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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · 6d

A new month means new books! Check out our list of recent books in the History of Christianity for September!

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Church History Books of the Month September 2025

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · 8d

Today's featured book:

"Nicaea 325: Reassessing the Contemporary Sources," by Samuel Fernández, Brill, 2025

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · 12d

Today's featured title:

"Thoughts That Burned: William Goodell, Human Rights, and the Abolition of American Slavery," by Steve Gowler, Cornell University Press, 2025

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www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

"Thoughts That Burned: William Goodell, Human Rights, and the Abolition of American Slavery," by Steve Gowler, Cornell University Press, 2025

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · 13d

Today's featured title:

"Christian Churches and Postwar Society: European and North American Perspectives on the Impact of the First World War," eds. Kristien Suenens, Michael Snape and Martin Baumeister, Leuven University Press

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www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9789462...

"Christian Churches and Postwar Society: European and North American Perspectives on the Impact of the First World War," eds. Kristien Suenens, Michael Snape and Martin Baumeister, Leuven University Press

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · 14d

Today's featured title:

"Religion in the Lands That Became America: A New History," By Thomas A. Tweed, Yale University Press, 2025

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yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · 15d

Today's featured title:

"Daughters of Divinity: Evangelical Protestant Christianity and the Making of a New Southern Woman, 1830-1930," by Katherine E. Rohrer, Louisiana State University Press, 2025

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lsupress.org/978080718488...

"Daughters of Divinity: Evangelical Protestant Christianity and the Making of a New Southern Woman, 1830-1930," by Katherine E. Rohrer, Louisiana State University Press, 2025 in white text on a blue background

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · 18d

Today's featured title:

"For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America," by James M. O'Toole, Harvard University Press, 2025

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www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

"For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America," by James M. O'Toole, Harvard University Press, 2025 in white text on a blue background

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · 19d

Today's featured title:

"Birth, Death, and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London," by Emily Vine, Cambridge University Press, 2025

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"Birth, Death, and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London," by Emily Vine, Cambridge University Press, 2025 in white text on a blue background

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · 20d

Today's featured title:

"The Black Baptist Experience in Canada," edited by Gordon L. Heath and Dudley A. Brown, Wipf and Stock, 2025

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"The Black Baptist Experience in Canada," edited by Gordon L. Heath and Dudley A. Brown, Wipf and Stock, 2025 in white text on a blue background

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · 21d

Today's featured title:

"Reluctant Revolutionary: The Life and Legacy of Pastor Andrew Eliot (1718–1778) of Boston," by John S. Oakes, Pickwick Publications, 2025

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"Reluctant Revolutionary: The Life and Legacy of Pastor Andrew Eliot (1718–1778) of Boston," by John S. Oakes, Pickwick Publications, 2025
in white text on a blue background

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · 22d

Today's featured title:

"Rhetoric, Persuasion, and Teaching the Emotions in the Early Modern English Sermon, 1600–1642," by Jennifer Clement, Brepols, 2025

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www.brepols.net/products/IS-...

"Rhetoric, Persuasion, and Teaching the Emotions in the Early Modern English Sermon, 1600–1642," by Jennifer Clement, Brepols, 2025 in white text on a blue background

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · 25d

Today's featured title:

"Sins of Excess: The Spatial Politics of Idolatry and Magic in Colonial Mexico," by Anderson Hagler, The University of Oklahoma Press, 2025

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www.oupress.com/978080619563...

"Sins of Excess: The Spatial Politics of Idolatry and Magic in Colonial Mexico," by Anderson Hagler, The University of Oklahoma Press, 2025 on a blue background

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · Sep 3

The start of the fall semester calls for some fresh reads! Check out our list of new books for August!

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · Sep 2

Today's featured title:

"Edinburgh's Unruly Women: Gender, Discipline, and Power, 1560-1660," by Claire McNulty, Routledge, 2025

www.routledge.com/Edinburghs-U...

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · Aug 28

Today's featured book:

"Child Martyrs and Militant Evangelization in New Spain: Missionary Narratives, Nahua Perspectives," by Stephanie Schmidt, University of Texas Press, 2025.

@utexaspress.bsky.social

utpress.utexas.edu/9781477330548/

"Child Martyrs and Militant Evangelization in New Spain: Missionary Narratives, Nahua Perspectives," by Stephanie Schmidt, University of Texas Press, 2025.

American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · Aug 27

ASCH joins with more than twenty-five other academic groups in opposing the administration's recent action against the Smithsonian Institution. Read the full ACLS statement below:

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ACLS Statement Regarding the White House Review of Smithsonian Institution Museums

ACLS stands in firm opposition to the latest directive by the White House forcing Smithsonian Institution museums to subject their presentation of American history to government review.

www.acls.org

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · Aug 27

Today's featured book:

"Peyote Politics: The Making of the Native American Church, 1880–1937," by Lisa D. Barnett, The University of Oklahoma Press, 2025.

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www.oupress.com/978080619538...

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · Aug 26

Job Alert!

Fuller Theological Seminary is hiring for an Assistant/Associate Professor of Church History AND the Geoffrey Bromiley Professor of Church History. Please reference the posting link below for more information.

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · Aug 26

Today's featured book:

"Slavery and Religious Conversion in Portugal's Indian Empire, 1500-1700," by Stephanie Hassell, Ohio University Press, 2025

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www.ohioswallow.com/978082142594...

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · Aug 25

Today's featured book:

"Borrowed Land, Stolen Labor, and the Holy Spirit: The Struggle for Power and Equality in Holmes County, Mississippi," by Diane T. Feldman, University Press of Mississippi, 2025.

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www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/B/Borr...

"Borrowed Land, Stolen Labor, and the Holy Spirit: The Struggle for Power and Equality in Holmes County, Mississippi," by Diane T. Feldman, University Press of Mississippi, 2025.

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · Aug 22

Today's featured title:

"Religion and the American University," by James W. Fraser, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025

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www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · Aug 21

Today's featured title:

"Underworld Work: Black Atlantic Religion Making in Jim Crow New Orleans," by Ahmad Greene-Hayes, University of Chicago Press, 2025.

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press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

"Underworld Work: Black Atlantic Religion Making in Jim Crow New Orleans," by Ahmad Greene-Hayes, University of Chicago Press, 2025.

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · Aug 20

Today's featured book:

"Visions of the Future: Modern Architecture, Catholicism, and the State in Central Europe, 1918–1939," by Matthew Rampley, Penn State University Press, 2025

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www.psupress.org/books/titles...

"Visions of the Future: Modern Architecture, Catholicism, and the State in Central Europe, 1918–1939," by Matthew Rampley, Penn State University Press, 2025

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · Aug 19

Today's featured book:

"Bad Christians and Hanging Toads: Witch Crafting in Northern Spain, 1525–1675," by Rochelle Rojas, Cornell University Press, 2025

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www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

"Bad Christians and Hanging Toads: Witch Crafting in Northern Spain, 1525–1675," by Rochelle Rojas, Cornell University Press, 2025

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · Aug 18

Today's featured book:

"Contesting Zion: The Vatican, American Catholics, and the Partition of Palestine," by Adrian Ciani, McGill-Queen's University Press, 2025.

@mcgillqueensup.bsky.social

www.mqup.ca/contesting-z...

"Contesting Zion: The Vatican, American Catholics, and the Partition of Palestine," by Adrian Ciani, McGill-Queen's University Press, 2025.

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