Religions of the World Topic

Religions of the World
Selected Sites for World Religions and Sacred Texts

About the Religions & Statistics (multiple groups)	Christianity	Jainism	Shinto
African Religions	Confucianism	Judaism	Sikhism
Baha'i	Cults	Native American Religions	Taoism
Books	Hinduism	Religious Freedom	Zoroastrianism
Buddhism	Islam	Sacred Text Collections

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Books

Books may be searched for from our library web page - http://library.chattanoogastate.edu. Handbook of Denominations (Ref BL2525 .M425) and Religious Creeds (Ref BT990 .E58) are highly recommended. Other reference books, as well as databases, are listed at the Religions of the World Research Guide.

The textbook has a web page at: http://www.prenhall.com/hopfe.

African Religions

Africa: Religious Studies consists of a variety of annotated links. http://www.africa.upenn.edu/About_African/ww_relig.html

African Traditional Religion maintained by Chidi Denis Isizoh has a collection of texts that discuss topics and practices. http://www.afrikaworld.net/afrel/

Baha'i

The Baha'i World is the official presence of the Baha'i faith on the web. http://www.bahai.org/

The Baha'i Faith is maintained by the Baha'is of the United States. http://www.us.bahai.org/

Buddhism

Buddhism from Minnesota State University's EMuseum has history, basic beliefs, geographic concentration, terms, and links. http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/religion/buddhism/buddhism.html

Buddhism from Sacred Text Archive has texts.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/index.htm

Buddhist Studies from the Virtual Religion Index at Rutgers University has annotated links. http://virtualreligion.net/vri/buddha.html

Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library provides information on various types of Buddhism. http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Buddhism.html

Buddhanet.net - http://www.buddhanet.net/ - from the Buddha Dharma Education Association provides resources to help Buddhists practice their faith.

Resources for the Study of Buddhism has general Buddhism resources from Ron Epstein of San Francisco State University. http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/Buddhism.htm

Buddhism from Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia that anyone can add to. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism

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Christianity

Christianity from Minnesota State University's EMuseum has history, basic beliefs, geographic concentration, terms, and links. http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/religion/christianity/christianity.html

BibleGateway.com has a lengthy section of versions of the Bible that are searchable. http://www.biblegateway.com/

Bible Study Tools also has different versions of the Bible which can be searched. In addition, there are commentaries and word study books. http://bible.crosswalk.com/

World Wide Study Bible is arranged by Scripture reference. http://www.ccel.org/wwsb/

Christian Denominations and Sects in Yahoo! can provide information links about different denominations. http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion_and_Spirituality/Faiths_and_Practices/Christianity/Denominations_and_Sects/

Christian Tradition from the Virtual Religion Index at Rutgers University has annotated link. http://virtualreligion.net/vri/xnity.html

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

Evangelical Protestantism from Wheaton's Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals - http://www.wheaton.edu/isae/.

Nave's Topical Bible can help locate Bible Scripture verses by topic. http://bible.crosswalk.com/Concordances/NavesTopicalBible/

The Unbound Bible has the usual arrangement of searchable Bibles. http://unbound.biola.edu/

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Confucianism

Confucianism provides links to sacred texts. http://www.sacred-texts.com/cfu/

Confucianism has information about history, beliefs, and practices. http://www.religioustolerance.org/confuciu.htm

Confucianism from Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia that anyone can add to. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucianism

Hinduism

Hinduism from Minnesota State University's EMuseum has history, basic beliefs, geographic concentration, terms, and links. http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/religion/hinduism/hinduism.html

Hinduism from Internet Sacred Text Archive has Vedas and Bhagavad Gita and other scriptures.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/index.htm

Bhagavad-Gita is translated by Ramanand Prasad. http://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/gita.htm

Hindu Studies from the Virtual Religion Index at Rutgers University has annotated links. http://virtualreligion.net/vri/hindu.html

Hinduism from Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia that anyone can add to. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism

Islam

Islam from Minnesota State University's EMuseum has Islamic history, basic beliefs, geographic concentration, terms, and links. http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/religion/islam/islam.html. From the EMuseum's home page there are many interesting links. One link under cultures leads to Islamic food.

Koran has a scanned version of M. H. Shakir's translation of the Holy Qur'an. Each book may be searched, or each chapter may be browsed. There are links to the Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia. http://etext.virginia.edu/koran.html

The Qur'an has three translations of the Qur'an from the University of Southern California Muslim Students Association Islamic. Note that "each of these translations are actually interpretations that have been translated." http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran

Islam 101 has information on the culture and civilization of Islam. It includes articles, contemporary Islamic writings, and translations of the Qur'an. "The site describes Islamic views on human rights, gender equity, science, and more. It is provided by the Sabr Foundation." http://islam101.com/

Islamic Studies from the Virtual Religion Index at Rutgers University has annotated links. http://virtualreligion.net/vri/islam.html

Islamic Studies from Alan Godlas of the University of Georgia has selected primary and scholarly secondary sources. http://www.uga.edu/islam/

Islam has information about history, beliefs, and practices. There is advertising on this site. There is a chart comparing Islam and Christianity. This site has advertising. http://religioustolerance.org/islam.htm.

Islamic Studies Pathways: An Academic Guide to Islamic Studies Resources on the Internet is by Gary R. Bunt. It is a long list of links that are not categorized. http://www.lamp.ac.uk/cis/pathways/pathways.html.

Scriptures, Prophetic Traditions, and Related Texts is from the Muslim Student Association at the University of Buffalo. Scroll down to see various texts - http://wings.buffalo.edu/sa/muslim/hadith.htm.

Muslim Student Association, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, "offers information on the Islamic Center of Carbondale, the Qur'an, and understanding Islam. The site contains translations of the Qur'an as well as information on women in Islam, the concept of God in Islam, and the Qur'an and modern science." http://www.siu.edu/~msa/

Shi'ite Encyclopedia may be viewed by section or searched by keyword. http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia

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Jainism

Jain Texts from Internet Sacred Text Archive.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/jai/index.htm

Jainism: Jain Principles, Tradition and Practices is from Colorado State University. http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/jainhlinks.html

Jain Dharma has information about the history, beliefs, and practices. http://www.religioustolerance.org/jainism.htm

Jainworld.com gives the philosophy and cultural impact. http://www.jainworld.com/. Ahimsa can be found at http://www.jainworld.com/philosophy/ahimsa.asp.

Jainism in Yahoo! has links to various sites. http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion_and_Spirituality/Faiths_and_Practices/Jainism/

Judaism

Jewish Encyclopedia provides free access to the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1901-1906. http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/index.jsp.

Jewish Virtual Library provides a variety of information. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/index.html. Click on the Glossary to explain terms.

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

Judaism from Minnesota State University's EMuseum has history, basic beliefs, geographic concentration, terms, and links. http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/religion/judaism/judaism.html

Judaism and Jewish Resources is a comprehensive site from Andrew Tannenbaum. http://www.shamash.org/trb/judaism.html

Jewish Studies from the Virtual Religion Index at Rutgers University has annotated links. http://virtualreligion.net/vri/judaic.html

Judaism from Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia that anyone can add to. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism

Remember.org provides information on the Holocaust. http://remember.org

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Native American Religions

Native American Spirituality has a discussion on various aspects of the topic. http://www.religioustolerance.org/nataspir.htm

Native American Religions has links to various older documentary texts. http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/

Shinto

Shinto and Japanese Religions from Internet Sacred Text Archive.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/shi/index.htm

Shinto has information on history, beliefs, and practices. http://www.religioustolerance.org/shinto.htm

Shinto from Trincoll Journal has nice pictures and discussion. http://www.trincoll.edu/zines/tj/tj4.4.96/articles/cover.html

Sikhism

All about Sikhs has Sikh scriptures and other information on Sikh history and way of life. http://allaboutsikhs.com/index.php

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

Sikhism has helpful resources including online videos. http://www.srigurugranthsahib.org/main.htm

Sikhism Home Page has information about the history, beliefs, and writings. http://www.sikhs.org/topics.htm

Sikhism has information on history, beliefs, and practices. This site has advertising. http://religioustolerance.org/sikhism.htm

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Taoism

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

Tao Te Ching by Lao-tzu is translated by Stephen Mitchell. It is available full text.. http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/taote-v3.html

Zoroastrianism

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

Zoroastrianism has a discussion on various aspects of this topic. http://www.religioustolerance.org/zoroastr.htm

Avesta - Zoroastrian Archives has sacred literature. http://www.avesta.org/avesta.html

Zoroastrianism in Yahoo! has links. http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion_and_Spirituality/Faiths_and_Practices/Zoroastrianism/

Sacred Text Collections

Internet Sacred Text Archive is compiled by J. B. Hare. It is a collection of traditional, Eastern, and Western sacred literature available in English and sometimes in the original language. The site includes among other literature, Hindu, Egyptian, and Christian texts. http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm

World Scripture: A Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts is an important site that compares sacred texts from different traditions arranged by topic. "This site presents the complete text of the book World Scripture: A Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts, edited by Dr. Andrew Wilson and originally published in 1991 by the International Religious Foundation and Paragon House Publishers. Notes that the book contains over 4000 scriptural passages from 268 sacred texts and 55 oral traditions, and is organized in terms of 164 different themes." (Quoted from NetFirst from FirstSearch) http://www.unification.net/ws/

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About the Religions & Statistics (multiple groups)

Association of Religion Data Archives provides statistics and reports on religious groups down to the metropolitan and county areas. http://www.thearda.com/

Statistics by Tradition is from Harvard University. http://www.pluralism.org/resources/statistics/tradition.php. Other statistics may be found at Adherents.com. http://www.adherents.com/

Faiths and Practices in Yahoo! is a directory of various sites starting at African Religions and going through Zoroastrianism. http://dir.yahoo.com/society_and_culture/religion_and_spirituality/faiths_and_practices/

Pluralism Project at Harvard University - http://www.pluralism.org/. Excellent for statistics, local and general information.

Religion & Spirituality is from About.com has basic information about the various religions. This site has advertising. http://about.com/religion/

Religious Tolerance profiles world religions which have over three million adherents. This site has advertising. http://religioustolerance.org/

Sacred Destinations is a travel guide with pictures and information of worship places around the world. http://www.sacred-destinations.com/

Core beliefs of a religious group can often be found at the group's official web site. Use a search engine, like http://www.google.com or http://www.dogpile.com, to search for the address. For example, the United Methodist Church has a home page at http://www.umc.org, and this site has information on beliefs.

Hartford Institute for Religion Research has links to sources of census and survey data. http://hirr.hartsem.edu/

Divining America: Religion and National Culture has essays on the historic development of various topics in the 17th and 18th centuries like Native American, witchcraft, and Puritanism, topics in the 19th century like Mormonism, and topics in the 20th century like fundamentalism. http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/tserve/divam.htm

Wabash Center Internet Guide to Religion can provide primary texts from various religions. http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/guide_headings.aspx

Cults

Cults in Google Directory can search cult groups. http://www.google.com/Top/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Opposing_Views/Cults/

Cults at the Open Directory Project has links. http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Opposing_Views/Cults/

Cults in Yahoo! has links. http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion_and_Spirituality/Cults

Helpline: Cults by Ed Smith, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga gives basic information to watch for. http://counseling.uchicago.edu/vpc/utc/cults.html

Other Sites

Religious Freedom. International Religious Freedom Report is from the U.S. Department of State. This site details the state of religious freedom throughout the world.

Counterbalance Interactive Library explores the relationship between science and religion. This site has multimedia sources.

Please ask a librarian for additional assistance.

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Last Updated December 07, 2009