Christianity in in America

Directory of Online Resources for the Study of Christianity in the United States.
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PBS - Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly - One Nation: Election 2006
Sections include: Republications & Religion ; Democrats & Religion ; Muslim Congressional Candidate ; Hispanic Voters ; IRS & Church Tax Exemptions.

PBS - Frontline - The Jesus Factor (April 2004)
"Examining George W. Bush's personal religious journey, its impact on his political career and presidency, and the growing influence of American's evangelical Christians."
Sections include: View the Full Program Online ; A President and His Faith ; America's Evangelicals ; Interviews ; Readings & Links ; Teacher's Guide.

Journal of Religion and Society
"...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."

Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches - USA

Adventist Library Information Cooperative (ALICE)

American Religion Data Archive (ARDA) - (dead link)

  • National [U.S.] Religious Attitudes Survey of Catholics, 1997 - (dead link)
    "This study was designed to examine controversial issues facing the Catholic Church today. Four broad categories of issues were examined. First, the investigators studied attitudes towards Church teachings (e.g., abortion, women in the priesthood, etc.). Second, they analyzed religious practices. Third, the researchers were interested in respondents' reactions toward a number of assertions about the Church and its role in American society. Finally, they assessed various dimensions of Mass, including its primary purpose and the role of "inclusive language."

American Society of Church History

American Theological Library Association

Anglican Library Society

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.

The Baptist Standard
Weekly Newsjournal of Texas Baptists

The Bruderhof Communities - (dead link)

Calvary Chapel Homepage

The Catholic - Labor Network - (dead link)
"...hopes to be a place for those Catholics, lay, religious and clergy, who are active in their churches and in unions to learn about their Church's teachings as regards to labor issues, pray for those who are working for economic justice and share information about events and struggles that may be taking place in their area.
By Fr. Sinclair Oubre

Catholic Bible Association of America
"The purpose of the Catholic Biblical Association is to promote, within a context of faith, scholarly study in Scripture and related fields by meetings of the association, publications, and support to those engaged in such studies"

Catholic College Search
 From the National Catholic College Admission Association (NCCAA)

Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights

  • Brooklyn Bishop Offers Straight Talk on Same-Sex Marriage - (dead link) (March 10, 2004)
  • Sexual Abuse in Social Context: Catholic Clergy and Other Professionals
    Special Report by Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, February 2004.
  • Catalyst - (dead link)
    "This journal provides timely updates on Catholic League issues and activities."
  • Essays, Research Papers, and Reviews
    Sections include: Activist Groups ; Book Reviews ; The Church and the Holocaust ; Church and State ; The Crusades and the Inquisition ; Education ; The Media ; The Papacy ; "The Passion of the Christ" The Sex Abuse Scandal ; Miscellaneous.

Catholic News Service (CNS)
"...is the primary source of national and world news that appears in the U.S. Catholic press. It is also a leading source of news for Catholic print and broadcast media throughout the world."

"Churches ad hoc: a divine comedy"
Offbeat look at churches in America. Selections from his new book.
By Herman Krieger

Christian Denominations & Sects Resources - (dead link)
Listing from the Internet Public Library

Christian Peacemaker Teams - (dead link)
Committed to Reducing Violence by "Getting in the Way."
"As followers of Jesus Christ, we believe that we must choose the nonviolent way of the cross in these dangerous times. If we or our loved ones are attacked, injured or killed by acts of terror, we forbid our governments to retaliate in our names."

Christianity Today

The Church in the Southern Black Community - (dead link)
"This compilation of printed texts from the libraries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill traces how Southern African Americans experienced and transformed Protestant Christianity into the central institution of community life. Coverage begins with white churches' conversion efforts, especially in the post-Revolutionary period, and depicts the tensions and contradictions between the egalitarian potential of evangelical Christianity and the realities of slavery. It focuses, through slave narratives and observations by other African American authors, on how the black community adapted evangelical Christianity, making it a metaphor for freedom, community, and personal survival."
- American Memory, Library of Congress / University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Divining America: Religion and the National Culture - (dead link)
"Essays by leading scholars offering: content overviews, discussion guidance, bibliographies, online resources, primary sources."
From TeacherServe, National Humanities Center

Dominican Central - Chicago Dominican Friars - (dead link) "...is the web site of the American Central Province of the Dominican Friars, the Province of St. Albert the Great. We are Roman Catholic priests and brothers, part of the global "Order of Preachers," the Dominican Family of priests, brothers, sisters, nuns and lay people, who live and pray today in a holy tradition that dates back to time of St. Dominic, the thirteenth century."

Early Virginia Religious Petitions
"...presents images of 423 petitions submitted to the Virginia legislature between 1774 and 1802 from more than eighty counties and cities. Drawn from the Library of Virginia's Legislative Petitions collection, the petitions concern such topics as the historic debate over the separation of church and state championed by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, the rights of dissenters such as Quakers and Baptists, the sale and division of property in the established church, and the dissolution of unpopular vestries."
American Memory, Library of Congress

Emory University - Pitts Theology Library

  • Occasional Publications of the Pitts Theology Library - (dead link)

Episcopal Church, USA

Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania - Stevick Theological Library

Fire and Ice: Puritan and Reformed Writings
A large collection of sermons, extracts, poems, quotes and more.
By Bill Carson

Hartford Institute for Religion Research
""The Institute is committed to providing research based information on the social scientific study of religion in a way that makes this research usable for religious leaders and the general public...This site, established in 1997, include up-to-date survey findings, reports on national studies of religion and venues for interactive exchange of knowledge."

  • Denominations - (dead link) "This section of our web site contains information on denominations and other official national religious bodies. The reports and research offered here relate specifically to the official national structures rather than regional or local religious structures."

Harvard Theological Library

Historic Charleston Religious & Community Buildings
A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary

Historical Society of the Episcopal Church

ICRN
Involved Christian Radio Network

Journal of Public Theology
"An Online Resource for Public Professionals"

Journal of Religion and Society
"...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."

Library of Congress

  • Religion Collections in Libraries and Archives
    A Guide to Resources in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia
    "The focus of this guide is primary source material in the area of religion as well as large or unique published collections of interest to the serious scholar or researcher of religion. The guide includes mainly libraries and archives affiliated with academic institutions or religious denominations, private institutions with strong religion resources, and state and federal repositories."

National of Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
Includes an archive of from the News Service and documentation

New Thought Movement Home Page
"...a more than century-old, practically-oriented spirituality that promotes fullness of all aspects of living, through constructive thinking, meditating, and other ways of realizing the presence of God."

PBS - American Experience - Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (January 2004)
Website companion to the TV broadcast.
"...offers insights into topics in American history including the Civil War, slavery, abolition, race relations, definitions of freedom and citizenship, civil rights, black suffrage and election to political office, impeachment, regional political differences, nationbuilding after war, the cotton economy, sharecropping, federal government intervention in the states, and more."
Sections include: Watch the Program ; 40 Acres and a Mule ; Plantations in Ruins ; Black Legislators ; Northerners in the South ; Slave to Sharecropper ; In God We Trust ; White Men Unite ; State by State ; Teacher's Guide ; 1870 Map ; Black Citizens.

PBS - American Experience - The Pill (February 2003)
"The film The Pill and this companion Web site offer insights into topics in American history including advances in science and medicine, contraception, eugenics, social engineering, population trends, government involvement in legislating social behavior, conflicts between religious values and societal trends, feminist activism of the 1960s, twentieth century women's movements, women's changing roles in society, women and work, the evolving relationship of the medical profession to the lay public and the growth of the pharmaceutical industry."
Sections include: Film Description ; Transcript ; Primary Sources ; Further Reading ; Special Features ; Timeline ; Gallery ; People & Events ; Teacher's Guide.


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PBS - Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly - One Nation: Election 2006
Sections include: Republications & Religion ; Democrats & Religion ; Muslim Congressional Candidate ; Hispanic Voters ; IRS & Church Tax Exemptions.

PBS - Frontline - The Jesus Factor (April 2004)
"Examining George W. Bush's personal religious journey, its impact on his political career and presidency, and the growing influence of American's evangelical Christians."
Sections include: View the Full Program Online ; A President and His Faith ; America's Evangelicals ; Interviews ; Readings & Links ; Teacher's Guide.

PBS - This Far by Faith (Summer 2003)
African-American Spiritual Journeys
"In six hours of dramatic storytelling, This Far by Faith examines the African-American religious experience through the last three centuries...This Far by Faith explores the connections between faith and the development of African-American cultural values."
Episodes include: There is a River ; God is a Negro ; Guide my Feet ; Freedom Faith ; Inheritors of the Faith [It explores Islam and Yoruba] ; Rise Up and Call Their Names.
Sections include: Discussions ; Journeys ; Timeline ; People ; Resources.

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.

  • What is Marriage?
    News Feature, March 26, 2004
    "The debate about marriage for homosexuals has provoked a widespread reexamination of what marriage is for everyone. A civil contract? A sacrament? Judy Valente reports from Chicago."

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.

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Presbyterian Church in America

Protestant Reformed Churches in America
An unofficial site with sermons, pamphlets, articles, directories, and links to other resources.
Maintained by Rev. G. Van Baren

Religion Newswriters Association

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

Restoration Serials Index
"A Christian College Librarians Publication. A computer-produced author/subject index to periodicals and lectureships by members of the church of Christ. Thirty-nine librarians from 17 institutions have contributed indexing."
- Abilene Christian University

Spirituality in Higher Education
A National Study of College Students' Search for Meaning and Purpose
"The Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at UCLA is conducting a major new program of research to track the spiritual growth of students during their college years."

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-

St. John's University (Minnesota) - Hill Museum & Manuscript Library

  • Vivarium
    "Vivarium is the home of digitized manuscripts, art, rare books, photographs, audio, video, and other resources from two Benedictine monastic and educational communities in central Minnesota."
  • The Works of Trithemius
    An exhibit of works from Saint John's University Special Collections by the 16th-century monastic scribe.

Sunday School Books: Shaping the Values of Youth in Nineteenth-Century America
"This collection presents 163 Sunday school books published in America between 1815 and 1745, drawn from the collections of Michigan State University Libraries and the Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University Libraries. They document the culture of religious instruction of youth in America during the Antebellum era. They also illustrate a number of thematic divisions that preoccupied nineteenth-century America, including sacred and secular, natural and divine, civilized and savage, rural and industrial, adult and child. Among the topics featured are history, holidays, slavery, African Americans, Native Americans, travel and missionary accounts, death and dying, poverty, temperance, immigrants, and advice."
- American Memory, Library of Congress

Trinity College - Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion

Wake Forest University - Baptist Collection

United Methodist Church

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops - Social Development and World Peace

  • Use of Force Against Iraq - (dead link)
  • Responding to the September 11 National Tragedy - (dead link)
  • Church's Teaching on War and Peace - (dead link)
  • The Harvest of Justice is Sown in Peace - (dead link)
    "A Reflection of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops on the Tenth Anniversary of the Challenge of Peace."
  • Brief Overview of Catholic Just War Tradition - (dead link)
    By Bishop Joseph Fiorenza, October 14, 1999
  • Special Projects
    • National Catholic Gathering for Jubilee Justice - (dead link)
    • Action Alert: Landmines - (dead link)
    • Catholic Campaign on Debt - (dead link)
    • Efforts to End the Death Penalty - (dead link)
    • Stand Against Violence 2001 - (dead link)

University of Pennsylvania - Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society
"...dedicated to exploring ìthe role of religion in contemporary urban America,î including but not limited to, 'how local congregations, grassroots ministries, and other communities of faith matter in the daily lives of disadvantaged children, youth, and families.'"

University of Wisconsin, Madison - Data and Program Library Service (DPLS)

  • American Catholic Priesthood Survey, 1971
    "The American bishops commissioned the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) to conduct this comprehensive study of the Catholic priesthood in the United States and of American priests living abroad. The purpose of this study was to determine what priests at this time saw as the past, present, and future role of the priesthood and the Catholic Church in the United States."

Vanderbilt University - Divinity Library

Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries - Online Exhibits

  • Virginia Black History Archives (VBHA)
    "...is an attempt to help document the history of African Americans in the Richmond and central Virginia area."
    • Fourth Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia
      Minutes, 1880-1958
      "...the first black Baptist church in the Church Hill community in Richmond, is a symbol of the black religious strength in the Confederacy's former capital during the decades following emancipation."
    • Gillfield Baptist Church, Petersburg, Virginia
      Minutes, 1815-1827, 1748-1871, 1888-1897
      "...is the second oldest African-American congregation in Petersburg and one of the oldest in the country. The church originated in the Davenport Church in Prince Edward County in 1774."

Christian Science
Church of Christ, Scientist
Official Home Page. Includes sections on publications, Mary Baker Eddy, directory of churches, and the electronic edition of The Christian Science Monitor

Mary Baker Eddy Institute
Founder of Christian Science.
Includes full-text of the most important of Mary Baker Eddy's writings:

spirituality.com
Exploring Practical Spirituality
"It has full text of Mary Baker Eddy's (founder of Christian Science) main work, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures."


Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons)

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [The Mormons]
Official Home Page. Contains 'basic media information,' conference proceedings, Gospel Library and history.

  • Scriptures - Internet Edition
    Includes: Old Testament ; New Testament ; Book of Mormon ; Doctrine and Covenants ; Pearl of Great Price ; Study Helps ; Additional Helps.
Affirmation - Gay & Lesbian Mormons

FamilySearch - Census Records
"You can choose the 1880 United States, 1881 British Isles, or the 1881 Canadian Census."
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

PBS - P.O.V. - The Smith Family
A Film By Tasha Oldham
"On her ninth wedding Anniversary, Kim's Perfect Life is shattered when she learns that her husband Steve has been having affairs with men. Three years later, she discovers she is HIV-positive."
Sections include: Discover More ("Follow Tony Smith to Mexico and find out what it's like to be a Mormon Missionary") ; Get Involved ; Inspired By ; Behind the Lens ; Talking Back ; Classroom ; About the Film.

Trails to Utah and the Pacific: Diaries and Letters, 1846-1749
"...incorporates 49 diaries, in 59 volumes, of pioneers trekking westward across America to Utah, Montana, and the Pacific between 1847 and the meeting of the rails in 1749. In addition to the diaries, the collection includes 43 maps, 82 photographs and illustrations, and 7 published guides for immigrants...The collection tells the stories of Mormon pioneer families and others who were part of the national westering movement, sharing trail experiences common to hundreds of thousands of westward migrants
- American Memory, Library of Congress


Evangelicals
Evangelical Free Church of America - (dead link)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
A large selection of resources available online including a nice library and archive department

PBS - Frontline - The Jesus Factor (April 2004)
"Examining George W. Bush's personal religious journey, its impact on his political career and presidency, and the growing influence of American's evangelical Christians."
Sections include: View the Full Program Online ; A President and His Faith ; America's Evangelicals ; Interviews ; Readings & Links ; Teacher's Guide.


Jehovah's Witnesses
Watchtower : Official Web Site of the Jehovah's Witnesses
"This is the only official web site of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, the legal organization in use by Jehovah's Witnesses. While other sites may express favorable or unfavorable opinions about us and our work, this site is the authoritative source about the beliefs, teachings, and activities of Jehovah's Witnesses."
Includes sections on beliefs and activities, medical care and blood, current topics, and publications available

Jehovah's Witnesses United
 Sections include Legal Resources ; Biblical Exegesis ; General Materials ; Religious Freedom ; Useful Links

Lutheran Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
A large selection of resources available online including a nice library and archive department

Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America

Concordia Historical Institute
The Department of Archives and History of the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod. A unique section of the Web site is their 150 Years Ago in Der Lutheraner.

Documents of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Includes: Convention Proceedings ; Doctrinal Statements ; Reports of the Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTRC) ; Documents of the Council of Presidents.
From Project Wittenberg and Reverend Bob Smith.

Emory University - Pitts Theology Library

  • Occasional Publications of the Pitts Theology Library - (dead link)

Journal of Lutheran Ethics (JLE)
"...is an online publication dedicated to promoting awareness of, study of, and conversation about Christian ethics in the Lutheran tradition. It is a free, interactive journal for all who are interested in Lutheran ethics, both in the United States and around the world. A bridge between the academic study of Christian ethics and the contemporary life of the Church, JLE is a meeting place for scholars and professors, seminary and college students, pastors and bishops, and theologically informed lay leaders."

The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod
Official Page

Lutheran College & Universities
An incomplete listing from Yahoo

The Lutheran Magazine
The official publication of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

WELS on the Web
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
"WELS on the Web generally carries those WELS pages that are not carried by www.wels.net."

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS)
Official Page

For general & international resources go to Academic Info:Christianity - Martin Luther & Lutheranism

Mennonite / Amish

Mennonite Connections on the WWW
"A catalogue of Mennonite and Amish resources on the Internet"
By Bradley P. Lehman

Mormons - see Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Orthodox
The Diocesan Observer - (dead link)
The official publication of the Serbian Orthodox New Gracanica Metropolitanate

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Includes parish directory, online videos, and general information

Mar Thoma Orthodox Church Outside of India
Fresno, California

Orthodox Church in America
The official home page of the OCA. Includes directories, introduction to the faith, section on feast and saints of the Church, and Orthodox and ecumenical news which includes collected documents, press releases, and the OCA Newsletter

Voithia
"...offered updated news, letters and analysis pertaining to the events in the Greek Orthodox Church in America between June of 1997 and October of 1999. The Greek word voithia, when used in the services of the Church, refers to seeking God's help ... The 3,000+ articles published in Voithia date from 1970 and lend perspective on the historic dynamics of the American Greek Orthodox Church from the time of Archbishop Iakovos, to Archbishop Spyridon and ending with the installation of Archbishop Demetrios."

Seventh-day Adventist
Seventh-day Adventist World Church Headquarters - (dead link)
The Official Site of the Seventh-day Adventist

Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists - (dead link)

Andrews University Adventist Heritage Center
"...a leading documentary collection for the study of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, its predecessors and related groups, from the Millerite movement of the mid nineteenth century to the present."

Ellen White Research Center - (dead link)
Andrews University

SDAnet
The SDAnet network center was established to support the SDAnet mailing list

Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index


The Society of Friends (The Quakers)
Friends General Conference of the Religious Society of Friends (FGC)

  • Joint Statement in Response to Threat of War with Iraq - (dead link)
    From the General and Executive Secretaries of Five Quaker Organizations Ninth Month 24, 2002.
  • Joint Statement in Response to World Trade Center/Pentagon/Western PA Tregedies - (dead link) (09/11/01)
  • After the Shock has Passed: Quaker Commitments to Work for Healing, Justice and Peace - (dead link) (09/20/01)
  • Quaker Organizations Respond Jointly to Military Attacks on Afghanistan - (dead link) (10/10/01)

American Friends Service Committee
"Founded by Quakers in 1917 to provide conscientious objectors with an opportunity to aid civilian war victims, AFSC's work attracts the support and partnership of people of many races, religions, and cultures."

  • Iraq Aftermath: The Human Face of War - (dead link)

Friends Committee on National Legislation
 "...a [U.S.] Quaker lobby in the public interest. FCNL seeks to bring the concerns, experiences and testimonies of the Religious Society of Friends to bear on policy decisions in the nation's capital."

Friends Historical Association
"The Friends Historical Association is an association devoted to the study, preservation and publication of material relating to the history of the Religious Society of Friends"

Magill Library Quaker Collection, Haverford College
"There are more than 32,000 printed titles on the shelves, not including thousands of pamphlets, clippings and other ephemeral material. In addition, there are over 250,000 Quaker items in the manuscript collection."

The Quaker Corner
A great site for research resources for Quaker genealogy, including a Quaker-Roots discussion group

Quaker Electronic Archive & Meeting Place
"Contains Quaker writings and other documents such as minutes and resource guides as well as chat rooms, in which Friends and friends are welcome to meet and worship together; a calendar; and a message board. The archive offers a keyword search function, and links to other sites of interest."
Maintained by George Amoss

Quaker Library Catalogs and Archival Finding Aids - (dead link)
From Friends Meeting at Cambridge Library

The Religious Society of Friends
A large directory of resources.

Unitarians

Unitarian Universalist Association
A nice introduction to the UUA. Especially useful is the UU's Online section with a bulletin board, chat, newsgroups, newsletters, links to other sites and search engine. Also included is Interconnections, their online magazine for Unitarian Universalist leaders and another area called 'The Minister's Study' which has guest columns from UU ministers. Other sections include an extensive listing of services, communication, and links to international associations

Notable American Unitarians
"This online project of the First Parish and the First Church in Cambridge (Unitarian Universalist) is based on research concerning some representative women and men who made significant contributions to life in the quarter-century 1936-1961. This period runs from the time of a report, Unitarians Face a New Age, to the beginning of the Unitarian Universalist Association."

United Church of Christ

United Church of Christ

  • Justice and Peace - (dead link)
    Statement of the UCC Leaders Opposing U.S. War Against Iraq

History of Christianity in America
The Church in the Southern Black Community - (dead link)
"This compilation of printed texts from the libraries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill traces how Southern African Americans experienced and transformed Protestant Christianity into the central institution of community life. Coverage begins with white churches' conversion efforts, especially in the post-Revolutionary period, and depicts the tensions and contradictions between the egalitarian potential of evangelical Christianity and the realities of slavery. It focuses, through slave narratives and observations by other African American authors, on how the black community adapted evangelical Christianity, making it a metaphor for freedom, community, and personal survival."
American Memory, Library of Congress / University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals
"The Institute was established to encourage and support research on evangelical Christianity in the United States and Canada. Located at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL, the ISAE seeks to help evangelicals develop a mature understanding of their own heritage and to inform others about evangelicals' historical significance and contemporary role."
Includes sections on their current projects, highlights from Evangelical Studies Bulletin, and links to other resources.

Jonathan Edwards On-line - (dead link)
"A Web site presenting the life, theology and memory of Jonathan Edwards (1703-58)"
A very nice site which includes sermons, theological works, scientific works, diaries and personal writings, a bibliography, and related links

Fire and Ice: Puritan and Reformed Writings
A large collection of sermons, extracts, poems, quotes and more.
By Bill Carson

Marquette University Libraries - University Archives Photo Exhibits

  • Dorothy Day
    "The Staten Island Years, co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement is captured in candid photographs and letters from the 1920s."
  • Kateri, Our Sister
    "Christianity among the Indians of the Americas is exemplified in the religious lifestyle of Kateri Tekakwitha, a Mohawk Indian woman now regarded as a saint by her followers. Her importance to Native American Catholics, past and present, is illustrated with photographs and quotations from interviews."
  • St. Katharine Drexel
    "...(1858-1955) is the second American-born Catholic declared a saint (October 2, 2000). As presented here, her generosity touched the lives of thousands of African Americans and American Indians through numerous Catholic institutions across the United States."

Michigan State University Libraries - Digital Collections
Major collections include: Africana ; American Radicalism ; Applied and Life Sciences ; History & Social Sciences ; Interviews with Michigan Supreme Court Justices ; Orchids ; Osteopathy ; Sunday School Books ; Veterinary Medicine.

PBS - American Experience - John Brown's Holy War (January 2004)
Companion website to the PBS broadcast of the film by Robert Kenner.
"Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution set off a chain of events that led to the Civil War."
Sections include: The Film & More ; Special Features ; Timeline ; Maps ; People & Events ; Teacher's Guide.

Restoration Movement
"It’s the largest text and picture repository on the history of the Restoration Movement (Churches of Christ, Christian Churches, Disciples of Christ)."
By Dr. Hans Rollmann, Dept. of Religious Studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland

  • Restoration Movement Texts
    • Alexander Campbell
      An extensive collection of online writings, including The Living Oracles (both the first and fourth editions), additional "separate publications," "contributions to books," "contributions to periodicals," "biographical and critical studies."

Salem Witch Trials
Documentary Archive and Transcription Project
"...consists of an electronic collection of primary source materials relating to the Salem witch trials of 1692 and a new transcription of the court records."
Sections include: Archives ; Books & Letters ; Documents ; Maps ; People.
Project Director: Benjamin C. Ray, Dept. of Religious Studies, University of Virginia

Sunday School Books: Shaping the Values of Youth in Nineteenth-Century America
"This collection presents 163 Sunday school books published in America between 1815 and 1745, drawn from the collections of Michigan State University Libraries and the Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University Libraries. They document the culture of religious instruction of youth in America during the Antebellum era. They also illustrate a number of thematic divisions that preoccupied nineteenth-century America, including sacred and secular, natural and divine, civilized and savage, rural and industrial, adult and child. Among the topics featured are history, holidays, slavery, African Americans, Native Americans, travel and missionary accounts, death and dying, poverty, temperance, immigrants, and advice."
- American Memory, Library of Congress

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