REL 490/495: Senior Seminar: Websites

From the website: "Codex Sinaiticus, a manuscript of the Christian Bible written in the middle of the fourth century, contains the earliest complete copy of the Christian New Testament. The hand-written text is in Greek... In the Codex, the text... has been heavily annotated by a series of early correctors. The significance of Codex Sinaiticus for the reconstruction of the Christian Bible's original text, the history of the Bible and the history of Western book-making is immense."

From the website: "This site is a freely available archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore, and occult and esoteric topics. Texts are presented in English translation and, where possible, in the original language. This site has no particular agenda other than promoting religious tolerance and scholarship. Views expressed at this site are solely those of specific authors, and are not endorsed by sacred-texts."

Sample a selection of digitized religious materials from the Library of Congress.

Search by title and/or author.

"The ARDA is based in the Department of Sociology at The Pennsylvania State University. Our goal is to preserve and provide access to high-quality data on religion in the United States and abroad. We are funded by the Lilly Endowment and the John Templeton Foundation."

From the website: "The British Library is one of the world's great treasure-houses for the study of all religions. Our holdings include important collections of the sacred texts of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism and Zoroastrianism. They range from some of the best-known and most beautiful handwritten copies (manuscripts) of the scriptures of various religions to a very extensive collection of printed editions, both early and modern."

From the website: "The Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative... provides access to digital images of woodcuts, photographs, slides, papyri, coins, maps, postcards, manuscripts, lithographs, sermons, shape-note tune books, and various forms of Christian art, architecture, and iconography."

"The Pluralism Project studies and interprets religious diversity and interfaith relations in the United States."

From the website: "Based on interviews with more than 35,000 American adults, this extensive survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life details the religious makeup, religious beliefs and practices as well as social and political attitudes of the American public."

From the website: "This Virtual Religion Index is a tool for students with little time. It analyzes & highlights important content of religion-related websites to speed research." Includes American studies, ancient Near East, anthropology & sociology, art & archaeology, biblical studies, Buddhism, Christianity, comparative religion, confessional agencies, East Asia, ethics & moral values, Greco-Roman studies, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, philosophy & theology, and psychology of religion.