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Updated 5-29-08
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Buddhanet
Buddhist information and education network provides basic to advanced information about the study and practice of Buddhism. Find out about the Theory of Karma by clicking on the Basic Studies link.
Buddhism - About.com
Be aware that this is a commercial site. It is included because it offers a lot of beginner's information, including Buddhism 101 and a Buddhist Glossary.
Essentials of Buddhism
Topics included are: Four Noble Truths, Noble Eightfold Path, Three Characteristics of Existence,Four Boundless States, Seven Factors of Enlightenment, Five Hindrances, Ten Perfections, Five Aggregates. and Ten Fetters of Existence.
Friends of the Western Buddhist Order
A beautiful site that explains the teachings of Buddhism in a simple, easy to understand way.
An Introduction to Buddhism
Created for a classon Buddhist psychology, this site is right to the point. There are also links to other Buddhist sites.
The Catholic Church in England and Wales
This is a superb source of information on the RC Church with information on everything from Celibacy to Euthanasia. Includes a list of Educational Resources. A good source of "official" information for an RC perspective on contemporary issues
Christianity on Belief Net
Here are the basics of Christianity or link to information on Catholicism, Christian Science,
Eastern Orthodox, Mormon, and Protestant.
The Vatican
This has long load times and not much basic information about Catholicism. Use it to get information about the Popes. one of five websites worldwide in the category of "spirituality" for the year 2002 Webby Awards, which are the equivalent of the Oscars for websites.
What is Christianity
This set of pages tries to summarize Christian beliefs and practices. It is intended as an introduction to Christianity for non-Christians.
About Hinduism
The starting place to explore everything about Hinduism and the various aspects of this unique and universal 'religion', with your About Guide Subhamoy Das.
Hinduism
The basic beliefs of Hinduism on Belief Net, the 2002 Webby Award winner for spirituality.
Hindu Studies Resources
This is an excellent source from Rutgers University for basic information and links to more.
Sikhism Home Page
An introducation to the beliefs of Sikhism, the fifth largest religion in the world, placed here because it began in India as and has some relation to Hinduism.
About Islam
Islam is a faith followed by 1/5 of the world's people. Learn more about Islam, Muslims, and their beliefs and practices here.
Al-Islam
Lots of basic information from forums to full text books.
Discover Islam
This site combines information with graphic posters.
Islam and Islamic Studies
Arguably the most comprehensive academic website on Islam, this Islam and Islamic Studies website was nominated as one of five websites worldwide in the category of "spirituality" for the year 2002 Webby Awards, which are the equivalent of the Oscars for websites.
About Judaism
THE starting place for exploring Judaism, from your About.com Guide. Articles, resources, chats, forums, and links focusing on Jewish religion and culture
Jewish Encyclopedia
This website contains the complete contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, which was originally published between 1901-1906. The Jewish Encyclopedia, which recently became part of the public domain, contains over 15,000 articles and illustrations.
Judaism 101
Judaism 101 is an online encyclopedia of Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture, holidays, practices and customs. Its goal is to make freely available a wide variety of basic, general information about Judaism, written from a traditional perspective in plain English. This web site is constantly growing, with new information added every few weeks.
Religious Tolerance
"No peace among the nations without peace among the religions. No peace among religions without dialogue between the religions. No dialogue between the religions without investigation of the foundation of the religions." Hans Küng
Rutgers University Virtual Religion Index
This Virtual Religion Index is a tool for students with little time. It analyzes & highlights important content of religion-related websites to speed research. Hyperlinks are provided not only to homepages but to major directories & documents within. Our purpose is not to circumvent tours of worthy sites, but to cut down the time spent on surfing & sorting of gopher searches. After all if you know what source has information you can use, chances are you will visit it more often. We offer this free service in hope that you will come here again & again.
Agnosticism and Atheism
The starting place for exploring not only agnosticism and atheism, but also: scepticism, humanism, objectivism, religious critique and comparative religions.
Belief Net
Take the quiz, What's your spiritual type?
The 2002 Webby awards winner in the category of Spirituality. The website is a storehouse of information on world religions. Links to Jainism, Scientology, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism.
Exploring Religions
Highly recommended by schoolzone's panel of expert teachers. Covers Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism.
Interfaith Calendar
Primary Sacred times for world religions
The Age of the Sage: Mysticism in World Religions
This site says it is transmitting the wisdom of the ages through quotations from religions and philosophical movements.
Religions of the World
( Religious Education, Lessons and Worksheets, Lessons and Worksheets ) Religions of the World site with detailed information on Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism
Religions of the World
An introduction to the study of world religions from the University of Minnesota. Includes sections, on Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, and Animism.
The Religious Movements Page
This Religious Movements page is your gateway to comprehensive web-based as well as print resources about cults, sects, new religions, and religious movements, both new and established. This site includes profiles of more than 200 religious movements, plus link access to hundreds more groups.
World Religions Index
World Religions Index: Equipping Christians to Understand Other World Faiths and Religion Philosophies. Click on two tables that give specific beliefs of all major world religions.