Ecclesiastical History Society
@eccleshistsoc.bsky.social
Official BlueSky account of the Ecclesiastical History Society. Fostering interest in all things #churchhistory.
Registration is now open for our 2026 Winter Meeting!
Join us on online on Saturday 10 January to learn more about 'Creeds, Canons and Councils'.
Book your place before 20 December 2025: www.tickettailor.com/events/eccle... #SkyStorians #churchhistory
Join us on online on Saturday 10 January to learn more about 'Creeds, Canons and Councils'.
Book your place before 20 December 2025: www.tickettailor.com/events/eccle... #SkyStorians #churchhistory
November 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Registration is now open for our 2026 Winter Meeting!
Join us on online on Saturday 10 January to learn more about 'Creeds, Canons and Councils'.
Book your place before 20 December 2025: www.tickettailor.com/events/eccle... #SkyStorians #churchhistory
Join us on online on Saturday 10 January to learn more about 'Creeds, Canons and Councils'.
Book your place before 20 December 2025: www.tickettailor.com/events/eccle... #SkyStorians #churchhistory
Calling all early career scholars!
Our 2026 #BookPrize recognises the best first book on #ChristianHistory published in 2025.
Nominate your work or a colleague’s and help spotlight emerging voices in the field.
Deadline: 28 Feb 2026
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/prizes/
#Skystorians
Our 2026 #BookPrize recognises the best first book on #ChristianHistory published in 2025.
Nominate your work or a colleague’s and help spotlight emerging voices in the field.
Deadline: 28 Feb 2026
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/prizes/
#Skystorians
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Calling all early career scholars!
Our 2026 #BookPrize recognises the best first book on #ChristianHistory published in 2025.
Nominate your work or a colleague’s and help spotlight emerging voices in the field.
Deadline: 28 Feb 2026
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/prizes/
#Skystorians
Our 2026 #BookPrize recognises the best first book on #ChristianHistory published in 2025.
Nominate your work or a colleague’s and help spotlight emerging voices in the field.
Deadline: 28 Feb 2026
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/prizes/
#Skystorians
#Historians, mark your calendars!
Our 2026 Summer Conference will be held on 13-15 July at @royalholloway.bsky.social. The Call for Papers will open in January 2026.
#churchhistory #Skystorians #cfp
Our 2026 Summer Conference will be held on 13-15 July at @royalholloway.bsky.social. The Call for Papers will open in January 2026.
#churchhistory #Skystorians #cfp
November 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
#Historians, mark your calendars!
Our 2026 Summer Conference will be held on 13-15 July at @royalholloway.bsky.social. The Call for Papers will open in January 2026.
#churchhistory #Skystorians #cfp
Our 2026 Summer Conference will be held on 13-15 July at @royalholloway.bsky.social. The Call for Papers will open in January 2026.
#churchhistory #Skystorians #cfp
Call for papers: PG Symposium 2026 on 'Theories, Frameworks and Concepts'
Submit any applications to organisers via email: aude.de-mezerac@univ-lille.fr and mcf24@st-andrews.ac.uk
Plenary lecture by Professor Miri Rubin (QMUL)
Abstract deadline: 19 December 2025
#History #CFP #ChurchHistory
Submit any applications to organisers via email: aude.de-mezerac@univ-lille.fr and mcf24@st-andrews.ac.uk
Plenary lecture by Professor Miri Rubin (QMUL)
Abstract deadline: 19 December 2025
#History #CFP #ChurchHistory
November 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Call for papers: PG Symposium 2026 on 'Theories, Frameworks and Concepts'
Submit any applications to organisers via email: aude.de-mezerac@univ-lille.fr and mcf24@st-andrews.ac.uk
Plenary lecture by Professor Miri Rubin (QMUL)
Abstract deadline: 19 December 2025
#History #CFP #ChurchHistory
Submit any applications to organisers via email: aude.de-mezerac@univ-lille.fr and mcf24@st-andrews.ac.uk
Plenary lecture by Professor Miri Rubin (QMUL)
Abstract deadline: 19 December 2025
#History #CFP #ChurchHistory
Make sure to get your paper submissions in for our Winter Meeting by this Friday 31 October!
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
#churchhistory #skystorians
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
#churchhistory #skystorians
October 28, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Make sure to get your paper submissions in for our Winter Meeting by this Friday 31 October!
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
#churchhistory #skystorians
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
#churchhistory #skystorians
Upcoming #London event:
The Friends of Mount Athos (www.athosfriends.org ) are delighted to announce their November Meeting which will be on the ‘Romanian Presence on Mount Athos’, with particular reference to the two newly canonised Romanian Athonite saints. #churchhistory
The Friends of Mount Athos (www.athosfriends.org ) are delighted to announce their November Meeting which will be on the ‘Romanian Presence on Mount Athos’, with particular reference to the two newly canonised Romanian Athonite saints. #churchhistory
October 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Upcoming #London event:
The Friends of Mount Athos (www.athosfriends.org ) are delighted to announce their November Meeting which will be on the ‘Romanian Presence on Mount Athos’, with particular reference to the two newly canonised Romanian Athonite saints. #churchhistory
The Friends of Mount Athos (www.athosfriends.org ) are delighted to announce their November Meeting which will be on the ‘Romanian Presence on Mount Athos’, with particular reference to the two newly canonised Romanian Athonite saints. #churchhistory
We are looking forward to our online Winter Meeting on 'Creeds, Councils and Canons' on 10 January 2026.
If you would like to present a paper, please make sure to send in your submission application by 31 October: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
If you would like to present a paper, please make sure to send in your submission application by 31 October: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
October 20, 2025 at 9:55 AM
We are looking forward to our online Winter Meeting on 'Creeds, Councils and Canons' on 10 January 2026.
If you would like to present a paper, please make sure to send in your submission application by 31 October: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
If you would like to present a paper, please make sure to send in your submission application by 31 October: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
🎧 Don’t miss our classic podcast episode featuring Prof Catherine Rider (@exeter.ac.uk)
She talked with us on her work on the history of magic, medicine & fertility as well as tips on historical outreach.
open.spotify.com/episode/6Zvw... #HistoryPodcast #MedievalHistory #Skystorians
She talked with us on her work on the history of magic, medicine & fertility as well as tips on historical outreach.
open.spotify.com/episode/6Zvw... #HistoryPodcast #MedievalHistory #Skystorians
October 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
🎧 Don’t miss our classic podcast episode featuring Prof Catherine Rider (@exeter.ac.uk)
She talked with us on her work on the history of magic, medicine & fertility as well as tips on historical outreach.
open.spotify.com/episode/6Zvw... #HistoryPodcast #MedievalHistory #Skystorians
She talked with us on her work on the history of magic, medicine & fertility as well as tips on historical outreach.
open.spotify.com/episode/6Zvw... #HistoryPodcast #MedievalHistory #Skystorians
Free upcoming event at Lambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social on 1 November 🚨
'Routes in the Records: Church of England's Black History at the Archives', 10am-4pm.
#Skystorians #BlackHistory
'Routes in the Records: Church of England's Black History at the Archives', 10am-4pm.
#Skystorians #BlackHistory
October 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Free upcoming event at Lambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social on 1 November 🚨
'Routes in the Records: Church of England's Black History at the Archives', 10am-4pm.
#Skystorians #BlackHistory
'Routes in the Records: Church of England's Black History at the Archives', 10am-4pm.
#Skystorians #BlackHistory
Our Winter Meeting 2026 is on 'Creeds, Councils and Canons'.
Make sure to apply by 31 October to give a paper at our online session on 10 January 2026.
More info: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... #churchhistory #skystorians
Make sure to apply by 31 October to give a paper at our online session on 10 January 2026.
More info: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... #churchhistory #skystorians
October 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Our Winter Meeting 2026 is on 'Creeds, Councils and Canons'.
Make sure to apply by 31 October to give a paper at our online session on 10 January 2026.
More info: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... #churchhistory #skystorians
Make sure to apply by 31 October to give a paper at our online session on 10 January 2026.
More info: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... #churchhistory #skystorians
📚 Love church #history? Join the Ecclesiastical History Society and connect with scholars, resources, and conversations that shape our understanding of the past.
Membership includes journal access, events & more!
🔗 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/membership/a... #ChurchHistory #Skystorians
Membership includes journal access, events & more!
🔗 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/membership/a... #ChurchHistory #Skystorians
October 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
📚 Love church #history? Join the Ecclesiastical History Society and connect with scholars, resources, and conversations that shape our understanding of the past.
Membership includes journal access, events & more!
🔗 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/membership/a... #ChurchHistory #Skystorians
Membership includes journal access, events & more!
🔗 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/membership/a... #ChurchHistory #Skystorians
New blog post today 🎉
PhD student Emilee Dale (@universityofleeds.bsky.social) has written for us this month about the role of Christianity in Caribbean slave rebellions. Read more:
eccleshistsoc.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/f...
PhD student Emilee Dale (@universityofleeds.bsky.social) has written for us this month about the role of Christianity in Caribbean slave rebellions. Read more:
eccleshistsoc.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/f...
October 6, 2025 at 8:25 AM
New blog post today 🎉
PhD student Emilee Dale (@universityofleeds.bsky.social) has written for us this month about the role of Christianity in Caribbean slave rebellions. Read more:
eccleshistsoc.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/f...
PhD student Emilee Dale (@universityofleeds.bsky.social) has written for us this month about the role of Christianity in Caribbean slave rebellions. Read more:
eccleshistsoc.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/f...
#CfP: 'Creeds, Councils and Canons', 10 January 2026 (online)
Apply to present a paper for our Winter Meeting by 31 October!
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
Apply to present a paper for our Winter Meeting by 31 October!
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
October 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
#CfP: 'Creeds, Councils and Canons', 10 January 2026 (online)
Apply to present a paper for our Winter Meeting by 31 October!
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
Apply to present a paper for our Winter Meeting by 31 October!
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
Did you know that the #EHS endorses #history projects? If you're interested in learning more 👉 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/ehs-project-... #Skystorians
September 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Did you know that the #EHS endorses #history projects? If you're interested in learning more 👉 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/ehs-project-... #Skystorians
Lambeth Palace Library will be holding a careers open day for anyone considering their future career trajectory. This is your chance to find out what the staff do in their day-to-day work, and how to enter these professions.
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info
September 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Lambeth Palace Library will be holding a careers open day for anyone considering their future career trajectory. This is your chance to find out what the staff do in their day-to-day work, and how to enter these professions.
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info
📢 Applications are now open for our Winter Meeting on 10 January (online)! Deadline: 31 October 2025
Don’t miss the chance to connect, share ideas, and kick off 2026 with fresh inspiration.
Apply now 👉 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
#Skystorians
Don’t miss the chance to connect, share ideas, and kick off 2026 with fresh inspiration.
Apply now 👉 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
#Skystorians
September 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
📢 Applications are now open for our Winter Meeting on 10 January (online)! Deadline: 31 October 2025
Don’t miss the chance to connect, share ideas, and kick off 2026 with fresh inspiration.
Apply now 👉 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
#Skystorians
Don’t miss the chance to connect, share ideas, and kick off 2026 with fresh inspiration.
Apply now 👉 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
#Skystorians
In this month's blogpost, Dr Emily Betz writes about anti-Quaker propaganda.
Using the language of #medicine, opponents of #Quaker beliefs attempted to paint them as mentally unstable, their understandings of faith less spiritual revelations than medical complications.
wp.me/p7o0HV-qm #medhist
Using the language of #medicine, opponents of #Quaker beliefs attempted to paint them as mentally unstable, their understandings of faith less spiritual revelations than medical complications.
wp.me/p7o0HV-qm #medhist
September 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In this month's blogpost, Dr Emily Betz writes about anti-Quaker propaganda.
Using the language of #medicine, opponents of #Quaker beliefs attempted to paint them as mentally unstable, their understandings of faith less spiritual revelations than medical complications.
wp.me/p7o0HV-qm #medhist
Using the language of #medicine, opponents of #Quaker beliefs attempted to paint them as mentally unstable, their understandings of faith less spiritual revelations than medical complications.
wp.me/p7o0HV-qm #medhist
We are now welcoming papers for the EHS online Winter Meeting on the theme 'Creeds, Councils and Canons'.
Meeting: Saturday 10 January 2026
Proposal Deadline: Friday 31 October 2025
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... #churchhistory #skystorians
Meeting: Saturday 10 January 2026
Proposal Deadline: Friday 31 October 2025
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... #churchhistory #skystorians
September 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
We are now welcoming papers for the EHS online Winter Meeting on the theme 'Creeds, Councils and Canons'.
Meeting: Saturday 10 January 2026
Proposal Deadline: Friday 31 October 2025
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... #churchhistory #skystorians
Meeting: Saturday 10 January 2026
Proposal Deadline: Friday 31 October 2025
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... #churchhistory #skystorians
Did you know the #EHS provides project endorsements?
If you work in #churchhistory and want to qualify for an endorsement from us, visit our website: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/ehs-project-... #skystorians
If you work in #churchhistory and want to qualify for an endorsement from us, visit our website: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/ehs-project-... #skystorians
August 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Did you know the #EHS provides project endorsements?
If you work in #churchhistory and want to qualify for an endorsement from us, visit our website: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/ehs-project-... #skystorians
If you work in #churchhistory and want to qualify for an endorsement from us, visit our website: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/ehs-project-... #skystorians
#OnThisDay in #churchhistory:
One 26 August 1748, Henry Mühlenberg established the first Lutheran Synod in the American colonies in the state of Pennsylvania.
One 26 August 1748, Henry Mühlenberg established the first Lutheran Synod in the American colonies in the state of Pennsylvania.
August 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
#OnThisDay in #churchhistory:
One 26 August 1748, Henry Mühlenberg established the first Lutheran Synod in the American colonies in the state of Pennsylvania.
One 26 August 1748, Henry Mühlenberg established the first Lutheran Synod in the American colonies in the state of Pennsylvania.
Our latest podcast episode dropped this morning 🎙️
Listen to us talk to Prof Andrew Holmes (QUB), an expert in the history of religion in Ireland from c. 1660 to the present, as we talk Presbyterianism and his best advice on co-editing academic volumes:
open.spotify.com/episode/6gqI... #skystorians
Listen to us talk to Prof Andrew Holmes (QUB), an expert in the history of religion in Ireland from c. 1660 to the present, as we talk Presbyterianism and his best advice on co-editing academic volumes:
open.spotify.com/episode/6gqI... #skystorians
August 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Our latest podcast episode dropped this morning 🎙️
Listen to us talk to Prof Andrew Holmes (QUB), an expert in the history of religion in Ireland from c. 1660 to the present, as we talk Presbyterianism and his best advice on co-editing academic volumes:
open.spotify.com/episode/6gqI... #skystorians
Listen to us talk to Prof Andrew Holmes (QUB), an expert in the history of religion in Ireland from c. 1660 to the present, as we talk Presbyterianism and his best advice on co-editing academic volumes:
open.spotify.com/episode/6gqI... #skystorians
#OTD in 1844, the first assembly of a new school in British Guyana came together for the first time. Bishop William Piercy Austin established what would because Queen's College in Georgetown as an Anglican school of elite boys. Today, Queen's College is still thriving!
#ChurchHistory #Guyana
#ChurchHistory #Guyana
August 5, 2025 at 10:39 AM
#OTD in 1844, the first assembly of a new school in British Guyana came together for the first time. Bishop William Piercy Austin established what would because Queen's College in Georgetown as an Anglican school of elite boys. Today, Queen's College is still thriving!
#ChurchHistory #Guyana
#ChurchHistory #Guyana
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)!
#EHSCon25
#EHSCon25
July 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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)!
#EHSCon25
#EHSCon25
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’
#EHSCon25
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’
#EHSCon25
July 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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’
#EHSCon25
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’
#EHSCon25
