World Religions

• Academic Info: Religion Subject Index-- A large directory of Internet resources for the academic study of religion.

• Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory-- The searchable WWW Virtual Library: Jewish Studies and prime gateway to high quality resources for the study of Judaism, including access to online library catalogs and databases.

• Adherents.com-- "Collection of... adherent statistics and religious geography citations -- references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for... religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc."

• Al-Islam.org--Information about Islam from the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project, an effort to to "digitize and present on the Internet quality Islamic resources, related to the history, law, practice, and society of the Islamic religion and the Muslim peoples, with particular emphasis on Twelver Shia Islamic school of thought."

• Bahá'í World-- The official and in-depth Web site of the Bahá'í Faith, from the Bahá'í International Community.

• Beliefnet-- Highly-acclaimed, large, and diverse multifaith site about religion in general, with information, news, and forums on major religions. Note the online quizzes "What's your spiritual type?" and "Belief-O-Matic."

• BuddhaNet-- Large, searchable site, by the Buddhist Information Network (affiliated with the Buddha Dharma Education Association), with much information on all Buddhist traditions.

• Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library-- "Keeps track of leading information facilities in the fields of Buddhism and Buddhist studies," with links to English-language scholarly and philosophical information and a search engine.

• Christianity.com-- "A network of ministries, churches & organizations that use our Web site-building tools to share their messages." Many Christianity-related resources and networks.

• Christianity Today-- Wide range of information about evangelical Christianity, from Christianity Today International.

• Gateways to Buddhism-- From DharmaNet International, information on Buddhism.

• H-Buddhism Discussion Network-- This "Buddhist Scholars Information Network serves as a medium for the exchange of information regarding academic resources, new research projects, scholarly publications, university job listings, and so forth, for specialists in Buddhist Studies who are currently affiliated with academic institutions."

• Himalayan Academy-- Basics on Hinduism, Hindu Resources Online (links to other Hindu or Hindu-related websites), newsgroup for daily links to news of interest to Hindus or those studying Hinduism, and more.

• International Religious Freedom Report-- From the United States Department of State, a report on the condition of religious freedom in countries around the world, prepared annually for the U.S. Congress.

• Internet Guide to Religion-- "Selective, annotated guide to a wide variety of electronic resources of interest to those who are involved in the study and practice of religion: syllabi, electronic texts, electronic journals, web sites, bibliographies, liturgies, reference resources, software, etc." From the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion.

• IslamiCity-- A major, full-service portal on Islam and the Muslim world, "a leading source of Islamic information, a community building service, and an online mall offering a wide range of Islamic products and services...dedicated to advancing information, fostering community, and educating people about Islam."

• Islam Online-- Portal that aims "to become a reference for everything that deals with Islam, its sciences, civilization and nation," to present information "about Islam and its civilizations, the universe and its changes, current affairs and their analyses, and general information and services..."

• Islamic Philosophy Online-- From the online Journal of Islamic Philosophy, a thorough directory and commentary site "dedicated to the study of the philosophical output of the Muslim world."

• Islamic Studies, Islam, Arabic, and Religion-- From Dr. Alan Godlas, professor of religion at the University of Georgia, "a scholarly overview of Islam and related subjects."

• Jewish.community-- "Your Jewish place in cyberspace," news, commentary, directory, and search engine.

• Jewishnet-- The "global Jewish information network."

• Maven-The Jewish Portal-- Directory and search facility for Jewish and Israeli sites.

• MultiFaithNet-- From the Multi-Faith Centre at the University of Darby, "a self-access research, learning, information and dialogue tool, providing updated access to global electronic resources and interactions useful for study of world religious traditions and communities and the practice of inter-faith dialogue."

• Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life-- U.S. organization that "seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs... by delivering timely, impartial information to national opinion leaders... it tracks and aggregates news and conducts independent research, including surveys, legal backgrounders, reports, books and Q&A interviews... [and] provides a neutral venue for discussion." Posts much information and analysis on religion and society, in the U.S. and the world, including country profiles.

• Religioscope-- From Professor Jean-Francois Mayer, University of Fribourg, and devoted to religious affairs in today's world. Primarily in French, but has substantial material in English.

• Religious Studies Web Guide-- From the University of Calgary Library, "this web site focuses on free internet resources of use to researchers involved in the academic study of religion."

• Shamash: The Jewish Internet Consortium-- Aims to be the "the highest quality central point of Jewish information and discussion on the Internet," from the Hebrew College. Note the Judaism and Jewish Resources page to begin research on Jewish matters.

• Sikhism Home Page-- Explanations about the Sikh religion.

• SikhNet-- Large portal with many services to support the global Sikh community, including Sikh-Seek, an index of Sikh-related Web sites.

• Torah.net-- "Site for the observant Jew," with information, news, forum, links, and more.

• Virtual Religion Index-- Great annotated directory for locating high-quality Internet sources on religion, from a retired Professor of Religion at Rutgers University.

• WWW Virtual Library for Taoism-- Links to English-language scholarly and philosophical information.

• Your Guide to the Religions of the World-- From the BBC, a guide to the essentials of Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, and Sikhism.