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General Religion

  • Archdiocese of Milwaukee
    Searchable site with links to information about local bishops, schools, parishes, vocations, and the Catholic faith. Offers news, upcoming events, daily readings, and daily prayers.
    http://www.archmil.org/
  • Exploring Religions
    Developed by the faculty at the University of Wyoming, this site offers information about the ideas, practices, and history of five major world religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism. Headings include Cosmos, Organization, Time and Worship, Text and Tales, Timeline, Religious Life, Glossary, Terms, Maps, Links, and Life Stages.
    http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/religionet/er/
  • ICLNet
    Internet Christian Library, developed by the Institute for Christian leadership offers a multitude of Christian missions, resources, literature, organizations, documents, and more available on the internet.
    http://www.iclnet.org
  • Jewish Student Online Research Center
    Information on Jewish history, Israel, US-Israel relations, the Holocaust, anti-Semitism, Judaism, and more. Comprehensive bibliography and glossary of Hebrew and historical terms and persons.
    http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/
  • Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
    Offers information on dozens of faith groups, from Asatru to Christianity to Wicca to Zoroastrianism; other belief systems such as agnosticism, atheism, and humanism; and new religious movements, including cults. Discusses controversial topics from multiple points of view and covers negative as well as positive aspects of religion.
    http://www.religioustolerance.org/
  • The Orion Center for the Study of Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature
    From Hebrew University, this searchable site offers information on research and educational projects regarding the Dead Sea Scrolls. Includes a bibliography on the Scrolls, news articles, links, and photographs of the Scrolls.
    http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il/
  • Psychology of Religion Page
    Maintained by a professor at Georgia Southern University, this searchable web site offers resources about the psychological aspects of religious belief and behavior. Includes General Information and Essays, New Religious Movements, and Science and Religion. Extensive set of links to other Psychology and Religion sites.
    http://www.psywww.com/psyrelig/
  • Virtual Religion Index
    Award winning meta site from Rutgers University. Comprehensive compilation of annotated links to quality sites on multiple aspects of religion and religious studies. Analyzes and highlights important content, providing links to homepages as well as important content within.
    http://virtualreligion.net/vri/
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Buddhism

  • Buddhist Digital Library & Museum
    This site operated by the Center for Buddhist Studies at the National Taiwan University contains a wealth of material including an extensive article database and links to various canonical texts. The site is available in both English and Chinese versions.
    http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/BDLM/front.htm
  • Digital Dictionary of Buddhism
    This site provides information about Buddhist technical terms, texts, monasteries, schools, traditions, and persons that appear in Buddhist canonical texts and other relevant sources. It has been compiled by experts in Buddhist studies.
    http://www.buddhism-dict.net/ddb/
  • The International Dunhuang Project
    This beautifully designed website includes a vast array of useful information and high-quality images of ancient Buddhist manuscripts, paintings, and artifacts discovered at Dunhuang and at other Silk Road sites. Each item is presented in its historical context with the help of maps, photos, and bibliographic data.
    http://idp.bl.uk
  • Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center
    This site devoted to Tibetan Buddhism contains a searchable bibliography of classical Tibetan literature and a biographical database of Tibetan religious figures accompanied with good-quality images.
    http://www.tbrc.org
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