Current Events
2026
‘Pfarren. Religiöse, sozioökonomische und politische Aspekte vom Beginn der Pfarrorganisation bis Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts in „Zentraleuropa“ [Parishes in Central Europe: Religious, Socio-Economic and Political Aspects from the Origins to the Middle of the 19thC]’: conference organized by the Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung, with a Call for Paper Proposals (up to 2.500 characters incl. short biographical note) to be submitted by 13 June 2025 to the 3 co-convenors: josef.loeffler@univie.ac.at, martin.scheutz@univie.ac.at, herwig.weigl@univie.ac.at (University of Vienna, 19-21 February 2026)
'The Rev. Henry Alford, A.W.N. Pugin and the Restoration of St Mary's Church, Wymeswold: Ecclesiology & architecture in 19th-century Leicestershire': Study day to celebrate completion of a church restoration project supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Call for 20-minutes papers on A.W.N. Pugin, the Rev. Alford, the ecclesiological movement in the East Midlands and the wider Church and religious context; please mail proposals by 25/1/26 to Elizabeth Tingle at PCCWymeswold@outlook.com (St Mary’s Church, Wymeswold/Leics, Saturday, 11 April 2026, 10-4.30)
'Reformation Studies Colloquium' - invites 20 mins papers from advanced postgraduate students as well as early career researchers and established scholars on any aspect of Reformation studies, broadly defined. The organizers are also happy to receive suggestions for panels and roundtables. In proposal submissions, please include a 300-word abstract and 100-word biography; for a panel or roundtable, please also submit a 300-word description. Submissions in the form of a MS Word document attached to an email should be sent to ReformationStudiesColloquium@gmail.com by 31 October 2025 (UCL London, 15-17 April 2026)
'Parish Data - Twenty-Fourth Warwick Symposium on Parish Research', co-organized by Beat Kümin (Warwick History / My-Parish) with Marek Słoń (Institute for the Historical Geography of the Church in Poland - John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin) - CFP coming soon (Saturday 16 May 2026 on Warwick Campus / hybrid format)
For past events and conferences see the Past Events section
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Beat Kümin (Warwick), Marjolein Schepers (VUB Brussel) & Michael Egger (Bern) presented in the 'Parish Cultures' panel at the German History Society conference (Roehampton University, 3 September 2021)