General

• American Academy of Religion (AAR)
  This is the major academic organization in Religious Studies. It and the Society for Biblical Literature (SBL) hold a joint Annual Meeting that generally draws between 7,000 and 9,000 scholars.
• Midwest Region of the AAR
  One of the ten regional divisions of the AAR, each of which holds an annual meeting.
• North American Association for the Study of Religion (NAASR)
  A smaller group focusing on the social scientific study of religion.
• International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR)
  Another academic organization, which holds an international meeting every five years and regional meetings in intervening years. The NAASR is a member association.
• Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR)
  Focuses on research on religion using social-scientific methods.
• Committee for the Scientific Examination of Religion (CSER)
  Works "to promote humanistic and critical approaches to the study of religion, and to foster the public understanding of religion in the United States and abroad."
• The Martin Marty Center for the advanced study of religion (University of Chicago)
• Religious Studies Programs in Canada and the United States
  Compiled by Gene Thursby, University of Florida.
  
  
• World Wide Web Virtual Library: Religion
  Surprisingly sparse.
• Religion / Religions / Religious Studies
  An excellent, annotated collection of links for the study and interpretation of religions, by Gene Thursby, University of Florida.
• Religious Studies Web Guide (University of Calgary)
  Another excellent collection of links, but not annotated.
• Virtual Religion Index (Rutgers University)
  An extensive collection of classified, annotated links.
• Comparative Religion Resources (University of Washington Libraries)
  Organized by format, not topic.
  
• Guide to Internet Resources (Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion)
• Religious Studies Links (Voice of the Shuttle, UCSB)
• Academic Info: Religion Gateway
  Lightly-annotated links.
• Religious Worlds
  A good source for religion, religions, and religious studies.
  
• Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
  An unusually extensive and balanced collection of essays on religious and ethical traditions, including many small ones.
• Diaspora.fi: Religions in a Globalising World
  Resources on religion in diaspora, religion and international migration, globalisation and transnationalism, and the study of religion in local settings.
  
• Why Study Religion?
  A site for high school and college students, sponsored by the American Academy of Religion.
  
  
• Center for Studies on New Religions
  "An international network of associations of scholars working in the field of new religious movements," based in Torino, Italy. Contains good articles.
• Religious Movements
  An extensive and nicely-designed site at the University of Virginia

• Pew Charitable Trusts Centers of Excellence
  • Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (Boston University)
  • Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Religion (Emory Univeristy)
  • Center for Religion and Media (New York University)
  • Center for the Study of Religion (Princeton University)
  • Center for Religion, the Professions and the Public (University of Missouri)
  • The Erasmus Institute (University of Notre Dame)
  • Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society (University of Pennsylvania)
  • Center for Research on Civic Culture (University of Southern California)
  • Center on Religion and Democracy (University of Virginia)
  • Center for Religion and American Life (Yale University)

• Religion News (Pew Forum)
• Religion News Service
• Religion Newswriters Association (links to stories and resources)
• Religion Dispatches ("a daily online magazine dedicated to the analysis and understanding of religious forces in the world today")

• Washington Post religion page
• Los Angeles Times religion page
• ACF NEWSOURCE religion archives
• PBS Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
• PBS Faith and Reason
• State of Belief (Air America Radio)
  

• Encyclopedia of Religion: Table of Contents
• Encyclopedia of Religion and Society
• Routledge online dictionaries and encyclopedias on religion
• Oxford Reference Online
  • A Dictionary of Buddhism (Oxford)
  • The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
• Concise Dictionary of Religion, by Irving Hexham (1994)
• Other Religion Dictionaries
• Electronic Reference Books on Religion (ABC-CLIO): includes some introductory texts
• Encyclopedia Mythica
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
  
  
• "Exploring Religions"
  Online textbook covering Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism.
• Mircea Eliade, From Primitives to Zen (1967)
  An anthology of religious texts and secondary accounts, thematically organized.
• Divining America: Religion and the National Culture
  National Humanities Center: curriculum enrichment for high school teachers.
• Online scholarly books on religion (OhioLink)
  

• Internet Sacred Text Archive
• World Scripture: A Comparative Anthology Of Sacred Texts, ed. Andrew Wilson (1991)
• "World's philosophy and religion in quotes" (indexed by subjects, authors, traditions, and texts)
• Hebrew Bible (Jewish Publication Society)
• Christian Bible (many versions)
• Sacred Books of the East
• Electronic Text Center (UVA)
• Religion Index (index to journal articles and multi-author books, 1949-present)
• Religious Studies Digital Image Archive
• Documentary Films on Religion
• "The Question of God" (PBS series, focusing on Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis)
• "Religulous" trailer (Bill Maher film; also here)
  

• Resources on Western Religions (University of Pennsylvania)
• Judaism and Jewish Resources
• Judaism (Jewish Virtual Library)
• Center for Online Judaic Studies
• Shamash: The Jewish Network
• Chabad Lubavitch of Cyberspace
• God and Sexuality (Bard College)
• Holocaust Encyclopedia (U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum)
• Encyclopedia of American Jewish History

• Christianity sources (Yale Divinity School)
• Online Encyclopedia of Early Church History
• Christian Classics Online
• "From Jesus to Christ" (PBS series)
• The Jesus Seminar
• Directory of Ecumenical Study Centers
• Catholic Resources
• Catholic Information Center
• The Vatican
• Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica
• The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Institute of Sino-Christian Studies
• Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

• Islam (part of a larger website on Arab Culture and Civilization)
• Islamic Studies, etc.
• Muslim Students Organization (USA and Canada)
• "Islamic Fundamentalism," by John L. Esposito
• The Oxford Dictionary of Islam

• Indian Culture
• Hindu Resources Online
• British Library Oriental & India Office
• "The Hindu Universe"
• Devi: The Great Goddess
• Indus River Valley Civilization (article)
• Journal of South Asia Women Studies
• Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago

• Chinese Religions
• Japanese Religions
• Buddhism
• Confucianism
• Taoism
• Chinese Alchemy

• The Baha'i Faith
• Zoroastrianism
• Western Alchemy
• Shamanism
• Theosophy
• Astrology

• Pluralism Project (Harvard)
• Inter-Religious Dialogue
• Polylog: Forum for Intercultural Philosophy

• Classical Mythology
• BABBLE (synoptic text viewer)
• English Literature and Religion
• Star Wars: The Religion

• Science, Ethics, and Religion (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
• Institute on Religion in an Age of Science
• Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences
• Vatican Observatory

Christianity:

• Christian Century
• Cross Currents (Christianity and intellectual life)
• Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers
• Journal of Bible and Religion (1933-1966)
• Journal for Christian Theological Research
• Journal Of Early Christian Studies
• Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture (Online since 2000)
• Religion in Life
• Theology
• Theology Today
• Vox Benedictina: A Journal of Feminine and Monastic Spirituality (1990-1993)
• Logos & Pneuma: Chinese Journal of Theology (some abstracts online)

American Religions:

• Journal of Southern Religion
• The North Star: A Journal of African-American Religious History

Islam:

• The Islamic Quarterly
• Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies
• The Muslim World (some free content through OhioLink)

Asian Religions:

• Buddhist-Christian Studies (online since 1999)
• Contemporary Buddhism (online through Consort)

• Inter-Religio (Interreligious dialogue in East Asia -- Online only)
• The Pacific World: Journal of the Institute of Buddhist Studies
• Asia-Pacific: Perspectives

• Journal of Chinese Religions (Online through OhioLink since 2000)
• Journal of Chinese Philosophy
• Frontiers of Philosophy in China (selected articles available)
• Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy (table of contents)
• Late Imperial China
• T'oung Pao (1996-present online through OhioLink)
  
  
• Japanese Journal of Religious Studies (full text online)
  • Special issues
• Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies: articles on religious studies
  
  
• Journal of Indian Philosophy (online through OhioLink since 1997)

• Philosophy East & West (online through OhioLink since 1990)
• Journal of Asian Studies
• Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies
• Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies