World Religions

• 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.

• 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 Faith-- 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, forums on major religions, online quizzes about beliefs, and more.

• Buddha Garden-- Contains a "collection of articles and information about... the history and philosophy of Buddhism and Hinduism, plus information on yoga and meditation techniques."

• BuddhaNet-- Large, searchable site by 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.

• Daoist Studies-- An academic site that posts information on Daoism and Daoist studies, bibliographies, book notices, forums, galleries, conference news, a complete list of titles of the 1445 Ming Zhengtong Daozang, and more.

• 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."

• 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."

• Islamic Heritage Project-- "Harvard University has cataloged, conserved, and digitized hundreds of Islamic manuscripts, maps, and published texts from Harvard’s renowned library and museum collections. These rare—and frequently unique—materials are now freely available to Internet users worldwide." Online collection includes downloadable items from many regions, languages, and subjects, dating from the 13th to the 20th centuries.

• 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."

• 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. Note especially their section on Religion & World Affairs.

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

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

• 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.

• SikhNet-- Portal site with explanations of Sikhism and many services to support the global Sikh community.

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

• U. S. Commission on International Religious Freedom-- "Created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to monitor the status of freedom of thought, conscience, and religion or belief abroad, as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and related international instruments, and to give independent policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State, and the Congress." Site posts annual reports, regional and country assessments, policy briefs, newsletter, webcasts, 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.