Studying Seton: A seminar with Catherine O’Donnell
Maggie Elmore summarizes the Cushwa Center’s spring 2019 Seminar in American Religion.
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Finding what’s true in the stories of women religious
Eileen Markey reflects on the study of women religious and the process of writing her 2016 book, A Radical Faith.
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Global History and Catholicism: Highlights and insights
John McGreevy revisits the Cushwa Center’s April 2019 conference, Global History and Catholicism.
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Cushwa cosponsors postdoctoral fellowship for research based in Aberdeen, Dublin, and Rome
Rose Luminiello (University of Aberdeen) will conduct archival research for the project, “Irish Religious Women in the Anglophone World, 1840–1950.”
Five questions with postdoctoral fellow Peter Cajka
Cajka discusses his research and teaching from the past two year, his book project, and the year ahead, when he’ll join Notre Dame’s Department of American Studies as visiting assistant professor.
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Historian: In quest for holy heroes, American Catholics find tensions between national, religious identities
In new research, Kathleen Sprows Cummings chronicles how canonization, or the intricate process of naming someone a saint, prompted a minority religious group to define, defend and celebrate its American identity.
Apostles in the desert: How Catholic advocates once led the fight to help Mexican immigrants
Maggie Elmore explores the history of advocacy services sponsored by the Catholic Church since the 1920s on behalf of immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Preserving our story
Patricia Wittberg, S.C., offers sociological perspective on the preservation of religious congregations' archival collections as many communities anticipate downsizing, mergers, or completion in the years ahead.
Book review: Karen Johnson's One in Christ
Peter Cajka reviews Karen Johnson's One in Christ: Chicago Catholics and the Quest for Interracial Justice.
Why I study women religious
Ryan P. Murphy (Chestnut Hill College) reflects on his research and teaching on American Catholic women religious.
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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