Research Bio
Ethan Shagan is a professor in the Department of History. Hi primary fields are Early Modern Europe, Britain, and the history of religion. He is involved in a variety of ongoing projects: a book on the invention of the category of "religion" in early modern Europe; a project on the waning of the Reformation, asking how we should think about the end of a movement which has been seen as a cornerstone of modernity and thus as without ending; a history of impiety and its role in the secularization of England; and a giant history of religion.
Research Expertise and Interest
British history, early modern European history, history of religion
In the News
Professor Examines Religions in Early Modern Europe
Teaching
Seminar in Historical Research and Writing for History Majors [HISTORY 102 - 002]
Directed Dissertation Research [HISTORY 296 - 041]
Historical Method and Theory [HISTORY 283 - 001]
Directed Dissertation Research [HISTORY 296 - 040]
European Civilization from the Renaissance to the Present [HISTORY 5 - 001]
Introduction to the History of Religion [HISTORY 20 - 001]
Directed Dissertation Research [HISTORY 296 - 041]