Religious Studies

The following online databases and print indexing services are recommended for basic research in religious studies.

• Religion News Blog
• Daily postings from “the only secular news and photo service devoted to unbiased coverage of religion and ethics exclusively.” Other parts of the site are available via a paid subscription.
• Religion News on the Web
  The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life “seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs . . . The Pew Forum conducts surveys, demographic analyses and other social science research on important aspects of religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world. It also provides a neutral venue for discussions of timely issues through roundtables and briefings.”
• The Revealer
  “A daily review of religion in the news and the news about religion. We’re not so much nonpartisan as polypartisan-- interested in all sides, disdainful of dualistic arguments, and enamored of free speech as a first principle. We publish and link to work by people of all persuasions, religious, political, sexual, and critical.”
• Beliefnet
  A popular-level site that covers all religions as well as news and aspects of life connected with religion. Subjects include the really nutball (world is going to end, etc.)
• ReligionWriters.com Religion Stylebook
  An authoritative guide created for journalists who report on religion in the mainstream media.

The following services are recommended for use by advanced students and researchers: