World Religions
Library Resources:

Under the Social Studies Resources:

• The Reference Suite-Facts on File: An excellent source for current events and news stories on your topic.
• Key Words to Search:
• “World Religions”
• or simply search for each specific religion

• U.S. and World Databases (ABC-CLIO) under World History (Modern): Source provides an overview of the given topic and helps to identify key words related to your topic, providing the user with additional searching links
• Key Word to Search:
• “World Religions”
• “5 Major Religions”
• or simply search for each specific religion

Under the Encyclopedias and Dictionaries:

• Encyclopedia Britannica or World Book Encyclopedia:  Two online references that will help you with cross-checking dates and other facts for your topic along with identifying key words.
• Key Words to Search:
• “World Religions” 
• or simply search for each specific religion

Internet Websites:

• Religions of the World at http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/religion/ :
• This website had been created by Minnesota State University at Mankato and offers links to each of the five major religions.  When the user clicks on the tab for a particular religion, they will have access to a brief history, beliefs, terminologies, and external links.  A very useful and scholarly resource.

• Religious Tolerance.org at http://www.religioustolerance.org/var_rel.htm :
• This website offers information about 40 organized religious and faith groups including the five major religions of the world. 

• Major Religions of the World Ranked by Number of Adherents at http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html :
• This website provides a detailed look and the number of people who follow each of the five major religions.  The site also allows users to click on links to additional information about a given religion provided by About.com

• World Religions Index at http://wri.leaderu.com/ :
• This website provides information specifically designed to assist Christians in their understanding of other religious faiths and philosophies.

Websites: Religious Holidays

Christianity:
http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/holidays.htm

Jewish:
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/index.html

http://www.hebcal.com/holidays/

http://www.jewfaq.org/holidayg.htm

Islamic:
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/islamicholidays.html

http://atheism.about.com/od/islammuslims/p/Holidays.htm

Hindu:
http://www.religionfacts.com/hinduism/holidays.htm

Buddhist:
http://www.religionfacts.com/buddhism/holidays.htm