Surfing for Saints: 
Research and the Web

These links are from a web demonstration given by Scott Thumma of Hartford Seminary's Hartford Institute for Religion Research at the 1999 RRA meeting.  They are here as a resource for religion researchers to show the diversity of tools and sites available on the Web.  The links below contain a vast array of  helpful information to assist in your research.  This list is NOT designed to be comprehensive nor is it frequently updated.  A good place to start your investigation of the Web is...

Sociology of Religion Resources at Hartford Institute for Religion Research

 Associations

• Religious Research Association
• Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
• Association for the Sociology of Religion
• Sociology of Religion Section, ASA
• Hartford Institute's listing of other associations

  Research Centers

• Hartford Institute's listing of research centers 
• The Louisville Institute 
• The Wabash Center
• www.resourcingchristianity.org
• Pluralism Project Homepage
• Material History of American Religion Project
• The Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life
• Institute for Research in Social Science
• The Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture 

  Homepages, Syllabi & Articles

• Links to the homepages of many sociologists of religion and religion researchers
• Sociology of Religion Bibliography
• Sociology of Religion Syllabi
• Sociology of Religion Articles
• Religion-Online 
• Journal of Religion and Society 

  Statistics & Data Resources

• American Religion Data Archive 
• USPS ZIP Code Lookup and Address Information
• GTE SuperPages®: Interactive Yellow Pages
• FedWorld Information Network 
• Fedstats: One Stop for Federal Statistics 
• U.S. Census Bureau 
• Census and Demographic Data
• Statistics on the World Wide Web
• The Gallup Organization
• The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
• GSS Data Home Page 

  Religion News Services

• Religion News Today's Daily Religion News Report
• Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
• onReligion.com - News about Religion and Culture
• First Things Homepage 
• Worldwide Faith News - Press Release Archive
• Religion Journalism Links  

Denominational Research Offices 

•  PCUSA Research Services 
•  Presbyterian Panel 
•  UMC- Research
•  UMC Office of Research, GBGM 
•  ELCA - Department for Research
•  Nazarene Research  

Congregational & Research Resources

• Congregational Search Engines
• Research Resources
• Resources from Lilly funded projects at www.resourcingchristianity.org
• Adherents.com - Religion Statistics
• Denominational Links
• Concise Dictionary of Religion
• Jewish Statistics on the Web
• "Scouting for Souls," American Demographics
• Megachurch List 
• PerceptNet Home Page 
• National Ethos Table 
• Search Institute
• The Cyber Hymnal
• Web Page Translator
• Free Tools- Cost of Living calculator 

Sampling of Available Information

• First Church of Cyberspace
• Korean Churches on the Web
• The New Religious Movements Homepage
• The Family (Children of God) 
• Cults and Religion - Nurelweb: sources for the study of cults, sects, new and historic religions
• Methodist related WWW links  
• Cyber-Labyrinth  

Parachurch Groups

• Listing of Parachurch Groups and Organizations  
• Christian Coalition Web Site 
• Habitat for Humanity International 
• Willowcreek Network 
• Christians Online: A Christ Centered Community
• Survey.Net - Poll Results 

 

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