CO-SPONSORSHIP: Nineteenth Century Theology Unit and Religion in Europe Unit

A session on the Handbook of Religious Culture in Nineteenth-Century Europe (De Gruyter, 2024), featuring contributors to the volume. This roundtable will bring together scholars of religion and history to consider the concept of “religious culture” in Europe during the long nineteenth century. Moving beyond institutional or doctrinal histories, participants will emphasize religious culture—how religion was lived, practiced, and contested in daily life, art, education, politics, and urban spaces. They will engage with what some scholars refer to as a “religious turn” in European historiography, highlighting how religion continued to significantly influence life in the nineteenth century. The panel aims to provide new perspectives on religion in Europe during this period through innovative conceptual frameworks.