General & Comparative

BBC Religions and BBC Religion and Ethics - Two sites from the BBC giving information on all religions, and on ethical issues from the religious point of view (see the section on Issues).

BeCAL : Belief, Culture and Learning Information Gateway - The online Belief, Culture and Learning Information Gateway for learning and resources in values education and citizenship.

BeliefNet - Information on religions, ethical issues and access to religious texts.

Intute: Religion and Theology - Part of the Intute Arts and Humanities data service with resources which have been selected, evaluated and described by subject specialists.

Journal of Religion and Popular Culture - A web-based, peer-reviewed journal committed to the academic exploration, analysis and interpretation, from a range of disciplinary perspectives, of the interrelations and interactions between religion and religious expression and popular culture.

Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life - The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, launched in 2001, seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. There are sections on bioethics, the death penalty, gay marriage, religion & politics, religion & world affairs, religion & the law and religion & social welfare.

The RE site - 'Your starting point for RE on the web'. In particular the RE Directory will provide you with links to UK religious organisations from different faiths.

ReligionLink - Described as a resource to help "journalists write informed stories about the ways religion affects public life"

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophhy Online - This resource is provided via a RAIUL Library subscription. Do not be put off by the title Philosophy - this resource covers religion and ethics as well.

Sacred contexts - An online gallery of 78 various sacred texts from the British Library. In the "Interactice" section visitors can listen to different faith leaders and citizes talk about their religious beliefs.

Sacred Text Archive - 'This site is a freely available non-profit archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore, and occult and esoteric topics. Texts are presented in English translation and, in some cases, in the original language. The site has no particular agenda other than promoting religious tolerance and scholarship'.

Virtual Religion Index : Comparative Study of Religion - 'This Virtual Religion Index ... analyzes & highlights important content of religion-related websites to speed research. Hyperlinks are provided not only to homepages but to major directories & documents within. Our purpose is not to circumvent tours of worthy sites, but to cut down the time spent on surfing & sorting'.

World History Archives - Links to documents in the history of world religion (Islam, Christianity, Scientology).

World Prayers - Aims to gather the great prayer classics from spiritual traditions around the world into a common archive for the purpose of inspiration, study and cross cultural appreciation.

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