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Media studies

Academic centers
• Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education (News21)
• Center on Religion & the Professions, University of Missouri
• Knight Chair in Media and Religion, USC Annenberg School for Communication

Culture and sociology

U.S.
• Barna Research Group The Barna Group provides primary research, communications tools, printed resources, leadership development for young people, and church facilitation and enhancement in order to “partner with Christian ministries and individuals to be a catalyst in moral and spiritual transformation in the United States."
• Faith Communities Today (Hartford Seminary) Calls itself the largest survey of congregations ever conducted in the United States. 
• The Louisville Institute Lilly Endowment Program for the study of American religion based at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary.
• Harvard Pluralism Project The Pluralism Project: World Religions in America is a research project aimed at engaging students in studying the new religious diversity in the United States.
• Religion's Profile Rises in Pop Culture (Robert Marquand, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor ) A 1997 article in the “Christian Science Monitor" that examines the growing role of religion in American culture.
• Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture research and public outreach institute devoted to the promotion of the understanding of the relation between religion and other features of American culture. Based in the IU School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
• Cross Currents: "Religion, Politics, and the State: Cross-Cultural Observations Cultural A 1997 article in CrossCurrents, a publication from the Association for Religion and Intellectual Life
• Damaris Online Resources: Current trends Contains hundreds of articles and study guides on films, books, music, television and some of the developments within culture as a whole.It is produced by Damaris International, a Christian site based in the UK.
• Research on Youth and Religion The National Study of Youth and Religion offers a variety of reports and statistics on young people and religion
• SocioWeb: The Sociological Resource Center SocioWeb is an independent guide to sociological resources available on the Internet

Global
• Webster’s World of Cultural Policy An online resource center for the study of cultural policy from the perspective of cultural democracy
• 123World Religion The site provides links to a variety of religious groups
• Americas Society - Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada The group provides information on the diverse cultures in the Americas
• Chinese Cultural Studies: Philosophy and Religion in China Information about Chinese philosophy and religion compiled by Compton’s Living Encyclopedia

Ethics

General
• The Beard Center for Leadership in Ethics Duquesne University in Pittsburgh
• W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
• Center for Ethics Emory University in Atlanta
• Center for Ethics University of Tampa
• Center for Ethics and the Professions Harvard University
• Consortium Ethics Program University of Pittsburgh
• Stanford Center on Ethics Stanford University
• Ethics Resource Center The Ethics Resource Center (ERC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization whose vision is a world where individuals and organizations act with integrity.
• Institute for Applied and Professional Ethics Ohio University in Athens, Ohio
• Dartmouth College Ethics Institute Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH
• Institute for Global Ethics The international group works to promote ethical behavior in individuals, institutions, and nations through research, public discourse, and practical action.
• Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Santa Clara University in California
• Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions (Indiana University) The Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions is an endowed ethics research center at Indiana University Bloomington.
• Wharton Ethics Program University of Pennsylvania

Business
• Business Ethics and Corporate Stakeholder Relations Program – University of Ottawa
• Center for Business Ethics Bentley College in Waltham, Mass.
• Center for Ethics and Business Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles
• Council for Ethics in Economics The Council for Ethics in Economics is an association based in Columbus, Ohio of leaders in business, higher education, religion and other professions working together to try to strengthen the ethical fabric of business and economic life.
• Carol and Lawrence Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research Wharton School in Philadelphia
• International Business Ethics Institute The International Business Ethics Institute is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational organization. The Institute was founded in 1994 in response to the growing need for transnationalism in the field of business ethics.

Science and Medicine
• Center for Biomedical Ethics University of Virginia
• Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science Case Western Reserve University
• Center for Environmental Philosophy The Center for Environmental Philosophy was created by the board of directors of Environmental Philosophy, Inc., a nonprofit corporation of the State of New Mexico. It is the product of a number of activities begun with the creation of the journal Environmental Ethics.
• The Hastings Center The Hastings Center is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit bioethics research institute founded in 1969 to explore fundamental and emerging questions in health care, biotechnology, and the environment.
• The Park Ridge Center for the Study of Health, Faith and Ethics The Park Ridge Center in Park Ridge, Ill., explores the interaction of health, faith, and ethics through research, education and consultation. The center is an independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization affiliated with Advocate Health Care.
• Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics Stanford University

Media
• presscouncils.org A website entirely devoted to media ethics and accountability systems - with now a record 320 media codes, data on all world press councils, a list of 80 (non-governmental) media accountability systems (MAS) plus 175 links and 315 book titles on ethics and MAS.

Health care and medicine

On the Web
• Center for Religion, the Professions and the Public Based at the University of Missouri-Columbia it provides a variety of links on religion and medicine.

Articles
• Religion, Spirituality, and Medicine: How Are They Related and What Does It Mean? Mayo Clinic Proceedings
• Religious Involvement, Spirituality, and Medicine: Implications for Clinical Practice Mayo Clinic Peer Review
• New research finds link between religion and health in the elderly Yale Medicine

Holidays
• Religion News Service calendar of religious holidays, events and meetings
• Interfaithcalendar.org

Marriage and family
• Law Library of Congress
• National Survey of Family Growth U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Data Services). The 1973-1995 National Surveys of Family Growth (NSFG) have provided reliable national statistics on pregnancy, childbearing, contraception, and related aspects of maternal and infant health.
• Reflections on Family: A Conversation with Douglas Besharov U.S. Society and Values, "The American Family," Department of State, International Information Programs, January 2001

Philanthropy and poverty
• Administration for Children and Families (ACF) statistics U.S. Department of Health and Human Services data
• Welfare-to-Work Hiring Statistics U.S. Office of Personnel Management
• Census employment and income statistics 1990-2002
• Links to philanthropy information U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs
• Faith-based initiatives Background from the Pew Charitable Trusts
• In Good Faith Background from the Pew Forum
• Rallying the Armies of Compassion The Bush initiative

Public action and advocacy on ecology
• Harvard University Center for the Environment: Forum on Religion and Ecology The Forum on Religion and Ecology is an interreligious, multi-cultural, interdisciplinary initiative engaging in scholarly dialogue on the environment.
• Caring for Creation: links to religion and ecology sites Northern Arizona University
• Religion and the Environment Wabash Center
• Links to religion and ecology sites The site is put together by Mark I. Wallace, associate professor in the Department of Religion and member of the Interpretation Theory Committee and the Environmental Studies Committee at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.

Business
• Center for Religion, the Professions, & the Public University of Missouri-Columbia
• Pittsburgh Theological Seminary: Center for Business, Religion, and Professions Seminary

ARTICLES
• Religion in the Workplace: The growing presence of spirituality in Corporate America (BusinessWeek)

Death penalty
• Capital Punishment Statistics U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs; Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Survey of the Federal death penalty system Department of Justice
• The Federal Death Penalty System: Supplementary Data, Analysis and Revised Protocols Department of Justice
• Cornell Death Penalty Project Cornell Law School
• Death penalty information and resources Northern Illinois University
• Death penalty information: High School Curriculum Michigan State University
• The Death Penalty Background from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

Education
General
• Religion and Public Schools Background from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
• Religion and School Vouchers Background from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
• Teaching About Religion (Pew Forum) Teaching About Religion in Public Schools: Where do We Go From Here?' Conference took place May 20-22, 2003

• Syllabi
• The American Academy of Religion Syllabus Project This project was initiated by the AAR Committee on Teaching and Learning, and by graduate students. For post-secondary classes teaching issues of religion and media.
• Religion & American Politics, Bucknell University Bucknell University
• Religion, News Media and American Culture, Hofstra University Hofstra University
• Religion, Spirituality and Ethics, journalism specialization, Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism Specialized Reporting Program: Religion, Spirituality and Ethics
• Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate CARA is a national, non-profit, university-affiliated organization that conducts social scientific studies about the Catholic Church. (Georgetown University)

Popular culture
• Religion's Profile Rises in Pop Culture Robert Marquand, The Christian Science Monitor (1997)

Public religion
• Religion and the Founding of the American Republic Library of Congress Exhibition
• Speaking of Faith Public radio's national conversation about belief, meaning, ethics, and ideas.

Science
• Bioethics Background from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
• Science, Religion, and the Human Experience Program from the University of California, Santa Barbara
• Center for the Study of Science and Religion (CSSR) Earth Institute, Columbia University
• Science & Theology News
• Biblical Archaeological Review

Technology and the Internet
• Yale Divinity School Initiative on Religion, Science, and Technology
• David Nobel on "The Religion of Technology" University of Washington
• CrossSearch

Denominations and Faith Groups

General Information/Statistics
• Association of Religion Data Archives
• Beliefnet.com
• Britannica.com
• Religion in American Public Life Background from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
• Resources for American Christianity
• The Reference Desk’s Religion Page Extensive listing of denominational web sites
• Yahoo’s Christianity Page Directory of Christian Denominations and Sects
• Yahoo’s Religion Page Religion and Spirituality: Faiths and Practices
• Adherents.com Adherents.com is a growing collection of over 41,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations.
• Religion Resources on the Net

Roman Catholic
• The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Catholic Online Catholic Online provides over five million pages of content including the largest online historical and biblical database about the Catholic Church; also, Internet service provider
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops U.S. Roman Catholic Bishops homepage
• The Vatican: Roman Catholic Church International Christian denomination homepage

Orthodox
• Antiochian Catholic Church Christian denomination homepage
• Byzantine Catholic Church in America Christian denomination homepage
• Catholic Assyrian Church of the East Christian denomination homepage
• Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Christian denomination homepage
• Orthodox Church in America U.S Christian denomination homepage
• Ukranian Greek Catholic Church Christian denomination homepage
• Moravian Church in America Christian denomination homepage

Protestant
• American Baptist Churches USA Christian denomination homepage
• Anglican Church Christian denomination homepage
• Apostolic World Christian Fellowship Christian denomination homepage
• The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Christian denomination homepage
• Association of Unity Churches Faith group homepage
• Association of Vineyard Churches Web site operated by Vineyard USA.
• Bible Fellowship Church Christian denomination homepage
• Calvary Chapel Links to individual international and national churches are on this site.
• Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Christian denomination homepage
• Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Christian denomination homepage
• Church of the Brethren Christian denomination homepage
• Church of the Nazarene Christian denomination homepage
• Churches of Christ (non-instrumental) Faith group homepage
• Conservative Mennonite Conference Faith group homepage
• Episcopal Church, USA Christian denomination homepage
• Friends United Meeting (Quakers) Christian denomination homepage
• The Lutheran World Federation Christian denomination homepage
• Mennonite Church USA Christian denomination homepage
• The Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) Lists of links and resources
• Unitarian Universalist Faith group homepage
• United Church of Christ Christian denomination homepage
• United Methodist Church Christian denomination homepage
• Southern Baptist Convention Faith group homepage
• Canadian Evangelical Christian Church Christian denomination homepage
• The Evangelical Covenant Church Christian denomination homepage
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Christian denomination homepage
• The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Christian denomination homepage
• African Methodist Episcopal Church Christian denomination homepage
• Assemblies of God USA Christian denomination homepage
• Church of Christ, Scientist Christian Science denomination homepage
• Seventh-day Adventist Church Faith group homepage
• Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada Faith group homepage
• Churches of God in Christ Christian denomination homepage
• Presbyterian Church USA Christian denomination homepage
• Amish - National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom Christian denomination homepage

Mormon
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) Faith group homepage

Judaism
• Judaism and Jewish Resources Andrew Tannenbaum for Shamash.org
• Judaism - Shamash: The Jewish Network Provides an array of state-of-the-art education and community building resources to Jewish organizations and individuals for the benefit of the Jewish community.
• Judaism 101 About.com
• Union for Reform Judaism Denomination homepage
• United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Denomination homepage
• Torah.org A program from Project Genesis, a new Jewish outreach program
• Jewish Community Online Online community of believers
• Jewish Reconstructionist Federation Reconstructionist movement organization site, serving more than 100 affiliated congregations and havurot.
• Union of American Hebrew Congregations Reform Judaism information site
• The Orthodox Union site offers resources on Orthodox Judaism

Islam
• The Media Guide to Islam: A Journalist’s Guide to Covering Islam Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism - San Francisco State University
• The Study of Islam American Academy of Religion
• Islamic Society of North America For Muslims in North America
• Islamic Supreme Council of America The Islamic Supreme Council of America (ISCA) is a non-profit, non-governmental religious organization dedicated to working for the cause of Islam.
• 100 Questions and Answers about Arab Americans: A Journalist's Guide From the Detroit Free Press
• Nation of Islam

Eastern Religions
• About.com: Buddhism
• Association Of American Buddhists
• DharmaNet International
• E-Sangha Buddhism Portal Buddhism portal that contains free e-books, discussion forum, free e-cards and an extensive collections of links.
• The Internet Guide to Buddhism and Buddhist Studies Virtual Library
• Resources for the Study of Buddhism Compiled by Dr Ron Epstein, Philosophy Department, San Francisco State University
• Tricycle: The Buddhist Review A Buddhist journal
• Buddhist Information Network BuddhaNet is a not-for-profit organization affiliated with the Buddha Dharma Education Association Inc, which was first established as a Vipassana Meditation Centre over nine years ago in Sydney by an Australian meditation monk Ven. Pannyavaro.
• Hinduism Online community of believers
• Sikhism Home Page Information pages hosted by Sandeep Singh Brar
• SikhNet Online community of believers
• Taoism Information Page Official Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library Associate site.
• The Center of Traditional Taoist Studies The Center of Traditional Taoist Studies is a non-profit religious organization dedicated to promoting traditional Taoist studies.
• Tenrikyo This web site is maintained by the Tenrikyo Internet Committee---Tenri, Japan
• Falun Gong Faith group homepage
• Soka Gakki Student-compiled page within the UV Religious Movements site
• Zen Humorous introduction to Zen
• World of Traditional Zoroastrianism Information site
• Zoroastrianism A Web Journal on Zoroastrian Heritage
• The Baha’I Faith U.S. homepage
• Cao Da U.S. homepage
• Jain Student academic site

Atheist/Agnostic
• The Atheism Web A shared resource for atheists, agnostics and freethinkers on the Internet.
• American Atheists, Inc. and American Atheist magazine
• Atheism: About.com
• Yahoo! Atheism directory
• Positive Atheism online magazine
• Atheist and Agnostic The Secular Web is published by the Internet Infidels, an organization of volunteers dedicated to the growth and maintenance of the most comprehensive freethought web site on the Internet.

Cults
• Cults and New Religious Movements bibliography University of Florida, Gainesville
• Factors related to susceptibility and recruitment by cults National Library of Medicine' National Institutes of Health
• American Family Foundation cult studies AFF offers "practical resources and services for families, former group members, mental health professionals, clergy, attorneys, educators, and young people are based on scholarly study, research, and clinical experience."
• About.com: Cults and New Religious Movements Articles, bibliographies and web sites about current trends in religious movements.

Wiccan/Pagan/New Religious Movements
• Cults and New Religious Movements bibliography University of Florida, Gainesville
• Pagans Who Think Webring
• Cherry Hill Seminary Cherry Hill Seminary in Bethel, Vermont is a privately owned pagan seminary program based on the Communitarian philosophy of the sacredness of connections and community building.
• Pagan Institute Report Offers "essays, Pagan news, tools for activists, and features"
• Religious Movements University of Virginia
• Yahoo! directory
• About.com: Cults and New Religious Movements Articles, bibliographies and web sites about current trends in religious movements.
• About.com's Alternative Religions Guide Lists and articles
• Academic Info.us: [New] Religious Movements & Alternative Spirituality Compiled by Mike Madin, a graduate of the University of Washington's Comparative Religion program
• Apostates and New Religious Movements Bryan Ronald Wilson, Ph.D. University of Oxford. Wilson chooses Scientology as an example of a new religion and makes a comparison of it to Christian tradition.
• CESNUR - New Religious Movements CESNUR, the Center for Studies on New Religions, is an independent, non-denominational organization based in Italy reproduces or quotes documents from the media and different sources on a number of religious issues.
• New Religious Movements: An Orthodox Perspective Article by Vladimir Fedorov on World Council of Churches site
• Psychology of Spiritual Sects, Religion, Prediction Dutch and English personal page
• University of Florida/American Academy of Religion: New Religious Movements Group The New Religious Movements Group is an American Academy of Religion (AAR) program unit that seeks to enhance understanding of alternative, emergent, or new religious movements (NRMs) past and present.
• University of Virginia: Religious Movements This page provides a gateway to profiles of more than 200 religious movements.
• The Watchman: New Religious Movements and Interreligious Dialogue Watchman Fellowship is an independent Christian research and apologetics ministry focusing on new religious movements, cults, the occult and the New Age.
• Covenant of the Goddess International organization of cooperating, autonomous Wiccan congregations and solitary practitioners.

Scientology
• Scientology Scientology is an applied religious philosophy.
• Scientology Volunteer Ministers is a nonprofit organization.

Interfaith
• Religion News Service calendar of religious holidays, events and meetings
• Interfaithcalendar.org
• Interfaith Alliance An interfaith group of religious leaders that works to promote interfaith cooperation around shared religious values to strengthen the public’s commitment to the American values of civic participation, freedom of religion, diversity, and civility in public discourse and to encourage the active involvement of people of faith in the nation’s political life.
• National Council of Churches Made up of 36 Protestant, Anglican and Orthodox member denominations that include more than 50 million persons in 140,000 local congregations.
• The World Council of Churches The World Council of Churches is an international fellowship of Christian churches, built upon the foundation of encounter, dialogue and collaboration.

Faith-based organizations, social outreach groups, and parachurches

Faith-based Organizations
• ACES Online (African Christians)
• Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
• American Coalition for Traditional Values Traditional Values Coalition focuses on issues such as education, homosexuality, family tax relief, pornography, abortion and religious freedom.
• American Family Association Founded in 1977 by Don Wildmon, the group focuses primarily on the influence of television and other media – including pornography – on families and society.
• Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America Big Brothers Big Sisters works to create and nurture relationships between adults and children.
• BlackandChristian.com
• Center for Public Justice
• Center for the Study of Global Christianity
• Christian Missions Network
• Christian Coalition of America It calls itself the largest and most active conservative grass-roots political organization in America.
• Concerned Women For America The groups works to bring Biblical principles into all levels of public policy.
• Eagle Forum The pro-family groups was founded in 1972 by Phyllis Schlafly.
• Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Aimed at educating and assisting new and existing faith-based and community initiatives to apply and qualify for competitive federal funding.
• Focus on the Family Focus on the Family began in 1977 in response to Dr. James Dobson's increasing concern for the American family.
• Linkages to Life Organ Tissue and Bone Marrow Donation Awareness Program is a national program sponsored by The Links, Incorporated, a not-for-profit organization of more than 10,000 women of color.
• Leadership U. (Christian Leadership Ministries)
• My Brothers Keeper My Brothers Keeper (MBK) is designed to develop discipline and character through physical fitness and spiritual guidance.
• Moms in Touch Moms In Touch International is two or more moms who meet for one hour each week to pray for their children, their schools, their teachers, and administrators.
• National Center of Fathering The National Center for Fathering was founded in 1990 by Dr. Ken Canfield to conduct research on fathering and to develop practical resources for dads in nearly every fathering situation.
• Young Life Club For more than 55 years, Young Life has been a non-profit, non-denominational Christian organization reaching out to teens with programs in some 450 communities in the United States and Canada and 36 countries overseas.

Social Outreach Groups
• Evangelical Theological Society
• Harvestime International Network Harvestime International Network is a non-denominational Christian organization committed to recruiting, training, motivating, and mobilizing a network of international harvesters.
• Family Promise (formerly Interfaith Hospitality Network) The mission of Family Promise is to mobilize communities to help low-income families achieve sustainable independence. 
• The Salvation Army The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church.
• Seventh Principle Project From the Unitarian Universalist Association, SPP activities work to highlight the links between the theological and spiritual aspects of faith and related social, ethical and justice issues in individual and community lives.
• SOFTLY International The group’s mission is to reach out to poor and often orphaned Central American children with programs and missions that provide health, security, and educational opportunities.
• Teen Challenge (and Turning Point) Established in 1958 by David Wilkerson, Teen Challenge has grown to more than 150 centers in the United States and 250 centers worldwide.
• Unitarian Universalist Affordable Housing Corporation The mission of the UUAHC is to improve the lives of low- and moderate-income families and individuals in the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area by promoting livable and inclusive communities with affordable housing, quality childcare.
• Unitarian Universalist Service Committee A voluntary, nonsectarian organization working to advance justice throughout the world.
• YMCA National database of local independent YMCA facilities
• YWCA A non-profit membership association run by and for women of the community and their families.
• American Center for Law and Justice The ACLJ engages in litigation, provides legal services, renders advice and counsels clients, and supports attorneys who are involved in defending the religious and civil liberties of Americans.
• American Red Cross The American Red Cross provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
• Red Cross Red Crescent The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is the world's largest humanitarian organization, providing assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions.
• Association of Gospel Rescue Missions Founded in 1913, AGRM's 290 member rescue missions provide 35 million meals, over 13 million nights of lodging, and 25 million articles of clothing to the needy each year.
• Bethany Christian Services Adoption and family services
• Heifer Project International Heifer animals (and training in their care) offer hungry families around the world a way to feed themselves and become self-reliant.
• World Vision, US Founded in 1950, the Christian humanitarian organization serves the world's poorest children and families in nearly 100 countries.

Parachurches
• Moments with the Book Moments With The Book is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to spread God's Word to the world through the printed page and other media.
• National Coalition of Men's Ministries The National Coalition of Men's Ministries (NCMM) is a network of parachurch / servant ministries and denominational men's ministries representing over half of the churches in America.
• National Network of Youth Ministries The Network serves as a neutral umbrella of cooperation linking youth workers, denominations and organizations in order to expose every teenager to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
• Officer's Christian Fellowship OCF serves active duty officers, enlisted personnel, guard and reserve members, academy and ROTC cadets/midshipmen, international military personnel, civilian employees of the military, retirees, widows, and their families.
• Pass the Word Sends missionary teams to their own streets and neighborhoods, spreading the "seeds" of the Gospel by giving away free New Testaments and witnessing.
• Pocket Testament League Members make it a goal of their lives to “read God's Word each day, carry God's Word with them wherever they go, and share God's Word with others as He gives opportunities."
• Prison Fellowship Ministries Reaches out to prisoners, ex-prisoners, victims, and their families, and promotes biblical standards of justice in the criminal justice system.
• Progressive Christians Uniting Progressive Christians Uniting began in 1996 at Claremont School of Theology as a Southern California ecumenical organization of progressive Christians in mainline Protestant churches committed to a renewal of social witness of the Christian church.
• Promise Keepers Promise Keepers is “dedicated to igniting and uniting men to be passionate followers of Jesus Christ through the effective communication of the 7 Promises."
• Proverbs 31 Ministry Proverbs 31 Ministries is a non-denominational, nonprofit organization, dedicated to “glorifying God by touching women's hearts to build godly homes."
• Ron Hutchraft Ministries Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc., Wayne, NJ
• Soulwinners International Fellowship An Internet service provide working to “to redirect the incredible financial potential of the Internet into soul winning ministries who will use the funds they receive to spread the good news of eternal life in Jesus Christ."
• Top Gun Ministries Top Gun Ministries is a Christ-centered ministry dedicated to preparing the local church to equip, empower, and deploy men in Christian service to their family, church, community, and the world.
• Truckstop Ministries Aimed at the trucking industry and/or any interested party.
• Youth for Christ Aimed at getting young people involved in their local churches.
• Youth With a Mission YWAM is one of the largest interdenominational and international Christian ministries, with about 12,000 volunteer staff (and thousands more affiliated workers) based in over 800 locations in over 135 countries.
• Zondervan ChurchSource Zondervan ChurchSource equips church leaders with relevant, field-tested resources for effective ministry.
• ICL Parachurch Ministries From Christian Ministry Resources, it offers a lengthy compilation of links to parachurch organizations.
• Intervarsity Christian Fellowship An evangelical campus mission serving more than 35,000 students and faculty on more than 560 college and university campuses nationwide.
• Josh McDowell Ministry Dallas, TX.
• Life Action Ministries Life Action Ministries is a non-profit organization founded in 1971 by Del Fehsenfeld Jr. It has conducted over 900 crusades in churches and cities throughout North America.
• Living Waters Ministries Living Waters is the ministry of Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron. Living Waters trains Christian people who want to evangelize.
• Man in the Mirror Man in the Mirror believes that “men in America must be reached with a credible offer of Jesus Christ."
• Insight for Living Insight for Living is the Bible-teaching radio ministry of Chuck Swindoll.
• International Prison Chaplains Association Works with prisoners around the world.
• Jimmy Swaggart Ministries Also, World Evangelism Fellowship and CrossFire Youth Ministry
• Free Word Ministries A non-denominational outreach ministry.
• Christian Answers.net A mega-site the provides biblical answers to contemporary questions with over 30-thousand files.
• Fellowship of Companies for Christ A marketplace ministry to Christian CEO's by Christian CEO's.
• Gospel Harvest Ministries MyFaith.com is the primary ministry of Gospel Harvest, Inc., a non-profit ministry based in Carrollton, Texas.
• In Touch Ministries Radio and television ministry
• Bible League The Bible League uses scripture for “evangelism, discipleship, and church growth."
• As Chosen to Serve ministries Dedicated to providing the tools “which will help in communicating God's plan, and His message of salvation."
• Aglow International A Christian ministry for women.
• Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Supports the “evangelistic ministry and calling of Graham to take the message of Christ to all we can by every prudent means available to us."
• Campus Crusade for Christ Campus Crusade for Christ International is an interdenominational ministry.
• Child Evangelism Fellowship A Christian ministry for boys and girls.
• Christian Men's Network A Christian ministry for men.
• Christian Military Fellowship Christian Military Fellowship (CMF) supports United States military personnel and their families, worldwide.
• Christian Cowboys and Friends A Christian ministry for rodeo cowboys.
• Fellowship of Christian Cowboys Uses “cowboys, cowgirls, and our rich western heritage to reach across this great nation spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ."
• Church Growth Institute Works to provide practical resources to help pastors, churches, and individuals.
• Coalition of Prison Evangelists A professional service organization for Christians ministering in the field of corrections.
• Family Life A division of Campus Crusade for Christ
• Encouraging Words Home of Light, strongfamilies.com; Dr. John Trent is president of Encouraging Words and StrongFamilies.com, a ministry committed to strengthening marriage and family relationships worldwide.
• The InnerChange Freedom Initiative The InnerChange Freedom Initiative, Prison Fellowship Ministries
• Mennonite Mission Network Mennonite Mission Network, the mission agency of Mennonite Church USA, supports ministries in more than 50 countries.
• Third Way Café (Mennonite Mission Network) Third Way Café is produced by Mennonite Media, on behalf of the Mennonite Churches of the U.S. and Canada, under the sponsorship of Mennonite Mission Network.
• Peace and Justice Committee of the Mennonite Church The Peace & Justice Support Network strengthens Mennonite Church USA's commitment to peace and justice.
• Smalley Relationship Center Dr. Gary Smalley counseling center
• Women of Faith Women of Faith is a ministry division of Thomas Nelson, Inc., a publisher, producer and distributor of Bibles and books emphasizing Christian themes.

Courts
• Supreme Court
• Federal judiciary U.S. Court of Appeals, District Courts, Bankruptcy Courts
• FindLaw.com Case law and texts

Government
• Religion in Politics Background from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
• Ethics and Public Policy Center

Terrorism and conflict in the Middle East
• September 11 and Beyond Background from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

War and protest
• Just War Tradition Background from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

Bibliographies of religion texts
• Not Just Bibles: Christian Literature on the Net The University of Auckland (ICLnet Christian guides)
• Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches Eileen W. Lindner, ed. National Council of the Churches of Christ, Abingdon Press, Nashville, Tenn.
• American Jewish Yearbook American Jewish Committee
• Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Almanac OSV, Inc., Huntington, Indiana
• How to be a Perfect Stranger For reporters and photographers covering events in a local house of worship. Arthur J. Magida, ed. 1996, Jewish Lights Publishing, Woodstock, Vermont.
• Butler's Lives of the Saints, New Full Edition Paul Burns, ed. The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minn.
• The Official Catholic Directory (Kenedy Directory) Kenedy & Sons, New Providence, NJ.
• The Reference Desk's Religion Page Links to 129 denominations and resources
• My Virtual Reference Desk: World Religion Resources
• New Testament Gateway
• Christian Apocrypha

Reference resources
• "Frequently Asked Questions" on the Religion Beat
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• Which resources are essential for a religion writer to own?

Glossaries and Dictionaries

General
• ReligionStylebook.org is a guide created by Religion | Newswriters for journalists who report on religion in the mainstream media.
• Allwords.com: Religion Online glossary
• The Ariga Glossary of Yiddish Expressions Online dictionary
• D. Platt: Mysticism in World Religions Information on mysticism
• J. CARL MICKELSEN: University of Idaho Online glossary on the work of Hegel
• Religious Tolerance.org Online glossary
• Rice University: The Galileo project Online glossary
• The Basic Esoteric Dictionary Online dictionary
• Concise Dictionary of Religion Online dictionary
• The Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science Online glossary of ethics
• A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names Online dictionary
• The Reference Desk’s Religion Page Online reference desk
• Theological Dictionary Online dictionary
• Glossary of Religious Terms Online glossary
• Jack Van Impe's Dictionary of Prophecy Terms Online dictionary

Christianity
• Allwords.com: Biblical Online glossary
• Brigham Young University Information on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
• Edouard Dommen: The Religious Society of friends Information on the Quaker faith
• Hong Kong Baptist University Online glossary
• New Advent: The Catholic Encyclopedia Online dictionary
• Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology Online dictionary
• A Dictionary of Orthodox Terminology Online dictionary
• King James Dictionary Online dictionary
• Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words Online dictionary
• Easton’s Bible Dictionary Online dictionary
• Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary Online dictionary

Judaism
• Allwords.com: Biblical Online glossary
• Easton’s Bible Dictionary Online dictionary
• Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary Online dictionary

Islam
• Islamic Dictionary Online dictionary

Eastern Religions
• Access to Insight Readings in Theravada Buddhism; John Bullitt personal site
• Allwords.com: Eastern Religion Online glossary
• ECKANKAR A glossary of terms for the ECKANKAR faith
• Global Hindu Electronic Networks Online glossary
• Karma Kagyu Buddhist Network Online glossary
• Jain Dictionary Online dictionary
• The National Capital FreeNet Online glossary of Buddhist terms
• Capeller's Sanskrit-English Dictionary Online dictionary
• Diamond Way Buddhism: Glossary Online glossary

Wiccan/Pagan/Cults/New Religious Movements
• Native American Spirituality Online glossary
• A Brief Dictionary of New Age Terminology Online dictionary
• Church of Scientology International Information on the Church of Scientology
• Om Sakthi Movement