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Alternative religions
      Titles Descriptions
  1. About.com: Agnosticism and Atheism
  2. About.com: Alternative Religions
  3. Atheist Alliance
  4. CESNUR: Center for Studies on New Religions
  5. Frontline: Apocalypse!
  6. Internet Sacred Text Archive
  7. Religion, Religions, Religious Studies
  8. Religious Movements Page
  9. Scientology
  10. World Scripture: A Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts

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About.com: Agnosticism and Atheism
Offers original articles and features about agnosticism and atheism, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events.
     Author: About.com
     Subjects: alternative religions
     DeweyClass: 211
     Resource type: forum, index, news
About.com: Alternative Religions
Offers original articles and features about alternative religions, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events.
     Author: About.com
     Subjects: alternative religions
     DeweyClass: 299
     Resource type: forum, index, news
Atheist Alliance
Pamphlets, guides, and news releases from the group which works to oppose the influence of authoritarian religion, together with details of its quarterly magazine, Secular Nation. Includes an annotated list of resources and organisations for freethinkers, atheists, and humanists.
     Author: Zemel, Joe
     Subjects: alternative religions
     DeweyClass: 211.8
     Resource type: documents, index
CESNUR: Center for Studies on New Religions
An independent group established in 1998 to promote scholarly research in the field of new religious consciousness, disseminate reliable information, and highlight problematic issues. Offers an extensive library of texts, conference details, and book reviews. Available in English, French, Italian, and Spanish.
     Author: CESNUR International
     Subjects: alternative religions
     DeweyClass: 299
     Resource type: documents
Frontline: Apocalypse!
Collection of material concerned with apocalypticism throughout time, tracing the expectations of early believers, crusaders of the Middle Ages, and followers of New Age philosophy. Provides essays and interviews by historians and biblical scholars on the Book of Revelation, Jews and the birth of apocalyptic thought, and the rise of the Antichrist as a central figure in end time scenarios. Contains a pictorial chronology of artistic representations of the apocalypse throughout Western history, and a round table of scholars discussing apoctalypticism and the American psyche.
     Author: Public Broadcasting Service
     Subjects: alternative religions, christian history, jewish history, religion
     DeweyClass: 210
     Resource type: documents
Internet Sacred Text Archive
Collection of primary texts relating to Ancient, eastern and western religion and mythology, covering Shintoism, Hinduism, I Ching, Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Judaism, Mormonism, Bahai'i, Islam, Zoroastrianism, and esoteric, occult, and fringe religions.
     Author: Hare, J. B.
     Subjects: alternative religions, baha'i faith, buddhism, christianity, hinduism, islam, jainism, judaism, religion, sikhism, taoism, zoroastrianism
     DeweyClass: 200
     Resource type: document collection
Religion, Religions, Religious Studies
Information and links for study and interpretation of religions. Provides general guides, treatment of all major religious traditions, information about new religions and links to religious studies material.
     Author: Thursby, Gene R.
     Subjects: alternative religions, buddhism, christianity, hinduism, islam, jainism, judaism, religion, sikhism, taoism, zoroastrianism
     DeweyClass: 200
     Resource type: index
Religious Movements Page
Alphabetical listing of religious groups from around the world, ranging from Adidam to Zoroastrianism. Profiles summarise the history, beliefs, and contemporary issues associated with the various orders. Additional information is available in the form of Web pages and bibliographies.
     Author: Religous Movements Page: The University of Virginia
     Subjects: alternative religions, religion, religious education, religious studies
     DeweyClass: 200
     Resource type: document, index
Scientology
Description of the history, beliefs and practices of Scientologists. Includes bibliography and related links.
     Author: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
     Subjects: alternative religions
     DeweyClass: 299.936
     Resource type: document
World Scripture: A Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts
Anthology of over 4000 passages from the scriptures of various religious traditions arranged by theme. These include Ultimate Reality and the Purpose of Human Existence, Evil, Sin, and the Human Fall, Salvation and the Saviour, The Religious Life, and Providence, Society and the Kingdom of Heaven.
     Author: Wilson, Andrew
     Subjects: alternative religions, buddhism, christian texts, hinduism, islam, jainism, judaism, sikhism, zoroastrianism
     DeweyClass: 210
     Resource type: ebook collection