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About.Com: Christianity - general

http://christianity.about.com/

An Internet guide to Christianity, with feature articles, Website guides, and discussion forums. Topics covered include the Bible, theology, denominations, Christianity basics, art, and more.

Author: Rev. Charles P. Henderson (christianity.guide@about.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Faiths & Denominations--Christianity

Antioch Missionary Links

http://www.fallis.org/antioch/index.html

An annotated and rated listing of Websites relating to Christian missionaries, browsable by region or by ministry.

Author: Ian Fallis (fallis@fallis.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Faiths & Denominations--Christianity

Keywords: Missionaries; Resources

The Christian Catacombs of Rome

http://www.catacombe.roma.it/

"This site is intended for people who wish to deepen their knowledge of the Christian Catacombs of Rome and of the Church history in its origins. The site provides extensive material, in separate sections, dealing with this fascinating and largely unknown topic." Available in English, Italian, German, Polish, French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Chinese, and Korean.

Author: Istituto Salesiano (callisto@catacombe.roma.it)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Antiquity

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Faiths & Denominations--Christianity

Social Sciences--Archaeology

Keywords: catacombs; Rome; early Christian history; ancient Rome

Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL)

http://www.ccel.org/

Contains complete versions in electronic format of numerous non-fiction classic Christian books including 38 volumes of the most important writings from the first 800 years of the church, writings by St. Augustine, John Calvin, George Fox, Martin Luther, and others. Fiction authors include Chesterton, Dostoevsky, MacDonald, and Tolstoy. Links to Biblical reference sites are also included.

Author: Harry Plantinga (whp@wheaton.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Literature--Online Texts

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Faiths & Denominations--Christianity

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Sacred & Other Religious Texts

Keywords: Bible

Churches Dot Net Global Church Web Pages

http://churches.net/churches/

Listings of Web pages for over 1700 churches world-wide, organized by geographic location.

Author: Churches Dot Net (Churches@churches.net)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Faiths & Denominations--Christianity

Keywords: Churches

From Jesus to Christ: the First Christians

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/

"This site is anchored by the testimony of New Testament theologians,archaeologists and historians who serve as both critics and storytellers.They address dozens of key issues, disagreements and critical problemsrelating to Jesus' life and the evolution of Christianity. Throughout the site, maps, charts (for example, the fortress of Masada), ancient texts (including Perpetua's diary), pictures of the archaeological discoveries, ancient imagery, and audio excerpts from the television program complement and illuminate the scholars' commentary."

Author: Public Broadcasting Service

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Faiths & Denominations--Christianity

Miami Christian University Virtual Library

http://mcu.edu/library/

A collection of Christianity-related sites. Includes a comprehensive guide to Bibles and a directory of churches on the Internet.

Author: Jesus Fellowship (webmasters@jf.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Faiths & Denominations--Christianity

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Sacred & Other Religious Texts

Keywords: Bibles; Churches

Not Just Bibles: A Guide to Christian Resources on the Internet

http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-resources.html

"This guide is intended for Internet users interested in resources related to Classical Christianity (a term coined by C.S. Lewis to describe a theology which affirms the importance of a transforming faith in Christ as God and Savior)."

Author: Internet Christian Library (webmaster@iclnet.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Faiths & Denominations--Christianity

Sunday School Books: Shaping the Values of Youth in Nineteenth-Century America

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/award99/miemhtml/svyhome.html

"This collection presents 163 Sunday school books published in America between 1815 and 1865, drawn from the collections of Michigan State University Libraries and the Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University Libraries. They document the culture of religious instruction of youth in America during the Antebellum era. They also illustrate a number of thematic divisions that preoccupied nineteenth-century America, including sacred and secular, natural and divine, civilized and savage, rural and industrial, adult and child. Among the topics featured are history, holidays, slavery, African Americans, Native Americans, travel and missionary accounts, death and dying, poverty, temperance, immigrants, and advice."

Author: Library of Congress (lcweb@loc.gov)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Faiths & Denominations--Christianity

Keywords: 19th century; Nineteenth century

Sunday School Lessons

http://www.sundayschoollessons.com/

Provides lessons for a weekly family Christian Bible study, including art, music, prayers, lessons. Based on the revised common lectionary, seasons of the church year.

Author: Judy Haiwick (judy@sundayschoollessons.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Faiths & Denominations--Christianity

Westminster Shorter Catechism Project

http://www.bpc.org/wsc/

"The Westminster Shorter Catechism Project is designed to be a place to study the Catechism online." It takes the historic Presbyterian Catechism (1642-1647) and links each doctrinal question to commentary by famous Puritan and other Reformed theologians. It is a resource for studying sound doctrine.

Author: Bible Presbyterian Church (webmaster@bpc.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Faiths & Denominations--Christianity

Keywords: Catechism

YouthPastor.Com

http://YouthPastor.Com/

A resource and community site for youth pastors and others involved in Christian youth ministry. Includes a directory of youth pastors and a list of youth ministry related organizations and addresses on the Internet.

Author: YouthPastor.Com (info@YouthPastor.Com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Faiths & Denominations--Christianity

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