Book review: The Many Captivities of Esther Wheelwright
Gabrielle Guillerm reviews Ann M. Little's The Many Captivities of Esther Wheelwright.
Read More about Book review: The Many Captivities of Esther Wheelwright
News
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.
Read More about Research symposium explores history of migrant education by women religious
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
Read More about Book review: Authentically Black and Truly Catholic
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.
Read More about The founding of the Tantur Ecumenical Institute: A conversation with Alberto Guasco
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.
Read More about Patricio Flores and liberation theology: A conversation with Gabriela Perez
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.
Read More about Five questions with 2017–2018 postdoctoral fellow Benjamin Wetzel
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.
Read More about Maggie Elmore to join Cushwa Center as postdoctoral fellow for 2018–2019
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.
Read More about Conversations and conversions: The Bob Pelton interviews
The Irish Dames: A history of Kylemore Abbey’s Benedictine nuns from Ypres, Belgium, to Western Ireland
Jack Rooney explores the history of the Benedictine community at Kylemore Abbey in Ireland.
Why I study women religious
For the forthcoming spring issue of the American Catholic Studies Newsletter, Marie Mullaney (professor of history at Caldwell University) reflects on her research and teaching on American Catholic women religious.
Applications invited for postdoctoral research associate at Cushwa Center
The Cushwa Center is accepting applications for a 2018–2019 postdoctoral fellowship.
Read More about Applications invited for postdoctoral research associate at Cushwa Center
Call for papers: Global History and Catholicism
Proposals are due June 1, 2018, for this 2019 conference exploring intersections between global history and the history of the Roman Catholic Church.
Read More about Call for papers: Global History and Catholicism
Cushwa Center announces funding for 25 researchers in 2018
Funds will support travel to the University of Notre Dame Archives as well as research sites in Baltimore, New Orleans, Dublin, and Rome.
Read More about Cushwa Center announces funding for 25 researchers in 2018
Call for papers: 11th Triennial Conference on the History of Women Religious
The Program Committee for the 11th Triennial Conference on the History of Women Religious welcomes paper proposals (deadline: June 1, 2018).
Read More about Call for papers: 11th Triennial Conference on the History of Women Religious
Farrell O’Gorman on Catholicism in American Gothic Literature
Michael Skaggs revisits a November 2017 discussion of O’Gorman’s Catholicism and American Borders in the Gothic Literary Imagination (Notre Dame Press, 2017).
Read More about Farrell O’Gorman on Catholicism in American Gothic Literature