Philosophy & Religion

Philosophy

EpistemeLinks
This portal to philosophy resources on the Internet includes over 19,000 categorized links. There is no charge to use the site and no registration is required. Published by Thomas Ryan Stone and Epistemelinks, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation. 

Guide to Philosophy on the Internet
An Internet portal to web sites on all aspects of philosophy. Produced by Peter Suber of the Philosophy Department at Earlham College. Although the site is no longer being updated, it is a fantastic portal for research.

The Edge
Promotes inquiry into and discussion of intellectual, philosophical, artistic, and literary issues.

Visit the World Question Center at The Edge. See what questions leading philosophers, scientists, and other accomplished thinkers are asking themselves. Exciting stuff.

For additional sites in this subject area, search the Internet Public Library and/or the Librarians' Internet Index.

Religion

BBC Religion and Ethics
An A-Z of world religions and beliefs.

Religion Facts and the Big Religion Comparison Chart
"Just the facts on the world's religions." Charts presenting the basics. And there's also a lot more information presented in a very accessible format.

Bill Moyers on Faith and Reason
Companion site to PBS Bill Moyers series on faith and religion and understanding the universe.

Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library
The Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library is one of those sites you wish were available for every religion. It is well organized and classified and locating specific informational sites is easy. There are links within the pages to the WWW Virtual Libraries for "Pure Land Buddhism," "Tibetan Studies," and "Zen Buddhism." There is also a link to a Theravada Buddhist InfoWeb.

The Hindu Universe
Probably the largest and best single site on Hinduism on the Internet, the Hindu Universe provides links to more than 17,000 sites. The resource directory offers a helpful organization framework for finding resources related to such topics as scriptures, god, worship, philosophy, customs, history, and interfaith relations. The Hindu Universe is a project of the Hindu Students Council and is the Web site for the Global Hindu Electronic Networks.
 
The Internet Sacred Text Archive
This nonprofit site is the single largest religious text archive on the Internet. The content is broad, including religion, mythology, legend, folklore, occult, and esoteric topics. The topical listing of religious materials has 46 categories, not only dealing with the standards such as Jainism but also unusual topics such as Piri Re'is Map, Shamanism, and Tantra.

The Islam Page
The name says it all; this is the page to go to for finding information on Islam. Near the top of the page, one has the opportunity to read the Qur'an in any of more than 20 different languages. Qur'an. There are large subject areas of links, which include beliefs of Islam, Muslim character, comparative religion, and Islamic history. There are 20 pages of links on this site.

Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations
The Macdonald Center is an academic unit within Hartford Seminary dedicated to scholarly research, teaching and publication. It is responsible for the Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations Master of Arts program, a Graduate Certificate in Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations, the Islamic Chaplaincy program, the Ph.D. program in Islamic Studies and numerous global study tours. This site includes information about Islam, the text of the Muslim World Journal, articles, lectures, and reviews by Macdonald Center faculty, and selected web links.

Religious Worlds
An information source for religious studies, this site offers information about religious traditions that developed in the Middle East or West Asia as well as others from South and East Asia.

Resources for the Study of Buddhism
If you need a gateway to general Buddhism resources, this one from Ron Epstein of San Francisco State University is a good choice. The site points to such places as other general resources on Buddhism, sites for Theravada Buddhism teachings, sites for Mahayana Buddhism teachings, sites on Buddhism and science, and online collections of Buddhist texts.

Virtual Religion Index
From the Religion Department at Rutgers University, a great annotated gateway site to locate Internet sources on religion.

Wabash Center Guide to Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
The  Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion maintains this excellent and large site. There are probably more world religion sites here than in any other general gateway and the site is extremely well organized.

World Religions on the Web
A guide to some of the most helpful sites. Compiled by the American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries.

WWW Virtual Library World Religions
A gateway to Internet sites on various religions and some more global sites.

For additional sites in this subject area, search the Internet Public Library and/or the Librarians' Internet Index.