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 ...

“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 ...

The history department at Western made me fall even more in love with history....the history department made me feel seen. Joshlyn, History Major The fundamental goal of the study of history is to ...

Sir, - On behalf of the History Teachers’ Association of Ireland (HTAI) I would like to respond to the recent letters on the role of history in our schools. The teaching of controversial issues has ...