BBC News – Viewpoint: Why God was not killed by the Great War

It’s a popular belief that the slaughter of World War One led millions to turn away from religion. But that’s not true, writes author Frank Cottrell Boyce.

For the full article, see here.

One of our research clusters is Global War and World Religions. If you are interesting in carrying out research in this area, then see here. We have a number of academics who are working on religion and the war, including Dr. Adrian Gregory, Prof. Derek Penslar and Dr. Karma Nabulsi. Please contact them directly to discuss your research interests and see here for more information on applying to the University of Oxford with your doctoral proposal.

BBC News – Viewpoint: Why are so few WW1 heroines remembered?

A very good question! More information here.

WW1 CENTENARY WEBSITE GOES LIVE!

The WW1 Centenary website goes live on Monday 20 October! Have a look here and let us know if you have any information you want to add to the site.

Oxford WW1 website

VOX “ECONOMICS OF WWI”

The online journal, VOX, is currently publishing a series of articles on the economics of WWI, edited by Kevin O’Rourke and including a recent contribution by Patricia Clavin. Follow this link!

http://www.voxeu.org/

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