Good Links Outside of Our Walls
New Orleans Public Library

Religion
Quick Religion Reference Sites
  • Adherents.com
    "Adherents.com is a growing collection of over 35,500 adherent statistics and religious geography citations -- references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 3,300 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, movements, ultimate concerns, etc."
  • Glossary of Religious Words and Terms
    Provides an extensive guide to the words and terms associated with many religions. Some terms are linked to more in-depth explanations.
  • New Religious Movement Profiles
    Contains profiles of religious groups and movements ranging from the Amish to Zoroastrianism. Each report gives a brief history, a discussion of beliefs, a list of sacred texts, links to other web sites and a bibliography of print resources.
Specific Religions and/or Religious Organizations:
  • Bible Gateway
    Now you can search the Bible in the language or version of your choice.
  • Biographies of the Popes
    From The Catholic Encyclopedia, online version.
  • Catholics on the Net
    Learn the teachings of the Catholic Church, visit the Vatican homepage, use the Catholic Internet Directory and much, much more!
  • Church Directory of the United States
    The "most complete church directory on the web. Churches are listed in all of the 50 states and certain other parts of the world."
  • The Clarion Herald
    The official newspaper of the Archdiocese of New Orleans
  • Gutenberg Digital
    The digital images of the complete Gutenberg Bible.
  • New Orleans Churches
    "The purpose of this site is to provide visitors to the New Orleans area with a single resource for locating area churches, both for purposes of worshiping while in our city, and to view the historic architectural treasures that many of our area churches represent."
  • Patron Saints Index
    This site is a collection of topics with patron saints, and profiles of those saints. Profiles have biographical information, prayers to and by the saints, areas of patronage, links to related sites, etc.
  • ZenGuide
    "The ultimate online guide to" Buddhism.

Comprehensive Lists of Sites Dealing with Religions and/or Religious Organizations:


Return to Subject Links

Back to New Orleans Public Libray Home

Updated 7/13/2010