1996 Summer Conference of the Ecclesiastical History Society (Conference report)

Notes: "The thirty-fifth summer meeting of the Ecclesiastical History Society was held at the University of Kent from Wednesday, 17 July to Saturday, 20 July [1996] and discussed the theme 'Gender and Christian Religion'. The conference participants were invited to consider 'a huge and immensely complex theme: the interaction between gender relations and Christian practice and experience over twenty centuries of recorded human history'. During the conference there were five major addresses. .... Dr. Jeremy Gregory of the University of Northumbria spoke on 'Gender and the Clerical Profession in England, 1660-1850'. This lecture reminded us of the important role played by clergy wives, mothers and sisters" (p. 171-172). "In addition, there were sixty-two communications from members of the Society. .... A selection of the conference papers will be published in a volume in the series 'Studies in Church History'" (p. 172).

Subjects: Ecclesiastical History Society. Summer Meeting (1996 : Canterbury, Eng.); Sex - Religious aspects - Christianity - History of doctrines - Congresses; Women in Christianity - History - Congresses; Clergy - Spouses - History - Congresses