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Many religious groups maintain websites. The
following selection is a shortcut to denominational agencies that provide
important information for scholarly research on the WWW. Inclusion of a site
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those seeking information.
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Ecumenical
& Interfaith
Multi-faith
cyber-matrix for the next millennium posts timely information on religion,
spirituality,
& morality
from noted religious leaders, authors & journalists.
Website
of US Conference of Catholic Bishops
provides information on current relations of the Roman Catholic Church with
other churches &
religions as well as access to related official documents since Vatican
II.
News service sponsored by the
World Council of
Churches offers religion journalists subscriptions to up-to-the-minute
accurate reports on breaking stories. Get FREE daily e-mail summaries by
subscribing.
2009 Manifesto of Hans Kung's
Global Ethic Foundation (Tübingen) based upon the 1993 Chicago
declaration
of the Parliament of World Religions outlines five universally acceptable principles (humanity; non-violence and
respect for life; justice & solidarity; honesty & tolerance; and mutual
esteem & partnership) &
solicits endorsement
by all individuals & organizations.
Multilingual website
of the International Council of Christians and Jews maintains a vast e-archive
of documents relevant to the history of inter-faith relations, including
formal
statements by religious officials & organizations,
articles
by scholars & religious leaders,
news
reports, book reviews,
& other resources.
Calendar of conferences & other
events organized by Vienna-based International Centre for Interreligious and
Intercultural Dialogue to involve leaders of world religions & governments
in preventing & resolving religion- & cultural-related conflicts.
Agency for
cooperative ventures of 38 Protestant, Anglican & Orthodox
denominations provides information on
policies
& resolutions, a
social creed,
interreligious
projects, as well as links to
member
websites &
regional
ecumenical agencies.
Global interfaith movement to
promote understanding & cooperation outlines its
mission,
programs,
& declarations
as well as information on all
parliaments
since
1893.
British based network for exploration of
religious faith as celebration of human spiritual & social values in the
post-modernist era.
Homepage of the international ecumenical
French-based monastic community provides information about its
history,
its martyred founder Roger
Schütz, & the
community today plus samples of its
liturgy &
music.
Jenee Woodard's well-designed site posts a
wealth of on-line resources for users of the revised common lectionary
developed by the Consultation on Common Texts.
Cyberhub of the worldside network
of national & regional Bible Societies.
International initiative for religious tolerance in the 21st
century posts charter's
principles promoting peace & justice & capsule descriptions of
participating religions &
spiritual traditions.
Multi-lingual website
of half-century old international organization of
348
Christian denominations presents its
history, statements on
common
vision, faith
& order, and other cooperative
projects.
Official news release service of the National
Council of Churches of Christ (US) & member denominations.
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Evangelicals & Pentecostals
Hindus
Hare Krishna homepage features on-line magazine
& Swami
Prabhupata's commentary on the text of
the
Bhagavad-gita.
Cyber-site of Kauai-based Saivan ashram's
journal devoted to promoting unity among Hindu sects & dispelling
misinformation about Hinduism.
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Jains
Jehovah's Witnesses
Unofficial hub of resources
related to issues of concern for Witnesses including biblical
exegesis, religious
freedom & legal cases regarding blood transfusions & child
custody.
Official multilingual web site of
the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society provides on-line access to their
publications
about their beliefs
& practices.
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Jews
Website of NY-based hasidic movement features a
biographical timeline of
Rebbe Menachem M. Schneerson & his ideas, a library with
Rashi's
commentary on the Hebrew Bible (in English), Maimonides Mishneh Torah (in
Hebrew),
Chassidic
texts, & a sampler of
Jewish tales from the past.
Unaffiliated orthodox site
features free on-line courses in Jewish
learning.
Reboot of gateway to everything Jewish on WWW.
Shamash_2 plans to link websites of major American Jewish organizations &
provide resources related to Hebrew Bible, rabbinic tradition & other
aspects of Jewish culture. Stay tuned.
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This page was revised
31 January 2023
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