This is a short piece on the ideas put forth by Paul Tillich, considered a great "liberal" theologian. This article focuses on the interrelation between religion and culture.
Humanism After TillichAn article by Max L. Stackhouse, the Stephen Colwell Professor of Christian Ethics at Princeton Theological Seminary. He presented an earlier version of this essay as a Tillich memorial lecture at Harvard University.
This link is to a theosophists dissertation on religion. It has many ares of great detail, including one on religion as a tradition. The main teachings of Theosophy (Gk. theosophia, "divine wisdom"), which are at the same time religious, philosophic, and scientific, may be summed up as follows: it postulates one eternal, immutable, all-pervading principle, the root of all manifestation. From that one existence comes forth periodically the whole universe, manifesting the two aspects of spirit and matter, life and form, positive and negative, "the two poles of nature between which the universe is woven." Those two aspects are inseparably united, therefore all matter is ensouled by life while all life seeks expression through forms.
Pie chart of percentage and approximate numbers of "major" world religions, with a section on how the decision to include a religion as "major" or not was made.
Geographical breakdown of largest communities of specific religionsSummaries of where the "largest religious communities" in the world and/or U.S. are located.
Map of religion (world)A map of world religious distribution
Page on the breakdown of largest U.S. religions.
Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook 2000CIA World Factbook, this page from the factbook contains a comprehensive breakdown of the countries of the world, including religion and percentages.
Map of current world conflicts, religious or otherwise.
Comprehensive listing of world conflictsComprehensive listing of world conflicts. This link has an information box that tells you whether or not the conflict is religious in nature. Many conflicts in which both sides claim the basis of the conflict is a religious difference, are actually about natural resources.
An interesting link to an article by an engineer who tries to establish a single scientific basis for the core of all major world religions.
List of resources for science and religionAn index of links relating to the relationship between religion and science.
An article from the Christian Science Monitor on American pop culture and religion
Detroit Times articleA sarcastic article from the Detroit Times on the clash between pop culture and religion in America.
A comprehensive two part article on the United States government and religion.
ISRP linkA link to the website of the Institute for the study of religion in politics.
The Chicago Center for religion and science, providing a cheery outlook of the future in which religious tolerance will abound worldwide.
AAAS homepageThe American Association for the Advancement of Science, providing many articles and discourses on the continuing resolution of science and religion, and on whether or not future scientific discoveries will bring science and religion closer together.
Submitted by Steve Kingston on March 9th, 2001. Modified and re-submitted on April 20th, 2001.