State prayers, fasts and thanksgivings since the sixteenth century
Durham University, 12-14 April 2010
An international and interdisciplinary conference
Many early modern and modern governments ordered occasions of special worship in periods of great crisis or unexpected prosperity, or to mark calamities or victories. As a growing number of studies has indicated, these occasions offer great insights into government and ecclesiastical policies, the communication of official religious interpretations, conceptions of identity and popular belief, but also religious and political dissent. Such special worship has considerable interest for religious, political, cultural and intellectual historians, and scholars in theology, literature, sociology and anthropology.
This conference will bring together experts on these occasions of special state-ordered worship in different countries and different periods, in order to explore similarities and contrasts and to develop new interdisciplinary approaches.
The organisers are Natalie Mears, Alasdair Raffe, Stephen Taylor and Philip Williamson, members of the project on ‘British State Prayers, Fasts and Thanksgivings, 1540s-1940s’, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Confirmed speakers include Nigel Aston (France), Toby Barnard (Ireland), Richard Carwardine (USA), Simon Dixon (Russia), Anthony Milton (England) and Peter van Rooden (Netherlands).
Conference fee: £150 (non-residential, inc. meals); £180-£235 (residential). Day rates available. Bursaries are available for postgraduate speakers to cover full or partial fees and accommodation.
Booking form can be downloaded here.
Contact details
Enquiries should be sent to:
Dr Natalie Mears, Department of History, Durham University, 43 North Bailey, Durham, DH1 3EX, United Kingdom; or to natalie.mears@durham.ac.uk
An international and interdisciplinary conference
Many early modern and modern governments ordered occasions of special worship in periods of great crisis or unexpected prosperity, or to mark calamities or victories. As a growing number of studies has indicated, these occasions offer great insights into government and ecclesiastical policies, the communication of official religious interpretations, conceptions of identity and popular belief, but also religious and political dissent. Such special worship has considerable interest for religious, political, cultural and intellectual historians, and scholars in theology, literature, sociology and anthropology.
This conference will bring together experts on these occasions of special state-ordered worship in different countries and different periods, in order to explore similarities and contrasts and to develop new interdisciplinary approaches.
The organisers are Natalie Mears, Alasdair Raffe, Stephen Taylor and Philip Williamson, members of the project on ‘British State Prayers, Fasts and Thanksgivings, 1540s-1940s’, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Confirmed speakers include Nigel Aston (France), Toby Barnard (Ireland), Richard Carwardine (USA), Simon Dixon (Russia), Anthony Milton (England) and Peter van Rooden (Netherlands).
Conference fee: £150 (non-residential, inc. meals); £180-£235 (residential). Day rates available. Bursaries are available for postgraduate speakers to cover full or partial fees and accommodation.
Booking form can be downloaded here.
Contact details
Enquiries should be sent to:
Dr Natalie Mears, Department of History, Durham University, 43 North Bailey, Durham, DH1 3EX, United Kingdom; or to natalie.mears@durham.ac.uk
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