Religious Studies Resources
The Academic Study of Religion
General Resources
Bibliographies and Reference
Journals with Online Content
Professional Organizations
- The American Academy of Religion (AAR)
- American Society of Church History
- Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR)
- Council of Societies for the Study of Religion (CSSR)
International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR) - North American Association for the Study of Religion (NAASR)
- Religious Research Association (RRA)
Society for the Anthropology of Religion (SAR) - The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
Baha'i
General Resources
- BBC Religion & Ethics – Baha’i
- Bahá'í Studies (Professor Juan Cole)
- The Bahá'ís (official site)
- Wikipedia Entry – Baha’i Faith
- Wikipedia Entry – Baha’i Divisions
Texts
Buddhism
General Resources
- BBC Religion & Ethics – Buddhism
- Buddhist Studies World-Wide Web Virtual Library
Journal of Buddhist Ethics
Tibetan Buddhism
Zen Buddhism
Christianity
General Resources
Confucianism
General Resources
Texts
Hinduism
General Resources
- BBC Religion & Ethics – Hinduism
- Electronic Journal of Vedic Studies
- International Journal of Hindu Studies
- Hindu Studies Review
- Journal of South Asia Women Studies
- Manushi: A Journal about Women and Society
- Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies
- Wikipedia Entry – Hinduism
Major Divisions
Texts
Jainism
General Resources
- A Complete Jainism Portal
- BBC Religion and Ethics – Jainism
- Jainism: Jain Principles, Tradition and Practices
- Jainworld (Jain Global Resource Center)
- Wikipedia Entry - Jainism
The Jain Dharma in North America
- Federation of Jain Associations in North America
- Listings of Jain Temples and Places of Worship in North America
- Young Jains of America
Islam
General Resources
- Al-Khazina - The Treasury
- BBC Religion and Ethics – Islam
- Links to Research on Islam and Muslim Civilization
- Islam Web (CDEISI)
- Islamic Studies Pathways (Professor Gary Bunt)
- Middle East Network Information Center (University of Texas)
- Middle East North Africa Internet Resource Guide
- Resources for Studying Islam (Professor Alan Godlas)
- Wikipedia Entry – Islam
The Qur’an / Qur’anic Studies
- Hypertext Qur'an (Internet Sacred Text Archive)
- The Qur'an: Arabic Text and Recitation
- The M. H. Shakir Translation
- The Message of the Qur'an (Muhammad Asad Translation)
- Qur'anic Studies
- Qur'an Translation Search Engine
- Rules for Reciting the Arabic Text of the Qur'an
- Subject Index of the Qur'an
- 'Ulum al-Qur'an: An Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur'an
The Hadith
- English Translation of the Sahih of Bukhari
- English Translation of the Sahih of Muslim
- Forty Hadith Qudsi
- Sunnah and Hadith
Islamic History
- A Brief Chronology of Muslim History
- Internet Islamic History Source Book
- The Islamic Timeline
- Maps from An Historical Atlas of Islam (W.C Brice; Leiden, 1981)
- Maps from Historical Atlas of the Muslim Peoples (R. Roolvink; Amsterdam, 1957)
Law and Jurisprudence
Theology and Philosophy
Shi’ism
Sufism
- Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship
- Chishti Habibi Tariqa
- Chishti-Qadiri Tariqa
- Haqqani Sufi Foundation
- Hazrat Nizamuddin Spiritual Foundation
- Halveti-Jerrahi Order of Dervishes
- Islamic Sufi Orders on the World Wide Web
- Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society
- Naqshbandiya Foundation for Islamic Education
- Nimatullahi Sufi Order
- Ni'matullahi Safi 'Ali Shahi
- The Naqshbandi Sufi Order
- The Qadiri-Rifai Sufi Order
- The Sufi Literature Archive
Judaism
General Resources
- Academic Guide to Jewish History
- Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory
- BBC Religion and Ethics – Judaism
- Center for Jewish History
- Digital Librarian: Judaism
- Internet Jewish History Sourcebook
- JewishEncyclopedia.com
- Jewish History Resource Center (Jerusalem)
- Jewish Studies Internet Resources (Columbia University)
- Jewish Studies Resources (Princeton University Library)
- Jewish Virtual Library
- Judaism (Wikipedia)
- Judaism 101
Conservative Judaism
- The Core Principles of Conservative Judaism (JTS)
- Conservative Judaism (Wikipedia)
- The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- The Masorti Movement
- The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Hasidism
- 613.org
- Hasidic Judaism (Wikipedia)
- The Breslov Chassidim
- Chabad-Lubavitch in Cyberspace
- FAQ on Hasidism
- Internet Guide to Chabad Literature
Holocaust
- Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum
- Cybrary of the Holocaust: Images
- Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
- The Hannah Arendt Papers at the Library of Congress
- The Holocaust Album
- The Holocaust Chronicle
- Holocaust Education Resources
- Holocaust Glossary
- Nazi and East German Propaganda - Anti-Semitism
- The Nuremberg War Crimes Trials
- Responses to the Holocaust
- Shoah Visual History Foundation
- Simon Wiesenthal Center
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Univ. of MN - Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CHGS)
- Zachor - Faith During the Holocaust
Judaism in America
- American Jewish Archives
- American Jewish Historical Society
- American Sephardi Federation
- Jews in America: Our Story
- Jewish-American History on the Web
- Jewish Heritage Collection (South Carolina)
- Jewish Museum of New York
- JTS Digital Collections
- National Museum of American Jewish History
- New York Jewish History
- Tulane Manuscripts Department - Jewish Studies
- Western Jewish History Center
Judaism in Europe
- The European Council of Jewish Communities
- Judaica Foundation: Center for Jewish Culture
- Jüdisches Museum Berlin
Kabbalah
Karaite Judaism
Reconstructionist Judaism
Reform Judaism
- Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism, IMPJ
- Movement for Reform Judaism (UK)
- Official website of Reform Judaism
- Reform Judaism (Wikipedia)
- Reform Judaism Magazine
- Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC)
- Union for Reform Judaism (North America)
- The Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center
- Institut Sepharade Europeen
- The Sephardic-Moroccan Page
- Sephardi Jews (Wikipedia)
Texts
- ALEPH: Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Bibliographic Tools for the Study of Hebrew Bible Texts
- The Dead Sea Scrolls (UNC Exhibit)
- iTanakh.com
- Jewish Language Research Website
- Jewish National and University Library, Hebrew University
- Maimonides Resources
- Online Hebrew Tanach and Shas
- Online Treasury of Talmudic Manuscripts
- Princeton Geniza Project
- Resources for the Study of Philo of Alexandria
- The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit
- Texts of Judaism
- Torah (Jewish Encyclopedia)
- Writings of Maimonides: Manuscripts and Early Print Editions
Women and Judaism
- Bibliography on the History of Jewish Women in America
- International Research Institute on Jewish Women
- Jewish Women International
- Jewish Women's Archive
- Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal
Yiddish
- EYDES: Evidence of Yiddish Documented in European Societies
- The National Yiddish Book Center
- Virtual Shtetl
- Yiddish-Hebrew-English-German-Russian Dictionary
New Religious Movements
General Resources
Pagansim
Religion in America / American Religion
General Resources
- American Religion Data Archive
- American Religion Image Library
- Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture
- Journal of Southern Religion
- Material History of American Religion Project
- Pew Forum on Religion and American Public Life
- The Pluralism Project
- Religious Movements Webpage
- Speaking of Faith (NPR Project)
African-American Religious Traditions / Denominations
- African American Religion: A Documentary History Project
- The African-American Wiccan Society
- Balm in Gliead (Black Churches and HIV/AIDS)
- Church of God and Saints of Christ
- Church of God in Christ
- Full Gospel Baptist Church, International
- The Genesis Group (Black Mormons)
- Gospel Music Workshop of America
- National Black Catholic Congress
- Order of Nyahbinghi (Rastafari)
- Rainbow Dharma (Buddhist people of Color)
- The Spirituals Project
- This Far By Faith: African American Spiritual Journeys
- United House of Prayer for All People
- Universe of Yaweh (Followers of Yaweh Ben Yaweh)
Baha’i in America
Christianity in America
Adventist
Anglican (Episcopal)
Armenian (Orthodox)
Baptist
Catholic
Evangelical
- Billy Graham Archives
- Billy Graham Evangelistic Assocation
- Church of the Brethren
- Evangelical Free Church
Holiness
Jehovah's Witnesses
Lutheran
Mennonite
Methodist
Moravian
Mormonism
Presbyterian
Reformed
- Reformed Church in America
- Christian Reformed Church in North America
- United Reformed Churches in North America
Unitarianism
Islam in America
- AMILA (American Muslims Intent on Learning and Activism)
- Council on American-Islamic Relations
- Islamic Assembly of North America (IANA)
- Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
- Muslims in the American Public Square (Georgetown)
- Muslims in New York City
Women and Religion in America
- American Women's History - Religion
- Bibliographies on Women and Religion
- Episcopal Women’s History Project
- Women’s Studies in Religion (Harvard)
Religion in the Caribbean and South America
Rastafarianism
Shinto
General Resources
- BBC Religion & Ethics - Shinto
- Kokugakuin University Encylopedia of Shinto
- Wikipedia Entry on Shinto
Sikhism
General Resources
Major Sikh Reference Sites
- All About Sikhs
- The Sikhism Home Page
- SikhNet
- SikhiWiki (Encyclomedia of the Sikhs)
Texts
- Sri Granth (Guru Granth Sahib Search Engine)
Taoism (Daoism)
General Resources
- BBC Religion and Ethics – Taoism
- Center of Traditional Taoist Studies
- Taoism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
- Taoism (Wikipedia)
- Taoism Directory
- Taoism Information Page
- Taoist Studies in the World Wide Web
- The Taoist Restoration Society
Texts
- Classical Chinese Digital Database
- The Laozi (Lao Tzu): Daode Jing (trans. Chad Hansen)
- Tao Te Ching (trans. James Legge)
- Taoist Texts
Zoroastrianism
General Resources
Texts
