The History of Christianity (HC) area studies past theological reflection on the faith and practice of the Church, especially in early and medieval Christianity. The HC area strives to appreciate ...

In the last few months, two rich essays have appeared looking back at a series of flare-ups, since 2019 or so, in the perennial debate over the politics of historical study. In July, Past & Present ...

Introduction to the histories of art and the practice of art history. You will encounter a range of arts (including painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, prints) and artistic practices from ...

Stuart Austin shares his opinion on the importance of history as humanity’s guidebook for strategy, empathy and resilience in ...

“G reek literature contains the germs of almost everything, so you can treat of almost all tendencies in treating of it,” the Hellenist Gilbert Murray wrote in the year 1900. One and a quarter ...

History is political because people are political. That’s true in the objective sense. You can’t study the story of the human species without giving heavy consideration to the piteous labors of 10 ...

Regarding the war in Ukraine, understanding and learning from history has always been important, especially now. Sadly, some disregard the study of history. “It’s the past. We can’t live in the past.” ...