The Inaugural Religion in Intellectual History Symposium will take place on Tuesday 5 May 2026. The symposium will be held in person at Sidney Sussex College\, University of Cambridge. This year\, our theme is \;Faith and Modernity. If you are interested in attending\, please fill in the form below. Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first-come\, first-served basis. We will be in touch with further details soon.
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12:30-13:00: Symposium Registration (tea and coffee provided)
Opening remarks by James Dilley (Sidney Sussex College\, Cambridge)
1300-14:30: Faith and Modernity in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries\, Chaired by Cameron Bowman (Keble College\, Oxford) \;
Ann Thomson (EUI): 'Religion\, laï\;cité\; and Enlightenment'
Jessica Patterson (Trinity Hall\, Cambridge): 'Dissenting Religion and the Politics of Empire in the Eighteenth Century'
14:30-15:00: Break \;
15:00-16:30: Faith and Modernity in the Twentieth Century\, Chaired by James Dilley (Sidney Sussex College\, Cambridge) \;
Joshua Bennett (Oxford): TBC \;
Samuel Zeitlin (UCL): \;'Carl Schmitt in Franco's Spain\, 1962'
16:30-17:00 Break \;
17:00-18:00: Keynote Address
John Coffey (University of Leicester): 'Intellectual History and the Return of Religion'
18:00: Drinks Reception \;
For any queries about the symposium or call for papers please do not hesitate to contact us at cameron.bowman@keble.ox.ac.uk or \;jshd2@cam.ac.uk \;