Religious Studies

For databases containing articles and other information, see our Religion, Theology & Philosophy databases page.

Electronic Journals

Directory of Open Access Journals: Religion

http://www.doaj.org/ljbs?cpid=16

Links to 26 scholarly journals in the field of Religious Studies that grant free access to their full content on the web.

Electronic Journals in Theology

http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~lipton/journals.html

Links to journals from all areas of religion and theology. Extent of access varies.

Comprehensive Religion Sites

Religion, Religions, Religious Studies

http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/rel/

This site from the University of Florida contains links to information on various eastern and western religious traditions.

Virtual Religion Index

http://virtualreligion.net/vri/

Annotated links to information on topics such as American Studies, Ancient Near East, Anthropology & Sociology, Art & Archaeology, Biblical Studies, non-Christian religions, Christian Tradition, Comparative Religion, East Asian Studies, Ethics & Moral Values, Greco-Roman Studies, Philosophy & Theology, Psychology of Religion, etc.

Wabash Center Internet Guide

http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/Internet/front.htm

This site contains links to sites on religions, social issues, archiology, the history of Christianity, philosophy, education, pastoral counseling, preaching, and other theological and religious topics.

Selected World Religions

(See also our separate lists of web sites for Christianity and Biblical Studies)

Buddhist Studies (WWW Virtual Library)

http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Buddhism.html

Major site for information on texts and studies, art, organizations, etc.

Global Hindu Electronic Networks: The Hindu Universe

http://www.hindunet.org/

Focus is on the historical (e.g. scriptures, figures) as well as current news, events, and organizations.

Internet Resources for the Study of Judaism and Christianity

http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rs/resources.html

Basis list of resources in the area. Special feature is the list of links to course materials (e.g. course home pages, syllabi, etc.) from actual courses on religion.

The Islam Page (Ibrahim Shafi)

http://www.islamworld.net/

Well-organized, comprehensive site covering beliefs and practices, foreign language materials, and information on Muslim countries.

Judaism 101

http://www.jewfaq.org/

An "online encyclopedia of Judaism". Discusses beliefs and practices and offers links to sites representing the various branches of Judaism.

Judaism and Jewish Resources

http://www.shamash.org/trb/judaism.html

Comprehensive gateway to academic as well as community resources. Includes web, ftp, usenet, chat, email sites. Provides brief, helpful annotations.

Muslim Student Association (Oregon St. U.)

http://www.orst.edu/groups/msa/quran/index.html

Basic information on Islam, the Quran, and various issues of interest to Muslims. Also has links to foreign language resources.

Statistics and Research

Adherents.com

http://www.adherents.com/

Provides statistics on religions worldwide from numerous published sources. Users can browse by name of religion or geographic location. Includes some comparative rankings and other lists on specialized topics.

American Religion Data Archive

http://www.TheARDA.com/

Extensive collection of data files which can be downloaded and analized. Codebooks, summary statistics, and statistical analysis programs are available. Users can search across data files for keywords and download questions for use in their own surveys.