The Rescue that never was – remembering Holocaust Memorial Day #HMD2013 TAGS: Church of England | Funk | Holocaust | Jewish | Judaism | New College Library | Pamphlets | rare books | Theology & Ethics | twentieth-century | war Holocaust Memorial Day marks the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, and remembers those who died in the Holocaust and under Nazi persecution, and during subsequent genocides, …Continue reading →

The earliest missionary editions TAGS: Bible | China | Chinese | missions | World Christianity Interesting blog entry on Protestant missionary material in Chinese by David Helliwell, Curator of Chinese Collections, Bodleian Library

Context of Scripture Online on trial now TAGS: Biblical Studies | Egypt | Hebrew | online | research | University of Edinburgh Context of Scripture Online is now available on trial access to University of Edinburgh Users. Access is available on campus and off campus via the VPN. The trial ends on …Continue reading →

Jewish Historical Newspapers on trial now TAGS: Israel | Jerusalem | Jewish | Newspapers | online | research | University of Edinburgh Jewish Historical Newspapers via ProQuest are now available on trial access to University of Edinburgh Users. Access is available on campus and off campus via the VPN. The trial ends …Continue reading →

Library of Latin Texts on trial now TAGS: Catholic | church history | Latin | online | Patristics | research | University of Edinburgh Library of Latin Texts (LLT)  is now available on trial access to University of Edinburgh Users. Access is available on campus and off campus via the VPN. The trial ends …Continue reading →

Religion Past and Present on trial now TAGS: online | Philosophy | religion | research | University of Edinburgh Religion Past and Present is now available on trial access to University of Edinburgh Users. Access is available on campus and off campus via the VPN. The trial ends on …Continue reading →

World Religion Database on trial now TAGS: online | religion | Religious Studies | research | University of Edinburgh World Religion Database is now available on trial access to University of Edinburgh Users. Access is available on campus and off campus via the VPN. The trial ends on 14 …Continue reading →

World Christian Database on trial now TAGS: Christianity | online | religion | Religious Studies | research | University of Edinburgh | World Christianity World Christian Database is now available on trial access to University of Edinburgh Users. Access is available on campus and off campus via the VPN. The trial ends on 14 February. …Continue reading →

Oxford Handbooks Online on trial now TAGS: online | Philosophy | religion | research | University of Edinburgh  Oxford Handbooks Online is now available on trial access to University of Edinburgh Users. Access is available on campus and off campus via the VPN. The trial ends on 14 …Continue reading →

The Hammond Organ in history TAGS: Funk | Hymnology | music | New College Library | Special Collections | twentieth-century Today, 11 January, is the anniversary of the birth of Laurens Hammond, inventor of the Hammond organ. New College Library holds this pamphlet, The Hammond Organ, published in the 1930s,  in …Continue reading →