Christianity

Sub-headings:

Bibles & Other Christian Texts

Christian Denominations & Sects

Christianity Reference

Resources in this category:

About.Com: Christianity - General
http://christianity.about.com/

An internet guide to Christianity, with feature articles, website guides, and discussion forums. Topics covered include the Bible, theology, denominations, Christianity basics, art, and more.

The Christian Catacombs of Rome
http://www.catacombe.roma.it/

"This site is intended for people who wish to deepen their knowledge of the Christian Catacombs of Rome and of the Church history in its origins. The site provides extensive material, in separate sections, dealing with this fascinating and largely unknown topic." Available in English, Italian, German, Polish, French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Chinese, and Korean.

Christian Classics Ethereal Library
http://www.ccel.org/

Contains complete versions in electronic format of numerous non-fiction classic Christian books including 38 volumes of the most important writings from the first 800 years of the church, writings by St. Augustine, John Calvin, George Fox, Martin Luther, and others. Also contains fiction by such authors as Chesterton, Dostoevsky, MacDonald, and Tolstoy. Links to Biblical reference sites are also included.

Christian History Institute
http://chi.gospelcom.net/index.php

"Our aim is to make Christian history a delight to the widest possible public through modern media such as video and the internet. We strive to make our output look good and communicate well while sticking to the facts." Includes daily stories, a century-by-century history of the church, "100 most important church events," and other information on Christian history.

Churches Dot Net Global Church Web Pages
http://churches.net/pages/index.html

Listings of Web pages for over 1700 churches world-wide, organized by geographic location.

Computer-Assisted Theology
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~ctitext2/theology/

This area of the Humbul Humanities Hub "provides an annotated index of Internet resources relating to theological studies." Topics include Biblical studies, history of theology, contemporary theology, and pastoral studies.

The Encyclopedia of New Testament Textual Criticism
http://www.skypoint.com/~waltzmn/

"The Encyclopedia attempts to cover all aspects of New Testament Textual Criticism in an orderly and fair fashion. " Contains a wealth of articles addressing aspects of scholarly textual criticism, as well as an introduction to textual criticism and links to other textual criticism sites.

From Jesus to Christ: the First Christians
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/

"This site is anchored by the testimony of New Testament theologians, archaeologists and historians who serve as both critics and storytellers. They address dozens of key issues, disagreements and critical problems relating to Jesus' life and the evolution of Christianity. Throughout the site, maps, charts (for example, the fortress of Masada), ancient texts (including Perpetua's diary), pictures of the archaeological discoveries, ancient imagery, and audio excerpts from the television program complement and illuminate the scholars' commentary."

Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
http://www.gameo.org/

"Information on Anabaptist-related (Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Brethren in Christ) topics, including history, theology, biography, institutions and local congregations. Secular topics from an Anabaptist perspective and full-text source documents are also included."

Groups Within Christianity
http://www.religioustolerance.org/christ7.htm

This site classifies Christian groups according to several schemes: by branch or "meta-group" (Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, etc.); by "wing" (liberal, conservative, "mainline"); by religious family; by denomination; and by systems of theological belief. Each scheme contains further information and links to specific Christian denominations and organizations.

Miami Christian University Virtual Library
http://www.mcu.edu/library/

A collection of Christianity-related sites. Includes a comprehensive guide to Bibles and a directory of churches on the Internet.

The New Testament Gateway
http://www.ntgateway.com/

A "comprehensive directory of academic internet resources related to the New Testament" with annotated links and topical directories for scholars and students of the New Testament.

Not Just Bibles: A Guide to Christian Resources on the Internet
http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-resources.html

"This guide is intended for Internet users interested in resources related to Classical Christianity (a term coined by C.S. Lewis to describe a theology which affirms the importance of a transforming faith in Christ as God and Savior)."

Religion Online: Full texts by recognized religious scholars
http://www.religion-online.org/

This site indexes "more than 5,200 articles and chapters" on religious topics (mostly from a Christian viewpoint) on subjects from theology to social issues to sociology of religion. Also provides a list of over 200 full texts available online and a search function.

Saint Nicholas: Discovering the truth about Santa Claus
http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=23

This site educates about the true Saint Nicholas and his contributions to the world.

Sunday School Books: Shaping the Values of Youth in Nineteenth-Century America
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/sundayschool/

"This collection presents 163 Sunday school books published in America between 1815 and 1865, drawn from the collections of Michigan State University Libraries and the Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University Libraries. They document the culture of religious instruction of youth in America during the Antebellum era. They also illustrate a number of thematic divisions that preoccupied nineteenth-century America, including sacred and secular, natural and divine, civilized and savage, rural and industrial, adult and child. Among the topics featured are history, holidays, slavery, African Americans, Native Americans, travel and missionary accounts, death and dying, poverty, temperance, immigrants, and advice."

Sunday School Lessons
http://www.sundayschoollessons.com/

Provides lessons for a weekly family Christian Bible study, including art, music, prayers, lessons. Based on the revised common lectionary, seasons of the church year.

Wabash Center Guide to Internet Resources
http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/Internet/front.htm

"A selective, annotated guide to a wide variety of electronic resources of interest to those who are involved in the study and practice of religion: syllabi, electronic texts, electronic journals, websites, bibliographies, listserv discussion groups, liturgies, reference resources, software, etc. The purpose of the Guide is to encourage and facilitate the incorporation of electronic resources into teaching."

Westminster Shorter Catechism Project
http://www.bpc.org/wsc/

"The Westminster Shorter Catechism Project is designed to be a place to study the Catechism online." It takes the historic Presbyterian Catechism (1642-1647) and links each doctrinal question to commentary by famous Puritan and other Reformed theologians. It is a resource for studying sound doctrine.

The "Whole" Bible
http://www.maplenet.net/~trowbridge/NT_Hist.htm

Provides a brief history of the New Testament canon and descriptions of the noncanonical writings of early Christianity. The site also provides links to other resources on Christian scriptural history and liberal Biblical interpretation, as well as an annotated reading list.

YouthPastor.Com
http://YouthPastor.Com/

A resource and community site for youth pastors and others involved in Christian youth ministry. Includes a directory of youth pastors and a list of youth ministry related organizations and addresses on the Internet.