Links

CUCC Affiliations

Spiritual Inspiration

WorldPrayers.org - A beautiful web site featuring a collection of great prayer classics from spiritual traditions around the world for the purpose of inspiration, study and cross cultural appreciation.
Inspiring Quotations - Random, inspiring quotations.
Unity Web Site- Unity supports all people in their individual quest to know God and find healing in their lives. Unity teachings are based on metaphysical interpretation of scriptures with an emphasis on practical application and the demonstration of the spiritual Truth of life as taught by Jesus Christ as well as other spiritual masters.
Guideposts - inspirational stories, prayers, graces, and exerpts from Norman Vincent Peale's Power of Positive Thinking.
BeliefNet - This multi-faith web site provides information, inspiration, and spiritual tools such as prayer circles, kits to help celebrate births, weddings, and other life milestones.
The Interview With God - beautiful slide show of inspiring landscape photographs overlaid with poem and soothing music.
Jubilate Sacred Singers - They sing inspirational a cappella music.
Taizé Community - Ecumenical, international community founded in 1940, in Taizé, France. This site contains lyrics and audio files of their sacred music.
Compassionate Communication - The Center for NonViolent Communication seeks to educate people about the value of Compassionate Communication.

Bible Study

The Jesus Seminar -
Westar Institute - Home of the Jesus Seminar and an advocate for literacy in bible and religion
Gospel of Thomas - text of the Scholars' Translation of Thomas

Religious Tolerance

Religious Tolerance.org - their motto:
"No peace among the nations without peace among the religions.
No peace among religions without dialogue between the religions.
No dialogue between the religions without investigation of the foundation of the religions."

Other Religions

Dao De Jing - Chinese translation of the classic work by Lao Tsu. Each Chinese character may be clicked on for translation into English.
Comparative Mysticism - "Mysticism is concerned with the nature of reality, the individual's struggle to attain a clear vision of reality, and the transformation of consciousness that accompanies such vision. This site explores the mystical traditions of six religions by comparing and contrasting quotations drawn from their respective literatures."
William Edelen Ministries - The author of Earthrise, Edelen is critical of the rise of religious fundamentalism and advocates an approach to religion based on reason and compassion, not on political expediency.

Religion and Politics

Sojourners Magazine - Faith, Politics, Culture - a Christian ministry whose mission is to proclaim and practice the biblical call to integrate spiritual renewal and social justice. Edited by Jim Wallis, author of God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It (Harper Collins, 2005).