Title: Christianity and Sexuality in the Early Modern World: Regulating Desire, Reforming Practice Author(s): Merry ... , 2010 Rating: 4 Stars In Christianity and Sexuality in the Early Modern World: Regulating Desire, Reforming Practice, ... , Wiesner-Hanks looks at how earlier civilizations influenced later ideas of early Christian writers, and then in turn how these Christian writers shaped opinions ...

Closing date 11th March 2010  Tutor/ Teaching Fellow in Early Modern History School of History and Cultures, University of Birmingham. Fixed term for 4 months Starting salary £27,319 to £35,646 a year (potential progression on performance once in post to £37,839 a year). We are looking for a Tutor/ Teaching Fellow in Early Modern History for a period of 4

UCL is delighted to announce the Centre for Early Modern Exchanges. This new interdisciplinary research centre will explore all kinds of intercultural exchange in the period 1450-1800, and will host ... welcome; please see the attached invitation. For more information on the UCL Centre for Early Modern Exchanges, please see or contact the co-directors, Dr Helen Hackett (h. ...

The next seminar in the Exeter Early Modern Seminar series takes place this Wednesday 3 March. The speaker is Dr. Sarah Toulalan (Exeter, History) and her paper is entitled: ‘Child Sexual Abuse in Early Modern England’ The seminar will take place in Amory 417 at 4pm and will be video-conferenced to Tremough, DM Seminar D. Refreshments will follow.

Early Modern England was a benchmark for literary and political activity by women, from Anne Askew’s Examinations in the first half of the sixteenth century to Anna Trapnel’s political prophecies in the final decades of the seventeenth. While the lengthy reign and potency of Elizabeth I 1558-1603 certainly set a precedent for early modern women’s

... have in common in English? The common factor is that they were all brought into the language during the early modern ear. Infantry came in from English soldiers who mixed in a ... Equally they might be lauded for their ability to cope with new situations- there was an anxiety that no modern language could compete with ancient tongues when it came to subtlety of expression, particularly philosophical ...

... to learn more about the early modern period and to do research in one of the world’s best collections of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century books? The Folger-GW Undergraduate Seminar on “Books and Early Modern Culture” is a rare opportunity to study at ... by contacting Dr Werner at swerner@folger.edu. You can also learn more about early modern books and book history at wynkendeworde.blogspot. ...

... a term he coined -- in his new book, Holy War and Human Bondage: Tales of Christian-Muslim Slavery in the Early-Modern Mediterranean. As a result of his research, Davis estimated that during ... Though we are familiar with the clash between Christianity and Islam today, in early-modern times the balance of forces was much different from what it is now, according to Davis. "During ...

The Esoteric Crossroads: Intercultural Patterns in Early Modern Esotericism 7th April 2010, Villa San Michele, Capri, Italy The conference focuses on cross-cultural exchange between Northern and Southern Europe in the fields of Western Esotericism. This is a small-scale, informal, inter-disciplinary conference with limited places for ...

A History of the World in 100 objects is a joint venture between BBC Radio and the British Museum. It is written and presented by Neil Macgregor, Director of the BM and cleverly focusses on a single object from the Museum's collection for each 15 minute radio program. The programs are aired 3 times a day (ze nation vill be educated!), Monday to Friday, and if you miss all of these are also ...

... took place in the context of the meal that was shared: a ritual that eventually evolved into the Eucharist.   Experience this early Christian Communion as practiced by a modern community.  Emily Scott, pastoral minister at St. Lydia's in the East Village will speak about early Christian worship, and give the Faith House community a taste of how the ...

... things organized I’m sure there will be more going on — just look at the LA Modern Quilt Guild, they’re on fire! If you’ ... Capitol Highway. Then the second meet-up is a sewing night at the new Modern Domestic space, 1408 NE Alberta ... posted the schedule this week so I thought I’d do an early announcement! I’ll post more about it soon (including some more detailed ...

... but I have some thoughts.   At first I thought that maybe it was because the modern church doesn't have the faith that the early Saints did.  While I think there might be some validity to that argument ( ... across the country, burying our loved ones along the way based on our belief in a movement that, in modern parlance, essentially would been catagorized as a cult).  But, I don ...

... be found in a modern corporate environment. They are the people who were born before the Second World War, and will be in their late 60’s or early 70’s. ... about what the Internet is, the void between the old and the new is made very apparent when it comes to technology. In regards to the modern business, problems involving technology might have very far reaching implications. Computers ...

... corollary also true that they could sniff out a fishy story just as well as we? And yet, unlike us, the early biblical writers did believe the stories they heard and documented. The stories ... ask, "Did it really happen like that?" think about living without the benefits of modern technology. How long would you last? How observant would you have to be to completely sustain yourself and ...