LibGuides: World Religions: Websites

About Websites

Remember that anyone can post anything at all on the Web, from outright lies to informed opinion to accurate, thoroughly researched information. Therefore you must always evaluate a website before you rely on it for your research or personal use.

The sites listed here have been collected and reviewed for quality by an STLCC faculty librarian. For help with evaluating websites and other information sources which you find on your own, visit:

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Links to Open Access Web Resources

Following are suggested links for finding information in the field of religion.

Academic Info: Religion
Great for Religious Studies information.
American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Digital Library
Digital resources for the study of religion.
ARDA: Association of Religion Data Archives
A project funded by the Lilly Endowment Inc. that acts to preserve quantitative data on American religion, to improve access to this data, to increase the use of the data, and to allow comparisons across data files. The ARDA collection includes data on ch
Association of Theological Schools
Schools accredited by the Association of Theological Schools
Bible Gateway
Multiple languages and translations, searchable by keyword, phrase or scripture reference.
Biblical Art on the WWW
Indexes more than 37,000 images and can be browsed by subject, text, or artist. Also, the site is keyword searchable.
Buddhanet
A worldwide Buddhist information and education network.
The Catholic Encyclopedia
An online version of the 1913 encyclopedia
Center for Jewish History: Digital Collections
The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences
International program dedicated to the creative mutual interaction of science and religion through research, teaching and public service.
Chabad.org
Jewish resources from the Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
A large online library of books, available for downloading or browsing.
The Ecumenical Creeds
Latin and English versions of creeds accepted by much of Christianity.
Encyclopedia of Religion and Society
The Encyclopedia of Religion and Society marks a unique venture in that it attempts to bring together in a single-volume compendium a state-of-the-art summary of the insights gained by the principal social sciences of religion: anthropology, psychology, and sociology.
Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
Islam and Islamic Studies
Academic resources for the study of Islam from the University of Georgia.
Mockingbird
Mockingbird is a ministry that seeks to connect the Christian faith with the realities of everyday life in fresh and down-to-earth ways.
Moravian Church of North America
The heirs of Jan Hus in North America
Patheos
Great site for comparative religion.
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
A non-partisan look at policy debates.
Pew Research Center
A closer look at America’s rapidly growing religious ‘nones’
Pew Research Religion in Public Life Project
Christian.Net
Articles on Christianity
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
From PBS.
Religion & Politics
A project of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion & Politics at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
Religion and Philosophy
Digital collections of the Library of Congress.
Religion News Service
A secular news and photo service devoted to religion and ethics.
Religious Discrimination in the Workplace
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Sojourners
Social justice from a Christian perspective.
Virtual Religion Index
The Virtual Religion Index is a tool for students with little time. It analyzes & highlights important content of religion-related websites to speed research.
Wabash Center Resources
The Wabash Center supports theology and religion faculty and doctoral students reflecting on their teaching practice — in both theological education and undergraduate education, in the United States and Canada.
Religion | Open Access Articles
Digital Commons Network.