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Educational Websites

  1. Squid Quiz
    http://www.squidoo.com/quiz-religion
    Squidoo offers religion facts, trivia and quizzes on various religions. Includes spiritual quotes and wisdom sayings according to different faith traditions, book recommendations and real-time Twitter feeds: “What people are saying about religion.”
  2. National Association of Teachers of Religious Education
    http://www.natre.org.uk/spiritedarts/2011.php
    Do you love to create art? The National Association of Teachers and Religious Education welcomes submissions to an annual global art contest. Theme for 2011 contest: “Art in Heaven” on the following topics: Stories of Truth, Journeys, Festive Visions, Spiritual Words, God: Who? Where? How? If? Young people from around the world are welcome to submit their works of art.
  3. Meaning of Life TV
    http://meaningoflife.tv/
    Includes videos of top religious thinkers from various religious traditions sharing their perspectives on matters of faith, including such topics as: Death, Religion in a Global Age, What is God?, Faith and Reason, Science and Religion.
  4. Interfaith Voices
    http://interfaithradio.org/aboutus
    Religious news magazine from public radio in the United States. Features various religious topics discussed by experts in the field.
  5. The Guardian Interactive Guides from The GuardianUK
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/
    The Guardian UK is a straightforward online news source. The “news” section features videos, stories and reports on subjects of religious relevance. Check out these interactive guides on two religions holidays:

  6. Beliefnet
    http://www.beliefnet.com/
    Beliefnet is a multi-faced website with videos featuring faith leaders discussing contemporary faith issues, a prayer library, links to overviews of various faith traditions, an online community to connect with people of the same or different faiths, a blog, newsletters and more.
  7. Religion and Ethics Newsweekly
    http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/
    Funded by Lilly Foundation and in partnership with the Public Broadcasting Corporation, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly features streaming video, articles, transcripts, downloadable newsletter, stories, audio and video podcasts on topics of religious and ethical significance. Winner of more than 115 industry awards, the website also offers lesson plans, classroom tips and teacher resources for delving deeply into religious and ethical issues that affect our global community.
  8. Phillips Theological Seminary
    http://www.ptstulsa.edu/religionandtheologysites#Ecumenism
    A website that give you your own personal library at your fingertips, the “Religion and Theology” page has over 100 links to other educational sites on everything from research to world religions to social justice issues.
  9. Ehud’s Assisting You to Learn
    http://www.ualberta.ca/~ebenzvi/Assist/101/index.html
    Who is Ehud? Ehud Ben Zvi is a writer and teacher with a list of credentials too long to list. He is a writer and teacher and is recognized as one of the top religious researchers and educators today. This website won the Norman W. Wagner Technology Award of the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies. Take a look at the section on “World Religions,” and plan to stay there awhile!
  10. The eMuseum at University of Minnesota, Makato
    http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/religion/
    This is a clean, straightforward website that outlines the basic history, beliefs, religious terms, life history of religious teachers, for several religions. It’s one of the few general websites we’ve found that outlines Jainism, a lesser known religion from India. This website is easy to use and offers links to learn more.
  11. Religious Tolerance
    http://www.religioustolerance.org/int_rel4.htm
    This website is a portal to several other sites that promote religious understanding, tolerance and diversity. Connect with others around the world through the site’s egroups and virtual forums.
  12. RE (Religious Education) Online sponsored by Peopleoffaith.org
    http://www.reonline.org.uk/student_resources/
    Primarily a portal site, you can click on your level of education and learn about various religions—their practices, history, leaders and belief. Want to chat with someone of a different religion or someone of your own? You can connect with someone directly via email through the site’s “Email a Believer” program.

Learning Modules

  1. Learn meditation via an audio tutorial: http://www.buddhanet.net/insight.htm
  2. Brief New York Times quiz on 6 basic questions on religion
    http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/09/28/us/religion-quiz.html
  3. Teaching video of discussion between two young women on religion, focusing on Buddhism, produced by www.efpodengligh.com:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFFNQmqlgOo
  4. Download this easy guide, How to Start an Interfaith Community Service Project.”
    Go to http://worldinterfaithharmonyweek.com/resources/, and scroll to #2 under “Guides” to download this MS Word document.
  5. The religionfacts website provides an overview in “fact” form of many religions—brief description, rituals and customs. If you want to compare in one view a large chart that compares origins, practices, sacred texts and much more, check out the link below to a “Big Religion Chart.”
    http://www.religionfacts.com/big_religion_chart.htm
    Learn the meaning of various religious symbols:
    http://www.religionfacts.com/symbols/big_gallery_of_symbols.htm
  6. Suite101.com offers tips on how to talk and listen with a person of a different faith.
    http://www.suite101.com/content/tips-to-engage-in-interfaith-dialogue-how-to-talk-about-religion-a330746

Oneline Tutorials

  1. Patheos engages the student in global dialogue about religion and spirituality to learn about and experience different religious beliefs.

    Two examples of Patheos online tutorials:

    1. Religion Portals. Learn about different religions, spiritualities and faith traditions of the world through portals that include articles, blogs, videos, and columns on nine religious traditions. Each portal presents a variety of views on a particular faith tradition and includes recent news summaries, testimonies and perspectives.
      http://www.patheos.com/Religion-Portals.html
    2. Resources for Students: Articles and descriptions of religions by category (East Asian, Indian, Near Eastern, New Religions), “Public Square” discussions of contemporary issues in various religions, blogs from people who practice a particular religion, country profiles and their religious diversity—all are included:
      http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Students.html
  2. Free, online tutorials on several religions are offered by About:
    http://distancelearn.about.com/od/freeonlinecourses/a/FreeReligion.htm

Games

  1. Make your own flashcards on a variety of religious topics and download them on your mobile device: http://quizlet.com/subject/world-religion/
  2. Word search on world religions at Religious Tolerance: http://www.religioustolerance.org/wrd_srch.htm

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