Religious Studies (World Religions)

Texts from many religions, arranged by topic, including Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Native American, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, Women, and Zoroastrianism.

Focuses on free (open-access) internet resources (bibliographies/indexes, library and archive catalogues, dictionaries/encyclopedias, etexts and journals) supporting the academic study of religion. Specifically, etexts relevant to religions such as Bahai, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jain, Judaism, Sikhism, Taoism, Unification, and Zoroastrianism. Compiled by Cheryl Adams, Library of Congress and Saundra Lipton, University of Calgary Library.

Search Biblical text in many translations into English and other languages. Other tools include reading plans, audio options, and commentaries.

Encompasses all Buddhist traditions. Site features Buddhist scriptures, talks, study guides, meditation instructions, magazine articles, ebooks, comics, multimedia presentations, and more.

Search to find and read electronic texts of public domain theological works. Works are indexed by author, title or type (includes subject, format and language), meditations, hymn lyrics, and more.

Electronic texts of early Christian writings accessed via author name. On New Advent website.

View images and learn about one of the first books printed on Gutenberg's famous press in 1454.

Site searches better than quran.com. Includes the Sahih International, Pickthall, Yusuf Ali, Shakir, and Dr. Ghali translations. Provides text with and without tashkil and lets you view a tafsir at the same time as the Quran.

Provides English translations from the Pali language as well as translations and commentarial writings from well-known Theravada scholar-monks, such as Ven. Thanissaro Bhikkhu, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, and scholars working in the Theravada traditions of Sri Lanka, Thailand, Burma, Laos, and Cambodia. Maintained by the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.

The scrolls and scroll fragments recovered in the Qumran environs represent a voluminous body of Jewish documents, a veritable "library", dating from the third century B.C.E. to 68 C.E. They demonstrate the literary activity of Second Temple Period Jewry and shed insight into centuries pivotal to both Judaism and Christianity. Images include scroll fragments and artifacts.

Conveys Eastern Tao Te Ching teachings to Western readers in a way that is clear, simple and authentic. This translation of the ancient classic by Derek Lin is hosted at Taoism.net.

Provides access to Catholic instructional and church documents. On New Advent website.

Goals for the website include making it easy for everyone to read, study, and learn The Noble Quran, which is also referred to as Al-Quran Al-Kareem, Al-Ketab, Al-Furqan, Al-Maw'itha, Al-Thikr, and Al-Noor.

View infrared photos from the 1950s archive and examine the latest high-definition spectral images, which enhance the texts' visibility and readability. Browse the fragments by Site, Language, or Content or use the "free search" option. A few featured scrolls include translation into English.