Category Archives: Religious Violence

Denying Communion in DC

Posted on February 29, 2012 by briansandberg

The Washington Postreports on a Christian woman who was denied Communion in Washington, D.C.:Deep in grief, Barbara Johnson stood first in the line for Communion at her mother’s funeral Saturday morning. But the priest in front of her immediately made … Continue reading →

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Ritual and Violence

Posted on February 25, 2012 by briansandberg

The French Wars of Religion are featured in a new special issue of Past & Present, which reexamines Natalie Zemon Davis’s concept of “rites of violence” 40 years after her landmark article. The issue is entitled “Ritual and Violence: Natalie … Continue reading →

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Religious Change and Religious Violence

Posted on February 5, 2012 by briansandberg

The dramatic growth of Christianity in the “global south” and in Asia has created religious tensions and contributed to conflicts in a number of nations, including Nigeria, Kenya, Pakistan, and China. The Christian population of sub-Saharan Africa has ballooned from … Continue reading →

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Religion, Politics, and Money

Posted on January 29, 2012 by briansandberg

Religion, politics, and money are often intertwined in curious ways. Religious and political alliances between Jewish Zionists and Christian Evangelicals are baffling to many people. My students frequently express confusion about intersections between Jewish and Protestant messianic and apocalyptic beliefs. … Continue reading →

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Movement for De-Baptism in France

Posted on January 29, 2012 by briansandberg

A movement promoting de-baptism is growing in France, challenging the authority of the Catholic Church and presenting quandaries for historians who use baptismal records as sources. A French man named René LeBouvier has sued the Catholic Church in order to … Continue reading →

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Contested Figure of Jeanne d’Arc

Posted on January 9, 2012 by briansandberg

The image and historical legacy of Jeanne d’Arc (Joan of Arc) continues to be highly contested in France.  The 2012 Presidential Election in France is now fueling a new round of debates about the figure of Jeanne d’Arc and the … Continue reading →

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Creating Communities through Coercion

Posted on December 28, 2011 by briansandberg

I will be chairing a session on “Creating Communities through Coercion in Seventeenth-Century France” at the American Historical Association (AHA) in Chicago in early January 2012. AHA Session 183 Saturday, January 7, 2012: 2:30 PM-4:30 PM Iowa Room (Chicago Marriott … Continue reading →

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Postdoc in Religious Studies

Posted on December 12, 2011 by briansandberg

CUNY Graduate Center has announced a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Religious Studies, with an interest in the history of religious violence. According to the description: “The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, the Ph.D-granting institution of CUNY, announces … Continue reading →

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Creating Communities through Coercion

Posted on December 7, 2011 by briansandberg

I will be chairing a session on “Creating Communities through Coercion in Seventeenth-Century France” at the American Historical Association (AHA) in Chicago in early January 2012. AHA Session 183 Saturday, January 7, 2012: 2:30 PM-4:30 PM Iowa Room (Chicago Marriott … Continue reading →

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Colloque Miroirs de Charles IX

Posted on November 24, 2011 by briansandberg

I am in Paris currently, participating in an interdisciplinary conference on Miroirs de Charles IX: Images, Imaginaires, Symboliques at the Institut National de l’Histoire de l’Art. The conference is tightly focused, with presentations by historians, art historians, and literary scholars … Continue reading →

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