Ecclesiastical History Society

In this episode we speak with Dr David Parry (University of Exeter). Dr Parry's research focuses on early modern Puritan writers. In this episode, he speaks to us about his current project entitled ‘Writing Religious Conflict and Community in Exeter 1500–1750’ (ReConEx) and gives advice for early career researchers on how to become part of a large-scale project in academia.

You can learn more about Dr Parry's research in his recent book, The Rhetoric of Conversion in English Puritan Writing from Perkins to Milton.

In this episode, EHS president Emeritus Professor Katy Cubitt (University of East Anglia) describes what it's like to be president of a learned society and the importance of becoming an active member of societies for early career researchers.

In this episode, we chat with Professor Mary Heimann (Cardiff University) on tips for public speaking and academic publishing. Professor Heimann is a Professor of Modern History, with particular expertise in Czechoslovakia, English Catholicism and Communist-Catholic relations during the Cold War. She founded and currently directs Cardiff's ⁠Central and East European Research Centre⁠ and ⁠Czechoslovak Special Collection⁠.

You can read more about her research in her publications: Catholic Devotion in Victorian England (Oxford University Press), ‘Christianity in Western Europe from the Enlightenment’, in A World History of Christianity, and Czechoslovakia: The State That Failed (Yale University Press).

In this episode Dr Caroline Bowden (QMUL) joins us to discuss her project, 'Who Were the Nuns?' and gives advice on incorporating large databases into humanities projects.

To learn more about the project, visit: https://wwtn.history.qmul.ac.uk/

Reading list for more about the history of English nuns in exile:

In this podcast, Dr Stewart McCain discusses his recent article which discusses the Academic celtique and their reconceptualising of the ancient Celts. The work of the Academic celtique, he suggests, shows the complexities of French nation-building projects through debates about popular culture in France.

Episode 3. In this episode we are joined by Dr James Kelly (Durham University) to talk about how to organise academic conferences.

Dr Kelly is the Sweeting Associate Professor (Research) in the History of Catholicism at Durham University. His interests are in post-Reformation Catholic history in Europe, with a particular focus on Britain and Ireland. The experience of the British and Irish Catholic communities at home and in exile is the main focus of his research. His most recent publication, English Convents in Catholic Europe, c.1600-1800. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, is now available in paperback.

This episode of 'Talking with Religious Historians' features Dr Christopher Langley, a Staff Tutor in History with the Open University. In this episode, Dr Langley speaks about his work as the Co-Director on the project 'Mapping the Scottish Reformation: A database of the Scottish clergy, 1560-1689'. He shares his advice for academics wanting to incorporate digital elements into their research projects.  

In this interview with Dr Francis Young we discuss his monograph (released in March 2022), 'Magic in Merlins' Realm: A History of Occult Politics in Britain'. We discuss the historical intersection between magic and religion and their simultaneous entanglement with politics.

Our inaugural episode of 'Talking with Religious Historians' features Dr Emily Michelson, a Senior Lecturer at the University of St Andrews. In this episode, Dr Michelson speaks about her career as a religious historian and gives advice on how to publish in academia. 

In this episode, we chat with Dr Lynneth Miller-Renberg about gendered conceptions of dance within parish churches in late medieval and early modern England. This topic is discussed in more detail in her upcoming monograph: 'Women, Dance and Parish Religion in England 1300-1640'.