David Fergusson (Cambridge) closes out our 'Councils, Creeds and Councils' Summer Conference with our fourth plenary lecture in beautiful New College at the University of Edinburgh (a space which is itself so important to #churchhistory)!
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Just a few of our great papers given today:
Callum Jamieson, ‘The Role of English Church Councils in the Fulfilment of Delegated Papal Justice, c.1130–c.1160’
Alan Ford, ‘The Irish Confession of Faith of 1615: Life after Death’
Gemma King, ‘Teaching the Creeds and Confessions’
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Every year the background for the EHS Committee group pic gets more impressive!
📍Edinburgh
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🎉 Congratulations to our member, Timothy Twining, on his nomination for Best Monograph for the 2025 EHS Book Prize! We look forward to hearing the results in January 2026.
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The Society is pleased to announce the short list for our 2025 Book Prize! 📚
The winner will be announced at the Society’s Winter Meeting in January 2026.
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#EHSCon25 goes around the world! 🌎 Matthew C. Baines talks to us about conciliarism in the early modern Dutch Republic #Dutchhistory #churchhistory
Was the Council of #Nicaea in 325 an embodiment of institutional masculinity? Hiu Ki Chan argues yes, Nicaea formalised a normative model of male-based structures and power dynamics #EHSCon25 #genderhistory
For the anniversary of the Council of Nicaea (325AD), Prof Alberto Camplani gave a plenary about how the canons of the Council of Nicaea were spread throughout the Near East and North Africa #churchhistory #EHSCon25
Our new President Sara Parvis kicked #EHSCon25 off on a good foot with a rousing plenary on the Creed of Nicaea #churchhistory
It's finally here! Day 1 of our Summer Conference begins today in #Edinburgh- we can't wait to see you there!
Make sure to post your conference pics and use the hashtag #EHSCon25 🎉
Our Summer Conference starts tomorrow! #EHSCon25
Make sure to register if you would like to come along and see our plenary lecture by Professor David Fergusson on Thursday 17 July at 2:00pm. All welcome!
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