Research Guides: Religion: Videos and Websites

Websites

ISTA: Internet Sacred Text Archives
Collection of sacred texts from world religions.
British Library: Discovering Sacred Texts
"Discovering Sacred Texts provides access to the richness and diversity of the texts from some of the world’s greatest faiths. Discover more about the sacred texts from Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism and the Baha’i Faith, Jainism and Zoroastrianism."
Analects: Sayings of Confucius
Baha i Reference Library
"The Bahá’í Reference Library is the authoritative online source of Bahá’í writings. It contains selected works of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, and the Universal House of Justice, as well as other Bahá’í texts."
Jainism Heritage Centres
In depth exploration of Jain.
The Noble Quran
"Read, study, and learn The Noble Quran"
A Shi'ite Encyclopedia
"A vast collection of information that addresses Shi'a/Sunni inter-school related issues. An effort of the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project Team."
Sikhism Religion of the Sikh People
Overview and texts of Sikhism.
The Pluralism Project at Harvard
"The religious traditions of humankind are shown here as circles, each containing a commonly used symbol of that tradition. But this visual image of separate boundaried circles—graphically convenient as it is—is highly misleading, for every religious tradition has grown through the ages in dialogue and historical interaction with others. "
The Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
"The Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online provides reliable, freely-available English-language information on Anabaptist-related congregations, denominations, conferences, institutions and significant individuals, as well as historical and theological topics."
Mormon Church
Overview of the Mormon beliefs.
Native American Spirituality
"The diversity of American Indian tribes precludes a comprehensive examination of their religions and their belief systems."
Pew Research Center: Religion & Public Life

Religious Studies Programs

Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School
Of notable interest is the link to "Resources".
Center for the Study of Religion at The Ohio State University
A local religious studies program at OSU.

Other LibGuides

PHIL 2010 LibGuide
Articles, books and videos on the major religions of the world.

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Videos

Kanopy: Religion and Philosophy Collection
1000+ documentary films on various topics: Philosophy, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Women in Religion, Indigenous Religions, and much more.

Religion: Videos and Websites