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Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
The Newberry Library is offering a post-doctoral fellowship in religious history in conjunction with its initiative on Religious Change in Europe, 1450-1700. Northern Illinois University graduate students who have taken…

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
The Newberry Library in Chicago is offering residencies for graduate students researching and writing their dissertations.  Graduate students receive a carrel and have access to the impressive rare book, pamphlet,…

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
Militants carried out attacks in Brussels this morning, exploding two bombs at the airport and another at a subway station during the busy rush hour commute. Dozens of people have…

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
Mutual Imaginings of Europe and the Middle East (800-1700) A conference is being organized at Barnard College on “Beyond Borders: Mutual Imaginings of Europe and the Middle East (800-1700).” Faculty…

Je pense à tous mes amis et tous les Parisiens suite aux attaques choquantes dans le cœur de Paris. Solidarités et amitiés des américains francophiles….

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
There is a great opportunity at the Newberry Library for graduate students working on religious violence in the Renaissance and early modern periods. The Center for Renaissance Studies holds an…

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
The ReligioWest research program, based at the European University Institute, pursues research on issues of religious pluralism, secularism, religion and the law, religion in the political sphere, and religious violence.…

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
Burial politics and intolerance seem to have been involved in an incident concerning the burial of a Roma (gypsy) baby during the holidays in France. The mayor of the town…

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
Karen Armstrong reviews The Norton Anthology of World Religions in the New York Times. “At a time when religious faith is coming under intense scrutiny, The Norton Anthology of World…

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
More than 50 years after the United States Supreme Court ruled that states could not use a “religious test” for officials, bans on atheists serving in public office remain in…