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Association of Peer-Reviewed Electronic Journals in Religion (APEJR)
"...established for the purpose of promoting the development of electronic journals, sharing ideas and solutions to technical problems, and setting high standards for academic quality and longevity that all of the journals in the association will uphold."

Internet Sacred Text Archive
"This site is a freely available non-profit archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore, and occult and esoteric topics. Texts are presented in English translation and, in some cases, in the original language."
Sections include: World Religions ; Traditions ; Mysteries.
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Adherents.com
Religion Statistics
"...is a growing collection of over 62,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations -- references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc."

The American Religious Experience

American Religious Identification Survey - (dead link)
"What do adults say in America today when asked about their religion? How many belong to a church, temple, synagogue, mosque or some other place of worship? How many change their religion in the course of their lives? What is the mix of religious identification among American couples? These are among the many probing questions in the first large-scale national survey of religious identification conducted among Americans in the twenty-first century, and summarized in this report."
Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York
By Egon Mayer, Dept. of Sociology, Brooklyn College, Barry A. Kosmin, and Ariela Keysar.

The Atlantic Online
Online version of The Atlantic Monthly.

American Media - Speaking of Faith
Weekly public radio series.

  • Einstein and the Mind of God
    Part one of this series takes Einstein's science as a starting point for exploring the great physicist's perspective on ideas such as mystery, eternity, and the mind of God...Part two of this series delves into Einstein's Jewish identity, his passionate engagement around issues of war and race, and modern extensions of his ethical and scientific perspectives."
    Listen to the March 2007 radio broadcast or read the transcripts.
    Sections include: In His Voice: Archival Audio ; In His Words: Selected Writings.
  • Sacred Wilderness, An African Story
    "Isabel Mukonyora has followed and studied a religious movement of her Shona people, the Masowe Apostles, that embraces Christian tradition while addressing the drama of African life and history. The founder of this movement, Johane Masowe, emphasized an ancient Jewish and Christian pull to the wilderness. Through her stories we explore modern African spirituality, diaspora, and finding meaning, as Mukonyora says, "'in the margins.'"
    Listen to the February 2007 radio broadcast or read the transcript.
  • Globalization and the Rise of Religion
    Listen to the October 12, 2006 Episode Online.
    "Experts once predicted that as the world grew more modern, religion would decline. Precisely the opposite has proven true; religious movements are surging and driving 'alternative globalizations' across the world. Two leading thinkers offer a penetrating view of how and why religion of all kinds is shaping the global economy and political order."
    Guest include Peter Berger and Rosabeth Moss Kanter.
  • Evolution and Wonder (July 2006)
    Understanding Charles Darwin
    "We'll take a fresh and thought-provoking look at Darwin's life and ideas. He did not argue against God but against a simple understanding of the world - its beauty, its brutality, and its unfolding creation."
    Able to: Read Text ; Download Program ; Streamline ; Podcast.

The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)
"strives to democratize access to the best data on religion. Founded as the American Religion Data Archive in 1997 and going online in 1998, the initial archive was targeted at researchers interested in American religion. The targeted audience and the data collection have both greatly expanded since 1998, now including American and international collections and developing features for educators, journalists, religious congregations, and researchers. Data included in the ARDA are submitted by the foremost religion scholars and research centers in the world."

  • Quick Stats > U.S. Surveys
    Sections include: Attitudes ; Politics ; Religious Affiliation/Identification ; Religious Behaviors ; Religious Belief ; Religious Experiences.

Baylor University - Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies

  • Notes on Church-State Affairs - (dead link) (by country) [quarterly publication available online]

The British Library

  • Collect Britain
    "Putting History in place: over 90,000 images and sounds from the UK and beyond."
    • Expressions of Faith
      "The British Library holds a wealth of sacred manuscripts from around the world ñ many of them rare, ancient and beautiful....We invited a group of well-known people from different faiths and walks of life to choose their favourites."
      Sections include: Buddhism ; Christianity ; Hinduism ; Islam ; Jainism ; Judaism ; Sikhism.

Diskus Webedition
The On-Disk Journal of International Religious Studies

essential teachings
A growing collection of video interviews with philosophers, scholars, and spiritual leaders regarding "key ideas about the meaning life."
By Michael McKnight

First Things : a Journal of Religion and Public Life

Full-Text Theology Periodicals Online
Blume Library, St. Mary's University

A Guide to Writing Academic Essays in Religious Studies - (dead link)
"This guide was created for undergraduate students in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto. It attempts to explain various aspects of essay writing that students are rarely specifically taught. The academic format described here is best suited to research essays involving the use of secondary literature and is not, therefore, the proper format for every paper you will need to write. Moreover, though the recommendations offered in this discussion are fairly standard, it must not be forgotten that there will always be differing opinions, especially on points of style. Thus it is best to ask your instructor whether this guide is suitable for the course you are taking and to comply with whatever recommendations or corrections he or she wishes to make."
By Scott Brown, Center for the Study of Religion, 1997; Revised 2000.

H-Net Teaching
"This site is intended to serve as a gateway to H-Net's extensive collection of teaching resources including teaching focused discussion networks, syllabi, links, conference papers on multimedia teaching, and web-based teaching projects."

  • Addressing Tragedy in the Classroom
    Edited by Steven Mintz, University of Houston
    "H-Net's Vice President for Teaching, Prof. Steven Mintz of the University of Houston, has been overseeing the development of essays, annotated links, and online materials related to teaching, research, and education in the history of terrorism."

The Hume Archives
"The Hume Archives is a repository of electronic texts by and about 18th Century Scottish Philosopher David Hume."
By Jim Fieser, University of Tennessee, Martin

The Integral Edge - (dead link)
The Online Journal for Integral Culture & Spirituality

Internet Journal of Religion
An International Journal Site for the Academic Study of Religion

Internet Universal Religion : Cosmosofy
Electronic edition.
By Bert Tellan

Italian Studies on Religions - (dead link) The First Italian Telematic Bulletin on Historical Studies on Religions

[James, William] William James
Sections include: Essays, Excerpts, Letters, and Reviews ; From Talks to Teachers ; The Principles of Psychology ; Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking ; The Meaning of Truth ; The Will to Believe ; Essays in Radical Empiricism ; On The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study of Human Nature ; Other Sites ; Essays about James Williams ; Bibliographic Info ; Discussion Groups.

Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies (English and Romanian)
"...is a publication of the Seminar for the Interdisciplinary Research of Religions and Ideologies. It is an academic publication intended for professors, young researchers, doctoral and masters students, and other students interested in the study of religions and ideologies."

Journal of Law and Religion - (dead link)

Journal of Religion and Popular Culture
"...is a web-based, peer-reviewed journal committed to the academic exploration, analysis and interpretation, from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, of the interrelations and interactions between religion and religious expression and popular culture, broadly defined as the products of contemporary mass culture."

Journal of Religion and Society (ejournal)
"...has been established to promote the cross-disciplinary study of religion and its diverse social dimensions through the publication of research articles, essays and opinions, review articles, and book reviews."

Journal of Southern Religion - (dead link)

JOUVERT: An On-line Journal of Postcolonial Studies
Volume 3, Issues One and Two: Religion Between Culture and Philosophy
Special Issue

Listening Journal of Religion and Culture
Sample articles available online

Marburg Journal of Religion - (dead link)

The North Star: A Journal of African American Religious History - (dead link)

Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance

  • Declarations of Religious Freedom
     "There have been many federal constitutions, religious statements and international declarations that have guaranteed (at least in principle) religious freedoms throughout the world. The following excerpts are taken from a variety of such documents."

PBS - Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
"...hosted by veteran journalist Bob Abernethy, is the only national TV newsmagazine program devoted entirely to the news of religion and spirituality, and major ethical issues...The Web site features show transcripts, streaming video, an online pressroom with archival information on past program topics, interview transcripts with notable guests, and suggested resource materials and related Internet links."
Sections include: Viewer's Guides ; Outreach ; Begin a Dialogue ; Web Sites ; Books ; Teacher Resources.

  • Einstein and the Mind of God
    Part one of this series takes Einstein's science as a starting point for exploring the great physicist's perspective on ideas such as mystery, eternity, and the mind of God...Part two of this series delves into Einstein's Jewish identity, his passionate engagement around issues of war and race, and modern extensions of his ethical and scientific perspectives."
    Listen to the March 2007 radio broadcast or read the transcripts.
    Sections include: In His Voice: Archival Audio ; In His Words: Selected Writings.

The PEW Forum on Religion & Public Life

  • Liberty and Power: A Dialogue on Religion and U.S. Foreign Policy
    Discussion held October 15, 2004.
    Speakers include: J. Bryan Hehir, Harvard University, Walter Russell Mead, Council on Foreign Relations, Louise Richardson, Harvard University, Shibley Telhami University of Maryland. Moderator: E.J. Dionne, Jr., The Brookings Institution.

Pew Internet & American Life Project
"The Project creates original research that explores the impact of the Internet on children, families, communities, health care, schools, the work place, and civic/political life. The Pew Internet & American Life Project aims to be an authoritative source for timely information on the Internetís growth and societal impact, through research that is scrupulously impartial."

  • Reports - (dead link) (a selection)
    • Wired Churches, Wired Temples: - (dead link)
      Taking congregations and missions into cyberspace (December 2000)

[Photos] Places of Peace and Power
The Sacred Site Pilgrimage of Martin gray
"This web site discusses Martin's pilgrimage journeys, features many of his photographs and writings, lists calendar details of upcoming slide shows, gives information regarding book and photograph orders, and has links to related sites."
Sections include: Asia ; Europe ; Middle East ; Americas ; Africa.

Pluralism Project
"Our mission is to help Americans engage with the realities of religious diversity through research, outreach, and the active dissemination of resources."
- Committee on the Study of Religion, Harvard University.

Portland State University - Center for the Study of Religion

PBS: America Responds

  • Moyers in Conversation
    "In these special 30-minute programs, Bill Moyers is joined by guests from the humanities and faith communities to explore the background and aftermath of the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C."

Religion in the News (ejournal)
- The Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life, Trinity College

Religion Online
Full Texts by Religious Scholars. Topics include Bible, Theology, Ethics, Church and Society, Communication, Cultural Studies, Homiletics, Pastoral Care, Missions, Comparative Religion, Sociology of Religion, and Religious Education.

Religion, Aging, and Spirituality - (dead link)
"An Online Annotated Bibliography for graceful aging"
Edited by Henry C. Simmons, The Center on Aging of Union-PSCE

Science & Spirit Magazine
"...explores life's complexities through a rich, reflective conversation about how science and new technologies affect the human spirit. We seek to understand the conflicts and connections between science and religion in our daily life through the wisdom of a world of faiths. Regularly featured topics include technology, ethics, environment, human relationships, social and personal values, and the mind-body-health connection."

Social Science Research Council (SSRC)

  • After September 11: Perspective from the Social Sciences
    "This website features an extraordinary and still-expanding collection of essays by leading social scientists from around the country and the world. These are efforts by social scientists to bring theoretical and empirical knowledge to bear on the events of Sept. 11, their precursors, and what comes after."
    Sections include: Globalization ; Fundamentalism (s) ; Terrorism & Democratic Virtues ; Competing Narratives ; New War ; New World Order ; The View from Latin America ; Building Peace ; Recovery.

Spirituality in Higher Education Newsletter - (dead link) (ejournal)
"A National Study of College Students' Search for Meaning and Purpose"
Vol. 1, Issues 1- ; April 2004-

[Statistics] The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)
"strives to democratize access to the best data on religion. Founded as the American Religion Data Archive in 1997 and going online in 1998, the initial archive was targeted at researchers interested in American religion. The targeted audience and the data collection have both greatly expanded since 1998, now including American and international collections and developing features for educators, journalists, religious congregations, and researchers. Data included in the ARDA are submitted by the foremost religion scholars and research centers in the world."

  • Quick Stats > U.S. Surveys
    Sections include: Attitudes ; Politics ; Religious Affiliation/Identification ; Religious Behaviors ; Religious Belief ; Religious Experiences.

U.S. Department of State

International Religious Freedom
"This Annual Report includes individual country chapters on the status of religious freedom worldwide."

United States Institute of Peace

  • The Mighty and the Almighty: Religion's Role in International Affairs (Audio or Text)
    A dialogue between former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Professor Susan Thistlethwaite, October 5, 2006.
    "Given the increasing role of religion in international affairs, how should the U.S. government relate to religious communities and factor religious issues into policymaking?"

World Prayers
Multi-Cultural Prayer Collective
"The purpose of this website is to gather the great prayers written by the spiritual visionaries of our planet into an online database representing all life affirming traditions. Many of these prayers have been used for hundreds if not thousands of years. Others are from spiritual contemporaries in today's intricate global fabric. Though these sacred verses arise from divergent paths, voices, languages, cultures and heritages, they all carry within them the same burning flame - the same impassioned love for life and the divine mysteries." -Preface.

World Treasures of the Library of Congress: Beginnings
"The Library of Congress international gallery starts with 'Beginnings,' an exploration of how world cultures have dealt with the creation of the universe and explained the heavens and the earth."
Sections include: Introduction ; Creating ; Explaining and Ordering ; Recording the Experience.

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