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Religious Studies Research Guide

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."

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