I. Online
Guides for Religious and Theological Studies Return to top
II. Other Web
Sites on Religion and Theology Return to top
- Al-Islam
A collection of Islamic resources
digitized by the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project. This site presents
a Shi'ite perspective with pictures and many texts, including articles, books,
and the Qur'an in Arabic and English. Resources cover topics ranging from
Ramadhan to Islamic Law; texts can be browsed by subject.
- American Women's
History: Religion
Provides citations to print and Internet reference sources,
as well as to selected large primary source collections. The guide also
provides information about the tools researchers can use to find additional
books, articles, dissertations, and primary sources.
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Ancient Maps of
Jerusalem
Website hosted by the Jewish National and University Library
of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Collection of digital images of ancient
maps of Jerusalem, organized by period and authorship. Also provides links to
other websites with ancient maps of Jerusalem.
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The Bible and Interpretation
This resource covers current issues in
the scholarship of biblical interpretation. Resources include breaking, academic articles and
commentary, and archaeological reports as well as links to a variety of other
resources related to the study of the Bible.
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Catholic
Encyclopedia
This is a dated work (1908) but provides searchable articles online and
may be useful for historical materials.
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Center for Progressive Christianity
"The Center for Progressive Christianity provides guiding ideas,
networking opportunities, and resources for progressive churches, organizations,
individuals and others with connections to Christianity."
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Daoist Studies
Offers extensive information on teaching and publications for those working in field of Daoist studies. Includes related syllabi, an index of scholars and teachers in the field, and details of over 50 abstracts and titles from doctoral dissertations.
Researchers at all levels will find the bibliographic index of over 2000 publications extremely useful. In addition, for those publishing or gathering in academic discussions, the site organisers offer assistance with conference promotion and the distribution of electronic papers.
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e-Catena: Compiled Allusions to the New Testament in the Ante-Nicene Fathers
Catenae are collections of
references from the writings of the Church Fathers to specific passages from
scripture. This site is organized by the books of the New Testament and provides links to where passages are cited
or alluded to in the writings of the Church Fathers. The patristic texts have all been translated into
English.
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Encyclopedia Mythica
An extensive site devoted to mythology
and folklore. Searchable by region or type. Many of the entries
include illustrations, pronunciation keys, and genealogical information. There
are annotated links to related resources.
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Foundation
for the Advancement of Sephardic Studies
This site has information about
Sephardic communities worldwide. It has essays (some with links) on the history
and genealogy of the Sephardim and the Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) language and literature.
There is also an online exhibit about the Jewish communities of Greece during
the Holocaust of the 1930s and 1940s, biographies of scholars, and information
about the foundation and its publications.
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Frontline: Muslims
This site is a companion to the PBS
Frontline series. Included are interviews with Muslim scholars, an overview of major themes (Islam and women,
Islam and the West, etc.), frequently asked questions, and portraits (with
video clips) of ordinary Muslims from around the world.
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Glenmary Research Center
Website for publishers of Religious Congregations
& Membership in the United States. This site is a good place to look for statistical data. It provides links, various tables and
maps, as well as publications for sale.
- Hartford Institute for Religious
Research
The Hartford Institute is devoted
to sociological research in the area of religion. The site provides information
about various Institute research projects on issues such as women and religion,
congregations, religion and the family, etc. Links to articles by leading
scholars in the sociology of religion are also featured, as well as bibliographies,
syllabi, and other scholarly resources.
- Historical Jesus Theories
This site provides brief summaries
of some of the various theories concerning the historical Jesus, along with
links to online articles, reviews, and publishers. According to the authors
of the site, an attempt has been made to include historical Jesus theories
across the spectrum from Marcus Borg to N.T. Wright and to describe these
historical Jesus theories in an accurate and concise way.
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History of Religiosity in Latin America, c. 1830-1970
Imprints of the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries that reflect local devotions and syncretist rituals, religious iconography
and poetry, and the pastoral campaigns of the various churches and sects.
Includes a finding aid.
- Jewish Roots of Eastern Christian Mysticism
This site was created by the department
of theology at Marquette University. Its focus is the Jewish Pseudepigrapha
and Merkabah tradition, especially in terms of how that tradition has influenced
Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
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Missionary Periodicals Database
Created by Yale University, this database aims to record all periodicals on foreign missions published in Britain, between the
eighteenth century and the 1960s, by missionary societies and commercial publishers, giving full bibliographical details, information on contents and
locations.
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Mundus Database
Gateway to more than four hundred collections of overseas missionary materials
held in the United Kingdom.
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The Question of God
Web site for The Question of God,
a four-hour series on PBS. The looks at the lives and insights of Sigmund
Freud, a life-long critic of religious belief, and C.S. Lewis, a celebrated
Oxford don, literary critic, and popular proponent of Christianity.
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Religion-online
Full texts by recognized scholars in
religion. Includes more than 3,600 articles and chapters. Topics
include Hebrew Bible and New Testament, Theology, Ethics, History and Sociology
of Religion, Communication and Cultural Studies, Pastoral Care, Counseling,
Homiletics, Worship, Missions and Religious Education.
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Religious
and Sacred Texts
Interesting site with links to a variety of sacred writings,
ranging from the Bhagavad Gita to Zoroastrian texts. However, not updated since September 2000, so possibly some
dead links.
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Religious
Movements Homepage
This site, sponsored by the University
of Virginia, is devoted to the investigation of religious movements that are
not regarded as mainstream (often labeled “cults” or “sects”.)
Includes a searchable index of new religious movement profiles, each of which
contains historical and demographic information, along with summaries of each
movement’s belief system as well as links to related resources.
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Theological Research
Exchange Network
A searchable database of
nearly 8,000 theses/dissertations in the field of theology, as well as academic
conference papers, all of which are available for purchase.
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Wesley Center for Applied
Theology
Web site hosted by Northwest Nazarene University. Includes numerous resources on Wesleyan
studies including many primary texts in electronic form.
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The
Wesleys and their Times
Web site devoted to John Wesley, the founder of Methodism,
his brother Charles and his sister Susannah. Provides links to both primary and secondary electronic
texts by or about the Wesleys.
III. Selected Sites for Electronic Texts Return to top
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Early Christian Writings
E-text collection of early Christian
writings, including writings from the New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics,
Church Fathers.
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Electronic Journal Miner
This site
indexes over eight thousand electronic journals. The fields indexed include
title, URL, abstract, Library of Congress (LC) subject headings, publication
frequency, and contact information. The user can search by keyword, title, or
subject. Also allows the user to limit searches to free and peer-reviewed
journals.
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HebrewBooks.org
Over 1,000 books and over 200 journals
published in Hebrew in the United States from 1860 to the present.
- Humanities
Text Initiative
From the University of Michigan,
HTI is an umbrella organization for the creation, delivery, and maintenance
of electronic texts. The collections on this site are freely available to
the Internet community.
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Online
Books Page
This site lets you look up online books by their Library of Congress
call number category.
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Perseus Digital Library
From the Classics Department at Tufts
University, this site provides both images and e-texts in a variety of
areas. The collection includes classical literature from Ancient Greece and Rome, English Renaissance literature, and an image collection of papyri from the Ptolemaic and Roman
periods.
IV.
Book Reviews Return to top
- H-Net Reviews
Online book reviews of works in
the humanities and social sciences.
V. Images of Works of Art on the Web Return to top
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Figures de la Bible (1728)
Biblical illustrations from Figures
de la Bible, illustrated by Gerard Hoet, and others. Published by P. de
Hondt in The Hague (La Haye).
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NYPL Digital Gallery
NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 275,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more. Includes a search engine and browse feature.
VI. Other
Helpful Web Sites Return to top
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Authors’ Calendar
Alphabetical biographies
of notable authors, including some important figures in the fields of religion
and theology, such as Kierkegaard, Pascal, Tolstoy, Blake, Bergson, etc.
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Duke University’s Citing Sources within Papers
A helpful guide for students that shows the various
conventions on how to cite sources within a scholarly paper. Citations conventions are provided from
Kate L. Turabian’s A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, from The Chicago
Manual of Style, from The MLA Manual for Writers of Research Papers
and from The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
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Historic Cities: Maps and Documents
This site has maps, brief facts, and
other material about historic cities. Browse by country, city, year, or
mapmaker. From the Historic Cities Center of the Department of Geography, the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Jewish National and University Library.
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Jake
This resource provides information about
academic journals, including where a journal is indexed and which journals are
covered by a particular index.
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Making Sense of Films
This
site is a guide for working with early 20th century film as
historical evidence. Provides an overview of early film and of how historians use it, as well as tips on what
questions to ask when watching early films. Also provides an annotated bibliography and a guide to
finding and using early film online.
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Making Sense of Oral History
This
site offers and overview of oral history, describes how historians work with oral
history interviews as historical evidence, offers tips on what questions to ask
when reading or listening to oral history interviews, and provides a sample
interpretation of an interview. An
annotated bibliography is also provided, as well as a guide for finding and
using oral history online.
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News and Newspapers Online
Provides links to hundreds of news resources from around the world that
offer free access to current, general interest, full-text news.
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Pinakes
Provides links to
several major Internet gateways in a variety of subject areas.