Upcoming Programs at the Newberry Library

The Newberry Library, as seen from Washington Square Park.
Photo courtesy of the Newberry Library. 

There is still time to register for "Women, Religion, and Social Change in Chicago and the Midwest," a symposium with Wallace Best, Rachel Bohlmann, Mary Beth Connolly, Karla Goldman, and Ann Durkin Keating. The panel will explore connections between religious practice and social activism in the lives of Midwestern women and their communities, focusing on Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish traditions of the 19th and 20th centuries. Please see the symposium website for a complete schedule and paper abstracts.

Saturday, April 21, 2018
9 am to 1 pm
Newberry Library, Ruggles Hall

Free and open to the public, but registration is required. Register online using this form by 4 pm Friday, April 20, 2018.

Doors will open at 9 am, with first-come, first-served seating for registered attendees. If seats remain available, non-registered individuals will be permitted to enter at about 9:20. Questions? Contact the Newberry at publicprograms@newberry.org or 312-255-3610.

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The Newberry Seminar on Religion and Culture in the Americas will host its final presentation on Friday, May 4, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please share with interested colleagues.

(un)Holy Spies: Religion and American Espionage in World War II
Matthew Sutton, Washington State University

Sutton’s research project analyzes the work of missionaries, missionary executives, and priests who went to work as spies for the Office of Strategic Services (which later evolved into the CIA) during World War II. Without necessarily anticipating the long-term consequences of their actions, these covert agents crafted new and important relationships for the United States with Mecca, the Vatican, and Zion, which profoundly shaped the trajectory of American involvement with the rest of the world in the decades after the war.

Respondent: Chris Cantwell, University of Wisconsin-Milwuakee

Newberry Scholarly Seminar papers are pre-circulated electronically. For a copy of the paper, email scholarlyseminars@newberry.org. Please request the paper if you plan to attend.

Currently the Newberry Seminar is accepting proposals for next year’s seminar until June 1, 2018.