Links

There's a lot out there! Check our spirituality and prayer page for several great prayer sources, or browse the areas below. Our aim in offering links is to provide you with a variety of resources and variety of points of view on issues. Our policy is to avoid web sites that engage in "name calling" but we are otherwise eager to present resources from all angles and sides of a question. If you know of a good site we should add, please let us know.

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Biblical and Prayer Book resources

  • BibleGateway.com
    A searchable Bible. Excellent resource, but not all versions of the English Bible are available.
  • Daily Bible Texts and Meditations E-mailed to You
    Imagine sharing the same devotional with more than 1.5 million believers - in over 50 languages and dialects around the world! Sound impossible? Not at all. The Daily Texts have been living this ecumenical dream for more than 250 years. Here's an example from the first week of Advent:
Friday, December 7
Psalm 140:1-5; Amos 6:1-7:17; Revelation 9:12-21
For God alone my soul waits in silence; from [God] comes my salvation. Psalm 62:1
And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 1 John 5:14
God of wisdom, help us to see through all of the distractions of this season, so that we might wait only for you. May we not seek our salvation in the mad rush of commercialism, but in the quietness of your presence with us each and every day. Amen.

Princeton University and Community Links

Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion Links

  • The Episcopal Church: A Primer
  • What is the Difference between Anglicanism and Roman Catholicism?
    A lot or a little, depending upon your point of view. This is an excellent overview from an Episcopal bishop's point of view.
  • Anglicans Online
    If you want to know more about almost any aspect of the Episcopal Church and the worldwide Anglican Communion (with 80 million members), your best bet is Anglicans Online. They update their home page and their news page every Sunday, so bookmark it and check it out every week.
  • Anglican Communion Homepage
    The official homepage of the worldwide Anglican Communion based in London.
  • Episcopal Church - USA
    The official homepage of the Episcopal Church which is the American branch of the Anglican Communion. The headquarters of the Episcopal Church is in New York City.
  • Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
    As of January 1, 2001 the Episcopal Church is in full communion with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). They have a really interesting web site with lots of useful links.
  • The Anglican Centre in Rome
    The Anglican Centre in Rome plays an important part in encouraging and assisting the relationship between Rome and Canterbury. Its Director, Bishop John Flack, is the representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Holy See. The Centre has a fine library of English books specializing on ecumenism. The library is an excellent resource for students who wish to do independent work in ecumenical studies and the Centre can arrange for introductions to key people in Rome who are involved in ecumenical work.
  • Union of Black Episcopalians
    The Union of Black Episcopalians encourages the involvement of Black People in the total life of the Church - on every level and in every way - mission, stewardship, evangelism, education, sharing, liberation, empowerment, leadership, governance and politics. To translate these words into action is the Christian commitment of all Episcopalians and at all levels of the Church's mission, Black People must be involved in the decision-making processes of the General Convention, provincial synods, dioceses, districts, deaneries and the Executive Council. The Church is not whole unless all of God's people are an integral part of it.
  • titusonline
    titusonline is a blog maintained by The Rev. Canon Kendall Harmon. It presents a balanced and thoughtful traditionalist view of Episcopal Church issues.
  • Integrity
    Integrity's mission is to be a witness of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in the Episcopal Church and to the world.
  • Hispanic Ministry
    The Office of Hispanic Ministry is a ministry of the Episcopal Church.
  • The Unofficial Episcopal Church Homepage
  • Episcopal Life
    The national newsletter of the Episcopal Church.
  • Anglican / Episcopal Discussion Board on Beleifnet.com
  • Vocare
    Vocare is a young adult ministry that provides opportunities for spiritual renewal and discovery. The Vocare weekend is one filled with fun and games, as well as reflection and discussion all focusing on one's spiritual calling.
    With Vocare's present in over two dozen dioceses in the United States and presence around the world (from Canada to South Africa!).
    For more information about Vocare in New Jersey, contact the Rev. Valerie Balling.

Seminaries

Have you ever thought about becoming a priest? If the thought has so much as crossed your mind fleetingly, please consider exploring a vocation to ordained ministry with the Chaplain, Peter French. It is possible for The Episcopal Church at Princeton University to sponsor students who are known to us for ordination in the Diocese of New Jersey. While you're thinking about this, have a look at the web sites for the Episcopal seminaries in United States:

Also, have a look at the Diocese of New Jersey's web page "The Priesthood in the Diocese of New Jersey" and at this essay on vocation by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury: Your Calling is You.

Theology

  • SoulSearching
    The Internet gives you the ability to explore new ideas and ask questions in a confidential and private manner. One area that can particularly benefit from this confidentiality and privacy is your spirituality. Not only is this area a very personal one but it is also somewhat taboo in our culture. SoulSearching is a place on the Internet for you to explore and question your faith. The owners of the site - college chaplains in Ireland - hope to point you in some interesting, inspiring and perhaps surprising directions while being of assistance to you in your personal journey.
    SoulSearching is an interdenominational Christian site. The site has been divided into "rooms". We suggest browsing the rooms that appeal to you. SoulSearching has a non-proselytizing policy. This means that the owners are not trying to sell any particular brand of Christianity. It is produced by the SoulSearching team who are working in close conjunction with all college chaplaincies both the North and South of Ireland.
  • Philosophy of Religion
    The site provides a general introduction to key concepts in the philosophy of religion and is divided into five sections: Arguments for the Existence of God, Arguments for Atheism, Arguments for Agnosticism, Christian Ethics, and a Reference Section. Contains links to other useful philosophy sites.
  • Fides Quarens Internetum (The Christian Theology Page)
    This site bills itself as "a hub for locating serious Christian theological activity on the Internet (now in its sixth year of operation!)." Many useful resources.

  • Church on the Net is aimed at people who are not already engaged with the Christian faith. Its purpose is to bring God and the idea of church into their comfort zone, providing a safe and self-directed way to find answers to their questions about Christianity.

Social Justice

  • Friends of The World Food Program Student Campaign
    WFP is the emergency food aid arm of the United Nations and is active in the poorest and most dangerous communities on earth. This particular web site shows how students can get involved in fighting hunger. The spokesperson for this important program is Princeton's own Lauren Bush.
  • Letter from Birmingham Jail
    Written by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and sent on April 16, 1963 to the clergy leaders of Birmingham. A classic of Christian social justice writing and rhetoric and a challenge to each one of us.
  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer Home Page
    A page of useful links dedicated to the study of a religious scholar in a country bent on expanding an ideology of national and racial superiority. Dietrich Bonhoeffer struggled inside himself and chose to resist the Nazis. His convictions inspired many to resist, but cost him his freedom and life at the hands of the Gestapo.
  • The Hunger Site
    Every 3.6 seconds, someone dies of hunger. 75% are children. Visit The Hunger Site every day to donate free food and participate in the fight to end world hunger.
    Funds to provide cups of staple food, paid for by site sponsors, are generated when you click on the "Donate Free Food" button on the homepage of The Hunger Site. In 2000, daily clicking generated over $3.4 million for the front-line hunger relief charities distributing food to the world's needy. That's over 20 million pounds of food, paid for simply by clicking a button every day.
    Please make visiting The Hunger Site part of your daily routine and help spread the word to your friends and family!

Other sites of interest

  • XXXchurch.com - the #1 Christian porn site
    Addicted to Internet pornography? Don't know what to do to stop? Maybe this site can help.
  • RENOVARE - a balanced Christian life
    "God is inviting us to go on a journey into his heart and into the good life made available through Jesus: 'I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly' (John 10:10). But entering into this abundant life takes more than wishful thinking; it takes a well-thought-out, feasible plan."
  • SamEpisco - a blog for college students
    SamEpisco is a blog by Sam McDonald: "an aging youth minister searching for the meaning of life."