Publication of Stefan Bauer's new book

Posted on 26 March 2020

CREMS research associate releases book on The Invention of Papal History: Onofrio Panvinio between Renaissance and Catholic Reform

Stefan's book The Invention of Papal History: Onofrio Panvinio between Renaissance and Catholic Reform (Oxford-Warburg Studies, Oxford University Press, 2020) presents the biography of a crucial sixteenth-century author, Onofrio Panvinio, who changed the historical narrative about the history of the Catholic Church. The book gives an account of the invention of a critical, source-based papal history, allowing us insights into sixteenth century writing processes, use of sources, and authorial intention. It discusses the subsequent confessionalization and dogmatization of church history and reflects on the perpetually uneasy relationship between history and theology.