Religious Movements - http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/ Jeffrey K. Hadden's collection of resources covering cults, sects, and new and established religions. Includes profiles and links for over 200 religious movements, discussion of cult group controversies, and teaching course materials.
Cults: From Positive to Homicidal Faith Groups - http://www.religioustolerance.org/cultmenu.htm Essays from the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance cover cults, NRMs, the counter-cult movement, and attitudes toward minority religions.
When Scholars Know Sin: Alternative Religions and Their Academic Supporters - http://www.apologeticsindex.org/c25.html Article by Stephen A. Kent and Theresa Krebs sounds the alarm about trusting researchers being co-opted by the groups they study, thus bringing the social study of religion into disrepute.
Cults and Religion: Nurelweb - http://www.ucalgary.ca/~nurelweb/ Includes complete texts of selected academic works, an exploration of African religions, and a mailing list: nurel-l.
Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR) - http://www.cesnur.org/ Established in 1988 and recognized in Italy as a public cultural institution in 1996, CESNUR is an international research center in the field of religious studies and new religious movements.
International Cultic Studies Association - http://www.icsahome.com/ Resources concerning psychological manipulation, cult groups, sects, and new religious movements. Includes conferences, full text essays, study guides, and details of periodicals.