Audio Books

1. Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

Published by Recorded Books, 2008

This audio book looks at human kind's search for spiritual solace.

(Available as an eAudiobook)

2. Religions of the East: Paths to Enlightenment by Stephen R. Prothero

Published by Recorded Books, 2008

Listen to the basic principles and histories of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Daoism.

(This recording available as an eAudiobook and on CD.)

3. Faith and Reason: the Philosphy of Religion by Peter Kreeft

Published by Recorded Books, 2006

This audio book discusses the major characteristics of world religions and the seeming conflicts between religion and science.

(Available as an eAudiobook)

4. The World's Religions by Huston Smith

Published by Recorded Books, copyright 2010

DDC 291 SMITH

This is an extensive audio book that looks at the world's predominant religions as well as Africa, Oceania and the native traditions of the Americas

(Available on CD)

5. Religious Literacy by Stephen Prothero

Published by Harper Collins Publishers, copyright 2007

DDC 200.7107

This is an eight CD set that looks at the teaching of religion in schools. CD's six through eight discuss the aspects of different religions.

(Available on CD)

E-Books

1. Cults in America: A Reference Handbook by James R. Lewis

Published by ABC-CLIO, 1998

This E-book discusses the origins of cults and the debates they can cause in society today.

2. The Jewish Religion: A Companion by Louis Jacobs

Published by Oxford University Press, 1995

Jewish beliefs and practices are given in dictionary form and includes a section on further reading.

3. The Faces of the Gods: Vodou and Roman Catholicism in Haiti by Leslie Gerald Desmangles

Published by University of North Carolina Press, 1992

This E-Book looks at how two seemingly very different religions co-exist on the tiny nation island of Haiti.

4. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science by John Draper

Published by Project Gutenberg, (no date given)

Draper discusses the history of both religion and science and how they conflict on such ideas as the nature of the world, the age of Earth, and how the both relate to modern civilization.

Books for Children

1. The Rise of Major Religions by Georgia Makhlouf

Published by Silver Burdett Press, Inc., copyright 1986

DDC 291 MAKH

This book features lots of pictures and covers the world's major religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. It also has a chapter on old religions and another on important women in the major religions.

2. Eyewitness Books: Religion by Myrtle Langley

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, copyright 1996

DDC 200 LANG

This is a picture book with definitions of symbols and items of importance. It gives a brief synopsis of over fifteen religions.

3. The Shaker Village by Raymon Bial

Published by University Press of Kentucky, copyright 2008

DDC 289.8 BIAL

This book talks about the traditions, history and the Shaker religion today. It has many wonderful photographs throughout.

4. The Baha'i Faith by Patrick Vickers

Published by Oneworld Publications, copyright 1994

DDC 297.89 VICK

This book describes the beliefs, history and community life of the Baha'i faith. It contains facts and figures, a glossary and an index.

5. Great Religious Leaders: Jesus and Christianity by Alan Brown

Published by Smart Apple Media, copyright 2002

DDC 230 BROW

This book defines what Christianity is, describes Jesus' life and teachings and explains the festivals and celebrations associated with this religion. It also includes a glossary and an index.

6. The Illustrated Book of Myths by Neil Philip

Published by DK Publishing, Inc., copyright 1995

DDC 291.13 PHILIP

This book contains myths from all over the world dealing with such topics as creation, beginnings, and gods and animals.

7. Religions of the World: Sikhism by Nancy Hoffman

Published by Thomson Gale, copyright 2006

DDC 294.6 HOFFMAN

This book looks at different aspects of Sikhism including origins, practices and traditions, and modern challenges. It contains many photographs, a bibliography and an index.

Journal Articles

1. Religion and the Promise of Happiness

Mark Larrimore. Social Research. New York: Summer 2010. Vol. 77, Iss. 2; pg. 569, 27 pgs

This article exams the meaning of happiness and its relation to religion.

2. Zoroastrian motifs in non-Zoroastrian traditions

Werner Sundermann. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. Cambridge: Apr 2008. Vol. 18, Iss. 2; p. 155 (11 pages)

This article looks at how Zoroastria has influenced other religions.

3. THE JESUITS: IN THE MAKING OF A WORLD RELIGION

Simon Ditchfield. History Today. London: Jul 2007. Vol. 57, Iss. 7; pg. 52, 8 pgs

Ditchfield looks at how the Jesuits were able to achieve a global reach.

4. ENCOUNTERS AND RESPONSES: SAMENESS AND DIFFERENCE IN WORLD RELIGIONS

Henry L Ruf. International Journal on World Peace. New York: Sep 2005. Vol. 22, Iss. 3; pg. 25, 25 pgs

This article talks about how many religions have the same core beliefs and how people can use that "sameness" to overcome their "difference".

Reference Books

1. Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions; Wendy Doniger, Consulting Editor

Published by Merriam-Webster, Inc., copyright 1999

DDC 200.3 MERR

This encyclopedia gives brief descriptions of people, terms and religions.

2. The Encyclopedia of Judaism, Vol. I, II, III; edited by Jacob Neusner, et al

Published by The Continuum Publishing Co., copyright 1999

DDC 296.03 ENCY

This three volume set contains information on Judaism, including ethics, art and culture, and Judaism in several different countries.

3. The Encyclopedia of Native American Religions by Arlene Hirschfelder and Paulette Molin

Published by Facts on File

DDC 299.7 HIRS

Topics in this encyclopedia are listed alphabetically. It includes a subject index and bibliography.

4. Eerdman's Handbook to the World's Religions, edited by R. Pierce Beaver

Published by Lion Publishing, copyright 1982

DDC 291 EERD

This book looks at the development of religion and ancient and current religions. It contains pictures, listing of important figures and maps.

5. Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vols. 1-4; edited by Daniel H. Ludlow

Published by MacMillan Publishing, copyright 1992

DDC 289.3 ENCY

This four volume set gives an alphabetical listing of the history, scripture, doctrine and procedures of Mormonism.

6. The Mythology of All Races in Thirteen Volumes, Edited by Louis Herbert Gray, A.M., Ph.D.

Published by Marshall Jones Company, copyright 1916

These thirteen books goes into great detail of many of the world's myths including Latin America, Asia, North America and Europe. The thirteenth volume contains the index.

Videos

1. The Amish: Not to be Modern

VHS 57 mins. 1988

DDC 289.73 AMIS

This is the first documentary made with the cooperation of the Amish people.

2. Labyrinths: Their Mystery and Magic

VHS 60 mins. copyright 2000

DDC 291.37 LABY

This video is about the history and magic surrounding labyrinths. It also details how to walk and build them.

3. The Wisdom of Faith: Confucianism

VHS copyright 1996 (no length given)

DDC 299.51 WISD

This video features an interview that journalist Bill Moyers conducted with Huston Smith. Smith was born in China and lived there for many years. He gives an insight into the Chinese culture and Confucianism.

4. Inside Islam

DVD 100 mins. copyright 2002

DDC 297 INSI

This DVD was produced in association with the History Channel. It gives an overview of Islamic history and the role of Islam today.

Internet Sources

1.Religion Facts http://www.religionfacts.com/

The author of this site has a master's degree in religion. He has put together facts from 37 different religions/belief systems and has put together a comparison chart of 43 different ideologies. The site also includes an extensive list of symbols and glossary terms.

2. Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance http://www.religioustolerance.org/

This website's purpose is to bring accurate information on many different belief systems to promote religious tolerance. Some of the major sections on this site include world religions, cults, spirituality, non-theistic beliefs and "hot topics".

3. The World Fact Book: Religions https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html

This website is maintained by the CIA. It gives brief descriptions of eleven different world religions and has an alphabetical list of world countries and the religious distribution for each one.

4. BBC: Religion (http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/)

This website is maintained by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Find information on twenty different religions/beliefs and their sects under the "Explore bbc.co.uk/religion" heading or use the "Religion Finder". You can compare different ideologies under the "Bitesize: Religion" heading. There is a "Multi-faith Calendar" that marks special holidays for different faiths and an image gallery under the "In Pictures" heading.

5. Maps (http://www.wadsworth.com/religion_d/special_features/popups/maps/index.html)

from World Religions, 3e by Warren Matthews and Patterns of Religion by Schmidt; Sager; Carney, Jackson, Jr.; Muller and Zanca

This collection of forty-four maps shows distributions of various religions, both current and ancient. There are also maps on important religious sites.