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The Reformation Research Consortium is a unique and international association focusing on Early Modern Christianity (ca. 1400-ca. 1700).
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Just to remind you that there are 24 days left to submit your short paper proposal:

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January 22, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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You don't want to miss this: We're starting #REFORC2026 on May 19, 2026, in the amazing Aula Leopoldina!

#annualconference #earlymodernchristianity #opening #plenarylecture
January 19, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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Zwingliana Band 52: Jg. 2025

Beiträge zur Geschichte des Protestantismus in der Schweiz und seiner Ausstrahlung. Jahrbuch des Zwinglivereins, Band 52 (2025).

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January 19, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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Ausschreibung für den Internationalen #Melanchthonpreis der Stadt Bretten 2027: Vorschläge sind bis zum 1. Mai 2026 einzureichen:

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January 19, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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You're welcome to submit your book for the REFORC #bookaward 2026. Submission date: March 1, 2026. #earlymodernchristianity

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January 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Two new volumes in our "Kunst und Konfession in der frühen Neuzeit" series, written by Konrad Küster!

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January 12, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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It's a new year, so it's time to repost this starter pack again. Let me know if you wish to be added. #earlymodern

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January 11, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Have a look at the preliminary program for #REFORC2026. It's going to be wonderful and interesting!

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#earlymodernchristianity #materiality #shortpapersession #plenarylecture #sideprogram
January 9, 2026 at 8:42 AM
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While many studies have labeled Cornelius Burgess either an Episcopalian or a Presbyterian depending on the period of his life, Hakryang Seo challenges that binary.

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January 8, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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We’re delighted to introduce to you the plenary speakers of #REFORC2026: Wim François (Leuven), Jan Harasimowicz (Wrocław), Bridget Heal (St. Andrews), Birgit Meyer (Utrecht), and Stefan Michels (Frankfurt).

Looking forward to their presentations on Early Modern Christian Materiality!
January 7, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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With Christmas fast approaching, we would like to share this with you:
December 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Congratulations to Michael R. Kearney for winning the National Communication Association’s Communication Ethics Division Top Single-Author Book of the Year Award for his work on Nicholas of Cusa!

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December 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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The H. Henry Meeter Center offers short-term research fellowships in the field of Reformation studies, particularly focused on Calvin and Calvinism, and annual awards for high school seniors in our essay competition.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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New in our Law and Religion in the Early Modern Period series! This book examines the contributions of Petrus Peckius (1529–1589), [...] focusing on how he shaped canon law amid the rise of Protestantism, ongoing wars, and the demands of Catholic Reform [...].
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December 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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This volume continues the approach of the original John Calvin: Student of the Church Fathers. It begins with eighteen methodological theses on how to study Calvin’s use of the patristic and medieval tradition.

tinyurl.com/2cv9jtdh

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December 3, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Meet the cute dwarfs when visiting Wroclaw! These and many more little friends are waiting for you 😊 #REFORC2026

#annualconference #materiality #statues #Wroclaw
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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The book "Präster i norr under tidigmodern tid" (“Clergy in the North during the Early Modern Period”) pertains to the Protestant clergy and their role in northern Scandinavia from the sixteenth century to around 1800. Also available in open access.

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November 13, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Twenty-one months later, here it is: the collection of all the papers presented in Geneva on the theme of Money in Early Modern Christianity. It was a fascinating and insightful journey. Thank you all for your contributions!

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November 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Jason D. Edwards examines the Reformed English Puritan John Flavel’s (ca. 1627–1691) theology of death through close analysis of his writings on mortality, dying, and eternal destiny.

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#rht #reformed #historical #theology #puritan
November 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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In his book Manuel Martínez-Ortega examines particular religious trends, texts and tendencies of Valdes’ time and context in order to identify, through the analysis of his writings, the particular characteristics and emphases of his eclecticism.

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November 5, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Submissions for the REFORC Book Award 2026 are open!

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#earlymodernchristianity

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November 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Jennifer Powell Mcnutt and Herman Selderhuis have been awarded with the Sixteenth Century Society’s John Tedeschi Prize for the best reference work: The Oxford Handbook of the Bible and the Reformation.

They would like to express their gratitute to all the contributors!

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November 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Did you know that a REFORC membership will bring you certain benefits, like: subscription to the Journal of Early Modern Christianity @degruyterbrill.bsky.social news dissemination and a reduced annual REFORC Conference registration fee?

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October 23, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Within the framework of a research project aimed at a systematic reconstruction of the ideology of Papacy 1431–1549, this volume takes the Renaissance Church as an institution promoting an ambivalent and complex project of religious reform...

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October 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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This book presents the first fin-depth exploration of the relationship between music, rhetoric and Christian Hebraism, by re-appraising the significance of the “first German humanist” Johannes Reuchlin’s study of Kabbalah and cantillation...

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October 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM