Adherents.com
“Homepage”
An enormous source for statistical information on the size and location of faith groups (organized alphabetically). Special pages with world religions ordered by size, date of founding, largest U.S. groups, predominant religions in each country, major historical and contemporary religious leaders, major religious texts, guides to religious movies, religious affiliations of famous people. Provides links to general online directories regarding religion and specific religious groups. Even links to eight sites for other religious statistics.

The Association of Religious Data Archives
“Homepage”
Access to hundreds of studies (U.S. Surveys, U.S. Church Membership Data, International Surveys & Data). Also includes national profiles for world nations, county-level membership reports (showing a comparison of 1990 and 2000 reports and specifying how many congregations and adherents for each religious body), U.S. denominational profiles, related sites.

Charles K. Bellinger (Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion)
“Guide to Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion”
Subject-areas: religious studies, topics (e.g., religion and art, film, literature, music, science, spirituality, women), religions, religions in geographical areas, archeology and Bible, history of Christianity, practical theology, Christian outreach, philosophy and theology, social thought (e.g., abortion, capital punishment, ethics, environment, social sciences, violence, 9/11, war and peace). Types of materials: electronic journals, electronic images and texts, books/libraries/reference, internet and software, schools and pedagogy, official homepages/religious bodies, centers and institutes, societies and associations).

dmoz Open Directory Project
“Religion and Spirituality”
In the spirit of wikipedia, a volunteer-governed searchable site that provides an index to thousands of related sites, organized alphabetically.

Jeffrey K. Hadden and Students (University of Virginia)
“The Religious Movements Homepage”
Since 1995, Professor Jeffrey Hadden and his students have been building a webpage on religious movements. Links to syllabi and lecture notes on new religious movements, a bibliography on cult controversies, a site on religious broadcasting, a site on religious freedom (including separate religious profiles of almost all nations, important texts/statements of principle, recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and religious freedom organizations). Most importantly, there is a comprehensive alphabetic listing of group profiles (from Adidam to Zoroastrianism), with links to websites and bibliographies for each group.

Harvard University
“The Pluralism Project”
The Pluralism Project on World Religions in America is an invaluable site. It includes: Religious Diversity News (with a searchable archive going back to 1997), Research Reports, Directory of Religious Centers, Other Resources (links to major religions, other centers/institutes/projects, interfaith sites, international resources, journals, advocacy groups, campus groups, extensive collection of syllabi, etc).

Peter J. King (Pembroke College, Oxford)
“Religion on the Web”
A bit more idiosyncratic than some other mega-sites, but still full of extraordinary links. Contents: General Pages, Journals, Conferences & Other Events, Societies, Baha’i, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Mormonism, Quakerism, Sikhism, Sufism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism, Miscellaneous. Additional links to Individual Philosophers, Skepticism, and Philosophy of Religion (which, in turn, links to societies, online journals, online papers/books, and more).

Saundra Lipton (University of Calgary)
“Religious Studies Web Guide”
Includes resources arranged by format (e.g., internet resource guides, associations, bibliographies, images, indexes, libraries, data/statistics, texts), resources organized by religious groups and selected topics (e.g., various world religions and subjects like music and women), and other useful websites for the academic study of religion.

Alan Liu (University of California, Santa Barbara)
“Voice of the Shuttle: Religious Studies”
An important mega-site. Major topics: General Religious Studies Resources, Buddhism, Christianity & Bible Studies, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Law & Religion, Natural Theology, Sikhism, Atheism & Agnosticism, Other, Science & Religion, Religious Studies Courses, Religious Studies Departments.

Mike Madin (academicinfo.net)
“Religious Gateway”
A mega-site with excellent links to well-annotated sites. The Table of Contents on religious studies includes: Digital Library, General Links, Law & Religion, Religious Tolerance & Dialogue, Reference Desk, Academic Departments, Societies/Centers/Associations. Additionally, there are links to important world religions and topics related to comparative religion.

PBS
"Bill Moyers on Faith & Reason: Resources"
In conjunction with its recent Bill Moyers series, PBS prepared an excellent list of web resources relating to the five topic areas of the series: Faith & Doubt, Faith & Politics, Freedom & Tolerance, Faith & Science, Gender & Religion, Myth & Sacred Texts. Also links to streaming video of the programs, featuring one-on-one discussions with prominent literary figures. The entire series - hour-long interviews with Salman Rushdie, Richard Rodriguez, Margaret Atwood, Martin Amis, and others - is available on campus through Media Services in the Library

The Queens Federation of Churches
A magnificent site with individual profiles of more than 700 Queens congregations – indexed alphabetically, by Community District, by denomination/faith, and by language of worship service. Also indexed by special ministries provided: pre-school ministries (including day care and Head Start), youth ministries (including scouting, summer camps, and tutoring), adult and family ministries (including AA, clothing and food banks, homeless shelters, job training, language instruction), and senior ministries (including meals on wheels, senior centers, and senior transportation). Additionally, site includes: an alphabetical listing of clergy; resources on religious faiths, peacemaking, religious liberty, advocacy groups, social service organizations, government agencies, media outlets, ecumenical organizations, and national faith organizations; an online newsletter.

Fred W. Riggs (University of Hawaii)
“Theo-Logical Perspectives”
All hail Fred W. Riggs, retired professor of political science, who has put together an astonishing mega-site. Links to a vast number of what Riggs terms “theo-logical perspectives”: Ahimsa, Atheism, Buddhist, Catholic, Comparative Religion, Freedom of Religion, Hindu, Humanism, Inter-Faith, Islamic, Judaic, Orthodox, Pantheist, Paranormal, Protestant, Scientology, Shinto, Sikh. Strength: comprehensive beyond belief. Weakness: last updated in 2003.

rna.org (Religious Newswriters Association)
“Religion Online Library”
Extensive. Categories: Culture and sociology; ethics; health care and medicine; holidays; marriage and family; philanthropy and poverty; public action and advocacy on ecology; business; death penalty; education; popular culture; public religion; science; technology and the Internet; denominations and faith groups; faith-based organizations, social outreach groups, and parachurches; courts; government; terrorism and conflict in the Middle East; war and protest; bibliographies of religion texts; reference resources; demographics, databases and statistics; secular religious coverage; international resources for religion reporting; religious press; educational journals and articles about religion and media; syllabi and conferences for educators; academic experts; links collections.

Mahlon H. Smith
“Virtual Religion Index”
A searchable mega-site. Exhaustive and fully-annotated. Major topics: Academic Sites, American Studies, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Anthropology & Society, Archeology & Religious Art, Biblical Studies, Buddhist Studies, Christian Tradition, Comparative Study of Religion, Confessional Agencies, East Asian Studies, Ethics & Moral Values, Greco-Roman Studies, Hindu Studies, Islamic Studies, Jewish Studies, Philosophy & Theology, Psychology of Religion.