The Ecclesiastical History Society (EHS) is a British learned historical society founded in 1961 to foster interest in, and to advance the study of, all areas of the history of the Christian Church through twice yearly conferences and publications.About Us - Ecclesiastical History Society Founders include C. W. Dugmore of King's College London, Dom David Knowles (the first President), and W. H. C. Frend. Since then the EHS has held annual conferences based on themes suggested by successive Presidents.
There was an Ecclesiastical History Society during the 19th century.'That the Ecclesiastical History Society Was Not Patronised by the Late Archbishop of Canterbury' - Maitland, S R., The Gentleman's Magazine: and historical review, July 1856-May 1868; London (Sep 1850): 282-283 The present society's history written by Stella Fletcher is called A Very Agreeable Society. Both historians of nonconformity (including Clyde Binfield, Geoffrey Nuttall, and W. R. Ward) and Catholic historians (including Eamon Duffy and Bill Sheils) have been Presidents of the EHS. The society publishes Studies in Church History which reviews current approaches to ecclesiastical history that have been presented at the summer and winter conferences of the EHS.History of the EHS - Ecclesiastical History Society Membership comes in two categories: members and fellows. The Ecclesiastical History Society is a registered charity.The Ecclesiastical History Society - Registered charities in England and Wales
Fellows of the Ecclesiastical History Society include: Rowan Williams, Isabel Rivers,Profile for Professor Isabel Rivers, MA (Cambridge) MA PhD (Columbia) - Queen Mary University of London Janet Nelson, Owen Chadwick, Henry Chadwick, Diarmaid MacCulloch, Geoffrey Nuttall, Walter Ullmann, Alec Vidler, Eamon Duffy, William Frend, and Averil Cameron.
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