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These links are listed as reliable (but not infallible) starting points for your own exploration of western religions: the internet can be a mysterious and treacherous place, especially when it comes to religious studies, so always remember: surfer beware!
GENERAL LINKS This is the glossary from an introductory course in Western Religions at the University of Pennsylvania (why should I reinvent the wheel?)
Genesis: A Living Conversation Companion website of a PBS series featuring Bill Moyers in round-table discussion with Jewish, Christian, and Islamic interpreters (both scholars and non-scholars) of Genesis narratives.
JUDAISM Searchable, browsable on-line bible in a reliable translation (Revised Standard Version).
Description of the history, numbering, and months of the Jewish solar-lunar calendar, with links to the dates and descriptions of the major Jewish annual festivals.
A megasite of Jewish information, news, and online resources.
An online "encyclopedia" of Jewish information and "frequently asked questions," written from a traditional (orthodox) perspective.
Jewish denominations:
Internet Jewish History Sourcebook Collection of links, primary documents, images, media resources.
CHRISTIANITY Searchable, browsable on-line bible in a reliable translation (Revised Standard Version).
Directory of denominations on-line The Google directory's listing of (current) Christian denominations with information online: more Christian denominations than you ever dreamed existed.
"From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians" Companion website of a very reputable PBS documentary series on earliest Christianity (videos of documentary available in the UCR media library).
Home page of the Vatican, the center of the most populous Christian denomination in the world (Roman Catholicism)
ISLAM
Searchable, browsable on-line Qur'an.
Collections of sayings and stories (ahadith) in the collection by al-Bukari (d. 256 AH/870 CE); browse by hadith or search
Collections of sayings and stories (ahadith) in the collection by al-Bukari's student, al-Muslim (d. 261 AH/875 CE); browse by hadith or search
Convert dates in the Julian/Gregorian calendar (CE) into dates in the Islamic calendar (AH) (note: since the Islamic year is not 365 days, it is not just a matter of adding 622 to the CE date)
On-line companion to the lavish PBS documentary on the history of Islam (the site is not as lavish as the documentary, but still has some beautiful images)
On-line companion to yet another PBS documentary on issues facing contemporary Muslims around the world.
Muslim Women's League (U.S.A.) "A nonprofit American Muslim organization working to implement the values of Islam and thereby reclaim the status of women as free, equal and vital contributors to society."
Internet Islamic History Sourcebook Collection of links, primary documents, images, media resources
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