Deadline: May 31, 2024 More info The Center for Archival Collections (CAC), one of the Special Collections units in the University Libraries at Bowling Green State University (BGSU), offers annually up to three competitive Research Travel Grants to support researchers who plan to spend at least five full working days using collections held by the CAC. The award is intended to promote and support original scholarly or creative work and to defray the costs of travel to and residence in Bowling Green, not to exceed $1,500 per award.  Eligibility Anyone – including but not limited to faculty ..read more

Date: August 3, 2024 Location: Old Divinity School, St John’s College – Cambridge, UK 2024 represents 350 years since Isaac Watts, the dissenting minister, hymnist, and logician, was born. During his lifetime and beyond, Watts garnered a reputation as one of the leading nonconformist voices in the British Atlantic world. Through his hymns, sermons, theological and philosophical texts, and correspondence, Watts was a significant influence upon the emergence of Evangelicalism as he drew upon the Reformed tradition while cautiously embracing elements of early Enlightenment thinking. The British N ..read more

Dates: October 18–19, 2024 Location: Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology – Brookline, MA Proposal Deadline: May 31, 2024 More info: https://www.oclsna.org/conference The Orthodox Canon Law Society of North America (OCLSNA) holds an annual forum for the presentation and discussion of papers on every aspect of Orthodox canon law and on related topics relevant to the discipline. Orthodox canon law includes the entire field of Eastern Christian canonical history and practice, including the Oriental and Eastern Catholic traditions. The discipline extends beyond the review of formal legisla ..read more

Associate Director – Religious Studies Program Institute for Global Studies, College of Liberal Arts Application due March 1, 2024 The Religious Studies Program at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities invites applications for the position of Education Program Specialist 2 (Job Code 9745S2). This position has the working title Associate Director, with responsibilities for teaching, research, curriculum, and instruction as well as program administration and coordination. This is a 100%-time, 12-Month, annually renewable position subject to the University’s policies for Academic Professional a ..read more

 Applications due: March 15th The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum announces the call for applications for the 2024 Annual Faculty Seminar on Ethics, Religion, and the Holocaust titled “Reading the Bible After the Holocaust.” will examine the profound and painful questions the Holocaust and its aftermath raise for Jews and Christians in regard to their texts and traditions. Participants will explore best practices for how to teach this material in higher education settings and how to address the effect of the Holocaus ..read more

Call for applications, due: February 23, 2024 The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum announces the call for applications for the 2024 Congregational Leaders Workshop titled “Beyond Horror and Shame: Legacies of the Holocaust for Faith Communities and the Future.” This workshop will examine the place of the Holocaust in the lives of people of faith and conscience in the 21st century. Drawing on scholarship and pedagogical insights, each participant will build a theological understanding of the Holocaust and a situation-s ..read more

Application Deadline: January 31, 2024 Two positions as Doctoral Research Fellows (SKO 1017) in area studies are available in the Department of Literature, Area studies and European languages, University of Oslo. The department has a special focus in American religious history. The fellowships come with strong benefits: healthcare, pension, maternity/paternity leave, paid vacation, etc. Annual salary: NOK 532,200-575,400 (approx. $48,700-$52,700). They seek innovative, curiosity-driven and scientifically strong candidates who want to pursue a doctoral degree in one of our areas of researc ..read more

Position Start Date: July 1, 2024 Deadline: Open until filled MTSO is pleased to announce a search to fill a tenure-track position in History of Christianity that will begin on July 1, 2024. Academic rank is open. Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated competence in teaching and scholarly research, exhibiting the ability and commitment to engage justice-oriented approaches to the field of history. Commitment to MTSO’s vision and mission is required. Participation in relevant professional organizations also is expected. Teaching in introductory and upper-level histor ..read more

Position Title: Full-Time Position in Modern or Contemporary Global Church History Institution: Boston College School of Theology and Ministry Location: Newton, MA Deadline: October 27, 2023 Position Description The Ecclesiastical Faculty of the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry (BC-STM) is offering a full- time, open-rank, and tenure-track position in Modern or Contemporary Global Church History. Review of applications will begin on Friday 27 October. BC-STM is seeking a church historian able to serve the school’s mission and students, who include a large cohort of international ..read more

Deadline: September 29, 2023 The Ecclesiastical History Society and the American Society of Church History are experimenting with a jointly-hosted international online conference for graduate students.  Proposals are welcomed on the theme ‘New Directions for Church Historians: Opportunities and Challenges’.  Where is church history going in the 21st century? What are the new opportunities and what are challenges?   What exciting new topics are emerging in the field? How have horizons in ecclesiastical history changed?  What opportunities d ..read more