NOT JUST BIBLES A GUIDE TO CHRISTIAN RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET _____________________________________________________________________ v 1.21 June 10, 1994 _____________________________________________________________________ This guide is intended for Internet users interested in resources related to Classical Christianity (a term coined by C.S. Lewis to describe a theology which affirms the importance of a transforming faith in Christ as God and Savior). The latest version of this guide is available by anonymous ftp from iclnet93.iclnet.org as /pub/resources/christian-resources.txt. A hypertext version is available at www.calvin.edu and a gopher version via bible.acu.edu. Resources are organized as follows: 1) Mail-based Services 2) Anonymous FTP Sites 3) Gopher Servers 4) Web Servers 5) Bulletin Boards 6) USENET News groups 7) Electronic Newsletters/Journals 8) Miscellaneous Comments regarding the contents of this guide and any additional, relevant resources accessible via internet are welcome. To obtain updates finger njb@iclnet93.iclnet.org or send a message to dlangley@netcom.com with #finger njb@iclnet93.iclnet.org in the subject. Please address your comments or additional information to the NJB Team (Gary Bogart, John Brubaker and Linda Kreitz) at njb@iclnet93.iclnet.org with the subject: Christian Guide. _________________________________________________________________ 1. MAIL BASED SERVICES The primary source of interaction/information relevant to this guide is mail-based services. Many discussion groups also have related anonymous ftp servers or USENET news groups. For help with listserv and majordomo commands send an e-mail message with HELP in the body (no subject) ALIVE 93-5 CHRISTIAN MUSIC DATABASE Mail: alive@mc.edu Desc: This automated database of the Alive 93-5 music library contains over 900 albums and 8000 cuts and is updated twice a week. Note: To obtain search instructions send HELP to the above address. Also accessible by gopher+ client at gopher.mc.edu APOLOGIA-L (Christian Apologetics List) Mail: majordomo@netcom.com Desc: A forum for the exploration of Biblical Christian apologetics. Assumes Bible is a standard and absolute. Seeks to strengthen the participants faith through honest and sincere objectivism. Persons of all levels of expertise and knowledge are welcome. (99 Subscribers) Note: Archives available via aFTP at ftp.netcom.com (pub/think/apologetics/Apologia-L) Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUBSCRIBE APOLOGIA-L B-GREEK Mail: majordomo@virginia.edu Desc: Fosters communication concerning the scholarly study of the Greek New Testament. Assumes at least a working knowledge of Biblical Greek. (266 Subscribers) Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUB B-GREEK (SUB B-GREEK-DIGEST for Digest Mode) B-HEBREW Mail: majordomo@virginia.edu Desc: Fosters communication concerning the scholarly study of the Hebrew Old Testament. Assumes at least a working knowledge of Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic. (214 Subscribers) Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUB B-HEBREW (SUB B-HEBREW-DIGEST for Digest Mode) BAPTIST Mail: listserv@ukcc.uky.edu (Internet), listserv@ukcc (Bitnet) Desc: List discusses any topic relating to Baptist experience (130 subscribers) Note: Archives include log files only Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUB BAPTIST YourFirstname YourLastname BIBLE Mail: majordomo@virginia.edu Desc: Provides a forum for anyone interested in learning to study the Bible. Assumes that participants consider the Bible authoritative. (123 Subscribers) Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUB BIBLE BIBLE STUDY GROUP (BSG) Mail: jim@hsf.uab.edu Desc: Focuses on Biblical answers, evidence for the existence of a Creator God and the Sonship of Jesus Christ. Assumes that participants are Christians. Sub : To subscribe send a note to Jim Hill at the above address. BSTUDY-L Mail: listserv@utarlvm1.uta.edu (Internet), listserv@utarlvm1 (Bitnet) Desc: Moderated discussion among members who believe that the Bible is God's Word and that it can be used to deal with today's problems (140 subscribers) Note: Archives include logfiles only Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUB BSTUDY-L YourFirstname YourLastname Subscription requests forwarded to list owner. CALVIN-L Mail: listserv@listserv.ucalgary.ca (Internet), listserv@ucalgary (Bitnet) Desc: Discussions related to the study of Dutch neo-Calvinism also known as Reformational thought. (60 subscribers) Note: Archives include logfiles only Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUB CALVIN-L YourFirstname YourLastname Subscription requests forwarded to list owner. CELL-CHURCH Mail: listserv@bible.acu.edu Desc: Moderated discussion group for those interested in the cell church model; seeks to build up and encourage members by sharing vision, questions, problems, experiences etc. (218 subscribers) Note: Logfiles/achives available via gopher or ftp to bible.acu.edu or send LIST to cell-church-archives@bible.acu.edu for contents. Includes logfiles, articles by Jon Reid and North Star Strategies about cell church strategy. Frequently asked questions about cell based churches. Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUB CELL-CHURCH CHRISTIA Mail: listserv@asuvm.inre.asu.edu (Internet), listserv@asuacad (Bitnet) Desc: Moderated discussion of practical Christian life (740 Subscribers) Note: send INDEX CHRISTIA to above address for latest contents. Archeology and Jericho, Creeds, Ancient texts, Keifer's biographies of saints, Bible studies, response to current topics and logfiles. Also available via USENET News Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUB CHRISTIA YourFirstname YourLastname CHRISTIAN BRETHREN Mail: majordomo@cs.dal.ca Desc: Moderated discussion related to local assemblies of Christians who consider themselves part of the Christian brethren movement of the last century. Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address -: SUBSCRIBE PB CHRISTIAN-MUSIC Mail: christian-music-request@sabine.psu.edu Desc: Moderated daily digest facilitating discussion about and supplying information from record companies and Christian artists. Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - subscribe YourEmailAddress CHRISTLIT (Christianity and Literature Discussion Group) Mail: listserv@bethel.edu Desc: Focuses on the interrelations between Christianity and literature. Discusses pedagogical and theoretical implications of a reading of literature that is informed by Christianity. Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUBSCRIBE ChristLit YourFirstName YourLastName CONCHR-L Mail: listserv@vm.temple.edu (Internet), listserv@templevm (Bitnet) Desc: Moderated conservative discussion touching upon all aspects of contemporary life. Participation reserved for born-again Christians. (224 Subscribers) Note: Archives include log files only Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUB CONCHR-L YourFirstname YourLastname Subscription requests forwarded to list owner. EKKLESIA Mail: dzeigler@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Desc: Moderated discussion of church renewal in broad sense (28 Subscribers) Note: Log files available on request Sub : To subscribe send a request to Dan Zeigler at the above address FAITH-LEARNING Mail: mailserv@baylor.edu Desc: Seeks to encourage creative thinking and leadership among Christian educators seeking to integrate religious faith and effective teaching, learning and scholarship. Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUB FAITH-LEARNING YourFirstName YourLastName GODLYGRAPHICS Mail: listserv@acs.harding.edu Desc: Discussion related to the uses of computers in ministry, especially, but not limited to the use of computer graphics. (60 subscribers). Sub: To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUBSCRIBE GODLYGRAPHICS HISTEC-L Mail: listserv@ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu (Internet), listserv@ukanvm (Bitnet) Desc: Established for students and scholars to exchange information about the history of Evangelical Christianity. (230 subscribers) Note: Archives available via gopher to ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu at 1/hnsource/malin_ftp/histec. Logs available at 1/hnsource/listserv-lists/histec-l. Includes articles and bibliographies related to the history of Christianity. Also crusades.bib, st-john.bib, vulgat.aid (several files). Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUB HISTEC-L YourFirstName YourLastName Subscription requests forwarded to list owner. IVCF-L Mail: listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu (Internet), listserv@ubvm (Bitnet) Desc: List intended for discussion related to Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, a multi-denominational Christian Fellowship (323 subscribers) Note: Archives include logfiles only Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUB IVCF-L YourFirstname YourLastname JESUS-WITNESSES Mail: caesar@world.std.com Desc: Support group for ex-Jehovah (now Jesus') Witnesses, for open minded Jehovah's Witnesses and for those who have had dealings with or family in the WT organization. Confidentiality assured. Sub : Send a request to the above address CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP Mail: majordomo@iclnet93.iclnet.org Desc: A forum for leaders to share ideas for ministry and help solve problems that other leaders face to enable leaders to become more effective in their ministries Sub: Send the following to the above address - SUBSCRIBE LEADERSHIP MAILJC Mail: mailjc@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us Desc: Provide a non-hostile environment for discussion among Christians. Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUB MAILJC YourFirstName YourLastName MENNONITE Mail: listserv@uci.com Desc: Focuses on all aspects of Mennonite life and thought. Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUB MENNO YourFirstName YourLastName MISSIONNET Mail: ronsmithmd@mission.metronet.com Desc: MissionNet is mail list for missions. Posts include missionary bios, organization bios, upcoming mission opportunities, reports about recent mission trips, and basically anything that pertains to missions. (45 Subscribers) Note: Archives available via aftp to ftp.metronet.com:pub/missionnet/ Sub : To subscribe send a request to Ron Smith at the above address ORTHODOX Mail: listserv@iubvm.ucs.indiana.edu Desc: Discussion relating to Orthodox Christianity and the (Eastern) Orthodox Church. (350 subscribers) Note: Archives include logfiles only Sub: To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUB ORTHODOX YourFirstname YourLastname PAUL HARVEY'S TEXT ARCHIVES Mail: pharvey@quack.kfu.com Desc: files (large) on chronology (10,000bce to 640 ce), articles on Jesus Seminar, Josephus, law, lawless and the scripture Contents: Send index to the above address PRO-CHRIST (Balm in Gilead Ministries) Mail: server@pro-christ.cts.com Desc: files archives of the Balm in Gilead Ministries Note: send INDEX to the above address for latest contents; send HELP for help on how to get files. Articles from Inst. for Creation Research, Christian Research Inst., Dobson, Swindoll, Pro-Christ archive, Newsletter of Balm in Gilead Ministries, orthodoxy and much more. RENAISSANCE-L (The Renaissance Ministry Prayer Network Mailing List) Mail: majordomo@netcom.com Desc: Moderated forum to discuss and develop computer-based media with emphasis in: proclaiming the Gospel, supporting and extending international mission, encouraging and challenging the Body of Christ, exchanging information, sharing in praise and prayer. (50 Subscribers) Note: Send INDEX RENAISSANCE-L to the above address for an index of archived files. Additional information available via html doc at ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/etienne/Renaissance/homepage.html . Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - subscribe renaissance-l SOC.RELIGION.CHRISTIAN.BIBLE-STUDY ARCHIVES Mail: mailproc@spss.com Desc: Archives of Bible-Study newsgroup accessible by e-mail also available by aFTP (see next section) Note: send INDEX BIBLE to the above address for contents send HELP for help. Info on bible versions, on-line bible programs, canonical info, background documents for Bible-Study List, much more. SNET (ShareNet, Global Mapping International) Mail: SNET@gmi.org Desc: A moderated foreign missions service requiring special permission to join. SNET consists of the following: snet.misc (Christian discussions general); snet.tech (technical discussions); snet.tech.comm.electronic (mission communications); snet.tech.maps (maps); snet.tech.mrdb (missions research and databases); snet.travel.safety (mainly State Dept. travel advisories); Sub: Contact snet@gmi.org for information and authorization. THE PRAYER NETWORK Mail: schuetsj@cnsvax.uwec.edu Desc: Prayer group serving Christ and meeting needs of members, acquaintances and others. Weekly prayer lists, special prayer challenges, devotionals, prayer partners, more (200 subscribers) Sub : To subscribe send a request to Steve Schuett at the above address; indicate whether you would like a prayer partner. THEONOMY-L Mail: Mail-server@dlhpfm.uucp Desc: Designed to foster communication concerning the application of the law/word of God to every area of human activity. Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUB THEONOMY-L YourFirstname YourLastname _________________________________________________________________ 2. ANONYMOUS FTP SITES As with all anonymous file transfer (aFTP) on Internet, issue the command ftp ; use the user id ANONYMOUS to login, your e-mail address as password. Use GET to download a file, CD to change directory. Remember to issue the command: BIN, if the file is not ascii (ie. .zip or .tar.Z). When in doubt enter the command: HELP. Macintosh users be sure that your transfer software is set for binary transfer for program files and text transfer for text files. Directory structure translates to various levels of folders. aFTP by e-mail is also possible - contact the compilers for more info. ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES aFTP: bible.acu.edu Dirs: missions (Info on Receptivity, bios, bibliographies, book reviews, Jnl of Applied Missiology, statistics, etc) africa (ethnographic outlines, ASA addresses and serials) cell-church (discussion group logs and archives) Note: Also available via gopher to bible.acu.edu BOTANY BAY ARCHIVES aFTP: botanybay.georcoll.on.ca port 21 Dirs: \PUB, \PUB\EO, \PUB\NJB (Copeland's Executable Outlines, latest info on Not Just Bibles Project) Note: This server is offered as an experimental service. Changes may occur without notice. Please restrict your access to FTP access (only), and limit access to directories \PUB; \PUB\EO; and PUB\NJB, during 16:30-08:30 (EST = GMT - 05:00), ie. after hours, local time. No time restrictions on weekends. CLASSIC CHRISTIAN ETEXTS ARCHIVE aftp: kuyper.cs.pitt.edu Dirs: ebooks (Works by Augustine, Chesterton, a Kempis, Thornton and Newman among others. RTF, Mac and ascii formats) sheet_music (postscript praise songs by Greg Scheer) COPELAND'S ARCHIVES aftp: gate.net Dir : pub/users/copeland/eo (Copeland's _Executable Outline_ Series - executable sermon outlines and study guides) Note: Also accessible via html doc at file://gate.net/pub/users/copeland/html/exeout.html Dir : pub/users/copeland/ef (Berkley and Quinn's _Expository Files_ - an executable monthly electronic magazine) COPTNET ARCHIVES (Coptic Orthodox Church Material) aFTP: pharos.bu.edu Cont: CN/COPT-NET.contents Dirs: CN/articles (position papers and historical bios) CN/lessons (Biblical and topical lessons) CN/newsletter (CoptNet newsletters) CN/pictures (GIF/JPEG images of Christian art/artifacts) CN/prayers (creeds and prayers for special occasions) CN/synexarion (bios of Bishoy, Mark, Paul of Tamooh) CN/texts (Apocalipse, Anthansia Creed and more) Note: Also accessible via web at: http://cs.bu.edu/best/copt-net.html GUTENBERG PROJECT aFTP: mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu Dirs: pub/etext/etext92 (also etext93, etext94) Cont: pub/etext/INDEX100.GUT Text: bible10.txt, bible10.zip (KJV) Pilgrim's Progress (Bunyan); FUNET (Finnish Academic and Research Network) aFTP: ftp.funet.fi Cont: Read files 00Index, and "readme" suffix throughout directory structure. Dirs: pub/doc/religion/christian (subdirectories listed below) Prgm:Bible/amiga - (VerseWise Amiga v1.2 and finnish software) Bible/mac - (Online Bible, v.2.04) Bible/msdos - (Finnish Bible, Hebrew tools, Online Bible v6.00, numerous other zipped texts and misc. programs) Bible/unix - (Bible Retrieval System v1.4) Text: Bible/texts - (KJV, Darby, Weymouth, Webster, Youngs, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Swahili, Swedish, Turkish) misc/netinfo - (mirror of the ICLNET Library) texts/english - Matthew Henry's Commentary, Robertson's Word Pictures NT) GODLY GRAPHICS ARCHIVES (Harding University) aFTP: ftp.harding.edu Dirs: pub/GG/archive (Godly Graphics Discussion archives) pub/GG/tabernacle (Files relating to Tabernacle Project, a 3-D walking tour of the Tabernacle of Israel. JPEG format). pub/vms (VMS Biblemate v2.0 in zip format) INSTITUTE FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP aFTP: iclnet93.iclnet.org Dir : pub/resources Text: This guide in ascii and html format (christian-resources). Domain Directory of Christian organizations (christian-directory.txt) Hypertext doc with pointers to early-church related documents (christian-history.html) Dir : pub/resources/text (CRI journals, newsletters and misc. materials; Copeland's bible study outlines, Johannine Hours and other documents from the Taize Community; Focus on the Family newsletters and Our Daily Bread archives) Dir : pub/resources/software/mac (CRI database) pub/resources/software/msdos (CRI database and Copeland's exeout series) ONLINE BOOK INITIATIVE aFTP: ftp.std.com Dirs: obi/Canticles (canticles including brief history of liturgical use, initial source in Bible, etc) obi/Ethnologue (B.Grimes Ethnologue, w/country stats) obi/John.Henry.Newman (various Newman works) obi/Martin.Luther.King: (free.at.last) obi/OTA: (Oxford Text Archive, mirror of black.ox.ac.uk) obi/Religion/Bible.Retrieval.System (unix search program) obi/Religion (includes Book of Common Prayer) Note: Also available via gopher at world.std.com (1/obi/book) DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES, UNIV. OF OTTAWA aFTP: panda1.uottawa.ca (pub/religion) Cont: pub/religion/ftp_index.txt Prgm: doors1 (hypertext directory of online religious scholars) Text: topical biblios, book notes reviewing, eg. Billy Graham biography, variations in American evangelism, scholarly texts, software/hardware reviews, directories of electronic Bibles, and Septuagint study projects. SIMTEL ARCHIVE MIRROR SITES (all files in pc zip format) aFTP: oak.oakland.edu (primary mirror site) or wuarchive.wustl.edu (systems/ibmpc/msdos) ftp.uu.net (systems/ibmpc/msdos/simtel20) archie.au (micros/pc/oak) - Australia src.doc.ic.ac.uk (pub/packages/simtel20) - England ftp.funet.fi (pub/msdos/SimTel-mirror) - Finland ftp.uni-paderborn.de (msdos) - Germany Dir : pub/msdos/bible (at oak.oakland.edu) Cont: pub/msdos/bible/00-index.txt Prgm: God's Word for Windows v.1.2, Online Bible v.6.0, Executable Outline Series (Copeland Mar'94), Genesis and Revelation Study Aids, Chinese Union Version database (uses Big 5 environment), Bible quiz, memory aids. Text: KJV (2 sets) Dir : pub/msdos/hebrew (at oak.oakland.edu) Cont: pub/msdos/hebrew/00-index. txt Prgm: Mac-DOS file translator w/Hebrew support, Hebrew language tutor. SOC.RELIGION.CHRISTIAN.BIBLE-STUDY ARCHIVE aFTP: ftp.spss.com (pub/bible) Cont: pub/bible/INDEX Prgm: Terwilleger's graphical study aids; Text: ASCII versions of AV (zip and tar.Z), Darby, Greek NT, Latin Vulgate, Webster, Weymouth NT, Youngs; Easton's Bible Dictionary Matthew Henry's Commentary, Nave's Topical Bible, Robertson's Word Pictures, Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; background documents for Bible-Study list, apologetics. Note: Some files also available via mail server STANFORD UNIVERSITY MAC ARCHIVE (all files in hqx [binhex] format) aFTP: sumex-aim.stanford.edu (info-mac/info/nms) wuarchive.wustl.edu (systems/mac/info-mac) sics.se (pub/info-mac) Cont: info-mac/help/all-files.txt Prgm: Bible Promise Stack (3.0), Christmas Carol Stacks, History of Islam (1/93), Scripture Memory Stack (1.0), Chesterton's Orthodoxy (most require HyperCard 2.x) Note: Also available via gopher at sumex-aim.stanford.edu THINK ARCHIVES aFTP: ftp.netcom.com (pub/think) Dirs: apologetics (Apolog. resources w/biblio) creeds (Creeds, Statements, Catechisms, and Confessions) IPLJ (Internet Pro-Life Journal Archives) religion WIRETAP.SPIES.COM aFTP: wiretap.spies.com Dirs: Library/Religion/Bible (Bibles in ASCII: KJV English, German Elberfelder Ubersetzung, Swahili NT, Swedish) Library/Religion/Presby (Westminster Confession of Faith) Library/Religion/Anglican (Anglican tracts) Library/Classical (Works by Bunyan, MacDonald, Dickens & White) Note: Also available via gopher at wiretap.spies.com SUNSITE (Univ. North Carolina) aFTP: sunsite.unc.edu (pub/academic/religious_studies/bible) Prgm: Online Bible ver. 6.10 (10/93) includes Scholar's Pak (KJV, Webster's, Darby, Young's); Revised Lexicons; Topics; Treasury Scripture Knowledge notes and cross-refs; Spurgeon's Morning and Evening; Robertson's, Scofield, and Plymouth Brethren notes; Hebrew text; Greek text; Spanish RVA; Louis Segond French. Note: Also available via gopher at sunsite.unc.edu (1/.pub/academic/religious_studies/bible) _________________________________________________________________ 3. GOPHER SERVERS For each of the following point your gopher to the domain address by entering the address on the command line (ie. gopher presby.edu) or press 'o' while using the (unix) gopher client and enter the address. Most use the default port (70) so it's not necessary to enter port info. CHRISTIAN COLLEGES Desc: Most of the following have Faculty, staff and student directories; telnet gateway to libraries and some local information. Gopher to: acuun1.acu.edu - Abilene Christian Univ. (TX) gopher.bethel.edu - Bethel College (MN) gopher.bridgewater.edu - Bridgewater College (VA) gopher.calvin.edu - Calvin College (MI) cedarville.edu - Cedarville College (OH) gopher.cord.edu - Concordia College (MN) crf.cuis.edu - Concordia University (IL) cc.dordt.edu - Dordt College (IA) gopher.goshen.edu - Goshen College (IN) gopher.gac.edu - Gustavus Adolphus College (MN) gopher.mc.edu - Mississippi College (MS) presby.edu - Presbyterian College (SC) beacon.regent.edu - Regent University (VA) gopher.spu.edu - Seattle Pacific Univ. (WA) gopher.wheaton.edu - Wheaton College (IL) RELIGIOUS STUDIES SUBJECT TREES Desc: The following are among the best sites accessible via gopher for up-to-date info on new resources in this subject area. Gopher to: riceinfo.rice.edu (1/Subject/RelPhil) honor.uc.wlu.edu 1020 (Menu: Subject/Religion) marvel.loc.gov (1/global/phil) alpha.epas.utoronto.ca (1/cch/disciplines/religious_studies) ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, (TX) Gopher to: bible.acu.edu Desc: Access to Cell-Church and UGANDANET Archives and other ftp archives related to Missions. Pointers to gophers and ftp sites with info relevant to missions and ministries. THIS GUIDE and the Domain Directory for Christian Organizations. Note: See ftp site description AMERICAN UNIVERSITY Gopher to: american.edu (1/Catholic Files) Desc: Charter/Log files of Free Catholic List, RCC documents, writings of Church Fathers, Franciscan files and Opus Dei files. BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES Gopher to: gopher.bethany.org Desc: Description of pro-life, pro-family services offered; nationwide office locations, etc. Note: Also accessible via WWW at http://www.bethany.org CENTER FOR COMPUTER ANALYSIS OF TEXTS (U Penn) Gopher to: ccat.sas.upenn.edu Dirs: CCAT Text and Image Archives Search Online Biblical Texts: morphology of Greek New Testament, Pentateuch; Greek and Hebrew Alignment; KJV, RSV, and Vulgate. ASCII text libraries: KJV Bible, Comprehensive collection of early church documents Course Mat'ls: Lecture notes and study aids for courses in classics (Augustine) and religious studies CCAT Software Archives; Various PC/MAC programs. Note: Also accessible via WWW at http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu CHRISTIAN INFORMATION SERVICE, CROATIA (KIS) Gopher to: rujan.srce.hr Dir : eng/gosti-info/kis-lokalni-info Desc: Info related to ongoing humanitarian efforts in former Yugoslavia including; description of KIS, Background papers, Ongoing relief projects, publications, humanitarian organizations and daily news releases. CLEARINGHOUSE FOR SUBJECT-ORIENTED INTERNET RESOURCE GUIDES Gopher to: una.hh.lib.umich.edu (1/inetdirsstacks) Dec: Great collection of guides usually updated periodically. Guides of interest include: Christian Resources; G. Bogart, J. Brubaker; v1.20 May'94 Religion; M. Fraser; Apr'94 Religious Studies; J. Gresham; Mar'94 Religious Studies; P. Fehrmann; v8; Mar'94 Religious Studies; vol. 1; M. Strangelove; Feb'93 Religious Studies; vol. 3; M. Strangelove; Nov'92 MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND, RELIGIOUS STUDIES DEPT. Gopher to: cwis.ucs.mun.ca Dir : MUN Campus Info/Academic Departments/Religious Studies Desc: Text archives related to Methodism in Newfoundland; Also early Pentecostal texts. MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE, MS Gopher to: gopher.mc.edu Desc: Searchable catalog of Christian Music (by author and title) Note: Requires gopher+ client WHEATON COLLEGE, WHEATON IL Gopher to: gopher.wheaton.edu Desc: Good archives section including catalogue of Graham archives, an online collection of oral history transcripts. Comprehensive info about Wheaton. E-mail directory of faculty, students and staff. WIRETAP.SPIES.COM Gopher to: wiretap.spies.com Desc: See ftp site UNIV OF DURHAM UK, THEOLOGY DEPARTMENT Gopher to: delphi.dur.ac.uk (1/Academic/P-T/Theology) Dirs: Computing (Lectures/Text on-line) Software for Theologians (Texts on disk, hebrew/greek WP software, archives) Discussion Groups for Theologians (Comprehensive listing of nearly all discussion groups broadly relevant to religious studies. Updated regularly. _________________________________________________________________ 4. WORLD-WIDE-WEB (WWW) SERVERS RELIGIOUS STUDIES SUBJECT TREES Four of the best WWW sites for up-to-date info on new resources in this subject area. http://honor.uc.wlu.edu:1020/%20%20%23bl/cl (Washington & Lee Univ) http://www.einet.net/galaxy/Arts-and-Humanities/Religion.html (EINet) http://nearnet.gnn.com/wic/hum.toc.html#relig (GNN) http://dewey.lib.ncsu.edu/disciplines/religion.html (NCSU Library) CHRISTIAN COLLEGES Desc: Most of the following have Faculty, staff and student directories; telnet gateway to libraries and some local information. http://bible.acu.edu/ - Abilene Christian Univ. (TX) http://www.bethel.edu/ - Bethel College (MN) http://www.bridgewater.edu/ - Bridgewater College (VA) http://www.calvin.edu/ - Calvin College (MI) http://www.gac.edu/ - Gustavus Adolphus College (MN) http://adam.spu.edu/ - Seattle Pacific Univ. (WA) CALVIN COLLEGE (MI) http://www.calvin.edu Desc: Access to Calvin's gopher server. Faculty, staff and student directories. Calvin College Library. The WWW Bible Gateway, and three daily devotionals: Our Daily Bread, Online Today, and Word of Hope. CATHOLIC SOURCE DOCUMENTS (Carnegie Mellon Univ) http://www.cs.cmu.edu:8001/Web/People/spok/catholic.html Desc: Pointers to sources for nearly all internet accessible Catholic Documents and several for general Christian information WWW CHRISTIAN RESOURCE LIST http://saturn.colorado.edu:8080/Christian/list.html Desc: KJV and French Bibles, Johannine Hour archives, Pointers to many other Web accessible resources including devotionals, historical and cultural information and usenet groups. COUNTERING BIBLICAL CONTRADICTIONS http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~werdna/contradictions/contradictions.html Desc: Well organized discussion of about 150 apparent Biblical contradictions collected from posts on soc.religion.christian DEAD SEA SCROLLS EXHIBIT http://sunsite.unc.edu/expo/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit/intro.html Desc: An exhibit of some of the Scrolls, historical background, presentation of historical context of Scrolls and Qumran community, account of discovery, aspects of the research, includes Introduction, The World of the Scrolls, The Qumran Community and The Qumran Library Today. Viewing image files requires a gif viewer. Note: Also available via gopher at marvel.loc.gov (1/.ftppub/exhibit.images/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit) and via aftp at ftp.loc.gov (pub/exhibit.images/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit). VATICAN LIBRARY EXHIBIT http://sunsite.unc.edu/expo/vatican.exhibit/Vatican.exhibit.html Desc: The first in a series of Library of Congress presentations of the great libraries of the world. Artifacts within the exhibit are commented upon by scholars. Presentation of 200 Vatican Library manuscripts, books, maps, that play a key role in the "humanist recovery" classical Greek and Roman heritage. JPEG and gif viewers required to view graphics. Note: Also accessible via gopher at gopher.lib.virginia.edu (1/alpha/vat) and via aftp at ftp.loc.gov (pub/exhibit.images/vatican.exhibit). _________________________________________________________________ 5. BULLETIN BOARDS ICLNET (Institute for Christian Leadership) Telnet to: iclnet93.iclnet.org (Login as GUEST) Desc: Internet accessible bulletin board (1-hr time limit) A bulletin board and information system for the Christian Higher Education and Professional Community. Rsrc: Suite of utilities for network access. Special Interest Group discussion areas for Campus Crusade, Christian College Coalition, Christian Leadership Ministries, Christian Medical and Dental Society, North- American Professors of Christian Education, Oregon Ind. Colleges Assoc., Inter-Varsity, Western Evangelical Seminary, etc. Ejnl: The journal Faculty Dialogue, published by the Institute for Christian Leadership, discusses issues related to Christian higher education and leadership. Current and back issues available on-line. Note: Also has extensive ftp archives (pub/resources) CAPACCESS (The National Capital Area Public Access Network) Telnet to: cap.gwu.edu (Login as GUEST, Password: VISITOR) Desc: Internet accessible bulletin board (40 min time limit) Rsrc: Type 'go religion' Includes: description of Capital Area ministries, events and group discussion. TALLAHASSEE FREE-NET Telnet to: freenet.fsu.edu (Login as VISITOR) Desc: Internet accessible bulletin board (40 min time limit) Rsrc: #9 (Religion Center). then Christianity: Catholicism, Orthodox, Protestant. Number 4 menu (Protestant) includes: various church boards by denomination; newsletters & journals; teaching ministry, testimonies and prayer requests; group discussion. YOUNGSTOWN FREE-NET Telnet to: yfn.ysu.edu (Login as VISITOR) Desc: Internet accessible bulletin board (1-hr time limit) Rsrc: Type 'go christian'. Bible, Bible Study, General Discussion, and Prayer Requests Note: Accessible via gopher at yfn.ysu.edu (1/Worship/Christian) _________________________________________________________________ 6. USENET NEWS GROUPS USENET news groups are usually accessible via a news reader on your local host. Most academic institutions and bulletin boards provide such facilities. Alternatively, public access via gopher is also available at numerous sites including gopher.msu.edu, gopher.upenn.edu. ALT.MESSIANIC Desc: An unmoderated group with an emphasis on messianic jews. BIT.LISTSERV.CHRISTIA Desc: Includes moderated posts distributed via the Christia List. SOC.RELIGION.CHRISTIAN.BIBLE-STUDY Desc: Moderated discussion touching KJV, Tanakh, Catholic "deuterocanonical books", and books recognized by the Orthodox Churches Note: Archives accessible via mail or via aftp REC.MUSIC.CHRISTIAN Desc: Unmoderated group with a stated purpose to focus on Christian music. Many threads diverge from the stated focus. Note: FAQ available at http://hostname.pencom.com/subdirs/rmc/FAQ.gen.html CLARI.NEWS.RELIGION Desc: This is the religion segment of a fee-based news group available by subscription to clarinet news. While not publicly available, many academic institutions subscribe. _________________________________________________________________ 7. ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS/JOURNALS Electronic Newsletters and Journals are a special type of mail- based information sources in that they are typically one-way. BALM IN GILEAD NEWSLETTER Mail: walter@pro-christ.cts.com Desc: Official newsletter of Balm in Gilead Ministries. Sub : To subscribe send a request to Walter at the above address. A BYTE OF TORAH Mail: listserv@israel.nysernet.org Desc: Weekly discussion of Old Testament passages from a Jewish perspective. (788 subscribers) Arch: Back issues available via gopher to nysernet.org (1/Selected Gateways to many resources/NY - Israel project/Jews and Judaism/Devrei Torah/commentary/bytetorah) Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUB BYTETORAH YourFirstName YourLastName CONTENTS Mail: listserv@acadvm1.uottawa.ca (Internet), listserv@uottawa (Bitnet) Desc: Announcements of new and recent publications of relevance to Religious Studies and related disciplines (1351 subscribers) Note: Back issues available via gopher to gopher.cic.net (1/e-serials/alphabetic/c/contents) Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUB CONTENTS YourFirstName YourLastName CHRISTIAN GROWTH NEWSLETTER Mail: bible@olsen.ch Desc: Intended to help Christians grow, includes testimony, articles, book reviews and event calendars Sub : To subscribe send a request to Dan Smith at the above address Chuck Colson's BREAKPOINT COMMENTARIES Desc: A daily article on timely issues of interest. Note: The daily BreakPoint posts have been suspended, but special BreakPoint posts are still being released and archived at these sites. Archives available via aftp to ftp.cs.albany.edu (/pub/ault/bp). and iclnet93.iclnet.org (/pub/resources/text/breakpoint) DAILY VERSE/INSPIRATION email: daily-verse-request@cc.umanitoba.ca Desc: Daily mailing of a bible passage for encouragement. Sub : Send a request to the above address. DESKTOP PROVERBS Mail: ronm@slc.slac.stanford.edu Desc: Daily distribution of several verses from proverbs without commentary. Sub : Send your name to Ron MacKenzie at the above address FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL Mail: server@family.netcentral.net Desc: a mailing list (not explicitly sponsored by the Family Research Council) which will distribute Family Research Council's (FRC) monthly newsletter from president Gary Bauer and soon, FRC's monthly publication, Washington Watch. Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUBSCRIBE frc-list FOCUS ON THE FAMILY Mail: server@family.netcentral.net Desc: a mailing list (not explicitly sponsored by Focus on the Family) which will distribute Focus on the Family's monthly newsletter by Dr. James Dobson and other periodic (non-copyrighted) material from Focus. Note: Archives available via ftp to iclnet93.iclnet.org (pub/resources/text/Focus.on.Family). Sub: To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUBSCRIBE fof-list THE INTERNET PROLIFE JOURNAL (IPLJ) Mail: server@prolife.netcentral.net Desc: A twice-monthly newsletter which seeks to convey the pro-life message, share information and help pro-life individuals have a strong impact on their communities. Sub: To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUBSCRIBE iplj-list INTERCESSORS FOR AMERICA (IFA) Desc: A monthly newsletter highlighting significant issues for urgent prayer in America. Available on Conchr-l JOHANNINE HOURS (Taize Community) Mail: brother.roy@almac.co.uk Desc: A monthly devotional from the Taize Community to assist young adults in the assimilation of the Bible's message. Brief commentaries on selected passages and questions to assist meditation and sharing (160 subscribers). Note: Archives accessible via ftp to iclnet93.iclnet.org (/pub/resources/text/taize) and via web at WWW Christian Resource List Sub : To subscribe send a request to Brother Roy at the above address THE LIGHTHOUSE Mail: lighthouse-request@sabine.psu.edu Desc: A monthly e-magazine focusing on contemporary Christian music with a mission to encourage people to engage in a deeper personal relationship with God through His Son Jesus Christ using the contemporary Christian music. Note: Archive available via gopher at etext.archive.umich.edu (1/Zines/Lighthouse) Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUBSCRIBE YourEmailAddress MORNINGSTAR MAGAZINE aFTP: ftp.lysator.liu.se (pub/religion/christianity/morning-star) Desc: a Christian publication grounded in the deity of Christ and the inerrancy of Scripture. Intent is to 1) give out the message of the Gospel and 2) to provide material to help the believer grow in the Christian walk Note: Recent issues available in msdos and mac executable versions only ONE BREAD, ONE BODY Mail: mail-server@mintir.new-orleans.la.us Desc: Daily meditations from an evangelical catholic perspective (82 subscribers) Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUB OBOB-L YourFirstName YourLastName OUR DAILY BREAD Desc: A daily devotional from Radio Bible Class ministries. Available via web http://unicks.calvin.edu/daily-bread.html also available to Conchr-l and Bstudy-l subscribers. An archive available at http://neptune.corp.harris.com/mbox_bread.html THE PROLIFE INFONET MAILING LIST Mail: server@prolife.netcentral.net Desc: Moderated, one-way list for distribution of information submitted by pro-life organizations at the national, state, regional, and local levels. This includes newsletters, event announcements, and legislative alerts from various pro-life watch-dog organizations. Sub: To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUBSCRIBE infonet-list THE PROLIFE NEWS Mail: server@prolife.netcentral.net Desc: A twice-monthly newsletter developed to inform, remind and encourage people about the sanctity of life. Provides news and resource info from around the world (300 subscribers). Note: Extensive archive, including back issues and indices, available by ftp to ftp.pitt.edu (/users/s/t/stfst/pln). Also accessible via html doc at http://www.pitt.edu/~stfst/pln/AboutPLN.html Sub: To subscribe send the following to the above address - SUBSCRIBE plnews-list THE SCRAWL Mail: scrawl@vax.dickinson.edu Desc: A Christian E-Mail newsletter for students published weekly during the academic year. Note: Back issues available via gopher at gopher.cc.lehigh.edu (LUNA/GROUPS/LCF/CFSNEWS). For updates finger scrawl@vax.dickinson.edu Sub : To subscribe send the following to the above address Your name and email address TODAY Desc: A daily devotional from the Back to God Hour. Available via web at http://unicks.calvin.edu/today.html WORDS OF HOPE Desc: A daily devotional from the Reformed Church in America. Available via web at http://unicks.calvin.edu/woh.html _________________________________________________________________ 8. MISCELLANEOUS FINGER Services for GABRIEL'S HORN Desc: FINGER the following IDs at twinbrook.cis.uab.edu to receive the indicated information: ID (INFORMATION ) Gabriel (this list of FINGER services) GabsHorn (a Bible verse for reflection and meditation) GabsOver (article entitled "An Overview of GABRIEL'S HORN") GabsUser (request for contact and feedback) ChristCo (info on a FREE subscription to CHRISTIAN COMPUTING) Whatis (a list of other FINGER services on this host) LINDA'S CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE/MUSIC STORE HELP DESK Mail: Linda Kreitz at: lmk3@Lehigh.EDU Desc: Non-profit contact providing info, search, mail assist, with Hackman's Bible Bookstore, a Christian emporium w/800 no, and overseas shipment. BIG inventory: Bibles; Church apparal, equipment; CDs, cassettes. Computer programs, incl. Bible, games; books, incl. Spanish; VBS, Sunday School, teaching aids, incl. flannelgraphs, craft books, puppets, children's interest. Note: Detailed FAQ available from Linda at the above address _________________________________________________________________ Copyright (C)1994 by compilers. Reproduction/distribution is permissible providing that the guide is left fully intact. Please do not modify this document in any way without prior written consent. Send additions or corrections to the compilers at the address noted in the introduction. _________________________________________________________________