Curated OER
God's Life
Students explore the Huichole culture. They create a craft that is typical of the Huichole culture. Students partake in a variety of traditional Spanish foods and music. They use Spanish vocabulary while creating their craft.
Other
Uri Kids: Christianity Basic Beliefs
Scroll your mouse over the page to find out what the pictures symbolize. Click Celebrations, Sacred Spaces, Basic Beliefs, and/or Resources to learn about the Christian religion.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: World Belief Systems
A teacher-compiled site for students taking the high school Regents Examination in New York. Site offers exam preparation materials for nine world religions--animism, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism,...
BBC
Bbc: Religions: Customs & Beliefs of Pentecostalism
A nice review of the major beliefs and teachings of the Pentecostal Christian sect. They are sometimes mistakenly label "fundamentalist" when that is not correct.
Other
On Earth as in Heaven: Eastern Orthodox Beliefs and Non Beliefs
Provided here is a list of both beliefs and non-beliefs of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
The Newberry Library
Newberry: The Crusades: Motivations, Administration, and Cultural Influence
Newberry Library learning module uses primary resources from which students examine Western Christian religious beliefs, political relationships, and personal values during the Middle Ages and how the goals and actions of the Crusades...
BBC
Bbc Religions: Featured Religions and Beliefs: Church of England
Compiled resources from the BBC about Anglicanism in England, with information on the history of Anglicanism, structure and governance, beliefs, worship practices, and similar topics.
Other
Intro to the Ancient Essenes & the Modern Essene Church
Discusses sources on the Essenes (Philo and Josephus). Also discusses Enoch, founder of the Essenes, the Essenes relationship to Christianity, and their beliefs.
Other
Presbyterian Church in America
Start here! Has click-on links to history, beliefs, church directory, and more.
Read Works
Read Works: Christianity: The Apostle's Creed
[Free Registration/Login Required] "The Apostles Creed" is a statement of basic beliefs in Christianity. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Other
Xenos Christian Fellowship: Roman Catholicism
History, beliefs, ordinances, and many other details of the Roman Catholic Church, as presented by an evangelical group, Xenos Christian Fellowship.
Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Religious Tolerance: Christian Denominations: The Church of Christ, Scientist (a.k.a. Christian Science)
Nice site! Info filled! Good research facts here on the Christian Scientist religion.
Other
Introduction to Christianity
Explore all aspects of Christianity by clicking on the subtopics or page numbers at the top of the page. Check your understanding by doing the Ordering, Drop N Drag, Self Check, and Flash Card Activities as you learn about Christianity.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Colonizing the Bay
John Winthrop's "Model of Christian Charity" was delivered as a sermon aboard the Arabella, as the Puritans approached their destination of Massachusetts Bay in 1630. The speech spells out his vision of the society they hoped to create...
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minneapolis Institute of Arts: World Religions in Art
At World Religions in Art, the world's major religions--Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism--serve as lenses through which artistic production is examined in terms of its subject matter, sources of inspiration, meaning,...
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Exporter of Religion
Learning module considers the significance of the Middle East as a center of religious origins and beliefs. Essays and illustrative materials follow the development of the religious traditions of the region, from the polytheistic animism...
Other
The Meaning of Easter
A great review of the importance of Easter to the Christian religion. You also get a brief life summary of Jesus, Jesus' last words and events, a timeline of Jesus' final week and more.
Other
Hebrew for Christians: Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments were presented to Moses in the book of Exodus. Christians and Jews incorporate these into their faith, but with slight variations. This article sorts through the differences and beliefs.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Christianity
Discusses the Christian religion, the province of Judea, the story of Jesus, belief system, persecution by the Romans, the spread of Christianity, and the different Christian sects that have evolved.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Christian Science in Utah
This resource provides a discussion of the Christian Science Church in Utah. Some discussion of church beliefs is included.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Christianity
An in-depth description of Christianity from a Catholic perspective. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.
Other
The Latter Rain: Pharisees
Discusses Pharisees' beliefs and relationships with Christians and their place in Jewish society at the time of Jesus.
The Newberry Library
Newberry: Wives and Wenches, Sinners and Saints: Women in Medieval Europe
Learning module on women in Europe during the Middle Ages teaches about medieval Christian beliefs about women's nature and social roles and how they were expressed in illustrations, poetry, and religious writings.
Other
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (Wels)
Resource provides a description of the beliefs and doctrines of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. An excellent place to begin researching the WELS.