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REFO500 connects scholars and publishers worldwide to stimulate research, collaboration and publications in the field of Early Modern Christianity.

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Refo500 Foundation

Refo500 Foundation was founded in 2009 to initiate and coordinate activities related to the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, and is a Dutch general foundation focusing on research on Early Modern Christianity. Since 2018, the foundation has concentrated its efforts on academic initiatives and on connecting academics.

About Refo500

Purpose

REFO500 is motivated by the conviction that the Early Modern period (ca. 1400-ca. 1700) marks an essential transitional period in European and global history with lasting relevance.

Aim

REFO500 aims at stimulating, presenting and publishing research on Early Modern Christianity and at making publications in this field visible and accessible.

Mission

REFO500:

  1. Coordinates and stimulates the development of academic book series in the field of Early Modern Christianity.
  2. Connects publishers and scholars and facilitates their collaboration.
  3. Sponsors conferences in the field of Early Modern Christianity.
  4. Communicates news on the publications of its partnering publishers through the media of the Reformation Research Consortium (REFORC).

REFORC Book Series

Refo500 publishes a range of scholarly book series dedicated to Early Modern Christianity. These series encourage interdisciplinary research, international collaboration and the exchange of knowledge, bringing new perspectives and academic insights to a wider audience.

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