By Mary Floyd-Wilson (NHC Fellow, 2008–09; 2016–17) Belief in spirits, demons and the occult was commonplace in the early modern period, as was the view that these forces could be used to manipulate nature and produce new knowledge. In this groundbreaking study, Mary Floyd-Wilson explores these beliefs in relation to women and scientific knowledge, arguing … Continued
By Douglas A. Campbell (NHC Fellow, 2016–17) Douglas Campbell has made a name for himself as one of Paul’s most insightful and provocative interpreters. In this short and spirited book Campbell introduces readers to the apostle he has studied in depth over his scholarly career. Enter with Campbell into Paul’s world, relive the story of … Continued
By Francis Oakley (Trustee; NHC Fellow, 1990–91) This collection of studies in the history of political thought from late antiquity to the early-eighteenth century ranges broadly across themes of kingship, political theology, constitutional ideas, natural-law thinking and consent theory. The studies are linked together by three shared characteristics. First, all of them explore the continuities … Continued
By John L. Jackson, Jr. (NHC Fellow, 2005–06) The Civil War put an end to slavery, and the civil rights movement put an end to legalized segregation. Crimes motivated by racism are punished with particular severity, and Americans are more sensitive than ever about the words they choose when talking about race. And yet America … Continued
By John Corrigan (NHC Fellow, 2014–15) As the news shows us every day, contemporary American culture and politics are rife with people who demonize their enemies by projecting their own failings and flaws onto them. But this is no recent development. Rather, as John Corrigan argues here, it’s an expression of a trauma endemic to … Continued
Edited by Christian Thorau (NHC Fellow, 2008–09), Julia Cloot, and Marion Saxer Contemporary composing in dialogue with older music in cooperation with the Institute for Contemporary Music at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts.
By Arleen Marcia Tuchman (NHC Fellow, 1995–96) German-born Marie Zakrzewska (1829-1902) was one of the most prominent female physicians of nineteenth-century America. Best known for creating a modern hospital and medical education program for women, Zakrzewska battled against the gendering of science and the restrictive definitions of her sex. In Science Has No Sex, Arleen Tuchman … Continued
Edited by Elizabeth A. Clark (NHC Fellow, 1988–89; 2001–02), Judith M. Bennett, Jean F. O’Barr, B. Anne Vilen, and Sarah Westphal-Wihl Focusing on medieval women with a wide range of occupations and life-styles, the interdisciplinary essays in this collection examine women’s activities within the patriarchal structures of the time. Individual essays explore women’s challenges to … Continued
By Dewey W. Grantham (NHC Fellow, 1982–83)
By Adam Fairclough (NHC Fellow, 1994–95) In Teaching Equality, Adam Fairclough provides an overview of the enormous contributions made by African American teachers to the black freedom movement in the United States. Beginning with the close of the Civil War, when "the efforts of the slave regime to prevent black literacy meant that blacks . . … Continued