Why I study women religious
Ryan P. Murphy (Chestnut Hill College) reflects on his research and teaching on American Catholic women religious.
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Cushwa Center announces research funding recipients for 2019
In 2019, the Cushwa Center is providing grants and awards to 19 scholars for a variety of research projects.
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The National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus at 50
On November 7, 2019, Father Clarence Williams, C.PP.S., spoke at Rare Books and Special Collections in Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Library, reflecting on the 50th anniversary of the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus.
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Protestant missionaries and the transformation of American public life: A seminar with David Hollinger
The fall 2018 Seminar in American Religion featured Hollinger's Protestants Abroad.
Cushwa Center Lecture examines how sex and religion fractured American society
In October 2018, R. Marie Griffith delivered the annual Cushwa Center Lecture on the ways that sex, gender, and religion have divided American society since the 1920s.
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Ruán O'Donnell on America and the Irish Revolution, 1916–1922
O'Donnell delivered the annual Hibernian Lecture in September 2018.
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Catholic missionary education among the Potawatomi: Five questions with Issac Akande
Akande (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) received a Research Travel Grant to visit the Notre Dame Archives for research for his dissertation.
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Book review: The Many Captivities of Esther Wheelwright
Gabrielle Guillerm reviews Ann M. Little's The Many Captivities of Esther Wheelwright.
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The complete writings of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne: The challenges of transatlantic, diachronic, and bilingual biographical publication
Carolyn Osiek, R.S.C.J., explains the process of preparing the complete writings of Philippine Duchesne for publication.
Enduring trends and new directions: Assessing Mark Noll’s place in American historiography
Benjamin J. Wetzel and Kathryn Rose Sawyer revisit the spring 2018 conference Enduring Trends and New Directions, in light of the intellectual legacy of Mark Noll and several of his colleagues.
Research symposium explores history of migrant education by women religious
Margaret McGuinness revisits Pedagogy of Peace, a March 2018 symposium in Ireland sponsored by the Cushwa Center.
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Book review: Authentically Black and Truly Catholic
Catherine R. Osborne reviews Matthew J. Cressler's Authentically Black and Truly Catholic: The Rise of Black Catholicism in the Great Migration
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The Spanish language in the U.S. Catholic Church: A conversation with Antonio Medina-Rivera
Medina-Rivera visited the Notre Dame Archives in June 2018 to research Spanish language usage in the U.S. Catholic Church during the 20th century.
The founding of the Tantur Ecumenical Institute: A conversation with Alberto Guasco
Guasco received a 2018 Hesburgh Research Travel Grant to study Father Hesburgh’s leadership in the early years of the Tantur Ecumenical Institute.
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Patricio Flores and liberation theology: A conversation with Gabriela Perez
Research Travel Grant recipient Gabriela Perez recently visited the Notre Dame Archives to study the life and work of Archbishop Patricio Flores.
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Cushwa Center names first six recipients of Mother Theodore Guerin Research Travel Grants
This year, funds will support travel to research sites throughout the Midwestern United States as well as Valence, France; Madrid, Spain; and the Tiwi Islands off the northern coast of Australia.
Five questions with 2017–2018 postdoctoral fellow Benjamin Wetzel
Ben discusses his research and teaching from the past year, the process of writing religious biography, and advice for postdocs. He will join Taylor University in August as assistant professor of history.
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Maggie Elmore to join Cushwa Center as postdoctoral fellow for 2018–2019
Peter Cajka and Maggie Elmore are the Cushwa Center’s postdoctoral research associates for 2018–2019.
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African American religious traditions in the early 20th century: A seminar with Judith Weisenfeld
The spring 2018 Seminar in American Religion featured Weisenfeld’s New World A-Coming.
Conversations and conversions: The Bob Pelton interviews
Peter Cajka reflects on five interviews he conducted with Father Bob Pelton, C.S.C., from October 2017 to January 2018.
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