Religious Studies Research Guide
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Catholic Research Resources Initiative - archives and libraries of nine Jesuit institutions have provided information on items or collections of importance to researchers on the Catholic experience Web site provides full descriptions of these collections and in some cases links to the digitized content in the collection. In addition, finding aids focusing on two themes, American Catholic Social Action and American Catholic Intellectual Life are available.
American Religion Data Archive - The ARDA acts to preserve quantitative data on American religion, to improve access to this data, to increase the use of the data, and to allow comparisons across data files. The collection includes data on churches and church membership, religious professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations).
Catholic Hierarchy - basic information about current and historical people (Bishops) and places (Dioceses) which form the Catholic Hierarchy around the world. The site covers: North, Central, and South America, Oceania, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Religions of the World - an introduction to the major religions of the world, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Animism, Christianity, Hinduism with glossaries for each and links to other sites for more information.