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RELIGIOUS RESOURCES
Religious Pluralism
Finding Common Ground
http://fac.org/publicat/cground/contents.html
Finding Common Ground is a website that the authors suggest will be
most useful to those school leaders and parents who understand the
vital importance of achieving new solutions to old debates about
religion and public education". The site provides rationale,
resources and guidelines for including the discussion of religion in
public school classrooms, particularly in U.S. and World History
Classes. It also includes commentary on religious holidays in public
schools, when and how they should be discussed; it raises the topic
of singing sacred music and the use of religious symbols in the
classroom.
free! The Freedom Forum Online
http://www.freedomforum.org
This site is an interactive daily newsletter that discusses issues
related to freedom of religion and other first amendment rights.
The Case Against School Prayer
http://www.ffrf.org/issues/pray.html
This brochure was produced by the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
In order to combat the growing influence of the Religious Right,
this brochure is being mailed to schools, school districts and state
Secretaries of Education across the country.
World Religion Resources
http://aril.org/World.html
Among the best resources concerning world religion on the Internet
and growing diversity of the U.S. can be found at this site, with a
special view to its new immigrant religious.
A Parent's Guide to Religion in the Public Schools
http://www.fac.org/publicat/parents/parents.htm
Information provided by "Finding Common Ground" for parents which
discusses Religious Liberty and Public Schools, Student Religious
Expression including Student Prayer and Baccalaureate Services. It
contains guidelines on Teaching about Religion and the celebration
of Religious Holidays in the public school, and more.
Rationale and Guidelines for Teaching about Religion
http://www.fac.org/pub1icat/cground/ch07_1.html
The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) states that
knowledge about religion is a characteristic of an educated person.
They maintain that it is absolutely necessary for understanding and
living in a world of diversity. NCSS provides guidelines and
suggestion for how this study can take place in the public school
system.
Religion in the Curriculum
http://www.fac.org/publicat/cground/choG_1 .html
This site describes and justifies using religion in the curriculum
of primary grades. In the primary/elementary levels natural
opportunities arise in discussions of families and community life
and instruction of festivals and different cultures. The entire
report describes laws, rationales, and resources.
General Resources
Finding God in Cyberspace: A Guide to Religious Studies Resources
on the Internet
http://www.fontbonne.edu/libserv/fgic/contents.htm
This megasite contains internet tools for finding religious studies
teaching resources in the form of print and digital resources as
well as human resources. Also is included a gateway to subject
resources organized by academic disciplines and to subject resources
organized by religious traditions.
Mysticism in World Religions
http://www.digiserve.com/mystic/
Multiple links are provided to information about: Jewish and
Christian Mysticism as well as Islamic Mysticism (also known as
Sufism), Buddhist, Hindu and Taoist Mysticism
Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
http://www.religioustolerance.org/welcome.htm#new
Provides access to information on Christian and non-Christian
religions. The authors make every attempt to accurate in their
descriptions of both conservative, liberal, and other belief systems
and inclusive, describing all sides of each issue presented.
Spirituality and Consciousness
http://www.spiritweb.org/
This is a WWW virtual library of information religion. Timeless
questions are considered, such as: "What is religion?, "What is
Spirituality?", "What is truth?". Many spiritual links are supplied
by the authors.
World Religions
http://www.socialstudies.com/c/Pages/worldreligions.html
Provides hypertext links to general electronic resources on world
religions and additional rescues on specific belief systems such as:
Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism and the Tao, Hinduism, Jainism,
and Sikhism, Islam and Sufism and Judaism.
Non-Christian Faith Groups and Ethical Systems
http://www.religioustolerance.org/var_rel.htm
Link to a megasite that provides resources on non-Christian faith
groups and ethical systems
Links and Topics for the Academic Study of Religion
http://www.csuchico.edu/rs/links.html
Links for various religions and belief systems appropriate for
students of different ages
Non-Christian
Religions/Belief Systems
Buddhism—The Buddha's Message to Mankind
http://home.sol.no/~kmeyer/budd1.htm
This website explains the philosophy/religion of Buddhism. The
authors states that it is the most tolerant of all belief systems
and can co-exist with any other.
Buddhism Contents
http://www.wsu.edu:8000/~dee/BUDDHISM/CONTENTS.HTM
This site serves as a clearinghouse for links and information about
Buddhist traditions, both academic and religious. Information such
as an overview of the essential concepts of Buddhism and Buddhist
Scriptures are linked to the webpage.
Hinduism's Electronic Ashram
http://www.himalayanacademy.com/basics/nineq/index.html
This site answers the nine most asked questions regarding Hinduism.
For example, the definition of "God", reincarnation, Karma,
vegetarianism, and the meaning of the dot that many Hindu men and
women wear on their foreheads.
Hindu Resources On-Line
http://www.hindu.org/
Mega-link to Hindu teachers and organizations, news events,
locations and connections to temples and ashrams, dharma and
philosophy, art, music, culture, the sciences and more.
Sufism, Sufis. Sufi Orders: Sufism's Many Paths
http://www.arches.uga.edu/~godlas/Sufism.html
Generally, Sufism is understood to be the inner, mystical, or
psycho-spiritual dimension of Islam. Many Muslims believe that they
are on the pathway to God and will arrive at a proximity to God
after, Sufis, however, believe that it is possible to experiences a
closeness to God while one is still alive.
Taoism Information Page
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/taoism/
This resource page houses links to information on Taoism or Daoism,
including the history, the practice, the relationship between Taoism
and the martial arts and Tai Chi, and links to book and
bibliographies on the religion. Information on Buddhism and
Confucianism is also provided.
Jewish Studies Videotapes
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/JewishVid.html
Department of Jewish Studies at the University of Berkeley.
Christian
Religions/Belief Systems
Christian Faith Groups
http://www.religioustolerance.org/christ.htm
Link to a megasite that provides resources on Christian faith groups
and ethical systems.
Christian Mysticism
http://www.digiserve.com/mystic/external_links/Christian/index.html
Links to information on Mysticism, Asceticism, and Monasticism
within a Christian context are provided.
Miscellaneous
Fellowship of the Earth
http://www.fote.org/religion/religion.htm
This site provides information and contacts pertinent to the
understanding of the many and various Earth Religions, such as
Paganism, Druidism, Buddhism, Patheism, Shamanism, Kabbalah and
Wicca/Witchcraft, etc. The vision of this organization is one of
spiritual growth within ourselves as individuals as well as a
oneness with our community.
Under Shekhina's Wings
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1501/shekfil.html
The focus of Under Shekhina's Wings is on cross-cultural and
interfaith women's spirituality or feminist spirituality and
religion. It is somewhat feminist in nature and includes information
on Jewish, Christian and Moslem feminist beliefs, Earth Religions or
Pagan feminist, and Freedom of Religion, with additional links to
Bahai and mythology sources.
Native American Spirituality
http://www.religioustolerance.org/nataspir.htm
The contributions that Native American Spirituality has made on
North America are described. Focus on Native Religious Development,
particularly that of the Inuit peoples and the Eastern Subarctic,
Eastern Woodlands, Plains and Southwest Cultures. Links to Native
American resources are provided.
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