LibGuides: Intercultural Studies: Online ICS Resources

Global News and Travel Warnings

To get a good idea of what is going on before you visit, check these websites:

International Travel Information
The US State Department provides resources for travelers, including travel documents, alerts and warnings, and emergency information for travel to foreign countries.
CDC Travelers' Health Notices
The CDC posts travel health precautions and other health information you should know if you are traveling.
Worldpress.org
World news from world newspapers.
Onlinenewspapers.com
English translations of thousands of world newspapers at your fingertips.

Here are some resources about AG Missions:

Assemblies of God World Missions
The AG World Missions website provides news and information about how you can participate.
Assemblies of God U.S. Missions
The AG U.S. Missions website provides news and information on all sorts of mission programs in the United States.
Boys and Girls Missionary Challenge
BGMC is the AG missions program for kids.
Healthcare Ministries
The website for the International Medical Outreach of AG World Missions.
GoAG.org
The official placement service for AG World Missions provides all sorts of opportunities and resources.

These websites will be useful to you when doing research for Intercultural Studies:

The Association of Religion Data Archives
Data on churches and church membership, religious professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations); national, state, county, and metro areas.
Missions and World Christianity Resources
Yale University's list of links to Missions and World Christianity resources.
Global Mapping International: Research
Here you will find a list of websites, articles, books, tools and other resources about missions research that GMI finds helpful or pertinent.
Missionary Care Resources
This site provides resources for missions and mental health, including brochures, e-books, a resource database, and reentry resources.
MisLinks
MisLinks is a web-based directory focused on offering helpful links to web-based resources for missionaries, mission pastors, teachers, researchers, students of mission and mission agencies.

These websites can give you information about different countries and cultures:

BBC News Country Profiles
A guide to the history, politics, and economic backgrounds of countries, territories, and international organizations.
CIA World Factbook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issued for 266 world entities.
Background Notes
Full text access to updated US State Department publications about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of different countries and territories.
IfItWereMyHome.com
This website uses our country as a comparison tool to compare living conditions in America to those of another. They also have a visualization tool that helps to demonstrate the impact of a disaster.

Here are some good websites if you are looking for information on non-Christian religions:

Religions
This BBC website gives basic information on different religions, including their beliefs, history, holy days, and rites. Some of the religions featured include Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Paganism, and many more.
Heart of Hinduism
This educational resource that explains the Hindu tradition is produced by practitioners of the tradition.
Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief
This three-part documentary traces the history of religious skepticism and disbelief from the skepticism of Greek and Roman philosophers to the Deism of Enlightenment intellectuals and the emergence of explicit atheism in the writings of the 18th century to present day.
Islam - Religion, Beliefs, Practices
This site from Britannica provides basic information about the Islamic religion and beliefs.
Judaisim
This BBC site gives information about the Jewish religion and beliefs.

Mission Finder
Mission Finder’s mission is to list every Christian organization in the world on one website to network the Christian community. They provide every organization with their own web page to document its efforts and help each organization carry out its mission by connecting them with local volunteers, global missionaries and financial donors.
Joshua Project
Joshua Project focuses on providing information concerning the least-reached peoples of the world. Prayer needs, demographic information, and information on available evangelism resources are included.
Operation World
This website provides resources and ways you can be praying for missions around the world.
Lausanne Movement
Lausanne is a "worldwide movement that mobilizes evangelical leaders to collaborate for worldwide evangelization." Their website provides access to information about their gatherings, a variety of publications and documents, multimedia resources, and more.
World Council of Churches
World Council of Churches is a fellowship of 349 churches which seek unity among Christians. Ecumenical in their views and approach, the World Council of Churches provides a variety of resources and programs for Christians around the world.