Christianity and Church History

Selected Internet Sites

The Internet now offers many web sites in the field of religion. The following ones are especially recommended, and are freely available from any Internet connection:

  • Ad Lumen
    http://www.mylinea.com/custodia/
    Christian search engine.


  • AdHoc Image and Text Database on the History of Christianity
    http://research.yale.edu:8084/divdl/adhoc/index.jsp
    A "faculty-library initiative at Yale Divinity School that provides digital resources for teaching and research related to the history of Christianity."


  • American Bible Society
    http://www.americanbible.org
    The American Bible Society translates the Bible into many languages and maintains a library of rare and notable Bibles.


  • American Society of Church History
    http://www.churchhistory.org
    The American Society of Church History is a society promoting scholarship and research in church history, with a particular focus on the American scene.


  • Anno Domini: Jesus Through the Centuries
    http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Annodomini/
    An exhibition exploring "the various ways Jesus and his teachings have shaped the development of Western Civilization," it is lavishly illustrated with artwork from museums, churches, and monasteries. Available in English, French, and Italian.


  • Augustine of Hippo
    http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/jod/augustine/
    Site present numerous materials on the life and works of St. Augustine.


  • Biblia Sacra Volgata
    http://latinitas.org/biblia/
    Latin Vulgate bible with a English translation using the King James bible for its text.


  • Biblical Manuscripts Project
    http://alpha.reltech.org:8080/
    "The Biblical Manuscripts Project . . .is making high quality images and transcriptions of important Bible manuscripts and early printed editions freely available through the Internet."


  • Biographical Sketches of Memorable Christians of the Past
    http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bio/
    Over 250 entries. Can be sorted chronologically, alphabetically, or by date.


  • Christian Classics Ethereal Library
    http://www.ccel.org/
    Classic Christian books in electronic format, searchable by author, title, or type; other features include an encylopedia of Christianity.


  • Digital Gutenberg Bible Images
    http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/gutenberg
    Digital facsimile images from the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin.


  • Doctrines and Heresies in the Early Church
    http://www.silk.net/RelEd/earlydoctrine.htm
    Directory of links to sites with information about Catholic heresies.


  • Early Christian Writings
    http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/
    "Early Christian Writings is the most complete collection of documents from the first two centuries with translations and commentary. Includes the New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, and Church Fathers."


  • Early Church Fathers
    http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/
    "The Early Church Fathers is a 38-volume collection of writings from the first 800 years of the Church. This collection is divided into three series, Ante-Nicene (anf), Nicene and Post-Nicene Series I (npnf1), and Nicene and Post-Nicene Series II (npnf2)."


  • EIKON Image Database for Biblical Studies
    http://research.yale.edu:8084/divdl/eikon/index.jsp
    This searchable database "is a faculty-library initiative at Yale Divinity School that provides digital resources for teaching and research in the field of Biblical studies."


  • Fides Quaerens Internetum,--The Christian Theology Page
    http://people.bu.edu/bpstone/theology/theology.html
    This Boston University site describes itself as "a hub for locating serious Christian theological activity on the Internet (now in its seventh year of operation!)."


  • Glossary of Theological Terms
    http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/religion/resources/glossary.asp?site=1
    Brief discussions of the terms most likely to be encountered by the student of Christian theology.


  • Gnosis Archive
    http://www.gnosis.org/welcome.html
    A large colleection of primary texts and resources relating to Gnosticism and the Gnostic tradition.


  • Hall of Church History
    http://www.gty.org/~phil/hall.htm
    Events and creeds in the history of the Christian Church. Annotated Web links are offered for specific topics: Church Fathers, Medieval Churchmen, Heretics, Eastern Orthodox, Catholics, Reformers, Puritans, Anabaptists, Armenians, Cultists, etc.


  • Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus
    http://www.virtualreligion.net/iho/
    "Into His Own is designed as a tool for the historical study of Christian scriptures."


  • Protestant Reformation
    http://history.hanover.edu/early/prot.html
    Provides links to texts and documents.


  • Reformation Ink
    http://homepage.mac.com/shanerosenthal/reformationink/index.html
    Primary source writings from and concerning the Protestant Reformation. Includes some writings of Martin Luther, John Calvin, C. S. Lewis, etc.


  • Religious Studies: Christianity
    http://oldsite.library.upenn.edu/resources/subject/humanities/religion/xian.html
    Provides links to academic web resources, from the University of Pennsylvania Library.


  • Resource Pages for Biblical Studies
    http://www.hivolda.no/asf/kkf/rel-stud.html
    Presents serious, scholarly studies of early Christian writings and their social world.


  • Society of Biblical Literature
    http://www.sbl-site.org/
    A society which specializes in the critical study of the Bible and cognate literatures.


  • Synoptic Gospels Primer
    http://virtualreligion.net/primer/
    "A Synoptic Gospels Primer is an electronic gateway for English speakers into the history of literary analysis of gospels that were originally composed in Greek."


  • The Catholic Encyclopedia
    http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/
    Contains information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests, action, and doctrine.


  • United Church of Christ (UCC)
    http://www.ucc.org/
    Official home page of the United Church of Christ.


  • Yale Divinity School Library: Research Guide for Christianity
    http://www.library.yale.edu/div/xtiangde.htm
    "This Research Guide for Christianity provides pointers to the print and microform collections, online databases, internet resources, and other resources for conducting research in Christian studies at Yale University."