Faiths & Denominations

Sub-headings:

Atheism & Agnosticism

Bahai

Buddhism

Christianity

Hinduism

Islam

Judaism

Pagan, Wiccan & New Age

Sikhism

Zoroastrianism

Other Faiths

Resources in this category:

Adherents.com
http://www.adherents.com/

"Adherents.com is a growing collection of over 30,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations -- references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 2,500 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, movements, ultimate concerns, etc... We present data from both primary research sources such as government census reports, statistical sampling surveys and organizational reporting, as well as citations from secondary literature which mention adherent statistics."

The American Religious Experience
http://are.as.wvu.edu/

This site offers scholarly articles and resources on the study of religion in America, as well as links to student projects. The site is also used in conjunction with a university course and so offers resources in conjunction with the course.

Journal of Southern Religion
http://jsr.fsu.edu/

The Journal of Southern Religion is sponsored by Florida State University, Louisiana State University, and Saint Francis University. It is a peer-reviewed journal, that discusses the traditions, with objective and critical scholarship. It offers copies of the journal, it has a discussion board, and a search function to look for articles within the different volumes, that have been made.

Meeting God: Elements of Hindu Devotion
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/meeting_god/

This interactive exhibit from the American Museum of Natural History explores many aspects of Hindu devotional life, from daily prayers to processionals to asceticism. The exhibit also includes a photo gallery of personal shrines in New York City and suggested readings for both children and adults.

Multifaith and Religion Sites
http://www.conjure.com/religion.html

An annotated guide to Internet sites related to religion, focusing on interfaith and multifaith sites.

Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
http://www.religioustolerance.org/

The purpose of this site is to "promote understanding and tolerance of minority religions," "expose religious hatred and misinformation," and "supply information on controversial religious topics." The site contains detailed and informative information on the history, beliefs, and practices of dozens of religions, faith groups, and ethical systems including large world religions, small non-Christian religions, Christian denominations and sects, and other ethical groups, religions and spiritual paths. In addition, essays on ethical and spiritual issues, as well as controversial issues such as abortion, homosexuality, sex education, evolution, and euthanasia are included. Annotated list of Ethics and Religious WWW Sites is included.

ReligionFacts.com
http://www.religionfacts.com/

"The purpose of ReligionFacts.com is to provide 'just the facts' on the world's religions and topics of religious interest. The information on the site is intended to be comprehensive enough for students, teachers, journalists or religious professionals. ...it offers detailed articles and treatments of specialized topics along with just-the-basics overviews, facts and figures, timelines, maps, glossaries, and comparative charts. Its goal is to enable you to learn more about your own faith, compare it with another faith, investigate lots of faiths, or just satisfy your curiosity about a particular aspect of a particular religion."

The Religious Movements Page
http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/

"This Religious Movements site provides a foundation for understanding how religious groups emerge, grow, stagnate, reinvigorate themselves, and sometimes die... While the focus of this site is on 'new' religions, our concern with the processes of change and development leads us to an examination of groups that are older than the major Western monotheistic traditions, and some that are so new that they have few members and appear to exist primarily as web sites. We also explore groups that are not really religions, but have characteristics that are very much like religions."
This information-packed site includes profiles of more than 200 religious groups, each with a bibliography and links to related Web resources; lectures notes from Mr. Hadden's Religious Movements course at The University of Virginia; and a bibliography dealing with cult controversies. Also links to separate but related sites dealing with Religious Freedom and Religious Broadcasting.

Sumerian Mythology FAQ
http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/sumer-faq.html

Discusses the Sumerian cosmology and deities, and touches upon the parallels between Biblical and Sumerian literature.