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The Old Boys Club: Podcast Transcripts, Codi Yhap Jan 2021

The Old Boys Club: Podcast Transcripts, Codi Yhap

Charles Rice Post-Graduate Research Fellowship

My name is Codi Yhap and I’ll be your host/audio tour guide for the next few weeks as we dive into the history of the Young Men’s Christian Association. Join me as we explore the organization’s transformation from Bible study group to one of the oldest and most recognized non-profit organizations. Welcome to The Old Boys Club. Episodes include: The Old Boys Club, Eclipsing Confederacies, His House Upon a Rock, The Body of Christ, and The “Girl Problem.”


Middle English "Tarantulas": A New Edition Of The Destruction Of Jerusalem, Kara Mcshane Sep 2020

Middle English "Tarantulas": A New Edition Of The Destruction Of Jerusalem, Kara Mcshane

Faculty Baden Presentations

In this Baden presentation, Kara McShane gives an overview of her forthcoming edition of the understudied Middle English Destruction of Jerusalem, a late medieval siege narrative, and explores how the poem expands contemporary understandings of religious and cultural contact, conflict, and exchange in medieval English literature. The talk includes an interactive introduction to editing medieval texts.


'Not Cruelty But Piety': Circumscribing European Crusading Violence, Susanna A. Throop Jan 2018

'Not Cruelty But Piety': Circumscribing European Crusading Violence, Susanna A. Throop

History Faculty Publications

Was there such a thing as “crusading violence”? Traditionally the crusading movement has been sharply distinguished from other forms of Christian violence motivated, or at least justified, by religion. However, we have increasingly come to recognize the difficulties of drawing clear-cut boundaries between crusading and other aspects of western European culture in the Middle Ages. This chapter assesses the ways in which crusader violence was like and unlike other forms of medieval Christian violence.


Mirrored Images: The Passion And The First Crusade In A Fourteenth-Century Parisian Illuminated Manuscript (Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale De France, Ms Fr. 352), Susanna A. Throop Mar 2015

Mirrored Images: The Passion And The First Crusade In A Fourteenth-Century Parisian Illuminated Manuscript (Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale De France, Ms Fr. 352), Susanna A. Throop

History Faculty Publications

This lavish mid-fourteenth-century Parisian illuminated manuscript (Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS fr. 352) combines a description of the Holy Land with an abridged version of the history and continuations of William of Tyre in Old French known as the Eracles. It is both visually familiar to scholars and under-studied. Several of its Gothic panel miniatures, especially folio 62r, the conquest of Jerusalem, have been published more than once, yet the manuscript's illumination programme as a whole has not been assessed since Jaroslav Folda's 1968 doctoral dissertation. Analysis of folio 62r in the context of both the full illumination …


Vengeance And The Crusades, Susanna A. Throop Jun 2006

Vengeance And The Crusades, Susanna A. Throop

History Faculty Publications

This article demonstrates that the popularity of the idea of crusading as vengeance was not limited to the laity, and, instead of fading away after 1099, the ideology grew more widespread as the twelfth century progressed. The primary aim here is to present the evidence alongside preliminary analysis, reserving further, more detailed interpretation for future publications.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 18, No. 9, June 15, 1902, Walter E. Hoffsommer Jun 1902

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 18, No. 9, June 15, 1902, Walter E. Hoffsommer

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the June 15, 1902 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 18, No. 8, May 15, 1902, Walter E. Hoffsommer May 1902

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 18, No. 8, May 15, 1902, Walter E. Hoffsommer

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the May 15, 1902 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 18, No. 7, April 15, 1902, Mary E. Markley Apr 1902

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 18, No. 7, April 15, 1902, Mary E. Markley

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the April 15, 1902 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 18, No. 6, March 15, 1902, Mary E. Markley Mar 1902

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 18, No. 6, March 15, 1902, Mary E. Markley

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the March 15, 1902 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 18, No. 5, February 15, 1902, Mary E. Markley Feb 1902

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 18, No. 5, February 15, 1902, Mary E. Markley

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the February 15, 1902 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 18, No. 4, January 15, 1902, Mary E. Markley, Marion G. Spangler Jan 1902

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 18, No. 4, January 15, 1902, Mary E. Markley, Marion G. Spangler

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the January 15, 1902 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 18, No. 3, December 15, 1901, Mary E. Markley Dec 1901

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 18, No. 3, December 15, 1901, Mary E. Markley

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the December 15, 1901 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 18, No. 2, November 15, 1901, Mary E. Markley Nov 1901

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 18, No. 2, November 15, 1901, Mary E. Markley

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the November 15, 1901 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 18, No. 1, October 15, 1901, Mary E. Markley Oct 1901

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 18, No. 1, October 15, 1901, Mary E. Markley

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the October 15, 1901 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 9, June 15, 1901, Mary E. Markley, John Alexander Jun 1901

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 9, June 15, 1901, Mary E. Markley, John Alexander

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the June 15, 1901 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 8, May 15, 1901, Mary E. Markley May 1901

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 8, May 15, 1901, Mary E. Markley

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the May 15, 1901 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 7, April 15, 1901, William Samuel Keiter Apr 1901

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 7, April 15, 1901, William Samuel Keiter

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the April 15, 1901 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 6, March 15, 1901, William Samuel Keiter Mar 1901

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 6, March 15, 1901, William Samuel Keiter

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the March 15, 1901 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 5, February 15, 1901, William Samuel Keiter Feb 1901

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 5, February 15, 1901, William Samuel Keiter

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the February 15, 1901 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 4, January 15, 1901, William Samuel Keiter Jan 1901

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 4, January 15, 1901, William Samuel Keiter

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the January 15, 1901 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 3, December 15, 1900, William Samuel Keiter Dec 1900

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 3, December 15, 1900, William Samuel Keiter

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the December 15, 1900 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 2, November 15, 1900, William Samuel Keiter Nov 1900

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 2, November 15, 1900, William Samuel Keiter

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the November 15, 1900 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 1, October 15, 1900, William Samuel Keiter Oct 1900

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 1, October 15, 1900, William Samuel Keiter

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the October 15, 1900 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 16, No. 19, July 1, 1900, William Samuel Keiter Jul 1900

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 16, No. 19, July 1, 1900, William Samuel Keiter

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the July 1, 1900 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 16, No. 18, June 15, 1900, William Samuel Keiter Jun 1900

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 16, No. 18, June 15, 1900, William Samuel Keiter

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the June 15, 1900 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 16, No. 17, June 1, 1900, William Samuel Keiter Jun 1900

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 16, No. 17, June 1, 1900, William Samuel Keiter

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the June 1, 1900 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 16, No. 16, May 15, 1900, William Samuel Keiter, James I. Good May 1900

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 16, No. 16, May 15, 1900, William Samuel Keiter, James I. Good

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the May 15, 1900 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 16, No. 15, May 1, 1900, William Samuel Keiter May 1900

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 16, No. 15, May 1, 1900, William Samuel Keiter

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the May 1, 1900 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 16, No. 14, April 15, 1900, John Edward Stone Apr 1900

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 16, No. 14, April 15, 1900, John Edward Stone

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the April 15, 1900 Ursinus College Bulletin.


Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 16, No. 13, April 1, 1900, John Edward Stone Apr 1900

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 16, No. 13, April 1, 1900, John Edward Stone

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the April 1, 1900 Ursinus College Bulletin.