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Pitts Theology Library: Digital Image Archive

Based at Emory University, the Pitts Theology Library has a number of digital archives that are worthy of mention. This particular one brings together over 28,000 images of biblical illustrations. The archive also includes engravings of church buildings and religious leaders. Visitors can search the archive by call number or Bible verse, which is a rather helpful way to look for items of interest....

https://dia.pitts.emory.edu//
Pluralism Project

Like many academic projects, the Pluralism Project began as a small gathering of academicians interested in exploring a rapidly changing phenomenon of social life, in this case, the world of religion. Since its inception in 1991, the Pluralism Project (located at Harvard University) has engaged in a broad research agenda that includes providing educational resources to college educators and...

https://pluralism.org/
Princeton Seminary Digital Library

The Princeton Seminary Digital Library offers access to over 185,000 pages of digital materials, and for people with an interest in American religious history, 19th century Korean photographs, and a cornucopia of other topics, this website is worth bookmarking. First-time visitors to the site can browse the materials here by author, collection, or journal. Currently, there are twelve different...

https://library.ptsem.edu/digital-collections-overview
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Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company

From the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in Saint Louis comes Religion & Politics: a publication dedicated to issues at the intersection of religion and politics. Authored by scholars and journalists alike, Religion and Politics features essays, interviews, reports, book reviews, and more. Visitors can browse articles by subject, such as bioethics, civil...

https://religionandpolitics.org/
Religion for Breakfast

Despite its name, Religion for Breakfast can be enjoyed at any time of day. Focusing on "religion as a human phenomenon," and studying religion through an academic, nonsectarian lens, the YouTube channel invites viewers to improve their religious literacy. Some videos provide primers on religions around the world, such as Sikhi (featuring scholar Dr. Simran Jeet Singh) and Islam (with Dr. Hussein...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCct9aR7HC79Cv2g-9oDOTLw
Religion Newswriters Association

Founded in 1949, the Religion Newswriters Association (RNA) works "to advance the professional standards of religion reporting in the secular press as well as to create a support network for religion reporters." Their site is a great place for current members of the RNA, but in many ways it's just as good for those who wish to cut their teeth in this important area of journalism. To start,...

https://rna.org
Religion Newswriters Association

With a membership of over 240 full and part time religion reporters across the United States, the Religion Newswriters Association is an organization dedicated to providing support for journalists writing about various important stories dealing with any host of topics surrounding religion. The homepage itself contains a religion news headline update service, and a special features area that...

http://www.religionlink.com/
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Religious restrictions among the world's most populous countries

This report from the Pew Research Center focuses its attention on religious restrictions in the world's 25 most populous countries, where more than 5 billion people currently reside. Taking figures drawn from numerous reports between 2007 and 2013, the article traces which countries have increased in religious freedom, which countries have further restricted religious freedom, and why. Besides the...

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/06/28/religious-r...
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