The Journal of Religious History is an international, fully refereed journal which publishes articles and reviews current work in the history of religions and their relationship with all aspects of human experience. With high quality international contributors, the journal explores religion and its related subjects, along with debates on comparative method and theory in religious history.
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Rational Dissent, Unitarianism, and the Closure of the Northampton Academy in 1798 (pages 3–21) David L. WykesDOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12344
Cluniac Customs Beyond Cluny: Patterns of Use in the Southern Low Countries (pages 22–41) J. Diehl and S. VanderputtenDOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12346
High Medieval Monasteries as Communities of Practice: Approaching Monastic Learning Through Letters (pages 42–59) Micol LongDOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12345
Scripture beyond Common Sense: Sentimental Bible Study and the Evangelical Practice of "the Bible Reading" (pages 60–80) Daved Anthony SchmidtDOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12366
A Long History of Faith-Based Welfare in Australia: Origins and Impact (pages 81–96) Shurlee SwainDOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12342
Signs of Spiritual Crisis or Evidence of Unexpected Commitment? Attitudes to Compulsory Church Parades in the First AIF (pages 97–110) Daniel ReynaudDOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12360
BOOK REVIEWS
Marion Gibson: Imagining the Pagan Past: Gods and Goddesses in Literature and History since the Dark Ages. London and New York: Routledge, 2013; pp. ix + 257. (page 111) Lauren BernauerDOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12416
Frank Marotti: The Cana Sanctuary: History, Diplomacy, and Black Catholic Marriage in Antebellum St. Augustine, Florida. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2012; pp. ix + 229. (pages 112–113) Edward L. BondDOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12418
Lisbeth Bredholt Christensen, Olav Hammer, and David A. Warburton, eds.: The Handbook of Religions in Ancient Europe. Durham: Acumen, 2013; pp. xiii + 456. (pages 113–114) Carole M. CusackDOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12410
Doru Costache, Philip Kariatlis, and Mario Baghos, eds.: Alexandrian Legacy: A Critical Appraisal. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press, 2015; pp. xxi + 420. (pages 114–116) Carole M. CusackDOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12414
Sara Parvis and Paul Foster, eds.: Irenaeus: Life, Scripture, Legacy. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2012; pp. xv + 274. (pages 116–118) John D'AltonDOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12412
Stephen Mark Holmes: Sacred Signs in Reformation Scotland: Interpreting Worship, 1488–1590. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015; pp. xv + 240. (pages 118–119) Sally FisherDOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12419
Dale B. Martin: New Testament History and Literature. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2012; pp. 447. (pages 119–121) Vrasidas KaralisDOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12422
Thomas G. Welsh: Closing Chapters: Urban Change, Religious Reform, and the Decline of Youngstown's Catholic Elementary Schools, 1960–2006. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2012; pp. x + 321. (pages 121–123) Darin D. LenzDOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12423
Peter Bolt and David B. Pettett, eds.: Launching Marsden's Mission: The Beginnings of the Church Missionary Society in New Zealand, Viewed from New South Wales. London: The Latimer Trust, 2014; pp. 150. (pages 123–125) Glen O'BrienDOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12415
David J. Hart and David J. Jeremy, eds.: Brands Plucked from the Burning: Essays on Methodist Memorialisation and Remembering. Evesham: Wesley Historical Society, 2014; pp. xv + 271. (pages 125–127) Glen O'BrienDOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12417
Maureen Miller: Clothing the Clergy: Virtue and Power in Medieval Europe, c. 800–1200. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2014; pp. xviii + 286. (pages 127–129) Kriston RennieDOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12413
Elisabeth Pérez: Religion in the Kitchen: Cooking, Talking and the Making of Black Atlantic Traditions. New York: New York University Press, 2016; pp. 320. (pages 129–130) Cressida RigneyDOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12421
Craig A. Monson: Divas in the Convent: Nuns, Music, and Defiance in Seventeenth-Century Italy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2012; pp. xxlv + 272. (pages 130–131) Julie RobartsDOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12411
Marcus K. Harmes: Bishops and Power in Early Modern England. London: Bloomsbury, 2013; pp. x + 222. (pages 131–133) Elizabeth ShippDOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12420