Adherents.comResources for research into world religions, large and (very) small. Includes links to websites, research papers, statistics, and specialized search engines. http://www.adherents.com |
The Pluralism ProjectHarvard University project studying the growing religious diversity of the United States. Includes teaching resources, articles, and details of current research. http://www.pluralism.org |
American Religion Data ArchiveCollection of quantitative survey data on churches and church membership, religious professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations). Data sets available for download. http://www.thearda.com |
Religious Practices of American YouthA collection of research resources for anyone interested in the relationship between religious beliefs and American youth/adolescents. http://www.youthandreligion.org |
American Religious ExperienceThe American Religious Experience Project encourages the depiction and study of the rich and varied tapestry of the American religious experience on the World Wide Web. The project directors welcome manuscript submissions. http://are.as.wvu.edu |
Christian Research AssociationStatistics, a full research monograph, and regular news about religious behaviour in Australia. Books and a CD-ROM also available for order. http://www.cra.org.au |
Interdisciplinary Journal of Research onFree access electronic only peer review journal. Email notification list, aims and scope, author instructions, and article submission instructions. http://www.bepress.com/ijrr |
Association for the Sociology ofInternational scholarly association that seeks to advance theory and research in the sociology of religion. http://www.sociologyofreligion.com |
Religious Research AssociationAn interfaith and international association focusing on the intersection of religion and society. http://rra.hartsem.edu |
Institute for the Study of AmericanThe Institute was founded in 1969 in Evanston, Illinois as a religious studies research facility with a particular focus upon the smaller religions of the United States, such as minority religions, alternative religions, non-conventional religions, http://www.americanreligion.org |
Smith, ChristianSociologist at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill interested in religious social movements. http://www.unc.edu/~cssmith |
Social Polity of Ancient IndiaText of Dr. V. Nagarajan`s works on Atharvan polity and Hindu political sociology and the Gita. http://www.geocities.com/vnagarajana402 |
God is Dead: Secularization and the WestDanny Yee reviews Steve Bruce`s book "God is Dead", which explains and defends the secularization paradigm. http://dannyreviews.com/h/god_dead.html |
Association of Statisticians of AmericanStatisticians and researchers who collect and publish information about denominations and other faith groups in the United States. Details of annual event, some sample statistics, and how to join. http://www.asarb.org |
Helland, ChristopherDoctoral candidate at the University of Toronto, with research interests in religion in cyberspace and new religious movements. http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~chelland/index.html |