Web Sites

This site is maintained by Chidi Denis Isizoh. Four major sections include "Some topical issues," a collection of links to  recent articles and papers on the subject.  "Introduction to aspects of the religion" features a bibliography on African traditional religion,  links to other sites on African traditional religion, statistics and a map of Africa. Section three  contains links to speeches and articles. The final section "Practice of African Traditional Religion on the continent and in the Diaspora" offers links to web sites of interest in this area.

Penn State University  was funded by the Lilly Foundation to preserve quantitative data on American religion, including data on churches and church membership, religious professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations). DATES on pages VARY. 

The Center for Religion and Civic Culture is an organized research unit of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern California. It promotes discipline-based, transdisciplinary, and interdisciplinary research related to the involvement of religion and religious institutions in civic culture.
It emphasizes the study of: 

• Religion, culture and values
• Religion, immigration, and cultural pluralism
• Religion and community organizing, community development and public policy

The original Japanese edition of Shinto jiten was published in 1994 f . The first volume of the English translation, representing the second chapter of the Shinto jiten and dedicated to Shinto deities or kami, was published from the same Institute in 1994.

This list represents one opinion on the essential secondary readings in English on Chinese philosophy. In this list, cross reference links will take you to the main entry for a book or article. At the main entry for a work, a link will take you to a WWW site about that entry or, in some cases, to the text of the entry itself.  Bryan Van Norden, the author, is an assistant professor in the Philosophy Department at Vassar College

The Institute has a twenty-seven year record of rigorous, policy-relevant research, anticipating emerging issues and committed to the creative dissemination of learning.  Their goal is  providing quality, social scientific religion research information that is helpful for religious leaders and the general public.

Reports on International issues concerning freedom to worship.

From the U. of Toronto "The IIH is an autonomous, international, and interdisciplinary research institute, with connections to dozens of universities around the world through an international advisory board and a network of associates. The IIH was founded to foster and articulate a general hermeneutics, a task demanding an intensive interdisciplinary collaboration on a level that does not yet exist in the contemporary university. We have a particular concentration in philosophy, religious studies, and comparative literature."

From National Public Radio. Listen to some of the religious issues that had an impact on the presidential election of 2004.

Statistics covering membership in "over 4,000 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc." Indexes of religion by country and by name; statistics on largest communities of religions by countries and states of the U. S.

 Taoism, or The Way is a clearly written introductory essay on the philosophy of Taoism.

Traditional and True Native American Stories is a site devoted to disseminating the culture, history and narratives of Native Americans. Available on the site are stories translated from a number of Native American languages, such as Dibaajimowinan, Aadizookaanag, and Mazinaajim.

"World Scripture gathers passages from the scriptures of the various religious traditions around certain topics. Often these scriptural passages support a common theme; sometimes they illuminate several contrasting positions on the topic. This method of organization allows each topic to be addressed with the resources of many different traditions, often providing a broader and deeper understanding of the topic than would be possible from the resources of a single tradition."

BBC World Service: Covers Buddhists, Christians, Hindus,  Jews  Moslems, & Sikhs - An ambitious title for a easy to use site.

METASITES

Full texts recognized by religious scholars, this site is moderated by William Fore, who says "Religion Online is designed to assist teachers, scholars and general "seekers" who are interested in exploring religious issues. The aim is to develop an extensive library of resources, representing many different points of view, but all written from the perspective of sound scholarship. While the initial orientation has been to seek material written primarily from a Christian perspective, the ultimate aim is to broaden the scope to include material on all the world's major religions." 

This site is designed to advance research in matters of religion.  Many religion-related web pages offer lists of links to sites of related interest. 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.  From the Rutgers University Religion Department.

'ZINES

The Journal of Religious Ethics is dedicated to fostering scholarly ethical reflection in the context of various religious traditions. Articles published fall within three main categories: comparative religious ethics; foundational, conceptual and methodological issues pertaining to religious ethics; and studies of key figures and/or texts in the history of religious ethics.

a companion to an ongoing Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) "program devoted entirely to the news of religion and spirituality, and major ethical issues" from around the nation and the world. The site includes audio clips from the programs, interviews, features articles, news briefs, etc. 

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