Guides: Religious Studies: Recommended Websites

Gateway to Religious Studies research on the WWW

Virtual Religion Index
"This specialist academic site... is a major catalogue of online religion, which is easy to navigate and comprehensive in content... If you are looking for a specialist topic relating to faith, then this is a great place to look." [The Good Web Guide]
Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Provides reliable information about traditional religions and new religious movements
Religious Studies Web Guide
Filter site created covering all major religious traditions, including sacred music and liturgy.
Pluralism Project
An interdisciplinary portal on minority religious communities (mainly in the United States) that promotes the research and outreach mission of Harvard University's Pluralism Project.

Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion
A virtual community for the academic study of religion in Canada. Includes links to the home pages of societies and online journals.
Centre for Research on Canadian Evangelicalism
Provides a convenient gateway to several recent Statistics Canada sources on religions and religious observance in Canada.
Religious Diversity in Canada
A policy research paper published online as part of the Horizons series March 2009.

All About Sikhs
"Your Gateway to Sikhism" . Sikhism from insider perspectives.
Hindu Universe
A gateway to Hinduism sites both scholarly and popular.
Indian Diaspora
On Indian communities outside India.
Internet Guide to Buddhism and Buddhist Studies
Gateway to online resources on all aspects of Buddhism.
Islam World
Introduction to Islam for non-Muslims.
New Religious Movements Homepage Project
Information on New Religious Movements, including those from Eastern Traditions. Under construction at the University of Virginia, but usable.
Taoism Virtual Library
Links to translations of Daoist texts and scholarship on Daoism and related Chinese cultural practices.

Codex Sinaiticus: Experience the Oldest Bible
This manuscript in Greek of the Christian Bible from circa 350 A.D. contains the earliest complete copy of the New Testament, and the Old Testament in the Septuagint version. The online version reassembles the pages now scattered among 4 repositories. It's the oldest substantial book to survive from Antiquity and as such is of supreme importance.