World Religions Compared

World Religions Compared
An Internet Hotlist on World Religions Compared

created by Sharon Porter
La Grande High School Library Media Center

Introduction

In addition to using books and magazines to find out about World Religions, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started. Some of the sites are commercial sites so beware of any bias introduced into the material.

The Internet Resources

Religious Tolerance.org - A messy site but has many links for different religions
World Religions Table - Although this site is sponsored by a commercial group, it has a great table to use for information.
Growth rates of major religions - Charts and graphs of the growth rates and statistics of various religions
World Religions-Quick Reference Guide - Great site for lists of links to various relgions and sects
Adherents.Com - Again, a commercial site but points toward religion by area and and by name
Religions of the World - Serious papers on religions of the world from students at Mount Union College. Interesting topics: Women in Islam, Taoism for Teens, etc.
Religions and Scriptures - A great site for the books or holy books/papers of a religion

Reference Desk-World Religion Resources - What a list of links! Great art and links that take you to the official websites of religious sects and faiths

Content by Sharon Porter, sporter@lagrande.k12.or.us
http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/fil/pages/listworldresh.html
Last revised Wed Nov 19 9:00:24 US/Pacific 2003