Internet Resources

Internet Public Library:  RELIGION AND THEOLOGY RESOURCES
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hum80.00.00/

This is an annotated meta-index to sites dealing with major belief systems and their study.  Subcategories are: Faiths and Denominations,  Leading Figures, and Sacred and Other Religious Texts.

Virtual Religion Index
http://religion.rutgers.edu/vri/

Maintained at Rutgers, this annotated, comprehensive site has links to general religious and subject-specific religious sites covering world religions, ancient and modern, and includes interdisciplinary topics such as religion and art, religion and philosophy, comparative religion, ethics, etc.  Because of its breadth and depth it is a good starting place. 

Religion, Religions, Religious Studies
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/rel/

A clearly organized site with links to both general religious pages and academically-oriented material that focuses on religious study and interpretation.  It includes new religions.

Finding God in Cyberspace: A Guide to Religious Studies Resources on the 
   Internet
http://www.fontbonne.edu/libserv/fgic/fgic.htm

A selective, annotated list of religion links for beginning students and serious researchers.  Rather than try to be comprehensive, its strength is to indicate appropriate paths for internet research, including search engine strengths.

Facets of Religion
http://www.bcca.org/~cvoogt/Religion/

Besides being a collection of online information of the general subject of religion, this site provides links to newsgroups and e-mail lists.  Coverage includes ancient and new religions and skeptical studies.

SPECIFIC RESOURCES

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

This site has links to primary texts relating to eastern and western religions and ancient religions and mythology. The documents are in English translation and sometimes in the original language.

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

Statistical information about religions, churches, denominations, and cultures  gathered from primary and secondary sources is presented here.  Included are lists of the world religions by size, the largest religious groups in the U.S., major branches of world religions and the world's largest churches.