Religions

The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) strives to democratize access to the best data on religion.

From the Egyptian Book of the Dead to Tibetan Buddhist sand mandalas, humans have always reached for art to express religious ideas and impulses.

A listing of sacred days of the world's major religions

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP) (ISSN 2161-0002) was founded in 1995 to provide open access to detailed, scholarly, peer-reviewed information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy

The Internet Medieval Sourcebook is part of the Internet History Sourcebooks Project. The Internet History Sourcebooks Project is located at the History Department of Fordham University

A collection of sacred texts from the major religions of the world

The goal of Learn Religions is to help you explore the practices of your own faith, understand your neighbor’s beliefs, and familiarize yourself with the world’s major religions — regardless of your own spiritual background.

The LGBTQ Religious Archives Network (LGBT-RAN) is an innovative venture in preserving history and encouraging scholarly study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) religious movements around the world.

This short animated video explains three widespread misunderstandings about religion.

The Pluralism Project is an over twenty-five year ongoing research project that engages students in studying the new religious diversity in the United States.

Focusing on "religion as a human phenomenon," and studying religion through an academic, nonsectarian lens, the YouTube channel invites viewers to improve their religious literacy.

An infographic from Statistics Canada that provides information about the religious beliefs of Canadians in 2019

A site by BBC that provides excellent coverage of all major belief systems of the world

The Religion in Context site was developed by Harvard Divinity School. This site reminds readers that "religious literacy" involves going beyond generalizations to understand the ways each religion is "internally diverse, historically dynamic, and embedded in culture."

Religioscope is a independent website about religions in today’s world. It offers news and analyses

This short animated explains the concept of “situatedness,” a key component of the cultural studies approach to learning and teaching about religion.

An article from Maclean's Magazine about the religious beliefs of Canadians

Religious literacy means understanding religion's diversity and the way it interacts with social and political life. Harvard's Divinity School explains why religious literacy matters.

This Lesson Plan encourages students to examine assumptions about Christmas, and offers opportunities to discuss the many religious and cultural traditions also observed in wintertime.