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General

American Religion Data Archive
This site includes data on churches and church membership, religious professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations).
BeliefNet
BeliefNet is an independent portal to a wide range of religions and spiritual approaches.
Voice of the Shuttle: Religious Studies Page
A cornucopia of information for religious studies, included are resources for the study of Christian, Islamic, and Jewish religions. In addition to listing information by topic, Voice of the Shuttle offers a precise searching feature.
Ontario consultants on Religious Tolerance
While focusing on Christianity, this site provides a brief description of the history and beliefs of religions and ethical belief systems throughout the world. It also provides links to other sites on each religion.
Religious Movements Homepage
Created by a sociologist at the University of Virginia, this site was originally built to focus on "new" religions. It has begun to grow beyond that, with the definition of "new religion" being problematic. It is a good place to find information on what are commonly referred to as "cults."
Virtual Religion Index
Created by the Rutgers Religion Department, this directory of websites guides users to texts and descriptions of many religions.

Christianity

Bibles.net
Provides links to many different translations of the bible as well as concordances, and audio versions.

Islam

Hajj: Pilgrammage to Mecca
This site provides a virtual pilgrammage to the holy city of Mecca.
Islam: Empire of Faith
This PBS website provides information about the faith, culture, and innovations of Islam and profiles of the important figures.
Islamic Server
This site describes the principles of Islam, and included translations of the Koran, a glossary of Islamic terms and more.
Islamic Studies, Islam, Arabic, Religion
Islamicity
Muslims
This is a companion website for a PBS Frontline report about Muslims. It includes interviews with Muslim scholars, an overview of major themes, frequently asked questions, and more.
Shi'ite Encyclopedia

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Last Updated: Wednesday, 20-Aug-2003 12:34:52 EDT