Religious Studies Subject Guide: General Resources

Encyclopedia on World history including the history of religion. You can find videos, pictures, and articles on a variety of religions.

Encyclopedia that allows you to explore some ancient religions, a multitude of mythology, and to a lesser extent folklore from all over the world.

Archived religious profiles on major religions as well as some lesser known ones that include; beliefs, customs, lifestyle, texts, history and holy days.

Here you can find profiles on on many of the major religions as well as some lesser known ones. Included among other things are basic histories of the different religions and religious places.

An ongoing research effort from Harvard University, the Pluralism Project studies and interprets religious diversity and interfaith relations in the United States. Includes profiles from all major religions as well as many others.

An annual report that describes the status of religious freedom, government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations and individuals, and U.S. policies promoting religious freedom in most countries throughout the world

The RLS surveys more than 35,000 Americans from all 50 states about their religious affiliations, beliefs and practices, and social and political views.

Brief overview of a multitude of religions as well as a breakdown of what proportion of each nation practices what religion.

Educational site that strives to help others understand their own as well as others religions. There are sections on religions from all over the world including, India, East Asia, Abrahamic, and many many more.

A part of the larger ProQuest Central Database this link allows you to search specifically in the religion subsection.

Here you can find articles on the topic of many different religious philosophers and philosophies. Can be searched by author or topic.

Research data on American Religion. It includes timelines, community profiles, family trees, and religion profiles with links to further content.

This database contains over 60,000 articles and books by scholars of various religions traditions on a variety of topics including practical theology, ethics in religion, and new religious movements.

This library links a multitude of open access databases, research aids and so much more with a focus on religions.

Created and maintained by Princeton, The Theological Commons is a digital library of over 150,000 resources on theology and religion. It contains books, journals, audio recordings, photographs, manuscripts, and other formats dating from 975 C.E. to the present.

The Atla Digital Library brings together in a singular, searchable platform digitized collections from libraries, religious institutions, and other organizations worldwide who collect and preserve texts, records, maps, photographs, recordings, and other materials.

BBC covers news on a wide array of religions and their adherents all throughout the world.

Religion News Service (RNS) is an independent, nonprofit and award-winning source of global news on religion, spirituality, culture and ethics, reported by a staff of professional journalists.

Collection of TED Talks and articles on religion.