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If you have any news that would be of interest to the society's members, please contact Mack Holt <mholt@gmu.edu>, who will post it here. (Last updated February 4, 2012)
The Society for Reformation Research is now accepting proposals for individual papers and complete sessions for its joint sessions with 2012 annual meeting of the Sixteenth Century Studies Conference (SCSC) to be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 25-28, at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza. We encourage proposals for individual papers and sessions on any theme related to Reformation research. We are also interested in sponsoring a series of sessions this year on the theme of “Pain and Suffering during the Reformation.” These papers/panels could deal any number of topics related to this theme, including, for instance, bodily mortification for religious purposes, torture related to heresy trials, suffering for belief, pain and suffering in Purgatory or of Purgatorial souls, emotional responses to reform, and so on, in any context or period affected by the Reformation. In line with our mission to support instruction of Reformation history and Reformation themes in other courses, we also solicit papers with a primary focus on teaching. Papers should not have been previously presented at any other scholarly meeting nor have been published. If you would like to submit a paper or session for sponsorship by the SRR, have questions, or need additional information, please contact Beth Plummer: beth.plummer@wku.edu. The deadline for submission (via e-mail) of paper and session proposals is 1 April 2012. Paper abstracts should be no more than 250 words and include the presenter’s name, affiliation, and contact information; sessions should include session title, organizer, chair/comment, list of papers/presenters, and relevant paper abstracts.
The Society for Reformation Research is now accepting proposals for its sponsored sessions for the 2013 annual meeting of the American Society of Church History (ASCH) to be held in conjunction with the American Historical Association meeting in New Orleans, January 3-6. We encourage proposals for individual sessions on any theme related to Reformation research that fall within the themes announced for the ASCH meeting: Christianity and public life, or the relationship of church and state; Christian responses to disaster and suffering; Christianity and race, or Creole cultures. Papers should not have been previously presented at any other scholarly meeting nor have been published. If you would like to submit a paper or session for sponsorship by the SRR, have questions, or need additional information, please contact Beth Plummer: beth.plummer@wku.edu. The deadline for submission (via e-mail) of paper and session proposals is 1 March 2012. Paper abstracts should be no more than 300 words and include the presenter’s name, affiliation, and contact information; sessions should include session title, organizer, chair/comment, list of papers, short CV or biographical description for each panel participant, and relevant paper abstracts.
At the business meeting of the society held in conjunction with the Sixteenth Century Society and Conference in Ft. Worth, Texas on Saturday, October 29 at 5:00 p.m., the following new officers were elected: R. Emmet McLaughlin, Vice-President/President-Elect (two-year term, followed by a two-year term as President); Ralph Keen (three-year term) and Megan Armstrong (two-year term), Executive Council members; Ward Holder, Nominating Committee (three-year term); and Beth Plummer, Program Chair (three-year term). All of these individuals will officially take office on January 1, 2012.
Latin Paleography Workshop, June 2012:
The Meeter Center at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan is hosting a two-week Latin Paleography workshop from June 4 through June 15, 2012. This workshop is intended for graduate students and scholars who plan to work with Latin manuscripts, and will be led by Todd Rester, an experienced Latinist and paleographer. The first eight applicants to be selected will receive a $500 bursary to defray transportation and accommodation costs. More information and an application form can be found at http://www.calvin.edu/meeter/paleography. Please pass on the information about this opportunity to any graduate students or colleagues who may be interested. The postmark deadline for completed applications is March 16, 2012. Candidates may send the documents as email attachments to pfields@calvin.edu
Meeter Center Research fellowships, 2012-13:
The Meeter Center at Calvin College, in Grand Rapids, MI, offers fellowships annually for student (4 week) and faculty (6 to 14 week) research fellowships as well as fellowships for pastors in the Reformed tradition (4 weeks). These fellowships range from approximately $1,250 to $3,000 depending on the category, and the funds are intended to help pay for transportation, accommodation, and research-related expenses while in Grand Rapids. The Meeter Center is a special collection focusing on Calvinism, the Reformation, and early modern Europe, and holds an extensive primary and secondary source collection (including numerous microfiche and microfilmed rare books and manuscripts). To learn more about the Center and its holdings, see http://www.calvin.edu/meeter/about For more on the fellowship program, criteria, and application forms, see http://www.calvin.edu/meeter/fellowships-and-scholarships. The postmark deadline for completed applications is January 1, 2012. Candidates may send the documents as email attachments to kmaag@calvin.edu
The Society for Reformation Research is now accepting proposals for individual papers and complete sessions for its joint sessions with 2012 annual meeting of the Sixteenth Century Studies Conference (SCSC) to be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 25-28, at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza. We encourage proposals for individual papers and sessions on any theme related to Reformation research. We are also interested in sponsoring a series of sessions this year on the theme of “Pain and Suffering during the Reformation.” These papers/panels could deal any number of topics related to this theme, including, for instance, bodily mortification for religious purposes, torture related to heresy trials, suffering for belief, pain and suffering in Purgatory or of Purgatorial souls, emotional responses to reform, and so on, in any context or period affected by the Reformation. In line with our mission to support instruction of Reformation history and Reformation themes in other courses, we also solicit papers with a primary focus on teaching. Papers should not have been previously presented at any other scholarly meeting nor have been published. If you would like to submit a paper or session for sponsorship by the SRR, have questions, or need additional information, please contact Beth Plummer: beth.plummer@wku.edu. The deadline for submission (via e-mail) of paper and session proposals is 1 April 2012. Paper abstracts should be no more than 250 words and include the presenter’s name, affiliation, and contact information; sessions should include session title, organizer, chair/comment, list of papers/presenters, and relevant paper abstracts.
The Society for Reformation Research is now accepting proposals for its sponsored sessions for the 2013 annual meeting of the American Society of Church History (ASCH) to be held in conjunction with the American Historical Association meeting in New Orleans, January 3-6. We encourage proposals for individual sessions on any theme related to Reformation research that fall within the themes announced for the ASCH meeting: Christianity and public life, or the relationship of church and state; Christian responses to disaster and suffering; Christianity and race, or Creole cultures. Papers should not have been previously presented at any other scholarly meeting nor have been published. If you would like to submit a paper or session for sponsorship by the SRR, have questions, or need additional information, please contact Beth Plummer: beth.plummer@wku.edu. The deadline for submission (via e-mail) of paper and session proposals is 1 March 2012. Paper abstracts should be no more than 300 words and include the presenter’s name, affiliation, and contact information; sessions should include session title, organizer, chair/comment, list of papers, short CV or biographical description for each panel participant, and relevant paper abstracts.
At the business meeting of the society held in conjunction with the Sixteenth Century Society and Conference in Ft. Worth, Texas on Saturday, October 29 at 5:00 p.m., the following new officers were elected: R. Emmet McLaughlin, Vice-President/President-Elect (two-year term, followed by a two-year term as President); Ralph Keen (three-year term) and Megan Armstrong (two-year term), Executive Council members; Ward Holder, Nominating Committee (three-year term); and Beth Plummer, Program Chair (three-year term). All of these individuals will officially take office on January 1, 2012.
Latin Paleography Workshop, June 2012:
The Meeter Center at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan is hosting a two-week Latin Paleography workshop from June 4 through June 15, 2012. This workshop is intended for graduate students and scholars who plan to work with Latin manuscripts, and will be led by Todd Rester, an experienced Latinist and paleographer. The first eight applicants to be selected will receive a $500 bursary to defray transportation and accommodation costs. More information and an application form can be found at http://www.calvin.edu/meeter/paleography. Please pass on the information about this opportunity to any graduate students or colleagues who may be interested. The postmark deadline for completed applications is March 16, 2012. Candidates may send the documents as email attachments to pfields@calvin.edu
Meeter Center Research fellowships, 2012-13:
The Meeter Center at Calvin College, in Grand Rapids, MI, offers fellowships annually for student (4 week) and faculty (6 to 14 week) research fellowships as well as fellowships for pastors in the Reformed tradition (4 weeks). These fellowships range from approximately $1,250 to $3,000 depending on the category, and the funds are intended to help pay for transportation, accommodation, and research-related expenses while in Grand Rapids. The Meeter Center is a special collection focusing on Calvinism, the Reformation, and early modern Europe, and holds an extensive primary and secondary source collection (including numerous microfiche and microfilmed rare books and manuscripts). To learn more about the Center and its holdings, see http://www.calvin.edu/meeter/about For more on the fellowship program, criteria, and application forms, see http://www.calvin.edu/meeter/fellowships-and-scholarships. The postmark deadline for completed applications is January 1, 2012. Candidates may send the documents as email attachments to kmaag@calvin.edu