19th Century U.S. Newspapers is a full-text database of ca. 500 urban and rural U.S. newspapers, published between 1800 and 1899.... Read more about Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers

OTA contains abstracts (i.e short summaries) of articles, books, and software related to the study of the Hebrew Bible. Content from over 450 journals is covered. All abstracts are in English, regardless of the language of the original work. Coverage begins with 1978.... Read more about Old Testament Abstracts

A open source corpus of digital texts, deep-reading tools, and software.   To search and read texts, use Scaife Viewer.

Otzar HaHochma provides online access to over 47,000 scanned Judaica books. The books encompass all realms of rabbinic literature from ancient times to the modern period.

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Edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the Oxford African American Studies Center provides thousands of articles by top scholars in the field. The core content includes... Read more about Oxford African American Studies Center

Based on the bilingual Oxford Arabic Dictionary (2014).

Oxford Bibliographies Online is a series of selective, discipline-focused, online guides to the essential literature in subjects in the humanities and social sciences, as identified by editors and editorial boards selected by the Oxford University Press. Individual guides are updated quarterly, with 50-75 entries added per year to each subject area, as well as revisions to existing entries; entries provides synoptic, bibliographic guide to the key literature and most useful online resources in given area of research.... Read more about Oxford Bibliographies Online

Provides authoritative entries on a range of subjects, including engaging biographies of the great figures in the field, extensive coverage of the methods used in archaeological research, together with essays that examine human evolution and the many general facets of culture.

An assembly of 249 distinguished philosophers have contributed to The Oxford Companion to Philosophy to create an authoritative and engaging philosophical reference work in English.... Read more about Oxford Companion to Philosophy

 Covers all areas of philosophy and contains terms from the related fields of religion, science, and logic.

This papal Who's Who presents biographical accounts in chronological order of all the officially recognized popes from St Peter to John Paul II, whose entry has now been expanded and brought up to date. Providing a continuous history of the papacy, it also includes their irregularly elected rivals, the so-called antipopes, and discusses the tradition that there had been a female pope.

From the famous to the obscure, this book provides concise accounts of the lives, cults, relationships through patronage, and artistic associations of more than a thousand saints, including entries on the Martyrs of Korea, Mexico, and Vietnam, as well as the recently canonized such as Edith Stein, Padro Pio, and Josémaria Escriva.

This is a useful guide to every aspect of the Christian religion and life including theology, patristic scholarship, churches and denominations, the church calendar and organization, and the Bible.... Read more about Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church

The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages covers all key aspects of European history (including ecclesiastical history), society, and culture from 500 to 1500 A.D., as well as the Byzantine Empire, Islamic dynasties, and Asiatic peoples of the era. It is designed both for medievalists, who need a detailed and reliable reference tool, and for students and general readers seeking an accessible guide to the period. Over 800 scholars have assembled thousands of comprehensive entries, lavishly supplemented by hundreds of illustrations and dozens of maps.

This dictionary provides rich detail on all aspects of the Renaissance in 14th to 17th century Europe. It includes comprehensive coverage of the art, literature, science, culture, philosophy, religion, economics, history, and conflict of the period. 

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation is the definitive source for information about the entire range of religious and social changes that altered the face of Europe in the sixteenth century, encompassing not only issues of church polity and theology but also developments in politics, economics, demographics, art and literature.... Read more about Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation

The online Oxford English Dictionary contains the complete A-to-Z sequence of the second edition, its three-volume Additions Series, and draft material produced in the progress toward the third edition.... Read more about Oxford English Dictionary

This essential guide offers 325 articles that describe the people and places that appear in the New Testament and Old Testament of the Bible. From prophets, apostles, and groups (such as Hebrews and Angels) to kingdoms and countries, cities and mountains where Biblical events took place.... Read more about Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible

Oxford Music Online is an integrated music resource that includes the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (second edition), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (second edition).... Read more about Oxford Music Online

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A research encyclopedia  that  when  complete will cover the whole range of African history including  recent religious movements. Articles are written by scholars who are asked to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic as well as a historiography and a selection of...