Location
Durham University
Registration is now open for the Ecclesiastical History Society Summer Conference 2024: The Church and the Military
The 2024 Summer Conference will address the theme of the Church and the Military, a term which (for the purpose of these conferences) includes naval and air forces as well as armies. The Church’s encounter with men and women at arms, whether professionals or amateurs, is as old as Christianity itself and its approach has taken many different forms across time and space– including rejection, an impulse to evangelise, influence or control, endorsement, and even the flattery of imitation. If a perennial strain of Christian pacifism means that military organisations and their representatives will always be treated with some suspicion, in many militaries in the historically Christian world the closeness and longevity of their relationship with the Church has left an indelible mark on their identities and cultures.
Please book your place using the online registration form here.
Registration deadline: 15 June 2024.