Press Releases23 Oct 17

Dublin conference marks ‘Reformation 500’

A major international two–day conference – ‘Reformation 500’ – organised by the Church of Ireland Historical Society and the Catholic Historical Society of Ireland, took place on Friday, 20th October, and Saturday, 21st October, in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, and the St Patrick’s Campus of Dublin City University at Drumcondra.

The conference considered themes relating to: Martin Luther and the Reformation; ‘Tudor Brexit’ – how European were the British and Irish Reformations?; Beyond Luther – Reform movements in Europe, Scotland and Ireland; and Calvinists and Lutherans: contesting the European Reformation.

It also featured the launch of The Church of Ireland and its past: history, interpretation and identity, edited by Dr Mark Empey, Prof Alan Ford and Dr Miriam Moffitt and published by Four Courts Press. The book was launched by Prof John Morrill (Selwyn College, Cambridge) in the treasury of the crypt at Christ Church following the first day of the conference.