1492: An Online Voyage

"This online exhibit was organized by the Library of Congress. "1492. Columbus. The  date and the name provoke many questions related to the linking of very different parts of  the world, the Western Hemisphere and the Mediterranean. What was life like in those areas before 1492? What spurred European expansion? How did European, African and American peoples react to each other? What were some of the immediate results of these contacts? The exhibition examines the first sustained contacts between American people and European  explorers, conquerors and settlers from 1492 to 1600. During this period, in the wake of  Columbus's voyages, Africans also arrived in the hemisphere, usually as slaves. All of  these encounters, some brutal and traumatic, others more gradual, irreversibly changed the  way in which peoples in the Americas led their lives." The exhibit is divided into  six sections: What Came To Be Called "America"; The Mediterranean World; Christopher Columbus: Man and Myth; Inventing America; Europe Claims America; Epilogue."  

(Description from Charles Bellinger, Wabash Center Internet Guide-http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/Internet/latin.htm#websites)

The AAR Career Guide for Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the Profession

This is an interactive e-book edited by Miguel de la Torre and published by the American Academy of Religion.  "Written from th perspective of marginalized groups, the contributors explain situations normally faced by candidates of color that are due to institutionalized racism and ethnic discrimination."

African Religions and Their Derivatives

This site provides a brief introduction to the religions of Africa, along with a  collection of links to further Internet resources. Main headings: 1. Traditional Religions  in Africa; 2. Overviews of Traditional Religion; 3. Culture-Specific Traditions; 4. The Diasporan Umbrella -- Ifa / Orisha; 5. Cuba -- Santeria / Lukumi; 6. Brazil -- Candomble /  Umbanda; 7. Pan-American -- Kongo / Palo Mayombe; 8. Haiti -- Vodou (Vodun, Voodoo); 9.  Biblical (Christian) Rastafarianism.  (Description from Charles Bellinger, Wabash Center Internet Guide--http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/Internet/latin.htm#websites)

Center for the Study of Latino/a Catholicism

This research center is located at the University of San Diego and directed by Orlando Espín, Ph.D.  From the center's website:  "The mission of the Center for the Study of Latino/a Catholicism is:  To research and reflect theologically  on Latino/a Catholicism and its impact on the overall U.S. (western) Catholic Church, and to do so in a systematic, ecumenical, multiperspectival, interdisciplinary, intercultural and critical manner.

In order to carry out its mission, the Center promotes and organizes national and international symposia and research projects, publications, public conferences, etc., which contribute to the theological study and interpretation of Latino/a Catholicism in the U.S. The Center also assists scholars with independent research and/or sabbatical projects."

EmergentLatino.com

A blog managed by Hjamil Martínez and Arlene Sánchez Walsh that invites discussion about issues related to Latino/a religion.

Global Connections: Latin America and the Caribbean

This site provides information about Methodism in Latin America. Maintained by the General  Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church.  (Description from Charles Bellinger, Wabash Center Internet Guide--http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/Internet/latin.htm#websites)

Handbook of Latin American Studies

"The Handbook is a bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, the multidisciplinary Handbook alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities. Each year, more than 130 academics from around the world choose over 5,000 works for inclusion in the Handbook. Continuously published since 1935, the Handbook offers Latin Americanists an essential guide to available resources."

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

HispanicMuslims.com

"HispanicMuslims.com exists for the purpose of educating Muslims and nonMuslims about Hispanic/Latino Muslims, in an effort, to showcase the diversity of the United States Muslim community. By doing so, we hope to encourage more dialogue among Muslims and nonMuslims and to eliminate common misunderstandings about Islam." (from the mission statement of HispanicMuslims.com)

The Institute for Latino Studies (University of Notre Dame)

"The Institute seeks to enhance interdisciplinary study and research in Latino  studies as a vital component of the University’s academic mission. The Institute is  committed to maintaining a balance among research, education, and outreach in a  distinctively Catholic tradition."

Instituto Nacional Hispano de Liturgia / The National Hispanic Institute of Liturgy

"El Instituto Nacional Hsiapno de Liturgia, Inc. es una organización compueta por liturgistas, representantes de organizaciones católicas, y de líderes diocesanos y parroquiales, ordenados y laicos, responsables de promover la vida litúrgica de su comunidad de fe."  (Del sitio electrónica de la organización)

"The Instituto Nacional Hispano de Liturgia, Inc. is an organization composed of liturgists, representatives of catholic organizations, diocesan and parish leaders, ordained and lay persons, responsible to promote the liturgical life of each faith community"  (From the organization's web site)

Internet Resources for Latin America

This page offers a long list of annotated links. There is very little emphasis on  religion, however.

The Jews of Cuba

"Welcome to the internet's most comprehensive website on Cuban Judaism. Judaism in Cuba, like other religions there, was severely restricted for almost three decades. Now it  is being rebuilt by the ten percent of the Jewish population which remained after the 'revolution'."

Latin America Mission

"Latin America Mission, an evangelical Christian missionary organization,  collaborates with local, grassroots ministries throughout Latin America. Our service takes  many forms: from friendship evangelism to theological education; medical relief to youth  camps; church planting to children-at-risk work; office management to micro-enterprise  development; personal counseling to emergency response."

Latin American Biblical University

This ecumenical institution provides degree programs at the bachelors and Masters level.  It has developed extension programs throughout Latin America.

Latin American Jewish Studies Association

"Founded in 1982, the Latin American Jewish Studies Association (LAJSA) encourages scholarly research on Latin American Jewry as an element in the study of Latin American ethnicity, and as a branch of Jewish Studies. LAJSA promotes scholarship concerning the Jewish experience in Latin America through research, publication, and teaching at universities, colleges, and other research centers."

Latin World

"Welcome to LatinWorld - a directory of Internet resources on Latin America and the Caribbean. Here you will find everything you want to know about the region and its  people."

Making Face, Making Soul: A Chicana Feminist Homepage

"Making Face, Making Soul is a site by, for, and about Chicanas, meaning women of Mexican descent in the United States.  This site contains a variety of resources  ranging from short biographies of Chicanas, to Chicana poetry and literature, cultural  resources, academic resources, otras chicanas on the 'net, and more..."

Mission Churches of the Sonoran Desert

Photographs of churches in northern Mexico and southern Arizona.

Mission - Maya Quiche Presbyteries Partnership

"CESSMAQ, the Evangelical Committee for Service and Support of Maya  Quiche Presbytery, provides a ministry of church planting, literacy and theological  education, advocacy for community health, and agricultural economic development projects, transforming lives throughout the highlands of western Guatemala."

Not That Old Time Religion

This page provides links to Internet resources relating to progressive / liberal Catholicism.

OrishaNet

"Dedicated to being an accurate source of information on La Regla LucumÌ for those learning the religion and other interested parties." This site offers information on  Santeria, a religion of African origin found in certain parts of Latin America.

Our Lady of Guadalupe

This site offers a variety of information about the "Patroness of the Americas."

PARAL (Program for the Analysis of Religion among Latinos)

"PARAL is a network of scholars committed to a comparative study of religion among the people of Latin American heritage living in the United States. Working through task forces and funding for specific projects, PARAL seeks to enrich the understanding of religion's impact on Latinos and Latinas."  (from the PARAL web site)

The PARAL Study

This is the report from a nationwide survey of Latino/a congregations undertaken by PARAL (Program for the Analysis of Religion among Latinos).  It is available for download in a .pdf format.

PROLADES

This site offers extensive statistical information about religious groups in Latin  America, Spain, and Portugal.

LANIC (Latin American Network Information Center): Religion

Extensive links on religion and religious organizations throughout Latin America.

LANIC (Latin American Network Information Center): Religión y Teología

Una lista extensiva de vinculos acerca de la religion y organizaciones religiosas en América Latina

Religion in Latin America

"This site provides information, research, discussion, and analysis of religion in  Latin America. The site emphasizes history of Catholic, Protestant, Pentecostal,  Evangelical, indigenous, and Afro-Latin American religions. Sources for religion and  politics are treated in detail. References for theology of liberation and other Latin  American theologies are given. Key documents and statistics about the Catholic Church are  provided at the site." Maintained by Edward Cleary at Providence College.

ReligionLink.org

Study of the Spanish-Speaking People of Texas

"The Study of the Spanish-Speaking People of Texas series consists of more than 900 images taken by Russell Lee between April and July 1949 in Corpus Christi, San Angelo, San Antonio, and El Paso. The photographs include images of the many poignant, proud, exasperating, joyful, and intimate moments in the lives of people in these Mexican-American communities at a very specific point in time. The images represent a unique visual record for that period, and are unparalleled in their variety, scope, and quality. Among the many subject areas are families, children, schools, churches, housing, migrant workers, professions, trades and vocations, businesses, community organization, health and homecare, politics, and leisure activities."  (from the home page of the web site)

Union of Jewish Congregations in Latin America and the Caribbea / Unión Judia de Congregaciones de Latinoamerica y el Caribe

"The Union of Jewish Congregations of Latin America and the Caribbean (UJCL) -- was born in February 1998 in Costa Rica. The Union arose out of a very successful First Conference, attended by representatives of Progressive Jewish communities in the region. The UJCL strives to preserve the continuity of Judaism in the region and to give a voice  to all the small liberal communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. These would otherwise remain ignored and isolated, left to face by themselves the multiple challenges  to survival inherent in micro-communities."