Agnosticism

 

"The Essence of Agnosticism"  

This essay provides a brief overview of agnosticism.  

 

Agnostics and Agnosticism 

Appropriate for the casual user seeking basic information on agnosticism and the uncertainty of God's existence.  

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Atheism

 

BBC - Atheism and Ethics

Sections on atheism divided into "at a glance, history, beliefs, types, rites, and people." 

 

Religious Tolerance

Organization web site shares insight on atheism, definitions and history of use of the the term.  

 

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Entry for atheism and agnosticism - 

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Buddhism

 

A Glossary of Pali and Buddhist Terms

 

About.com: Buddhism

Provides a broad overview of Buddhishm and highlights beliefs and practices and sacred texts, for the casual user.

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Christianity

Bible History Char

.pdf file of Biblical Timeline

 

Spartacus

At Spartacus the focus is religion and society and you can learn about important religious groups, their leaders and impact in history. It has a heavy bent towards Christianity. Author John Simkin has written about 20 books on religion and history and is involved with European Union initiatives to produce an E-history of religion.

 

The Ecole Initiative

This online encylopedia offers a detailed timeline of events in church history as well as short entries in an extensive glossary on topics in church history.

 

Theology Library

Spring HIll College is a secular, Christian school and their web page on Christianity  is organized into church, revelation, liturgy, justice. theology, morality, spirituality, evangelization, religion.

 

Timeline of the Seven Thousand Years of Measured Time

A timeline of important dates in Christian history.

 

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Hinduism

 

 

University of Wyoming, Exploring Religions: Hinduism

 

Hinduism Today

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Islam

 

Al Islam, Holy Quran

This web site is very deep and extensive and includes an Encyclopedia of Islamic Jurisprudence,  a Hadith Encyclopedia, Qur'an-ic recitation in a user friendly and accessible format.

 

Overview of Islam from Enclopedia Britannica 

 

IslamCity

The menu on the left hand side links to basic overview and history of Islam. This site also includes Quran recitations and translations.  

 

TheWindow - 

Guide to over two dozen Islamic thinkers including a rough biographical sketch and overview of their contributions 

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Judaism

 

American Jewish Historical Society

 

The Jewish Encyclopedia

This important 12-volume work includes a broad range of topics related to Judaism and is unedited from its initial publication between 1902-1906. Use the blue menu at the top for browsing of alphabetical index and to access the actual content.

 

Jewish History Resource Center 

Published by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and includes a resource index that covers a range of topics.