Religion & Spirituality

Local Directories

• DBRL Spirituality Directory [1]
• Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau: Places of Worship [2]
  

General

• About.com: Religion & Spirituality [3]
  A comprehensive collection of articles and web links covering all aspects of the world’s religions. About.com is a division of The New York Times.
• American Religious Experience [4]
  The American Religious Experience Project, sponsored by West Virginia University, offers scholarly articles and resources on the study of religion in America
• Internet Guide to Religion [5]
  A selective, annotated guide to a variety of resources in the study and practice of religion offered by the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion.
• Patheos [6]
  This site offers a tool which allows the user to select different religions and conduct a comparison of backgrounds and beliefs.
• Religion Index [7]
  Provides links to all the major religions and religious topics; maintained by the Rutgers University Religion Dept.

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Christianity

• About.com: Christianity Today – General Statistics and Facts of Christianity [8]
  Comprehensive resource with information about contemporary Christianity.
• Barna Group [9]
  The Barna Group provides primary research and hard-to-find statistics regarding Christianity in America.
• Bible Gateway [10]
  Searchable online bible, with specific links to passages and a topical index.
• ChristianityToday [11]
  Contains the full text of Christianity Today's 13 magazines, top religion news, reviews, and two search engines with links to thousands of Christian web sites.
• Catholic Encyclopedia [12]
  The Catholic Encyclopedia proposes to provide full and authoritative information on Catholic interests, action and doctrine.

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Judaism

• About.com: Judaism [13]
• Jewish Virtual Library [14]
  Developed and maintained by the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. Comprehensive online Jewish encyclopedia, including articles, photographs, maps, and a virtual tour of Israel.
• Judaism and Jewish Resources [15]
  Created and maintained as a hobby by a private individual whose goal is to coordinate all the Jewish information across the Internet.
• Navigating the Bible [16]
  On-line bar/mat mitzvah tutor
• Union for Reform Judaism [17]

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Islam

• About.com: Islam [18]
• The Koran (Qur’an) [19]
  This English translation of the Koran, hosted by the University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative, permits browsing and searching.
• Nation of Islam [20]
  The official site for the Nation of Islam. Includes a brief history, official Nation of Islam statements and articles from Reverend Louis Farrakhan, study guides, and contact information for Nation of Islam mosques.

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Buddhism

• About.com: Buddhism [21]
• Buddhanet [22]
  Sponsored by the Buddha Dharma Education Association based in Australia, Buddhanet provides access to Buddhist teachings as well as to the Buddhist online community.
• Resources for the Study of Buddhism [23]
  Created by a professor at San Francisco State University for use by his students.
• Show Me Dharma [24]
  Dedicated to making the study and practice of Insight Meditation available to Mid-Missourians.

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Hinduism

• About.com: Hinduism [25]
• Hinduism Today [26]
  Digital edition of Hinduism Today Magazine, produced by a monastic community based in Hawaii.
• Meeting God: Elements of Hindu Devotion [27]
  This interactive exhibit from the American Museum of Natural History explores many aspects of Hindu devotional life.
• Summary of What Most Hindus Believe [28]
  A simple summary of Hindu beliefs crafted by the publishers of Hinduism Today magazine.

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Other Religions and Belief Systems

• About.com: Alternative Religions [29]
  Information and resources for dozens of non mainstream religions and practices including Baha’i Faith, Taoism, Church of Scientology, Aboriginal Shamanism, etc.
• Baha'i Faith [30]
• Church and School of Wicca [31]
• Jainism [32]

Atheism

• American Atheists [33]
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• Secular Web [34]

New Age

• Deepak Chopra [35]
  Renowned teacher and author in the field of mind-body medicine.
• Eckhart Tolle [36]
  Spiritual teacher and author of bestsellers The Power of Now and A New Earth.
• Marianne Williamson [37]
  Spiritual teacher and author of bestsellers such as The Age of Miracles and A Return to Love.
• Scientology [38] / What is Scientology [39]
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• Shamanism [40]

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