Religious Studies is:
Integrative
Applying theoretical knowledge of religion to lived, practical contexts, both historical and current
A word about the sites listed here: There are countless sites on the World Wide Web relevant to the study of religion (try "Googling" "religion"!). We have provided links to some of the more interesting and informative ones, but they are by no means uniform in their style, content, or purpose.
Websites
African Religion
American Religion
Anthropology of Religion
Archaeology
Baha'i
Buddhism
- Access to Insight: Readings in Theravada Buddhism
- BuddhaNet: Buddhist Information Network
- Buddhist Association of the United States
- Buddhist Peace Fellowship
- Buddhist Resources
- Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library
- Dalai Lama
- Dharma the Cat
- DharmaNet International: Gateways to Buddhism
- Earth Sangha
- Huntington Archive of Buddhist Art
- Journal of Buddhist Ethics
- Journal of Global Buddhism
- Mandala (Magazine)
- Mountains and Rivers Order, Zen Mountain Monastery
- Mystical Arts of Tibet
- Naropa University
- Order of Interbeing
- Pure Land Buddhism (Shin Buddhism)
- Shambala Sun Magazine Online
- Shin Dharma Net
- Soka Gakkai International - U.S.A.
- Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center
- Tibetan Government in Exile
- Tibetan and Himalayan Digital Library
- Tibetan Studies WWW Virtual Library
- Western Buddhist Review
- Zen Buddhism WWW Virtual Library
Chinese Religion
- Abode of the Eternal Tao
- Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
- Center for Traditional Taoist Studies
- China the Beautiful
- Confucius Publishing
- Daoist Studies
- Dharma Drum Mountain
- Falun Dafa
- Falun Dafa Info Center
- Internet Guide for Chinese Studies: Philosophy and Religion
- Internet East Asian History Sourcebook
- Taoism Information Page - WWW Virtual Library
Christianity
- ATLA Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative
- Augustine of Hippo
- Bible Gateway
- Biblical Studies on the Web
- Book of Common Prayer
- Book of Mormon
- Byzantium: The Byzantine Studies Page
- Canterbury Cathedral Official Website
- Catholic Online
- Center for Progressive Christianity
- Christian Classics Ethereal Library
- Christian + Feminist
- Christian Coalition of America
- Church of England
- Church of God in Christ
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church Fathers (writings of)
- Digital Quaker Collection
- Dumbarton Oaks Hagiography Database
- Ecole Initiative: Encyclopedia of Early Church History
- Ekklesia
- First Things: A Journal of Religion and Public Life
- Five Gospel Parallels
- Friends General Conference (Quakers)
- From Jesus to Christ: the First Christians
- Gnosis Archive
- The Gutenberg Bible
- H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies
- Holy Culture: Christian Hip Hop
- Internet Medieval Sourcebook
- Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus
- The Lectionary - Episcopal Church
- Mennonite Central Committee
- Mepkin Abbey (links to Trappist - Cistercian websites)
- National Association of Evangelicals
- National Conference of Catholic Bishops: United States
- Net Ministries Church Directory
- Netserf.org: Medieval Religion
- The New Testament Gateway
- The Old Testament Gateway
- The Perseus Project
- Postmodern Bible Commentary
- Project Canterbury
- Project Wittenberg
- Religion-Online.org
- Resources for American Christianity
- St. Laurentius Digital Manuscript Library
- Shannon Chair in Catholic Studies, Nazareth College
- Taize Community
- The Tertullian Project
- The Unbound Bible
- United Methodist Church
- United Pentecostal Church International
- Vatican Official Site
- Vatican, Documents of the Vatican II Council
- Women Priests: The Case for Ordaining Women
- The World Council of Churches
General Religious Studies Sites
- About.com: Religion and Spirituality
- ABZU: Resources for Study of the Ancient Near East on the Internet
- Academic Info: Religious Studies and Comparative Religion
- Adherents.com
- Beliefnet
- Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative
- Encyclopedia Mythica
- Finding God in Cyberspace
- Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
- Internet Modern History Sourcebook
- Internet Sacred Text Archive
- Journal of Religion and Society
- Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
- Parabola Magazine: Myth, Tradition and the Search for Meaning
- Philosophy, Theology, and Religion
- The Pluralism Project
- Questia: Religion Topics
- Religion Compass
- Religion Explorer
- Religion Watch
- Religious Worlds
- Religious Studies Web Guide
- SacredSites.com
- Speaking of Faith (Public Radio Program)
- Studying Religion
- Virtual Library: Religion
- Virtual Religion Index
- Yahoo! Search Engine for Religion and Spirituality
Hinduism
- Ancient Indus Valley: Harappa
- Bhagavad-Gita.org
- The Hindu Universe
- Hinduism.co.za
- Hinduism Today
- HinduWebsite.com
- India Virtual Library: Religious Traditions
- Indian Texts Archive
- International Society of Krishna Consciousness
- Internet Indian History Sourcebook
- Meeting God: Elements of Hindu Devotion
- Resources for the Study of South and Southeast Asian Languages and Cultures
- Saranam.com
- Shiva Shakti Mandalam
- Sri Vaishnava
- Sri Venkateswara Temple
- The Society for Hindu-Christian Studies
- TempleNet: The Comprehensive Indian Temple Website
- World Vaisnava Association
Interfaith Organizations
- Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs
- Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue at Nazareth College
- Christian Muslim Forum
- Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions
- Interfaith Alliance
- Interfaith Calendar
- Interfaith Voices (Public Radio Program)
- Interfaith Youth Core
- Journal of Interreligious Dialogue
- The Pluralism Project
- Scriptural Reasoning
- Scriptural Reasoning Society
- Union of Faiths
- United Communities of Spirit
Islam
- al-Fatiha Foundation
- al-Khazina
- al-Muslim
- American Islamic Forum for Democracy
- American Muslim Alliance
- American Society for Muslim Advancement
- Canadian Islamic Congress
- Canadian Society of Muslims
- Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy
- Compendium of Muslim Texts
- Council on American-Islamic Relations
- DawaNet
- Fiqh Council
- Gallup Center for Muslim Studies
- Gnawa Stories
- Ijtihad
- Institute of Islamic Information and Education
- International Association of Sufism
- International Institute of Islamic Thought
- Internet Islamic History Sourcebook
- Islamic Calendar for North America
- Islamic Society of North America
- Islamic Studies, Islam, Arabic, and Religion
- IslamiCity in Cyberspace
- Ja'ffari Islamic Centre
- Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement
- Musalman: the Islamic Portal
- The Muslim News
- Muslim Peace Fellowship
- Muslimah Media Watch
- MuslimHeritage.com
- Nation of Islam
- Nawawi Foundation
- North American Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities
- Qur'an Browser
- Sufism, Sufis, Sufi Orders
- Sultan.org
- Sunnah Islamic Page
- Understanding Islam
- USC Muslim Students Association Islamic Server
- Zaytuna College
Jainism
Japanese Religion (esp. Shinto)
Judaism
- Aish.com
- Aleph: Alliance for Jewish Renewal
- Archival Resources on the History of Jewish Women in America
- Internet Jewish History Sourcebook
- Jewish History Resource Center
- Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance
- Jewish Reconstructionist Federation
- Judaism 101
- Judaism and Jewish Resources
- March of Remembrance and Hope
- Maven: the Jewish Portal
- North American Jewish Data Bank
- Rabbi Amy Scheinerman Homepage
- Rabbinical Council of America
- Scrolls from the Dead Sea (Library of Congress Exhibition)
- Shamash: The Jewish Internet Consortium
- The Temple Institute
- Tikkun
- Union for Reform Judaism
- United Jewish Committees
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal
- World Jewish Congress
- Yad Vashem
Miscellaneous Sites
Native American Religions
New and Alternate Religious Movements
Psychology of Religion
Rastafari
Religion and Government, Religious Freedom
- Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
- Americans United for the Separation of Church and State
- Center for the Study of Law and Religion (Emory University)
- Faith in Public Life
- First Amendment Center
- Forum 18
- Freedom Forum
- Institute for Global Engagement
- Religious Freedom, University of Virginia
- Religious Liberty Archive
- U.S. State Department: Report on International Religious Freedom
Religion in Public Education
- American Academy of Religion: Task Force on Religion in Public Schools
- Finding Common Ground: A Guide to Religious Liberty in Public Schools
- Harvard University Program in Religious Studies and Education
- New York State Education Department: Global History and Geography, Core Curriculum
- Religion and Public Education Resource Center, California State University, Chico
- Religious Studies in Secondary Schools
- Teaching About Religion
- U.S. Department of Education: Religion and Public Schools
- U.S. Supreme Court Decision: Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962)
- U.S. Supreme Court Decision: Abington School Dist. v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (1963)
Religion and Science
- Access Research Network
- American Association for the Advancement of Science: Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion
- Beyond: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science
- Center for the Study of Science and Religion
- Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences
- Cosmology: the Study of the Universe (NASA)
- Counterbalance Foundation
- Creation Museum
- Discovery Institute
- Evolutionary Psychology: A Primer
- Faith and Reason (PBS Program)
- Fideism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
- FQXi: Foundational Questions in Physics and Cosmology
- Galileo Project
- Institute for Creation Research
- Institute on Religion in an Age of Science
- Intelligent Design? Natural History Magazine
- International Society for Complexity Information and Design
- International Society for Science and Religion
- Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial (PBS "Nova" Program)
- Metanexus Institute
- Mind and Life Institute
- Pontifical Academy of Science
- Religious Groups' Views on Evolution (Pew Forum)
- Robert Boyle Project
- Science and Religion Forum
- Templeton Foundation
- Zygon Center for Religion and Science
Religion News, Commentary, and Blogs
- AllAfrica: Religion
- Articles of Faith: The Boston Globe
- BBC: Religion
- BBC Online: Religion and Ethics (Program)
- CrossCurrents Magazine
- Ecumenical News International
- GetReligion
- GodSpam
- Huffington Post: Religion
- On Faith: The Washington Post
- Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
- The Piety that Lies Between
- Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly (PBS)
- Religion Dispatches
- Religion in the News
- Religion News Service
- Religion Newswriters Association
- Religion Writer
- ReligionLink
- ReligioScope
- The Revealer: A Daily Review of Religion and the Press
- Reuters Religion Blog
- The Seeker: Chicago Tribune
- The Telegraph
- Washington Independent: Religion
- Washington Post: Religion
- WorldWide Religious News
- ZENIT: The World Seen from Rome
Religion in the Rochester, NY Area
- RocWiki has an index of spiritual organizations in the Rochester Area. For driving directions, please visit mapquest.com.
- Bethel Christian Fellowship
391 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14604
585-232-1136 - Browncroft Community Church
2530 Browncroft Blvd.
Penfield, NY 14625
585-586-0939 - Chabad Lubavitch of Rochester, NY
1037 Winton Road South
Rochester, NY 14618
585-271-0330 - Catholic Diocese of Rochester
150 Buffalo Road
Rochester, NY 14624
585-328-3210 - Cistercian Trappist Monastery of Our Lady of the Genesee
3258 River Rd.
Piffard, NY 14533 - The Father's House
715 Paul Road
Chili, NY 14624
585-889-4870 - First Bible Baptist Church
990 Manitou Road
Hilton, NY 14626
585-225-3493 - First Universalist Church of Rochester
150 South Clinton Avenue
Rochester, NY 14604
585-546-2826 - Gurudwara of Rochester
2041 Dublin Road
Penfield, NY 14526
585-377-2771 - Hill Cumorah Visitor's Center
603 Route 21 South
Palmyra, NY 14522
315-597-5851 - Hindu Temple of Rochester
120 Pinnacle Road
Pittsford, NY 14534
585-427-8091 - Houses of Worship
WXXI-TV program on religious sites in Rochester area - Islamic Center of Rochester
727 Westfall Road
Rochester, NY 14620
585-442-0117 - Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester
- Megiddo Church
481 Thurston Road
Rochester, NY 14619
585-235-4150 - Plymouth Spiritualist Church
29 Vick Park A
Rochester, NY 14607
585-271-1470 - Rochester Chinese Christian Church
1524 Jackson Road
Penfield, NY 14526
585-872-6708 - Rochester Zen Center
7 Arnold Park
Rochester, NY 14607
585-473-9180 - Sacred Heart Cathedral
Lake Avenue
Rochester, NY 14615
585-254-3221 - St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Church
940 East Ridge Road
Rochester, NY 14621
585-461-6457 - Spiritus Christi Church
60 Bittner Street
Rochester, NY 14604
585-325-1180 - Sri Vidya Temple Society
6970 East River Road
Rush, NY 14543
585-533-1970 - Temple Beth El
139 South Winton Road
Rochester, NY 14610
585-473-1770 - Temple B'rith Kodesh
2131 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14618
585-244-7060 - Temple Sinai
363 Penfield Road
Rochester, NY 14625
585-381-6890 - Turkish Society of Rochester
2841 Culver Road
Rochester, NY 14622
585-266-1980 - White Lotus Society
11 S. Goodman Street
Rochester, NY 14607
585-442-5853
Religious Ethics
- Buddhist Peace Fellowship
- Center for Religion, the Professions and the Public
- Charter for Compassion
- Classic Texts in Ethics
- Earth Sangha
- Evangelical Environmental Network, Creation Care Magazine
- Global Ethic Foundation
- Global Ethics and Religion Forum
- Interfaith Alliance
- Interfaith Power and Light
- Journal of Buddhist Ethics
- National Religious Partnership for the Environment
- Religion and Nature.com
- Religious Consultation on Population, Reproductive Health and Ethics
- Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy
- Society for the Study of Christian Ethics
- Society for the Study of Muslim Ethics
- Society of Christian Ethics
- U.S. Institute of Peace: Religion and Peacemaking
- Web of Creation
Religious Studies Professional Organizations
- American Academy of Religion
- Association of Theological Schools
- Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion
- College Theology Society
- The Council of Societies for the Study of Religion
- Fund for Theological Education
- Graduate Programs in Asian Philosophy and Religious Studies
- International Association for the History of Religions
- North American Association for the Study of Religion
- Society for Biblical Literature
- Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
- Theta Alpha Kappa
Santeria (Voo Doo)
Sikhism
Skepticism, Atheism, Secular Humanism
Wicca, Paganism
Women and Religion
The following are websites with general information. Please see additional websites under specific traditions.


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