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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.
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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).
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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)
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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