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Birdy's Website for Religious Education
Lesson Plan Warehouse, an introduction to RE and ICT.
Church Net
An organisation devoted to the application of information technology to religion.
GCSE Religious Studies revision
A serious revision tool for GCSE Religious Studies.
OCR Religious Studies (Philosophy of Religion and Religious Ethics)
A revision tool for AS level Philosophy of Religion and Religious Ethics.
Professional Council for Religious Education
The Christian Education Movement is committed to the fair and accurate teaching of the major world faiths in religious education.
RE Curriculum Materials at Culham College
Online resources for the TV RE series Dottie and Buzz.
RE Net
Contains links and printable class/teacher notes on Mark's Gospel, Christianity and Aids, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism and articles on issues for professional issues.
Religious Education Exchange Service
Online resources for RE teachers.
Religious Movements
A gateway to profiles of more than two hundred Religious Movements.
Religious Resources on the Net
A truly comprehensive, searchable database of religious and Christian web sites on the Internet.
Religious tolerance
An American-based agency whose site is a genuine attempt to give an even-handed world view of all religion.
RS-Web Religious Studies on the web
A site dedicated to A Level Religious Studies Students.
Shap Calendar of Religious Festivals 1999 - 2000
An online version of the authoritative Shap Calendar.
The Interfaith calendar
An easy to use calendar listing.
Ship of Fools
'The magazine of Christian Unrest' specialises in humour, satire and popular theology.

Anglicanism

Anglican Communion Website
Anglican Communion including a virtual tour, photo gallery, news and a calendar.
An Anglican Liturgical Library
Authorised worship materials used throughout the Anglican Communion.
Anglicans online
All things Anglican.
The Archbishop of Canterbury's Website
Lists all the Archbishops of Canterbury from Augustine in 597 to the present day.
Bible Browser
Search for chapters, verses, words and even parts of words in three translations.
Biographical sketches of memorable Christians of the past
Database of biographies of memorable Christians throughout the ages.
The Daily Office
A useful resource for students of Christian worship and liturgy and those responsible for providing it in school.
The Star Course
A series of talks designed to help people explore Christianity with lots of links.

Buddhism

Access to Insight - Theravada Buddhism
Provides the teachings of the Buddha and links to sacred texts. Suitable for GCSE and A Level.
Buddha's Village
Advice for teachings and meditations by Buddhist spiritual leaders including His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Buddhism depot
Visit a virtual Buddhist temple, to hear prayers and learn about meditation.
The Buddhist Society UK
This site provides a good introduction to the religion in the Buddhism section.
The Dharma Newsstand
View a wide breadth of Buddhist periodicals, e-zines, journals, academic publications and newsletters.
Diamond Way Buddhism
An introduction to Buddhism as viewed from the Diamond Way sect.
Dr Rewata Dhama's Introduction to Buddhism
Shows the main aspects of the faith in short articles. Quick to download and easy to use.
Friends of the Western Buddhist Order
Dedicated to spreading the 'truth of the Buddhist tradition in ways appropriate to the modern world'.
Images of Dharma - A Photo Archive of Buddhist Life
A selection of high quality photos of Buddhist life.
Introduction to Buddhism in Canada
A hypertext guide to the teachings of Buddha, divided into nine sections..
Introduction to Buddhism by John Powers and James Fieser
From the book introducing Buddhism and Buddhist scriptures. For older students and teachers.
Tricycle Buddhist Glossary
This site has a helpful glossary of terms from Amitabha to Zen.
Virtuous reality
This site is a mix of humour and eastern alternative thinking. meditation, the basic principles, monasteries, photos.

Catholicism

Bible Browser
Search for chapters, verses, words in three translations of the bible - the King James, Revised Standard and the Jerome's Vulgate (Latin).
The Buckfast Abbey Website
The historic abbey's web site provides spiritual resources and information about the church, its history and its crafts.
CAFOD
This is a resource-packed web site with school materials, information about appeals, projects outlining Catholic principles and practice of social justice.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church
A summary of Catholic teaching with a useful search facility. Appropriate for older students and teachers.
The Catholic Church
The official site of the oldest church of Christianity.
Catholic Church in the Western Isles, Scotland
Contains the history of the Church in Scotland, daily bible readings, parish newsletters and a Gaelic section.
Catholic Education Network
Here teachers can access various networks and web rings, as well as read students' writings and look at a few teaching resources.
Catholic Encyclopaedia
Contains lists of names/places/objects, choose one and click again for the encyclopaedia's entry.
Catholic Information Service
A major resource for catholic news, documents, discussion, life, liturgy and culture.
The Catholic Media Office
Provides up to date briefing on Catholic news and Church documents with a database of past briefings.
My Catholic Start Page
This site hosts the Catholic Web Directory, Catholic news, gives daily Mass readings, the divine office and inspirational quotes.
The Christus Rex Site
A range of Catholic resources, documents, news, photos, links including an extraordinary database of The Lord's Prayer in 950 Dialects and Languages.
Common prayers in many languages.
The Office for Social Justice: Archdiocese of St Paul Minneapolis
Provides an excellent set of resources for understanding social justice attitudes and teachings of the Church.
The Shrine of the Glorious Assumption and St Simon Stock
Home page of Aylseford Priory tells the story of the Carmelites.
The Vatican
Read all about the Popes, Curia, and state itself.
The Westminster Diocese Home page
Many useful resources and links for Catholic educators.

Christianity

Bible Study Guide
An Internet guide to bible study with bibles, articles, questions, games.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Classic Christian books provided by this US based web site  A level.
The Online Theological Library
Theology and Biblical Studies including biblical interpretation, textual criticism, historical context, and resources.
Paul Hopkins' GCSE Revision Site
Providing support for GCSE Religious Studies.
RE Lessons Online
This site has been written specifically to meet the needs of teachers, providing culturally up-to-date, active-learning resource material for Key Stage 4 Religious Education.
Solidrock
Excellent UK Christian portal and resource site. Debating forum.
ZDnet UK's Bible software download page
57 free Bible and Christian related software for Win 3.1/95/NT and Dos. Includes bibles and bible study software in several languages including biblical Greek.

Hinduism

The Bhagvat Gita
The entire Bhagvat Gita is presented here in Sanskrit and in an English transliteration.
Goloka Picture Gallery
16 pages of paintings illustrating stories from the Hindu tradition.
The Hindi Universe
Everything the layman might ever want to know about Hinduism is stored somewhere on this site.
Hindu Puja and Bhajan Home Page
An informative site with an easy index to the various articles and pictures on different aspects of Hinduism.
Hindu Resources online
A major resource site of links arranged under sections for temples, philosophy, Gods, statues, and art.
Hinduism Links
A handy list of dozens of Hinduism links with a good temples list subsection.
Hinduism - World's oldest religion
Highlights include biographical information and picture galleries of the gods.
Rama and the Ramayana
A detailed lesson plan based around the Ramayana as a gateway into Hinduism for students.
Spirituality Yoga and Hinduism Page
This site shows key ideas in Hinduism. Suitable for older students and teachers.
The Srimad Ramayana
This poem is presented here in an easily readable format.

Islam

About Islam and Muslims
One of the most comprehensive introductions to Islam on the net.
Al Islam Site
Beginners guide, beliefs and practices, Allah and the Holy Qur'an, history, and the Infallibles.
Discover Islam Poster Exhibit
An introduction to Islam through a series of twenty-five brightly coloured posters.
Hizbollah
A website for the "Islamic freedom fighting movement".
Islam 101
Contains a Muslim world map, a calendar, a glossary and many articles and interesting links.
IslamiCity
Plenty of information on Islam. Commerce, community and devotion together with a quiz on Islam.
Islam On Line Europe
Learn about Islam in Swedish, Danish, English or Arabic.
Islamic Art and Architecture
This site, in both English and Arabic, explains the historical and cultural significance of Islamic and Arabic artefacts.
Istanbul City Guide to Mosques
Tourist information and photos of the many beautiful mosques of Istanbul.
Muhammad Net
An educational site on Muhammad and Islam with a range of biographies on the Prophet.
The Muslim News
A British newspaper that provides an interesting stance on the news.
The Qur'an
Excellent and fast guide to the Qur'an, several translations are available, including one in Arabic.
The Qur'an Online
Arabic-English translation and an extensive commentary. Suitable for A Level students and Teachers.
The Sunnah Islamic Page
Provides a range of articles on Islam, Qur'an, the Prophet, Jesus, faith and practice.
Why Investigate Islam?
Find out about beliefs, practices and attitudes to social and moral issues.
Zawaj.com - Muslim Matrimonials and More!
Online Islamic marriage and family magazine, with articles, advice, wedding photos, regional Muslim wedding customs, recipes and Islamic knowledge resources. Plus thousands of Muslim matrimonial ads from all over the world with photos and confidential mailboxes.

Judaism

Chabad-Lubavitch in Cyberspace
Jewish women, the non-Jew, holiday guide, Hebrew Alphabet, Torah.
David Dickerson's Website
A database of links to Jewish organisations and topics arranged by categories.
Bethshalom.com
Lots of valuable information and worksheet material on the holocaust, useful resource for assemblies.
Internet Jewish History Sourcebook
Organised chronologically, timelines, many links as well as lots of sources.
Jewish family life.com
This site has news, views, home life, festivals, practices and ideas for the children.
Jewish Gallery
Most useful at this site is its holiday calendar, recipes.
The Jewish Museum - New York
Exhibits a mix of their permanent and temporary exhibitions.
Jewish Outreach Institute - JOI
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Hannukah, Purim, Pesach and Shavuoth.
Jewish Resources
All aspects of Jewish faith, festivals, with humour and games sections.
Judaism 101
Highly acclaimed online encyclopaedia of Judaism.
Lazar's Talmud Torah for Basic Jewish Education
Jewish beliefs, Mitzvos, prayer, the Jewish year and a question and answer section.
Rabbi Amy R Scheinerman
A colourful site providing material for Jewish Family Education and Resources.

Judaism and the Holocaust

Cybrary of the Holocaust
First hand accounts and remembrances, a virtual tour of Auschwitz and extensive teachers guide.
The Holocaust Centre
For information about the Holocaust and book shop.
United States Holocaust Museum
The Holocaust museum's site, some useful teacher resources links.
An Illustrated History of the Holocaust
An illustrated history of the Holocaust with sections on propaganda, resistance, camps, arts, projects, a timeline and more links.
Cybrary of the Holocaust
Contains a virtual tour of Auschwitz and an extensive teachers guide.
The Holocaust
Provides eyewitness accounts of mobile killing squads, a variety of speeches by Nazis and sections on the gas chambers and crematoriums of Auschwitz and Birkeneau.
The Holocaust, a tragic legacy
Clearly laid out with sections on history and Nazi gold, a camp guide, a timeline, a quiz.
IEARN
The Holocaust and Genocide project
The Holocaust: a webquest
An online art exhibit on Josef Nassy and some powerful poems and diaries written by the school's children.
Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Articles and links to information about the Holocaust and other acts of Genocide throughout the world.
The Holocaust Memorial Museum
A major online resource for teachers and students alike.
The Holocaust History Project
An online archive of official Nazi documents, photographs, recordings, and essays on the Holocaust.
The Holocaust, Humanity's Darkest Hour
Explore the sections on History, Concentration Camps and Ghettos, Resistance, Aftermath, Biographies, and a Glossary of Terms.
The Holocaust Museum and Studies Center
Information about the lessons of the Holocaust.
Holocaust - Understanding and Prevention
The memoirs of Alexander Kimel, a Holocaust survivor.
Non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust
A site seeking to provide information about some of the five million non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
The Simon Wiesenthal Center
One of the top Holocaust multimedia online resources.
Women and the Holocaust
Dedicated to women who suffered during the Holocaust..
The Young Soapmaker
An online book by Gertie Lerer exploring the experiences of Leonard Lerer.

Protestantism

Baptists
The home of Baptists in the UK.
The British Quaker Web Page
Religious Society of Friends has an online booklet explaining their history and beliefs. Suitable for GCSE.
GraceNet UK
A wide variety of Reformed resources, including a directory of UK churches and organisations.
The London Baptist Association
Contains information about and music from the London Baptist Association.
The Methodist Church of Great Britain
Has information about the background, history, beliefs and structures of the Methodist Church, as well as links.
Quakers
Gateway pages from the Society of Friends.
The Salvation Army webpage
This site provides news, views, information, links and FAQs about the Salvation Army and its work.
United Reformed Church
This site contains the URC's history and beliefs

Orthodox Christianity

The Arimathea Eastern and Ancient Christianity Page
The Churches year, thoughts and discussions, finding God, lives of the Saints and links.
The Christian Coptic Orthodox Church Of Egypt
History and beliefs of this ancient Christian Church.
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
The Ecumenical Patriarch's homepage has a wealth of information about the position and its history.
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
Another important Orthodox site with historical, spiritual and factual information.
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church
Information on the Main Doctrines, the Sacraments, the Creed as well as a  collection of icons.
Orthodox Christianity for Absolute Beginners
An explanatory site for absolute beginners with plenty of graphics, accessible text and external links.
The Orthodox Church of Antioch in Great Britain
A multimedia site with colourful pictures and music.
The Orthodox Faith
This site hosts a comprehensive series of articles to provide basic information on the faith and life of the Orthodox Church.
Orthodox World News
A news site with items related to the Orthodox Church and Orthodox countries.

Sikhism

About Sikhism
The history, beliefs, teachings and practices of Sikhism with pictures and music.
Ikonkar
A useful introduction to Sikhism and the Gurdwara.
Introduction to Sikhism
The basic tenets of Sikhism.
Kiranpal's Sikhism homepage
A colourful introduction with pictures of the ten Gurus.
Online Sikh Museum
Daily life, ceremonies and festivals, great Sikh personalities and contemporary issues.
Photos relating to aspects of Sikhism
A site of photos on the Vaisakhi celebrations in Gravesend in 1995.
Sadapunjab
This site is geared towards those with English as their native tongue.
The Sikh Darma Page
A resources page with links to other Sikh information sites.
The Sikh Faith - Questions and Answers
A series of articles by different authors on Sikhism in English and Punjabi.
Sikh History in 20 minutes
This site provides an overview of Sikh History.
Sikh Warriors
An historical overview of Sikh warriors and warrior culture.
Sikhi
Introductory information on the history, ethics, basic beliefs and scriptures of Sikhism.
The Sikhism Homepage
Origin and development, philosophy and scriptures, way of life and resources.
Sikhism in the United Kingdom
An overview history of religion in India, a directory of Sikh organisations in the UK and links to other sites.
Sikhism Overview
A short article which provides an overview of the Sikh religion with some pictures.
A Sikhism site maintained and hosted by Bharatnet
Information on the Sikh Gurus, the Five Takhatas, Amrit, Mul Mantar, the Five Kakkaras and Nishan Sahib.
Sikhism UK
Range of information for Sikhs and about Sikhism.
Sikhnet
A substantial Sikh virtual community web site with news, views, email, discussions sections.
Understanding Sikhism
Among the highlights of this site are the Sikh glossary, and articles on the Gurdwara.



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