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Religious Studies: Recommended Websites
General sites
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Official Faith WebsitesList of links to official denominational webpages
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Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)Provides quantitative data on American religion, including awesome maps of religious affiliations
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Religious Landscape StudyTrustworthy info from the Pew Forum
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Public Religion Research InstituteStats and figures about religion in the U.S.
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Internet Sacred Text ArchiveFree online books about religion
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Hartford Institute for Religion ResearchLinks for associations, research centers, etc.
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Pluralism ProjectHosted by Harvard, this projects seeks to inform Americans about the changing religious landscape. Contains stats, maps, and other helpful resources.
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AdherentsA compendium of religious membership figures and other facts. Not the easiest place to find what you want, but every fact is documented with a source.
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LGBTQ Religious Archives NetworkAn initiative which preserves history and encourages scholarly study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) religious movements around the world.
Christianity sites
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Bible GatewayA tool for reading and researching Christian scripture online; loaded with features such as multiple translations and languages
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Christian Classics Ethereal LibraryA theological library containing 1,000 of the most important public-domain works for theological study
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New Advent: Catholic websitesLinks to resources and news of interest to Catholics
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Papal Encyclicals OnlineProvides access to papal encyclicals and other church documents, many in English
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Database of Megachurchescontains information on all the megachurches compiled by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research
Hinduism Sites
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Classic Hindu Texts- Columbia UniversityProvides links to original source material
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Hinduism TodayOnline magazine covering facets of Hindu life and tradition. Also available through the Ethnic NewsWatch database.
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Sanskrit DictionaryOnline version of 160,000 term Monier-Williams' Sanskrit-English Dictionary, searchable in either English or Sanskrit.
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Virtual Religion: HinduismA collection of links to sites with helpful information about topics in Hinduism. Some links may be old.
Judaism sites
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Index of articles on Jewish studiesScholarly source, also called RAMBI.
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Judaica Sound ArchivesFeatures over 70,000 Judaica sound recordings (English and Yiddish, from the U.S. and abroad) of music, liturgy, humor, and theater
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Berman Jewish DatabankOffers open access to hundreds of quantitative studies of North American Jewry.
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Dead Sea Scrolls Digital ArchiveDigitized images of the original scrolls
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