The Office for Religious and Spiritual
Life has a small library in the Office of the Coordinator in Lower Herrick. Many of the resources you see listed here are available on loan for individuals, classes or groups.
BAHA'I
www.bahai.org
BUDDHISM
For more information about Buddhism, Buddhist/Christian and Buddhist/Muslim Dialogue, you may refer to this website for the International Buddhist Meditation Center
www.kusala.org
For more
information about Rev. Noriaki Ito's temple: www.livingdharma.org
For information about Agon Shu Buddhism,
founded in 1978 in Japan and dedicated to world peace: http://www.agon.org/us/index.html
Tibetan Buddhism in California
www.gomdeusa.org
Ordinary Dharma -- Socially Engaged
Buddhism
www.manzanitavillage.org
CHRISTIANITY (GENERAL)
Center for Process Studies
"A relational world view for the common good"
Located on the campus of Claremont School of Theology, the Center is the hub of research and development in Process Thought and Theology.
1325 N. College Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711-3154
800-626-7821 x224
909-621-5330
www.ctr4process.org
Christian Leaders
Produced by Dr. Scott Carmode from the faculty at Claremont School of Theology, this site includes case studies, articles and resources for the practice of congregational ministries - of interest to clergy and laity. Seminary isn't what it used to be!
www.christianleaders.org
Grace Cathedral
http://www.GraceCathedral.org
Ecumenical Council (Southern California)
http://www.scec.faithweb.com
Christian Humor
For those who are tired of being so serious, this website has some fairly humorous points of view to lighten the mood. Not for the faint-of-heart or faint-of-faith!
www.ship-of-fools.com
Religion Online
History: Religion Online is moderated by William F. Fore. It came about when Fore taught at the United Theological College in Bangalore, India, during 1997. He discovered that books were almost impossible for students and professors to obtain. For example, a single copy printed in the USA cost about one-third of a professor's monthly salary. When Fore checked out religious resources on the Internet, he found that most sites only refer people to other sites. There were very few sites providing actual texts, and even fewer with scholarly material written by recognized scholars. So Religion Online was born.
Purpose: Religion Online is designed to assist teachers, scholars and general "seekers" who are interested in exploring religious issues. The aim is to develop an extensive library of resources, representing many different points of view, but all written from the perspective of sound scholarship. While the initial orientation has been to seek material written primarily from a Christian perspective, the ultimate aim is to broaden the scope to include material on all the world's major religions. http://www.religion-online.org/
STEP
The national college/university student network of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ. Visit them online at: www.stepnetwork.org
STEP is a network of college and university students who are called by Christ to:
- Model Christian unity in working toward justice, peace, and the integrity of creation;
- Provide spiritual nourishment and nurture rooted in the traditions of faith which affirm God's revelation;
- Build an open and affirming community by seeking to support each other and understand others, especially those who may be different from us;
- Dialogue with diverse ideas and traditions, and with the interaction of faith and knowledge throughout the world;
- Be in mission within institutions of higher education and their communities, in co—operation with the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), to nurture student—church relationships.
For more information or to comment on stepnetwork.org, email: web@stepnetwork.org
CULTS AND HIGH-PRESSURE GROUPS
Books on the Subject:
- Cults of Unreason by Dr. Christopher Evans
- Combating Cult Mind Control by Steve Hassan
- Cults in our Midst by Margaret Singer
EARTH
CENTERED RELIGIONS
FEMINISM AND RELIGION
Institute for Feminism and Religion
http://instituteforfeminismandreligion.org/
Course Syllabi and Bibliographies on
Feminism, Spirituality, Religion
http://www.smcm.edu/Users/kvonkellenbach/courses/fem97.htm
http://www.aarweb.org/syllabus/syllabi/j/james/relfem.htm
FUNDAMENTALISM
http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/fund.html
GAY
AND LESBIAN SPIRITUALITY/SUPPORT
Al-Fatiha
Al-Fatiha is a listserv and information center supporting
gay, lesbian, bi, and transgendered Muslims.
groups.yahoo.com/group/al-fatiha-news/
BEACON
BEACON is a Gay affirming, non-denominational Christian organization serving the Gay and Lesbian community in Los Angeles. They are not a church service, worship group, or bible study. BEACON seeks to provide social events to young gay Christian men and women as alternative to the bar setting. Singles and Couples, Protestant or Catholic are welcome. Their website is www.abeaconoflight.com
Congregation Beth Chayim Chadashim
(BCC)
6000 W. Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90035
213-931-7023
Reform: An inclusive community of lesbians, gay men,
bisexuals, heterosexuals, family and friends.
Rabbi Lisa Edwards
300 members
Website: www.bcc-la.org
Claiming the Blessing
Claiming the Blessing is an Episcopalian organization
working within the church for the blessing of same-sex
unions, full ordination and consecration of gay and
lesbian individuals, and for full inclusion of gay and
lesbian people in society and the church.
http://www.claimingtheblessing.org/
Grace Cathedral Gay/Lesbian Network
http://www.GraceCathedral.org
Heartstrong
For information regarding a support network for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender students attending Christian schools and colleges, go to:
www.heartstrong.org.
Keshet Ga'avah
The World Congress of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and
transgender Jews. http://www.glbtjews.org/
Metropolitan Community Church
A Christian organization for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and
transgender people and their allies, based in an
evangelical tradition. http://www.mccchurch.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
INTERFAITH
AND MULTIFAITH RESOURCES
Alliance for Spiritual Community
www.asc-spiritualcommunity.org
Faith Communities Today
Faith Communities Today is the largest survey of congregations ever conducted in the United States. It is the most inclusive, officially sanctioned program of INTERFAITH cooperation. The project was initiated by Hartford Seminary Institute for Religion Research to enhance the capacity of participating faith groups to conduct and use congregational research. This study is intended to provide a public profile of the heart and soul of religion in America - local congregations - at the beginning of the new millennium.
This is an excellent resource - with links to any number of denominational and faith websites. Growth, conflict, worship styles - everything from "what we believe" to statistical findings to "congregations in your area" - can be found here: http://fact.hartsem.edu
Beliefnet
This website has a faith exploration tool called The Belief-O-Matic quiz. It can be found at: http://www.beliefnet.com/features/beliefomatic
If you wonder where among the world religions you fit in - or where to even start your search for spiritual meaning, this quiz can be one tool for finding out. The quiz has approximately 20 questions which you also rate according to how important the question is to you. The top score on the list emailed to you represents the faith that Belief-O-Matic, in its less than infinite wisdom, thinks most closely matches your beliefs. However, even a score of 100% does not mean that your views are all shared by this faith, or vice versa. It then lists another 26 faiths in the order of how much they have in common with your professed beliefs. The higher a faith appears on this list, the more closely it aligns with your thinking. Each faith listed has a link to a page with some information about that faith. There are also articles, prayer circles and other quizzes. This site has been tested by the United Faiths Council and has been found to be somewhat accurate and even helpful.
For more information, email: religionselector@staff.beliefnet.com
The Center for Story & Symbol
310 West Quinto Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Resources on mythic stories in depth psychology
www.folkstory.com
Common Ground
www.cg.org
EDUCATION as Transformation Project:
Religious Pluralism, Spirituality and Higher Education
Peter Laurence, Ed.D., Project Director
5 Trading Post Lane
Putnam Valley, NY 10579
Phone & Fax: (845) 528-3490
E-mail: peterLL@concentric.net
Web Site: www.wellesley.edu/RelLife/transformation
Interweave
www.interweave.org
Mysticism in World Regions: Enlightenment and Wisdom Quotations
www.age-of-the-sage.org
One Spirit Learning Alliance
www.onespiritinterfaith.org
Sacred Journey (Journal)
www.sacredjourney.com
Self Knowledge Symposium
http://www.selfknowledge.org
United Religions Initiative
www.united-religions.org
World Prayers
www.worldprayers.org
Religions of the World
http://www.philosophy-religion.org/world/index.htm
ISLAM
Al-Islam
www.al-Islam.org
Council on American-Islamic Relations
www.cair-net.org
Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations
The Duncan Black Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations: http://macdonald.hartsem.edu/
See items by Bijlefeld, Speight and Kerr in the contents on the left.
Islamic Center of Southern California
For information on local Islamic events, prayer sites and other opportunities consult the Islamic Center of Southern California.
www.islamctr.org/icsc/index.html
JAINISM
www.jainheritage.com
JUDAISM
American Jewish Committee
www.ajc.org
Hebrew Union College
3077 University Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90007
213-749-3424
213-747-6128 (Fax)
www.huc.edu
Hillel Campus Community (National Office)
www.hillel.com
Resources for Jewish Living
www.ritualwell.org
Shamash
www.shamash.org/trb/judaism.html
Simon Wiesenthal Center
Museum of Tolerance
9786 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90035
www.wiesenthal.com/mot
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310-440-4500
www.skirball.com
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
www.uscj.org
University of Judaism
5600 Mulholland Drive
Bel Air, CA 90077
310-476-9777
310-476-0236
310-471-1278 (Fax)
www.uj.edu
Union for Reform Judaism
http://urj.org/index.cfm?
LATTER
DAY SAINTS
www.ldschurchnews.com
www.family.org
www.familysearch.org
MEDITATION
AND CONTEMPLATION
Labyrinth Locator
To find a labyrinth in your area go to:
www.gracecathedral.org/labyrinth/locator/index.shtml
The Labryinth Society
www.labryrinthsociety.org
World Community for Christian
Meditation
www.wccm.org
Taize
http://www.taize.fr/en
Local Taize service at All Saints Church, Pasadena,
every Thursday at 6 PM and the first Sunday of every month
at 5 PM.
Veriditas
www.gracecathedral.org/labyrinth/index.shtml
RASTAFARIANISM
ROMAN
CATHOLIC
St. Dominic's Parish: http://st.dominic.org
Western Province of Dominicans: http://www.op.org/opwest/email.html
The Vatican in Rome: http://www.vatican.va
A listing of local Christian Churches, in Eagle Rock and surrounding communities, is available through the InterFAITH Center. There are also listings of local churches and synagogues, temples and mosques for particular denominations on specific web pages for those represented on campus by student groups.
EPISCOPAL CHURCHES (CHRISTIAN)
All Saints' Episcopal Church
132 N. Euclid (1 block north of Colorado Blvd.)
Pasadena, CA
626-796-1172
Large membership (several thousand)
Social Justice focus, college student group (Student
Indaba)
www.allsaints-pas.org
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church of Eagle
Rock
2109 Chickasaw Avenue
Los Angeles (Eagle Rock), CA
323-254-7569
Saint Edmund's Episcopal Church
1175 San Gabriel Boulevard
San Marino, California 91108
(626) 793-9167
www.saintedmunds.org/index/index2.htm
Church of the Angels (Episcopal)
1100 Avenue 64
Pasadena, CA 91105
323-255-3878
Church of the Holy Apostles
3229 N. Verdugo Rd.
Glendale, CA
818-243-3424
Episcopal Church of the Magdalene
1011 S. Verdugo Rd.
Glendale, CA
818-243-8670
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
1062 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
Pasadena, CA
626-798-7891
St. George's Episcopal Church
4467 Commonwealth Ave.
La Canada, CA
818-790-3323
St. Luke's of the Mountains
2563 Foothill Blvd.
La Crescenta, CA
818-248-3639
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
1014 E. Altadena Drive (just east of Lake Ave.)
Altadena, CA
626-798-6747
Rev. Colville Smythe
St. Mark's Episcopal Church of Glendale
1020 N. Brand Ave.
Glendale, CA
818-240-3860
JEWISH SYNAGOGUES:
Temple Beth Israel, Highland Park
5711 Monte Vista Street
Los Angeles, CA 90042-3427
323-255-5416
Conservative
Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center
1434 N. Altadena Drive
Pasadena, CA 91107-1161
626-798-1161
Conservative
Rabbi Joshua Grater
400 members
Website: www.pjtc.net
Temple Sinai of Glendale
1212 N. Pacific Avenue
Glendale, CA 91202-1697
818-246-8101
Reform
Rabbi Carol Mayers
280 families
Congregation Beth Chayim Chadashim (BCC)
6000 W. Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90035
213-931-7023
Reform: An inclusive community of lesbians, gay men,
bisexuals, heterosexuals, family and friends.
Rabbi Lisa Edwards
300 members
Website: www.bcc-la.org
LUTHERAN CHURCHES (CHRISTIAN)
Christ the Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran
Church
185 W. Altadena Dr.
Altadena, CA
626-794-7011
Eagle Rock Lutheran Church (Missouri
Synod)
5032 Maywood
Los Angeles (Eagle Rock), CA
323-255-4622
Faith Lutheran Church
835 Hastings Ranch Drive
Pasadena, CA (East Pasadena)
626-351-5413
First Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
808 N. Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena, CA
626-793-1139
Worship is in English and Spanish
First Lutheran Church of Glendale (ELCA)
1300 E. Colorado Blvd.
Glendale, CA
818-240-9000
Hill Avenue Grace Lutheran Church (ELCA)
73 N. Hill Ave. (Just south of the 210 Fwy.)
Pasadena, CA
626-792-4169
Immanuel Lutheran Church
128 S. Oak Knoll Ave.
Pasadena, CA
626-796-8526
Lutheran Church in the Foothills
1700 Foothill Blvd.
La Canada, CA
818-790-1951
Messiah Lutheran Church (ELCA)
570 E. Orange Grove Blvd.
Pasadena, CA
626-795-7748
Worship is in English and Spanish
Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
3561 Foothill Blvd.
La Crescenta, CA
818-248-4253
St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran
Church
1920 W. Glenoaks Blvd.
Glendale, CA
818-842-3138
Salem Lutheran Church
1211 N. Brand Blvd.
Glendale, CA
818-243-3193
Solheim Lutheran Church (ELCA)
2236 Merton Avenue
Los Angeles (Eagle Rock), CA
323-257-7518
In connection with Solheim Lutheran Home
Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA)
997 E. Walnut Ave.
Pasadena, CA
626-792-1212
Zion Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
301 N. Isabel
Glendale, CA
818-243-3119
Worship in English and Korean
ORTHODOX (CHRISTIAN)
Greek Orthodox Churches
St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Church,
778 S. Rosemead Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91107
(626) 449-6943 (http://www.saint-anthonys.org/)
St Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral
(323) 737-2424
1324 S Normandie Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90006
http://www.stsophia.org/
Armenian Orthodox Churches
St. Gregory The Illuminator Armenian Apostolic Church,
Pasadena
2215 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91107
http://www.shoghagat.com/
St. James Armenian Church Los Angeles
4950 West Slauson Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90056
(323) 295-4588
http://www.armenianchurchla.com/
ROMAN CATHOLIC (CHRISTIAN)
St. Dominic's Catholic Church
2002 Merton Avenue
Los Angeles (Eagle Rock), CA
323-254-2419
Masses daily (English, Tagalog, Spanish)
Fr. Ray Finerty, Parish Priest and Chaplain
American Friends Service Committee, Pasadena
Middle East Peace Education Coordinator
Danielle Yariv DYariv@afsc.org
Choices Campus Community Spirituality House
The Choices Campus Community welcomes the new "Spirituality House," an interfaith and multicultural site of the Religious Coalition for
Reproductive Choice, launched in partnership with the Feminist Majority
Foundation. Spirituality House features information about religion/spirituality and abortion, contraception and sexuality. You'll
also be able to talk with others on these topics and make a difference in
your community, at your college, or at your church, synagogue or mosque.
www.FeministCampus.org
Feast Inc.
Feast is a feminist educational center for social, global and environmental justice through education, action, support, spirituality and theology. They offer classes, programs, rituals and publications from a woman-oriented, justice-making perspective as a demonstration of our vision for an inclusive global community. Feast Inc.
P.O. Box 18993
Long Beach, CA 90807-8993
888-394-7942
The Hunger Site
www.hungersite.com
National Conference for Community and Justice
www.nccj.org
The National Conference for Community and Justice, founded in 1927 as The National Conference of Christians and Jews, is a human relations organization dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry and racism in America. NCCJ promotes understanding and respect among all races, religions and cultures through advocacy, conflict resolution and education.
Turn the Tide
A Project of the Center for a New American Dream helping Americans change the way they consume to improve quality of life, protect the environment, and promote social justice. Among other things, faith-based programs can be found on their website:
www.newdream.org
Web of Creation
At this website you will find On-line Environmental Justice Resources for Faith-Based Communities, including resources for worship, education, building and grounds, home and work, public ministry. It provides a practical learning experience for theological students interested in environmental ministry.
www.webofcreation.org
email: webofcreation@lstc.edu
This site is sponsored by a variety of sources, including the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. (NCC), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Presbyterian Church U.S.A. (PC/USA) - and Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC).
See also Volunteer Opportunities (below)
Faith Voices for the Common Good
Many faith leaders are familiar with Faith
Voices for the Common Good, based in Oakland, CA and
co-founded by feminist theologian Rita Nakashima Brock and
Brian Sarrazin.
