Religion

Nonbiased websites recommended by Booklist Magazine based on usefulness and broadness. Blanchester Public Library neither endorses nor guarantees the content or availability of external links.

  • ARDA (The Association of Religion Data Archives) — Strives to democratize access to the best data on religion
  • Biblical Art on the WWW — Indexes more than 37,000 biblical images that can be browsed by subject, text, or artist, or searched by keyword
  • The Catholic Directory — Simple-to-use tool to locate Catholic churches throughout the United States
  • Encyclopedia of Religion and Society — Content of the Encyclopedia of Religion and Society, published in 1998, is available on the Hartford Institute for Religion Research website
  • Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO) — Information on Anabaptist religions (Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Brethren in Christ)
  • Jewish Encyclopedia — Based on the printed 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, which was published between 1901 and 1906
  • New Advent — Content is derived from the 1913 edition of the Catholic Encyclopedia; site also features the Bible, writings of church fathers, and church documents
  • Patheos — Allows user to select different religions and compare the backgrounds and beliefs of each
  • The Pew Forum on Religion — Provides an extensive report on American religious beliefs, statistics, and mapping information
  • Saints — Profiles more than 4,000 saints; biographies with links to additional sources are included