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Institute of Reformation History
@ihr-geneva.bsky.social
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Research institute for the history of the 16th century reformations, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Posts by @uelizahnd.bsky.social and Céline Vonlanthen; unige.ch/ihr
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Notre première semaine de cours d'été est lancée! @dsc66.bsky.social et Nathalie Szczech ouvrent leur semaine sur la "construction et diffusion des groupes évangéliques à l'époque de la Réforme"
Daniela Solfaroli Camillocci et Nathalie Szczech présentant la première semaine
June 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Next Monday, our PhD candidate Christian Martens will present his thesis research “François Hotman (1524-1590): humanisme juridique, historiographie et engagement politique”. See you at 12 PM in Uni Dufour (U365), Geneva! Presentation in French. More details on www.unige.ch/ihr/fr/accue...
Portrait of François Hotman in somber colors; he is wearing a white ruff and his right hand is placed on this torso, underneath a large black cape. The image features the name of the conference and of the lecturer, as well as the place and time. At the bottom of the image, a pink band with the mentions "Institut d'histoire de la Réformation" and "Université de Genève"
May 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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New SNSF conference alert: the first conference of the ARCHEO-POL project will take place on the 3rd & 4th of April in Geneva. This project focuses on Monarchomachs and the sources they used, to shed light on their work. More info on the conference & the project on: www.unige.ch/ihr/fr/accue...
Poster and program of the conference "Passé-Présent: concilier l'inconciliable pendant les guerres civiles (16e siècle)" that will take place in Colladon on the 3rd and 4th of April 2025. On the left, the poster with an abstract painting of the Last Supper with water colors. On the right, on a beige background, the program of the 3rd (2pm-6.30 pm) and 4th (8.30am-1pm).
March 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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🚨 Registrations for the 2025 Summer School are open until the 14th of April! The IHR offers 2 weeks of intensive courses (2-14 june) focusing on the treatment of sources and methodology. Subjects, registration forms and pratical information on our website: www.unige.ch/ihr/fr/ensei...
Poster for the 2025 IHR summer school, featuring practical information (subjects, teachers and dates) in white on a lilac background. On the lower half of the poster, a text in white reads "Admission upon registration. All the info on www.unige.ch/ihr", with the indication that the courses is aimed for postgraduate and PhD students in history, history of religion, theology, philosophy or literature.
March 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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The IHR team is delighted to welcome Jennifer Powell McNutt (Wheaton College) on the 31st of May for a conference entitled "Inscripturating Time: The Early Modern French Bible as Time Keeper" (6.15PM). Zoom link and information on our website: www.unige.ch/ihr/fr/accue...
#earlymodern #scriptures
Poster of the conference by Jennifer Powell McNutt at the IHR on the 31st of March. The background is lilac, with a picture of a cross-shaped gold clock, ornated by religious engravings. Practical informations are written in white. At the bottom, a pink banner with the mentions "Institut d'histoire de la Réformation" and "Université de Genève".
March 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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A G-rated impression from our recent PhD-Lunch: @jebbb.bsky.social presenting his research on #OriginalSin in #16thCentury exegetical debates, which we announced in such graphic detail that #bsky censored us (poor #Eve, but there is no such thing as prelapsarian fig leaves...)

#earlymodern
March 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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On Monday 10.03, our PhD candidate @jebbb.bsky.social will present his research, “The Reformation of Original Sin: Re-Readings of Romans 5 in the Sixteenth Century (1512-1563)”. See you at 12 PM in Uni Dufour (U365), Geneva!
#reformation #earlymodern #historyofreligion
Poster of the "Reformation of Original Sin : Re-Readings of Romans 5 in the Sixteenth Century (1512-1563)" conference by Jeb Ralston. The poster shows a painting of the original sin, with Adam in the back and Eve at the front. She is standing next to a tree, naked, embraced by a snake and they are both biting into a fruit. At the bottom, the pink band of the University of Geneva.
March 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Announcing our next conference: Julien Léonard will speak on François Véron (1575-1649) and heretics next Monday at 6.15 PM in Geneva. The presentation will also be available online. All the info on www.unige.ch/ihr/fr/accue...
Poster of a conference on François Véron by Julien Léonard on the 3rd of March at 6.15PM in Geneva. The text is white on a lilac background, which features a black and white portrait of François Véron. At the bottom, a pink band with the mention "Institute of Reformation History, University of Geneva"
February 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Next Monday, the 17th of February, the IHR welcomes Rui Luis Rodrigues for a presentation on Pierre Viret’s work (1562-1565) at 6.15PM in Geneva! The event can be followed online. More information on www.unige.ch/ihr/fr/accue...
February 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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To kick-off the spring semester, we have the pleasure of hosting a workshop of the SETAF project (SNSF funded), “Interroger les Faits de Jésus Christ et du pape: thèmes et représentations” on the 6 & 7th of February. More info on: www.unige.ch/ihr/fr/accue...
#reformation #history #earlymodern
On the left, the poster of the conference with the title and the dates: "Interroger les Faits de Jésus Christ et du pape, thèmes et représentations", on the 6 and 7th of February. On the right, the programm of the conference, with the time and name of the participants.
January 30, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Impressions of our last Lunch numérique in 2024: Mathilde Monge @mmonge.bsky.social and Oriane Manigault presenting the SOLIDAMIN project (solidamin.hypotheses.org), a database to inventory, measure, and compare donations in the #earlymodern world.

#skystorians #dh
December 13, 2024 at 2:12 PM
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Busy week ahead! The IHR has the pleasure to welcome 3 researchers: Patricia Eichel-Lojkine for a masterclass on Tuesday, Mathilde Monge and Oriane Manigault for a digital seminar on Thursday. More info on www.unige.ch/ihr/fr/accue...
#reformation #earlymodern #geneva #womeninresearch
Portrait of Marguerite of Navarre, with the title of the conference and the date: 10.12.2024 in Geneva Poster of the seminar centered around the SOLIDAMIN program, by Mathilde Monge and Oriane Manigault.
December 5, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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Some impressions from our latest IHR PhD Lunch: Sonia Solfrini presenting her work on Matthieu Malingre (ca. 1500-1572) #earlymodern #16thc #reformazing. We obviously need a bigger room with so many people attending these days...
December 3, 2024 at 6:26 AM
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We're thrilled to announce the nomination of Giovanni Gellera @giovannigellera.bsky.social as professor of #earlymodern history of philosophy and theology. Grantee of a Consolidator Grant, Giovanni is the PI of a project on the Scottish theologian & philosopher John Mair (+1550). Major works ahead!
Portrait of Giovanni Gellera Woodcut of John Mair, Lyon 1505 (©wikimedia)
December 2, 2024 at 3:35 PM
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Introducing our next event: « François Hotman: un homme d'action, entre droit, histoire et théologie », 21-22 November in Geneva (Colladon). Looking forward to seeing you there! More info on www.unige.ch/ihr/fr/accue...
#reformation #earlymodern #geneva #hotman
On the left, a portrait of François Hotman, with the title "François Hotman: un homme d'action, entre droit, histoire et théologie", and the dates of the event : 21st and 22nd of November, in Geneva. On the right, the program of the two days, with the titles of the interventions and the name of the lecturers.
November 14, 2024 at 10:49 AM
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We are delighted to announce the publication of this great collection of women's voices on the Protestant tradition, featuring both their portraits and excerpts from their texts: www.laboretfides.com/product/refo... #reformation #earlymodern #womeninhistory
Reformatrices book cover
November 9, 2024 at 12:56 PM
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Quick impression of a great evening lecture at the Musée International de la Réforme: Odile Panetta discussing Castellio's reception ampng Italian protestants #earlymodern #reformation #castellio #tolerance
November 8, 2024 at 10:14 AM
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We're thrilled to present our 2024 workshop, focusing on Sebastian Castellio, his work and his heritage. The event will take place November 7-8, in Geneva and via Zoom. More info and the complete program on our website: www.unige.ch/ihr/fr/accue...
#reformation #earlymodern #tolerance #history
Poster of the workshop, featuring a portrait of Sebastian Castellio in black and white
October 24, 2024 at 9:48 AM
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The IHR is happy to announce its next conference, "Wolfgang Joner, Abbot of Kappel – and a Practicioner of Reformation", by Tobias Jammerthal on Monday 28 October at 6 PM. More information and Zoom link on our website : www.unige.ch/ihr/fr/accue...
October 15, 2024 at 3:10 PM
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Applications for the European Diploma in Medieval Studies from the FIDEM (Fédération Internationale des Instituts d’Études Médiévales) are now open. More information on their website: fidemweb.org/deem/
September 26, 2024 at 3:29 PM
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The last conference of our SNSF project "A Disregarded Past", entitled "Scotism in the Reformation Era: Historical and Historiographical Questions", starts on Monday in Geneva! More info and zoom links on www.unige.ch/ihr/fr/accue...
September 4, 2024 at 11:06 AM
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La parole représentée / Représenter la parole : de l’acte de langage à l’acte d’image (GEMCA, #UCLouvain) – the #CallforPapers / #AppelàContributuions is open unteil July 15th: parole.hypotheses.org/278
July 3, 2024 at 9:32 AM
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Day 4 of our #Summerschool at #IHR-Geneva: Getting down to business... #Calvin #Reformation
June 7, 2024 at 7:31 AM
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First impression from our #summerschool (or what happened afterwards)
June 3, 2024 at 6:15 PM
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The IHR is happy to announce an international conference on the "The Many Faces of Paul", dealing with the exegetical diversity of commentaries on Paul in pre-modern times. See you in Geneva on March 21-23 (you can also join in on Zoom).
Conference Flyer
March 10, 2024 at 3:40 PM