News around the globe
Published by the Catholic University of America in Washington, Stefan Heid's book ‘Altar and Church. Principles of Liturgy from Early Christianity’ (2024) has already sold 450 copies within the first year. In the rest of the world, the English edition is published by Schnell & Steiner, which also brought out the German first edition.
Deadline: 15 April
The Wilhelm Schneemelcher-Kolleg in Bonn is awarding the Wilhelm Schneemelcher Prize for the study of ancient Christian literature and its reception. The prize money is 1000 euros.
The Humboldt and Mommsen scientific book shop offers numerous important historical publications..
The Biblioteca Ambrosiana under the direction of Prof. Federico Gallo opens its next lecture cycle ‘Scoprire e Raccontare’ on 11 February with further lectures in March.
The series ‘Intorno a un codice’ begins its lecture cycle on 27 February with further lectures in March and April.
The two Görres members Dr Matthias Simperl (Augsburg) and Thomas Müller (Rome) have won prizes. Müller received the Pelkhoven Award from the Munich student association Aenania for his thesis on church history in Munich, while Matthias Simperl received the Albertus Magnus Award from the Diocese of Augsburg for his dissertation.
The exhibition ‘Wrapped in Splendour’ about magnificent vestments in Christian Nubia is running at the Bode Museum in Berlin until 12 April. The medieval Nubian empire with its wall paintings, on the basis of which the robes were reconstructed, was excavated by Polish archaeologists before the ruins were irrevocably destroyed by the Aswan Dam.
The new online platform Communio (Verlag Herder) regularly publishes articles related to Rome (category ‘City of Miracles’), most recently an article by Stefan Heid on the benefits of indulgences for historians.
The lectures given by Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prof Johannes Grohe, Prof Ralph Weimann and Prof Helmut Moll at the Theological Summer Academy 2024 in Augsburg can now be viewed on video.
The Paul Maria Baumgarten Institute for Papal History at the University of Wuppertal is organising a study day on 17 January, which can also be followed online. Federica G. Giordani from the RIGG will be among the speakers.
Before Christmas, Lucas Wiegelmann published an article in the NOZ about the archaeological excavations being carried out by the Pontifical Institute for Christian Archaeology under the direction of RIGG member Prof. Gabriele Castiglia (photo).
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