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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Fifteen years already? I didn't join soon enough! It's a wonderful list and I often recommend it to friends. Many, many thanks to the founders and the continuators, and to the members of the list itself, especially those who have undertaken the daily posting of saints, which have grown into an unexpectedly rich resource. Bonnie Blackburn + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Bonnie Blackburn 67 St Bernard's Road Oxford OX2 6EJ tel. +44 (0)1865 552808 fax +44 (0)1865 512237 [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "George FERZOCO" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 7:12 PM Subject: [M-R] ADMIN Now we are XV medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Early in 1995, Carolyn Muessig was settling into her new position as Downside Research Fellow in Medieval Religion at the University of Bristol's Department of Theology and Religious Studies. It had always been her view that medieval culture could best be understood through its religious understanding of things, and that a scholarly discussion list dedicated primarily to this could, and should, be established. Such a list would complement discussions on excellent lists such as mediev-l, medtextl and others. So, she talked about this with me, and with Ian Wei, who at that time was head of the university's Centre for Medieval Studies. Soon the three of us became the founding 'owners' of medieval-religion. Our first member joined us from Norway, and we have now 720 members on the list from over 30 nations. Our list has been for some time among the busier and more scholarly of lists devoted to the Middle Ages, but more importantly we have, overall, remained a friendly and generously helpful bunch. The character of the list is due in no small part to those who have participated as list owners in the past, particularly Ian Wei, Dave Postles and Otfried Lieberknecht (and Carolyn, of course). (I hope that soon we may have an additional owner or two, to help us out and to keep the list going.) Thanks also are due to those who have, over the years, contributed to some of our ongoing features: our 'feast' messages (especially Carolyn, Phyllis Jestice and of course John Dillon), and our 'recent titles' postings (take a bow, Tom Izbicki). The biggest 'thank you' of all goes to each member, past and present, who has made the list what it is. The medieval-religion list was formally established on 2 June 1995, so today marks our 15th birthday. Let us lift a virtual glass of bubbly to each other: 'Cheers -- here's to another fifteen years and more!' With best wishes, George -- George FERZOCO [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5167 (20100602) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5167 (20100602) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html