Baptist Studies Online (BSO) is a website dedicated to the study of Baptist history and thought, with special emphasis on Baptists in North America. The purpose of BSO is to facilitate the scholarly study of Baptists by making available to researchers and students an online journal, a primary source library, and a comprehensive collection of Baptist history-related links. BSO is a collaborative effort by Baptist scholars from a variety of traditions with technical support provided by California Baptist University in Riverside, California.