Internet Resources

Here is a collection of Online Resources, categorized by topic, that will help you with your assignments.

Almanacs, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Other Reference Works

CIA World Factbook

A factbook created and maintained by the CIA. Contains information about the geography, people, government, economy, transportation, military, and international issues for most countries of the world.

Canadian Encyclopedia

The free online version version of the popular print encyclopedia. Updated frequently, the online version now supersedes the print edition.

Information Please Online

The online version of the popular almanac.

Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)

The world's largest database for articles and research reports in the field of education. This database would also be useful for those studying applied behavioural sciences, child and youth care, and youth ministry. This database is free, so no passwords are needed for home access.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online

The online version of the popular and authoritative print encyclopedia.

Bible and Theology

Bible Gateway

The site searches Scripture passages from over 15 English translations of the Bible and a number of foreign language translations. Audio versions of many translations are available here.

Bible Places

Contains contemporary photographs of important of important locations in the Bible.

Bible Tutor

Created by Craig Koester at Luther Seminary, this site provides basic introductions to all the books of the Bible.

Blue Letter Bible

The site has older commentaries now in the public domain available free on its site.

Centre for Reformed Theology and Apologetics

One of the more important websites for material on Reformed theology and apologetics.

Christian Classics Ethereal Library

One of the finest sites on the web for primary source documents relating to Christianity.

Crosswalk.com

This site contains different translations of the Bible, commentaries, lexicons, and much more.

Leon Levy Dead Seas Scrolls Digital Library

"The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) is very proud to present the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library, a free online digitized virtual library of the Dead Sea Scrolls."

Methodist Review

An online, freely accessible, peer-reviewed journal of Wesleyan and Methodist Studies.

New Testament Gateway

Created by Mark Goodacre at the University of Birmingham, this site is an excellent guide to New Testament research on the Internet.

Project Wittenburg

Contains electronic texts on Luther and Lutheranism.

Resource Pages for Biblical Studies

Created by Torry Seland, professor at Volda University College in Norway, this site focus on Biblical Studies and information relating to Philo of Alexandria.

Religion Online

Contains more than 5,200 articles, chapters and books relating to the study of religion and theology.

Review of Biblical Literature

Maintained by the Society of Biblical Literature, this sites publishes reviews of books dealing with biblical studies.

StudyLight.org

Based in Poland, this website includes in print and out of print Bible dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances, and lexicons. Of particular note is the Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology.

Wabash Center Internet Guide

The Wabash Center Internet Guide was created as a guide to the better academic content available on the Internet covering a wide range of topics including theology and religion.

Wesley Center Online

The Wesley Center Online is supported by Northwest Nazarene University. It contains online versions of Wesley's writings and sermons.

Wesleyan Resource Center Online

Christian Ministry

Alpha and Omega Ministries

An apologetics organization run by apologist and theologian James White.

Apologetics.com

This site contains much useful information on apologetics and defending Christianity.

Apologetics.org

The online site of the C.S. Lewis Society. Contains an excellent collection of resources written by experts on apologetics.

Barna Group

The website of the Barna Research Group.

ChristianityToday.com

An excellent web portal created by the publishers of Christianity Today, Leadership, Books and Culture, Campus Life, and a number of other Christian magazines.

Congregational Resource Guide

Maintained by the the Alban Institute and the Indianapolis Center for Congregations, this site was created 'to help congregational leaders connect with resources they need to gain insight into problems and to encourage transformation in their communities of faith'.

Evangelical Homiletics Society

Website of the Evangelical Homiletics Society.

Leadership University

Sponsored by Christian Leadership Ministries, which is part of Campus Crusade for Christ, this site hosts a collection of articles on a wide range of topics relating to Christian ministry.

Leonard Sweet

The personal website of the popular writer and speaker on Church ministry in postmodern culture.

Ravi Zacharias International Ministries

Contains a wealth of material related to worldview studies and apologetics.

TOUCH: The Cell Group People

An American organization dedicated to the cell church model of Christian ministry.

xPastor.org

Designed especially for excutive pastors, senior pastors, and other senior-level church leaders.

Church History

Centre for Research on Canadian Evangelicalism

The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) has established the Centre for Research on Canadian Evangelicalism (CRCE), which seeks to enhance the effectiveness of ministry carried out by Evangelicals in Canada and shed light on the character and role of Evangelicalism in Canada.

Christian Classics Ethereal Library

One of the finest sites on the web for primary source documents relating to the history of Christianity.

Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online

Includes an online version of the Mennonite Encyclopedia as well as various other articles and essays relating to Mennonite and Anabaptist studies.

Bibliography of Canadian Religious History

This is a list of sources in Canadian Religious History that was produced by the Canadian Catholic Historical Association.

Papal Encyclicals Online

Provides the text of papal encyclicals and other papal documents.

Electronic Books and Digital Libraries

ALEX Catalogue of Electronic Texts

This is a collection of American and English literature and philosophy texts in electronic format.

Google Book Search

The Google Book Search project is digitizing millons of books in libraries located worldwide. Books that are out of copyright are free to view and download.

Online Books Page

Created and maintained by a librarian at Penn State University, this web site indexes material from online book and electronic text sites from around the world.

Human Services

Child and Family WebGuide

A online guide to the best websites on child development and family issues. The ratings are based on authority, ease of use, content, and the stability of the site. Updated on a regular basis.

Encyclopedia of Psychology

Created and maintained by the Department of Psychology and Jacksonville State University in Alabama, this online encyclopedia collects articles relating to psychology and arranges them by subject.

Institute of Marriage and Family Canada

The Institute of Marriage and Family Canada (IMFC) conducts, compiles and presents the latest and most accurate research to ensure that marriage and family-friendly policy are foremost in the minds of Canada’s decision makers. Includes the IMFC Review magazine.

PsychCentral

A well maintained site created by Dr. John Grohol. Contains much valuable information regarding disorders such as depression, alcoholism, anxiety, eating disorders, and various other aspects of counseling.