Category Archives: Religious Violence

Limits on Religious Identities in U.S. Military

Posted on June 6, 2026 by briansandberg

A new Pentagon policy issued by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth places sharp limits on the religious identities of U.S. military personnel and prioritizes Christian denominations for support by military chaplains. “The Defense Department will no longer allow military service … Continue reading →

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Atelier Méditerranée – régimes d’esclavage

Posted on May 10, 2026 by briansandberg

Ce mardi 12 mai, vous êtes invité de nous joindre pour un Atelier Méditerranée sur Pluralité des régimes d’esclavage en Méditerranée à l’époque moderne. Cet atelier aura lieu le mardi 12 mai 2026 en présentielle à l’Iméra et en version … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, French History, History of Race and Racism, History of Slavery, History of Violence, Human Rights, Maritime History, Mediterranean World, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, Warfare in the Early Modern World, World History | Leave a comment

Changements Climatiques et Conflits Religieux

Posted on January 17, 2026 by briansandberg

Jérémie Foa and I are looking forward to the next session of our research seminar on Climate Change and Religious Conflict during the Little Ice Age. Lundi 19 janvier 2026 : Oury Goldman (Univ. Paris I, IHMC), « Pourquoi s’intéressait-on … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilians and Refugees in War, Climate Change, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, Early Modern World, Environmental History, European History, French History, French Wars of Religion, Lectures and Seminars, Little Ice Age, Mediterranean World, Religious Politics, Religious Violence, Warfare in the Early Modern World, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment

Climate Change and Religious Conflicts

Posted on October 16, 2025 by briansandberg

I am looking forward to the first session of a new research seminar on Climate Change and Religious Conflicts (Changements Climatiques et Conflits Religieux)! This is a seminar that my colleague Jérémie Foa (Aix-Marseille Université and TELEMMe) and I are … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, Climate Change, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, Early Modern World, Environmental History, European History, European Wars of Religion, French Wars of Religion, Globalization, Lectures and Seminars, Little Ice Age, Mediterranean World, Reformation History, Religious History, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, Social History, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

Reframing Treaties Published

Posted on August 4, 2025 by briansandberg

Reframing Treaties in the Late Medieval and Early Modern West, edited by Isabella Lazzarini, Luciano Piffanelli, and Diego Pirillo (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2025) has been published. I contributed an essay on “Peacemaking in the Context of Religious Violence: The … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Current Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, European History, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Wars of Religion, History of the Western World, international relations, Italian History, Mediterranean World, Political Culture, Reformation History, Religious Politics, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, Strategy and International Politics, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

“Israel is Committing Genocide” – Historian Omar Bartov

Posted on July 15, 2025 by briansandberg

Historian Omar Bartov, one of the leading specialists on the history of genocides, demonstrates that Israel is indeed carrying out a genocidal military campaign against Palestinians in Gaza. “Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people,” according to Bartov in … Continue reading →

Posted in Atrocities, Civil Rights Issues, Civilians and Refugees in War, Empires and Imperialism, Genocides, History of Race and Racism, History of Violence, Human Rights, international relations, Laws of War, Religious Violence, Strategy and International Politics, War, Culture, and Society, World History | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Attack on U.S. Research and Education: French Views

Posted on March 17, 2025 by briansandberg

I participated in a workshop on Guerres de Religion et Changement Climatique (Religious Wars and Climate Change) at the IMéRA (Institute for Advanced Study) in Marseille, France, on 11 March 2025. This was a workshop that I co-organized with Jérémie … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Climate Change, Contemporary France, Current Research, Education Policy, Environmental History, European History, European Studies, European Union, French History, French Wars of Religion, History of Science, History of Violence, Little Ice Age, Mediterranean World, Religious Violence, Revolts and Revolutions, United States History and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World, Women and Gender History | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Religious Wars and Climate Change

Posted on March 5, 2025 by briansandberg

Jérémie Foa (Maître de conférences habilité à diriger des recherches à Aix-Marseille Université) and I are co-organizing a workshop on Guerres de Religion et Changement Climatique at the IMéRA in Marseille, France, on 11 mars 2025. Jérémie Foa has definitely … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Comparative Revolutions, Conferences, Current Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, Environmental History, European History, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Wars of Religion, History of the Western World, History of Violence, Languedoc and Southern France, Little Ice Age, Mediterranean World, Religious Violence, Revolts and Revolutions, Warfare in the Early Modern World, World History | Leave a comment

Apocalypse Hier et Demain at the BnF in Paris

Posted on February 25, 2025 by briansandberg

The Bibliothèque nationale de France (Paris) has organized an exhibition on Apocalypse Hier et Demain (Apocalypse, Yesterday and Tomorrow), which is on display from February through June 2025. The exhibition explores the Book of Revelation and apocalyptic visions, before turning … Continue reading →

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Proposed Gaza Removal Plan: a Crime Against Humanity

Posted on February 5, 2025 by briansandberg

President Trump’s outrageous suggestion that the United States annex Gaza and remove the Palestinian people from the territory would be blatantly illegal, constituting a crime against humanity. President Trump yesterday proposed seizing Gaza, leveling its remaining buildings, clearing debris, and … Continue reading →

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