Christianity and the Orthodox Church in Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe: A Conversation with Dr. Scott Kenworthy

In this interview, Dr. Scott Kenworthy (Professor of Comparative Religions – Miami University) discusses the recent Church History Virtual Issue on “Christianity and the Orthodox Church in Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe.” Dr. Kenworthy served as guest editior for the issue, selecting relevant articles from past issues of Church History and writing an introduction. … Read more

British Crusade Sites

In this project, Corliss Slack documents sites in the British Isles with historical connections to the Crusades of the Middle Ages. Many of these sites are connected to objects brought home by crusaders and served as local devotional sites. Overall, this project collects examples of individual strategies for crusade remembrance in order to spark conversations about … Read more

Late Antiquity: Lectures on Religion and Culture by Leading Scholars

This Youtube playlist compiles a variety of lectures available from recognized scholars in the field of late antiquity. Chronologically, these presentations range from the formation of early Christianities to the rise of Islam and the medieval trajectories of society and culture in both the east and west. Special focus is given to the international scope … Read more

ThEMA: Thesaurus Exemplorum Medii Aevi

A thesaurus of 11538 exemplary anecdotes from the Middle Ages: a multimedia, multilingual database of exemplary stories giving special insight into the imagination of men and women in the Medieval West and beyond, from Russia and the Middle East to China and Japan.

North of Byzantium: Medieval Art, Architecture, and Visual Culture in Eastern Europe

Website for history, art, and culture of northern frontiers of Byzantine Empire in Eastern Europe between the 13th and 16th cs.

A Visual Representation of Photos Taken from the Basel Mission Picture Archive

Visual presentation of photos showing the complex interaction or encounters between Basel Missionaries – usually Swiss or German – and West Africans, Indians, and Chinese between 1850 and 1950.

Who Were the Nuns? A Prosopographical Study of the English Convents in Exile, 1600-1800

Searchable database of women who entered the English convents on continental Europe from the foundation of the first new house in Brussels in 1598 until 1800.

VHMML School for Paleography and Codicology

VHMML School teaches about scripts and manuscripts, introducing learners to the sciences of paleography and codicology, as well as transcription.

VHMML: Online Resources for the Study of Manuscript Cultures

VHMML offers resources and tools for the study of manuscripts and currently features manuscript cultures from Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia.

Vivarium: Online Digital Collections of Saint John’s University and the College of Saint Benedict

Vivarium is the home of digitized manuscripts, art, rare books, photographs, and other resources from two Benedictine monastic and educational communities in central Minnesota. It is a searchable database delivering a variety of digital objects, with collections including material from the institutions’ history as well as their manuscript holdings.