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Webrary Links
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General Religion
- Adherents.com
- This is a good source for religion statistics - covers over 4,000 sects, and is searchable by religion or location. (www.adherents.com)
- Virtual Religion Index
- The Rutgers University Religion Dept. has a highly recommended site with links to all the major religions and to religious topics of all kinds. (virtualreligion.net/vri/)
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Bible
- Bible Gateway
- Read the Bible in one of 42 languages and nearly 100 versions. This site also includes a searchable Bible dictionary, concordance, and phrase-finder. (www.biblegateway.com/)
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Christianity
- Catholic Online: Saints & Angels
- This alphabetical index of saints has articles with biographical information, dates of canonization and feast days, and the current month's saints with calendars for feast days and holy days. Read about angels here, too! (www.catholic.org/saints/)
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Christian Denominations
- Orthodox Church in America
- This site has information about the 19 Christian Orthodox Churches of the world, including the Greek, Russian, Syrian, Serbian, and Romanian Orthodox Churches. Learn about the Orthodox faith or view a parish directory of churches in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Mexico. (www.oca.org)
- New Advent Catholic Website
- Learn about the Catholic religion through links to catechisms, encyclicals, the complete 1913 edition of the Catholic Encyclopedia, Catholic media sites, and many other sources. (www.newadvent.org)
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Other Religions
- Encyclopedia Mythica
- Everything you want to know about world mythologies: images, a pronunciation guide, and articles on gods and goddesses; legendary animals and supernatural creatures; links to other mythology and folklore pages on the Web. (www.pantheon.org/mythica.html)
- Hindu Universe Resource Center
- Everything Hindu - arts, customs, temples, worship, scriptures, and other religious and secular aspects of Hindu life from the Hindu Students Council. (www.hindunet.org/home.shtml)
- Judaism & Jewish Resources
- Perfect for browsing, this site reflects Israel's strong Internet presence, and includes hundreds of links on Jewish learning, communities, museums, books, news, and much more. See the Kashrut section for information on keeping kosher. (shamash.org/trb/judaism.html)
- Navigating the Bible II
- Available in English, Russian, Spanish, and Hebrew, this site will expand your knowledge of Torah, the Jewish Bible. Essays on biblical characters, and a glossary of people, places, and events in the Torah can also help those who are preparing for a Bas/Bar Mitzvah. (bible.ort.org/)
- Al-Islam.org
- This site has links to Islamic history, law, religious practice, and various Muslim peoples. The site is maintained by an international non-profit Muslim volunteer organization, the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project. (www.al-islam.org)
- The Koran (Qur'an) - Free Searchable Version
- AskSam provides this site to download and/or search the Koran, the central religious text of Islam, in one of three translations from the original Arabic. (www.asksam.com/ebooks/koran/)
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