Department of Religious Studies
Resources & Links
Religious Establishments and institutions in the whittier area
- We have been gathering data on local religious institutions in and around the College. Through this endeavor, we want: 1) to have a good, student-friendly database for fieldwork sites as we continue to focus on the immediate community as our learning environment; 2) to make our data available to civic and community groups; and 3) to help inform students and interested others of the immense religious diversity in the area.
- The information in the listings is maintained with the help of our students. See an error, need for correction, or want an addition in the listings? Send an email to us at jcarbine@whittier.edu.
- For the Establishments and Institutions, Click here
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- American Academy of Religions
"...world's largest association of academics who research or teach topics related to religion." - Catholic Theological Society of America
Largest U.S. professional organization for Catholic theologians and scholars of religion, whose mission "within the context of the Roman Catholic tradition, shall be to promote studies and research in theology, to relate theological science to current problems, and to foster a more effective theological education, by providing a forum for an exchange of views among theologians and with scholars in other disciplines." - North American Association for the Study of Religion
"...formed...to encourage the historical, comparative, structural, theoretical and cognitive approaches to the study of religion among North American scholars; to represent North American scholars of religion at the international level; and to sustain communication between North American scholars and their international colleagues engaged in the study of religion." - Society of Biblical Literature
"... the oldest and largest international scholarly membership organization in the field of biblical studies...Our membership includes, teachers, students, religious leaders and individuals, all of whom share a mutual interest in the critical investigation of the Bible."
DATABASES AND RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS TO EXPLORE TOPICS IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION
- Academic Info
- Comparative Religion.com
- Intute
- Religion Facts
- Religious Worlds
- The Study of Religion
- Virtual Religion Index
- Voice of the Shuttle
- Hartford Institute for Religion Research
- The Religious Movements Homepage
- Religion and the Feminist Movement: Women's Studies in Religion Program, Harvard University Divinity School
Audio and video recordings of a major conference "focused on the interconnections between religion and second wave feminism" that highlighted "Protestant, Catholic, Evangelical, Mormon, Jewish, Muslim and Wiccan feminists [who] contributed to the effort to recover the history of religion in American feminism."
Online Resources FOR THE STUDY OF CHRISTIANITY
- The Vatican
Images, documents and links to Catholicism from the Holy See, including the Vatican museum and library. - Church in the 21st Century, Boston College
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Online Resources FOR THE STUDY OF BUDDHISM
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Online Resources FOR THE STUDY OF JUDAISM
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Online Resources FOR THE STUDY OF HINDUISM
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Online ResourcesFOR THE STUDY OF ISLAM
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