Research Guides: Religious Studies: Reference Shelf

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OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
Provides access to ebooks covering all subjects available through OhioLINK.
Oxford Research Encyclopedias
Digital encyclopedias that expand research on foundational topics, all written, peer-reviewed and continuously updated by leading scholars. Subscription includes access to the Oxford Classical Dictionary and Oxford Research Encyclopedias in the following subjects: American History, Social Work, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Climate Science, International Studies, Politics, Literature, Linguistics, Latin American History, Communication, Religion, and Environmental Science.
Oxford Handbooks Online
Each Handbook in this collection offers a critical survey of the current state of scholarship in a particular field of study, creating an original conception of the field and setting the agenda for new research. Individual articles review the key issues and major debates, and provide an original argument for how those debates might evolve.
Oxford Reference Online
Contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press.

Religious Landscape Study - Pew Research Center
"Explore religious groups in the U.S. by tradition, family and denomination" ~ from the Pew website

African American Studies Center
Core encyclopedias and reference sources for authoritative information on African American history, biography, art, literature and culture, published by Oxford University Press.