Christianity

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Comprehensive Sites

Yale Divinity School Library- Free Online Resources for the Study of Christianity

http://www.library.yale.edu/div/forfree.html

Contains links to ecumenical and interfaith dialogue resources on the Internet.

Wabash Center Internet Guide

http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/Internet/front.htm

A thorough, annotated Web guide covering most aspects of Christianity. Linked sites have been evaluated and selected for their quality and suitability for study and teaching purposes. Includes links to course syllabi.

General

Christian Classics Ethereal Library

http://www.ccel.org

Provides full text access to many classics of Christian theological writing, an encyclopedia of Christianity, hymn texts, Bible studies, sermon outlines and other resources to the study of useful for theological study.

Christianity Today

http://www.christianitytoday.com

The website of the magazine of the same name. Provides links to other magazines owned by Christianity Today, Inc. (some with full-text articles), and has links to information and resources of interest to evangelical (i.e., conservative Protestant) Christians.

Religion On Line

http://www.religion-online.org

This site contains full text articles and book chapters from reputable sources on a wide range of topics dealing with theology, Christianity, the Church, social issues, pastoral care, ethics and others.

Ship Of Fools: The Magazine of Christian Unrest

http://www.ship-of-fools.com

This online magazine features articles, humor and commentary on Christianity and the Church; it is meant to be thought-provoking and is often tongue-in-cheek Includes a Mystery Worshipper page in which contributors describe their experience at worship services.

Theology

Creeds of Christendom

http://www.creeds.net

Provides access to texts of ancient creeds of the Church, as well as those produced by individual denominations or denominational traditions.

Center for Reformed Theology and Apologetics

http://www.reformed.org

Includes links to many Reformation-era texts important to the Reformed tradition, writings of later Reformed theologians, and current writings of a conservative bent.

The Early Church Fathers

http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/

Provides full-text access to the writings of early Christian theologians, including the Ante-Nicene, Nicene and Post-Nicene Church fathers. Texts are searchable.

Index Verborum

http://luther.bc.edu

A word index to 323 texts written by Martin Luther between 1516 and 1525, a critical period in the development of his thought.

Project Wittenberg

http://www.projectwittenberg.org/

Features the complete text the Book of Concord (1580), the foundational theological statement of classic Lutheranism. The site also includes a selection of writings from Lutheran Reformers and later theologians important to the history of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod.

History

The American Religious Experience Project

http://are.as.wvu.edu

Features articles on religion in America with an emphasis on Christianity. The site is linked to The Journal of Southern Religion, which includes articles on the study of religion in the American South.

American Society of Church History

http://www.churchhistory.org/relatedlinks.html

A page of links to organizations and publications relating to church history.

Liturgy And Worship

The Book of Common Prayer

http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp

Provides full texts of various editions of the Book of Common Prayer, including the 1979 edition currently in use by the Episcopal Church in the U.S.A.

Cyber Hymnal

http://www.cyberhymnal.org

Includes more than 4700 hymns and spirituals in public domain, as well as biographies of hymn writers and composers. Indexes are provided for first lines, meters, scriptural references, topics and countries of origin. Hymn tunes, stored as MIDI files, can be played on computers with sound capabilities.

The Daily Office

http://www.missionstclare.com

Provides the liturgical texts in various formats for Morning and Evening Prayer from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer of the Episcopal Church, including scripture readings from the daily lectionary.

Lift Up Your Hearts: Sites Devoted to Worship and Liturgy

http://www.worship.ca/sec4.html

An extensive collection of links to liturgical texts, lectionaries, worship planning aids, journals and associations. The site is ccumenical with an emphasis on mainline Protestantism and the Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions.

Lutheran-Hymnal.Com

http://www.lutheran-hymnal.com

A site featuring MIDI files of hymn tunes in public domain from a variety of Lutheran hymnals. Indexes to several hymnals, a hymnal cross-reference and other resources are also available.

Revised Common Lectionary

http://divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu/lectionary

This site from the Vanderbilt Divinity Library provides full-text access to the Sunday lectionary readings using the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible.

Worship (United Church of Christ)

http://www.ucc.org/worship/index.html

This page from the official Web site of the United Church of Christ includes ideas and planning helps for worship. Liturgical texts from the denomination's Book of Worship are available to download as PDF files free of charge.

World Christianity, Missions and Statistical Data

Adherents.com

http://adherents.com

A web-based dictionary of world religions offering concise information and statistics on Christian churches and other religions around the world. Users can search by country or by religion.

Africa Missions Resource Center

http://www.africamissions.org/

An online source book for African culture and Christian mission, this site includes bibliographies, cultural information, directories, statistical information and links to African news sources.

American Religion Data Archive

http://www.thearda.com

A web-based dictionary of world religions offering concise information and statistics on Christian churches and other religions around the world. Users can search by country or by religion.

American Theological Library Association World Christianity Interest Group

http://www.atla.com/wcig/wcig.html

This site offers comprehensive access to data about Christian denominations in the United States, including reports, demographic maps and surveys. Interactive features allow users to download customized statistical reports.

World Christian Database

http://www.worldchristiandatabase.org

Offers statistical data on more than 9,000 Christian denominations around the world, as well other major world religions. Free membership offers limited access to data.

Christian Ethics

Center for Christian Ethics, Baylor University

http://www.baylor.edu/christianethics

A well-organized site with an electronic library offering articles on ethical issues primarily from an Evangelical Christian perspective. Includes book reviews, study guides and lesson plans.

Christian Ethics Today

http://www.christianethicstoday.com

This Web site of the journal by the same name offers full text articles on ethical issues facing church and society.

Internet Theology Resources: Moral Theology

http://www.users.csbsju.edu/~eknuth/itr/syst/morl/index.html

A site from the College of St. Benedict at St. John's University providing access to documents on ethics, moral theology and the social teaching of the Roman Catholic Church. Includes links to other resources.

Journal of Lutheran Ethics

http://www.elca.org/scriptlib/dcs/jle/

An official online journal from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. A good example of mainline Protestant discussion and debate on current ethical issues facing Christianity.

The Revealer.org

http://www.therevealer.org

New York University's Center for Religion and Media publishes this "daily review of religion in the news and the news about religion" from a perspective that is "not so much nonpartisan as polypartisan."

Academic Organizations

American Academy of Religion

http://www.aarweb.org

American Theological Library Association

http://www.atla.com

Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada

http://www.ats.edu

Ecumenical Organizations

National Council of Churches

http://www.ncccusa.org

National Association of Evangelicals

http://www.nae.net

World Council of Churches

http://www.wcc-coe.org

World Evangelical Alliance

http://www.worldevangelical.org

See also our Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations page.

Denominations: Catholic (official sites)

Old Catholic Church

http://www.oldcatholic.com

Old Catholic Mariavite Church

http://www.mariavite.org/indexanglais.htm

Polish National Catholic Church of America

http://www.pncc.org

United States Catholic Conference of Bishops

http://www.usccb.org

The Vatican

http://www.vatican.va

Denominations: Orthodox (official sites)

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese

http://www.antiochian.org

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

http://www.goarch.org

Orthodox Church in America

http://www.oca.org

Ukranian Orthodox Church

http://www.uocofusa.org

Denominations: Protestant and Other (official sites)

Adventist Churches

Church of God (Seventh Day)

http://www.cog7.org

Seventh-day Adventist Church

http://www.adventist.org

African American Denominations

African Methodist Episcopal Church

http://www.ame-church.com/

Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

http://www.c-m-e.org

Church of God in Christ

http://www.cogic.org

Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship

http://www.fullgospelbaptist.org

National Baptist Convention of America

http://www.nbcamerica.net

National Baptist Convention, USA

http://www.nationalbaptist.com

National Missionary Baptist Convention of America

http://www.nmbca.com

Progressive National Baptist Convention

http://www.pnbc.org

Anabaptist / Mennonite

Church of the Brethren

http://www.brethren.org

Hutterian Brethren

http://www.hutterites.org

Mennonite Church USA

http://www.mennoniteusa.org

US Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches

http://www.usmb.org

Anglican / Episcopal

The Church of England (Anglican)

http://www.cofe.anglican.org

Episcopal Church in the USA

http://www.ecusa.anglican.org

Reformed Episcopal Church

http://www.recus.org

For other branches of the Anglican church worldwide, see the unofficial site Anglican Domain.

Baptist (see also African American Denominations above).

Baptist World Alliance

http://www.bwanet.org

American Baptist Church

http://www.abc-usa.org

Baptist General Conference

http://www.bgcworld.org

Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

http://www.thefellowship.info

General Association of General Baptists

http://www.generalbaptist.com

North American Baptist Conference

http://www.nabconference.org

Southern Baptist Convention

http://www.sbc.net

Christian Churches / Churches of Christ

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

http://www.disciples.org

Churches of Christ

http://www.church-of-christ.org

Christian Science

Church of Christ, Scientist

http://www.tfccs.com

Community Churches

International Council of Community Churches

http://www.akcache.com/community/iccc-nat.html

Friends (Quaker)

Evangelical Friends International

http://www.evangelical-friends.org

Friends General Conference

http://www.fgcquaker.org

Religious Society of Friends

http://www.quaker.org

Fundamentalist

Bible Fellowship Church

http://www.bfc.org

Christian and Missionary Alliance

http://www.cmalliance.org

Independent Fundamental Churches of America

http://www.ifca.org

Gay and Lesbian

Metropolitan Community Churches

http://www.mccchurch.org

Holiness churches

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)

http://www.chog.org

Church of the Nazarene

http://www.nazarene.org

Jehovah's Witnesses

Watchtower

http://www.watchtower.org

Latter-Day Saints

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon)

http://www.lds.org

Community of Christ (formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)

http://www.cofchrist.org

Lutheran

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

http://www.elca.org

Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod

http://www.lcms.org

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

http://www.wels.org

Association of American Lutheran Churches

http://www.taalc.com

Association of Free Lutheran Congregations

http://www.aflc.org

Church of the Lutheran Brethren

http://www.clba.org

Evangelical Lutheran Synod

http://www.evangelicallutheransynod.org/

International Lutheran Council

http://www.ilc-online.org

Lutheran World Federation

http://www.lutheranworld.org

Methodist and Wesleyan (see also African American Denominations and Holiness Churches above.)

World Methodist Council

http://www.worldmethodistcouncil.org

Congregational Methodist Church

http://congregationalmethodist.net

Free Methodist Church

http://www.freemethodistchurch.org

Primitive Methodist Church in the USA

http://www.primitivemethodistchurch.org

United Methodist Church

http://www.umc.org

The Wesleyan Church

http://www.wesleyan.org

Pentecostal / Charismatic

Assemblies of God (USA)

http://www.ag.org

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)

http://www.churchofgod.cc

Church of God in Christ

http://www.cogic.org

Full Gospel Fellowship of Churches

http://www.fgfcmi.org

International Pentecostal Holiness Church

http://www.iphc.org

Pentecostal Church of God

http://www.pcg.org

Pietist

Evangelical Covenant Church

http://www.covchurch.org

Evangelical Free Church

http://www.efca.org

Moravian Church

http://www.moravian.org

Presbyterian/Reformed

World Alliance of Reformed Churches

http://www.warc.ch

Presbyterian

Cumberland Presbyterian Church

http://www.cumberland.org

Presbyterian Church (USA)

http://www.pcusa.org

Presbyterian Church in America

http://www.pcanet.org

Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America

http://www.rpcna.org

Reformed

Christian Reformed Church

http://www.crcna.org

Reformed Church in America

http://www.rca.org

Reformed Church in the United States

http://www.rcus.org

United Church of Christ

http://www.ucc.org

Salvation Army

Salvation Army

http://www1.salvationarmy.org/ihq/www_sa.nsf

Unity

Association of Unity Churches

http://www.unity.org

Unitarian

Unitarian Universalist Association

http://www.uua.org