Mary Raschko – The Lollard Society

CFP: International Medieval Conference in Kalamazoo

by Mary RaschkoCalls for Papers July 28, 2019October 1, 2019Comments are Disabled

The Lollard Society invites proposals for the two sessions it will co-sponsor at the 2020 International Medieval Conference in Kalamazoo, MI. Abstracts should be sent to Michael Van Dussen at michael[dot]vandussen[at]mcgill[dot]ca no later than Sept. 15 “Centers, Peripheries, and Networks of Reform in the Fifteenth Century” [co-sponsored with the Jean Gerson Society] This session analyzes …

Forms of Faith: Lollardy and Late Medieval Textual Culture

by Mary RaschkoRecent Publications January 7, 2019September 28, 2019Comments are Disabled

The 2017 volume of the Yearbook of Langland Studies examines how lollards employ textual form as an instrument of spiritual formation. The collection includes the following contributions: Introduction: Textual Form and Spiritual Formation, by Mary Raschko and Elizabeth Schirmer A Humble Guise: The Role of Prologues in the Wycliffite Glossed Gospels, by Mary Raschko Forming Devotion in a …

Spring Fundraiser

by Mary RaschkoAnnouncements, Website Updates May 11, 2018September 28, 2019Comments are Disabled

Dear friends of the Lollard Society, We hope you value the scholarly resources provided on this site and ask you to consider whether you can help us maintain our online presence. Because the Lollard Society has no official membership roster or dues, just a few individuals have funded the site in the past. With this Gofundme.org …

Lollard Society at Kalamazoo

by Mary RaschkoCalls for Papers, Conferences April 30, 2018September 28, 2019Comments are Disabled

If you’re headed to the 53rd International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo this May, be sure to check out the following Lollard Society sessions, one of which is co-sponsored with our friends at the International Piers Plowman Society. Social Justice in the Piers Plowman Tradition (Friday, May 11, 10am, Schneider 1235) Organizers & presiders: …

New Edition of Wyclif’s De scientia Dei

by Mary RaschkoRecent Publications February 12, 2018September 28, 2019Comments are Disabled

A critical edition of Wyclif’s De scientia Dei, edited by Luigi Campi, was published recently by Oxford University Press. From the publisher: “De scientia Dei (On God’s Knowledge) is one of the few major texts by John Wyclif that has not already been published. According to John A. Robson, the De scientia Dei is ‘in some way, …

CFP: Lollard Society Sessions at Kalamazoo

by Mary RaschkoCalls for Papers July 12, 2017September 28, 2019Comments are Disabled

The Lollard Society will sponsor the following three sessions at the 53rd International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, Michigan (May 10-13, 2018): 1) Unmystical Rolle The early fourteenth-century Yorkshire hermit, Richard Rolle, has long been known as one of the premier mystical writers of the English Middle Ages. He was positioned at the beginning …

New Books for Summer Reading

by Mary RaschkoRecent Publications June 21, 2017September 28, 2019Comments are Disabled

Summer is a great time to catch up on new work related to Wycliffites and late-medieval religion. Important books from 2016 include a collection of essays that puts Wycliffism in a pan-European context and three new volumes on the Wycliffite Bible. Europe After Wyclif Ed. by J. Patrick Hornbeck, II and Michael Van Dussen From Fordham …

Lollard Society at Kalamazoo International Medieval Congress

by Mary RaschkoConferences May 1, 2017September 28, 2019Comments are Disabled

The Lollard Society will sponsor three panels at the 52nd International Medieval Congress in Kalamazoo, MI. Constructing the Wycliffite Bible [Update 5/10/17 – regrettably, this session has been canceled] Beguines and the Transformations of Urban Piety on the Eastern Periphery of Late Medieval Christendom Sunday, May 14, 8:30am (Bernhard 205) Organizer: Michael Van Dussen (McGill Univ.) Presider: Michael …

CFP: Reformation on the Record

by Mary RaschkoCalls for Papers March 30, 2017September 28, 2019Comments are Disabled

A conference sponsored by The National Archives (UK) will be held Nov. 3-4, 2017, to mark the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. The organizers, who welcome papers on lollardy, describe the conference as follows: “The National Archives holds an enormous collection of public records that document the changes and continuities in governance …

C: The Fifteenth Century Conference 2017, including sessions in honour of Margaret Aston

by Mary RaschkoConferences February 13, 2017September 30, 2019Comments are Disabled

The 38th Fifteenth Century Conference will be held at the University of Essex, Colchester Thursday 31st August to Saturday 2nd September 2017. The conference, which has met in most years since 1970, will bring together established as well as younger scholars of all aspects of fifteenth-century studies. We invite proposals for papers showcasing all aspects of …