U.S. Congregational Life Survey is a representative research report that provides information on worshipers and their congregations around the U.S.

The Statistical Abstract of the United States is “the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States” provided by the United States Census Bureau.

The University of North Carolina’s Odum Institute provides a data archive of research reports on social sciences and staff members who work to provide these educational resources in a coherent representation.

The University of Wisconsin Data and Information Services Center is a research organization that provides educational resources on social sciences, including religion.

Britannica.com has a religions page that provides educational resources and information on religion.

American Baptist Churches USA is an organization that encourages its members to dedicate themselves to church-planting, evangelizing communities and spreading the word of God.

Anglicans Online is an organization that provides resources on all things Anglican such as beliefs, practices, churches, traditions and other characteristics of the religion.

An essay by Dr. Rachel Wagner that argues that video games are addictive, yet they satisfy significant religious needs. In particular, they create an opening for people to think critically about life and provide hope those who feel overwhelmed by racism, sexism and authoritarianism in society’s current structure.

Ellen Bernstein is founder of Shomrei Adamah, the first national Jewish environmental organization, founded in 1988.  She is author of The Splendor of Creation: A Biblical Ecology and numerous articles on Judaism and ecology.  She teaches at Hebrew College in Newton, Mass., and consults in the area of religion and ecology.