Brother Richard's Favorite URLs:
Religion and Theology

a personal index and navigation guide

The Bible

"What page, what passage of the inspired books of the Old and New Testaments is not the truest of guides for human Life?" Rule of Benedict, 73:3.

Christian

• Ad Lumen: Christians on the Web (comprehensive)
• American Religion Data Archive

Anglican Church / Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States

• Anglican Benedictines and Anglican Resources
• Articles on Religion and the Web (Hartford Institute)
• The Church of England (official website)
• Cowley Publications, Boston, MA
• Daily Office: Morning and Evening Prayer (Mission of St. Clare)
• Episcopal Things: A guide for non-Episcopalians (G. Smith, Sewanee)
• Friends of Saint Benedict
• The National Cathedral, Washington, DC
• Oremus (Daily prayer and liturgical resources)

• Anno Domini: Jesus through the centuries (Virtual Museum of Canada)
• Architecture (Theology Library)
• Augustine on the Internet (U Penn)

• Baker Books (Evangelical focus)
• Barry's Clip Art Server
• Benedict, The Order of Saint (Monasticism worldwide)
• Beliefnet (progressive Christianity)
• Bestsellers: Religion (Publisher's Weekly: issues, trends, developments)
• Bio-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon
• Blumhardt.com (Bruderhof ministry). Daily Reading or a Daily Prayer online or by subscription
• Bruderhof Peacemakers Guide: Fighting for Peace (Dorothy Day, AJ Muste, Jim Wallis, Thich Nhat Hanh, Thomas Merton, and Jun Yasuda; and other resources)

• Canadian Council of Churches
• Catholic
     See Catholic (10.vi.1997-) and Religious Orders (9.iv.1999-)
• Celtic Christian WebRing
• Celtic Christianity and Mailing Lists (Stuart Woodward, Tokyo)
• Chicago, Univ. of. Divinity School.  Martin Marty Center.

• Christian Literature on the Internet (ICLNet, "Classical Christianity")
• Christian Resources (Crossearch)
• Christianity Today (annoying scripts, cookies, pop-ups)
• Church News and Resources (WCC)
• Clergy Abuse Tracker (ncronline.org)
• Clergy Tax Net (U.S.)
• Christian Modern Art (R. Pearson)
• Cross Currents On-Line (ARIL)
• Custodia. Christian resources in French.
• The Cyber Hymnal (over 4,900 Christian hymns & Gospel songs from many denominations)

• Daily Reflection (Fr. Don Talafous OSB)
• Disciple: Resources for [Evangelical] Christians Worldwide

Ecumenics

• Christian Internet Resources
• Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research (Collegeville, MN)
• Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations (ELCA)
• Ecumenical Links (Prairie Centre for Ecumenism)
• Ecumenical Resources (WCC)
• Ecumenism (Irish Theological Society)
• Ecumenism (Theological Library)
• Ecumenism for Catholic Educators (G. Cote)
• Ecunet (Internet resources)
• Institute for Ecumenical Research Tübingen, DE
• Evangelical & Ecumenical Women's Caucus
• "Evangelicals and Catholics Together"

• Global Dialogue Institute (Ingrid H. Shafer)
• Graymoor: Franciscan Sisters and Friars (ecumenical ministry)
• International Interfaith Center, Oxford (1993-)
• Internet Theological Resources (Collegeville)
• Irish School of Ecumenics (Trinity College, Dublin)

• John Paul II. Ut Unum Sint (25 May 1995; Intratext)
• Joint Catholic and Orthodox Declaration (1995)
• Joint Catholic and Orthodox Declaration (1996)
• Monastic Interreligius Dialogue USA
• The Other Side: ecumenical Christian ministry, Phila., PA.

• Speaking of Faith (PBS broadcasts)
• Spero newsletter and discussion forum
• World Council of Churches
• World PrayerNet (contemplative)
• World Religions Index
• World Scripture: A comparative anthology of sacred texts (A. Wilson, ed.)
• World Wide Faith News

• Ekklesia - a new way of thinking (a progressive think-tank that promotes radical theological ideas in public life, UK)
• Encyclopedia of Christianity, World Wide (from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library)
• Faith and Form: journal of religion, art and architecture (founded 1967)
• Flavius Josephus, Jewish historian (37-ca. 100 A.D.)
• From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians (PBS Frontline)
• Gothik Garments (SCA, medieval, habits, etc.; San Francisco)
• Guide to Early Church Documents (ICLNET)
• Guide to electronic resources, ABZU, Oriental Institute, Chicago
• The Historical Jesus: A Reconstruction (Bernard D. Muller)

• Institute for Christian Leadership (ICLnet: "Classical Christianity" resources)
• The Interfaith Alliance "...we affirm both the plurality of religious voices and the strength that diversity brings to our national life,..."
• International Union of Gospel Missions

• Jesus of Nazareth in Early Christian Gospels (Andrew Bernhard)
• Julian of Norwich (Julia Bolton Holloway's ten websites)
• Links on Christian Spirituality (Spirithome)

Liturgy

• Byzantine Catholic Daily Prayer and Lectionary (current and comprhensive)
• CANTUS (a database for Gregorian Chant)
• The Center for Sunday Liturgy (Saint Louis University)
• The Cyber Hymnal (over 4,900 Christian hymns & Gospel songs from many denominations)
• Gregorian Chant (Peter Jeffrey, Princeton) * Bibliography (OSB website)

• Just, Felix SJ. Biblical and Lectionary resources
• Lectionary.org (excellent exegesis on the Web)
• Lift Up Your Hearts (Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ontario, CA)
• Liturgia.com - Liturgics, books and music (Flash4 or without Flash; commercial, Oregon)
• Liturgy (Irish Theological Society)
• Liturgy (Order of St. Benedict website)
• Liturgy, Comparative (Tübingen)
• Liturgical Resources for Catholic Educators
• Liturgical Studies and Liturgical Music (E. Knuth)

• Modern Liturgy Magazine
• Monastery Podcast (Liturgy of the Hours from OSB Sisters of Perpetual Adoration)
• Pontifical Ambrosian Institute for Sacred Music (Milan)
• Short Breviaries in 20th c. America (Theo Keller)
• The Text This Week (Lectionary, Scripture study and worship links and resources)
• We Believe! (a website for Roman Catholic liturgical reform; pro-Vat II!)
• Women in the Bible and the Lectionary (Ruth Fox OSB)

• Lutherans.net
• Nimble Spirit: The Literary Spiritual Review
• The Order of Saint Benedict

Orthodoxy

• The Coptic Network
• Encyclopedia Coptica
• Joint Catholic and Orthodox Declaration (1995)
• Joint Catholic and Orthodox Declaration (1996)
• Orthodox Christian Information Center (OCIC; excellent!)
• The Orthodox Christian Page
• Orthodox Monasteries in North America
• Orthodox Peace Fellowship (In Communion)
• Orthodox World Links * The Reading Room
• Service Orthodox de Press (French)

 

• Paderborn, DE. Theological Faculty (1614-)
• Pinecombe Studios (tasteful, inspirational greeting cards)
• Plug-ins for Society and Religion by Mozilla/Firefox
• Perspectives on Revival (The Way Christian Ministries)
• Reformation of the Arts and Music
• Religion and Ethics News Weekly
• Religion News Service
• Religious Orders, Congregations, Institutes and Associations (separate file).

• The Taizé Community
• The Tablet (UK)
• Technologies for Worship Magazine
• Theological Resources in German (Wuerzburg, DE)
• Theology.ie (Irish Theological Society)
• Toronto Journal of Theology
• Trinity Shawls: Knitting in Prayer for Prayer
• Woodstock Theological Center (SJ, Georgetown)

General Theology

• Adherents.com
• Beliefnet: Religions
• Clerical Accessories / Klerikale Fein- und Besonderheiten (Dieter H. Philippi)
• Clerical Headgear / Klerikale Kopfbedeckungen (Dieter H. Philippi)
• Council of Societies for the Study of Religion (CSSR)

• Fides Quaerens Internetum (Bryan Stone)
• Internet Theology Resources (E. Knuth, CSB|SJU Libraries)
• Islamic Studies: Islam, Arabic and Religion
• Judaism and Jewish Resources (NYSERNET) Comprehensive!

• Martin Marty Center (Chicago Divinity School)
• NetSERF: Medieval resources (Catholic Univ.)
• The Network of Spiritual Progressives: an interfaith movement
• Psychology of Religion Pages (Michael Nielsen, Ph.D.)
• Peace Links (Saint John's Abbey)
• Places of Peace and Power: The Sacred Site Pilgrimage of Martin Gray
• Religion and Theology Publications (Mediafinder; Oxbridge)
• Religion Facts (Just the facts on the world's religions)
• Religious Broadcasting (U Va Library)
• Religious Freedom (U Va Library)
• Religious Movements (U Va Library)

• Sojourners: faith, politics, culture
• Torah.org (The Judaism Site)
• Virtual Religion Index (Rutgers)
• Voice of the Shuttle: Religious Studies
• The Wabash Center Guide to Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
• Worldwide Faith News (official news releases and other documents)

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Bro. Richard's Favorite URLs

Bro. Richard Oliver OSB
Saint John's Abbey
Box 2015
Collegeville, MN 56321-2015
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