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CHRISTIAN STUDIES: Websites

Select Internet Resources

Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) – Pennsylvania State University, Department of Sociology

Bible Gateway (Gospel Communications Network)

Blue Letter Bible

CDRI: Digital Resources for the Study of Religion - "Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative (CDRI) of ATLA and the Association of Theological Schools is a repository of digital resources contributed by member libraries.  Includes lithographs, sermons, shape-note tune books, manuscripts, and images of Christian art adn iconography.  Also manuscripts and texts."

Christian Classics Ethereal Library  - (Calvin College) Electronic texts of the Bible, commentaries, hymns, sermons, Early Church Fathers, etc.

Great Books and Classics - Links to classic works of religion, philosophy, politics, science, history, and literature from both East and West.

Gutenberg Bible

Internet Christian Library

Internet Medieval Sourcebook - Maintained by Fordham University, it contains searchable full and selected texts, including writings of the early church fathers, lives of the saints, law texts, and maps.

Ipl2: Information You Can Trust - Religion and Theology

New Testament Gateway

Open Access Digital Theological Library

Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

Religion Online - Contains more than 5,200 full text articles and chapters by religious scholars.

Southern Baptist Convention

Southern Baptist Convention Resolutions

Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives

Virtual Religion Index (Rutgers University)

Evaluating Websites

Remember to always evaluate a website before using it for research purposes. 

Some criteria for evaluating websites include:

  • Accuracy
  • Authority
  • Coverage
  • Currency
  • Objectivity
  • Purpose
  • Support 

You can always ask a librarian or your professor for an opinion about a specific website as well.