 1600
http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/islam/

from the University of Calgary

Islam, Islamic Studies, Arabic, Religion: Resources for Studying Islam
http://www.uga.edu/islam/
from the University of Georgia

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Jewish Studies

Forward
http://www.forward.com/
A Jewish journal

JewishNet: Global Jewish Information Network
http://jewishnet.net/

Jewish Theological Seminary
http://www.jtsa.edu/

Messianic Jewish Alliance of America
http://www.mjaa.org/

See also Holocaust Studies

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Other Religions

Baha'i
The Baha'i World
http://www.bahai.org/

Beliefnet: Baha'i
http://www.beliefnet.com/index/index_10041.asp

Buddhism
Essentials of Buddhism
http://www.buddhaweb.org/

Resources for the Study of Buddhism
http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/Buddhism.htm

Tricycle: The Buddhist Review
http://www.tricycle.com/new.php?p=home

Beliefnet: Buddhism
http://www.beliefnet.com/index/index_10001.html

Hindu
Meeting God: Elements of Hindu Devotion
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/meeting_god/
Exhibit from the American Museum of Natural History

The Bhagvat Gita
http://www.iconsoftec.com/gita/

"The entire contents of the Bhagavat gita are presented here in 2 formats (Acrobat & PostScript)."

Beliefnet: Hinduism
http://www.beliefnet.com/index/index_10003.html

New Age
New Age Web Works
http://www.newageinfo.com/

Taoism
Taoism Information Page
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/taoism/

Taoism and the Arts of China
http://www.artic.edu/taoism/menu.php

The Temple Of The Immortal Spirit
http://www.thetemple.com/

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