02/07/2026 09:00 - 17:10

HALL: Pola - A209

Contact - Chair: Yániz Berrio E.

Chair: Lucas M., Núñez Bargueño N.

This jointly organised panel, co led by the Association Française d'Histoire Religieuse Contemporaine and the Asociación Española de Historia Religiosa Contemporánea, seeks to strengthen collaboration among European scholars of contemporary religious history and to consolidate a shared research space beyond national or denominational boundaries. It aims to bring together researchers from across Europe to examine the relationships between religion, politics, and society from the 19th to the 21st century, with particular attention to how religious institutions, practices, and discourses have shaped, confronted, or resisted forms of in/equality. Although the concept of equality emerged largely from Enlightenment and liberal political traditions, religious actors have long engaged with this notion, using it to promote reforms or to defend, reinforce, or question established authority and the status quo. The panel welcomes contributions on how religious actors have approached in/equalities related to social hierarchies (gender, class, race, religion), human rights, interreligious or ideological encounters, and devotional or liturgical practices. By bringing together historians working on diverse religious traditions and methods, it seeks to deepen historiographical reflection and strengthen European synergies among historians of contemporary religion.