In search of the ‘Jagiellonian Idea:’ Religion as a Factor of Coherence in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from the 14th to the 16th Century
Thomas Wünsch
University of Passau, GermanyMay 12, 2008
Center for Urban History, Lviv
In cooperation with the Ukrainian Catholic University, the Center welcomed Professor Thomas Wünsch from the University of Passau, Germany, for his lecture.
Professor Wünsch spoke about the integrating, cohesive powers of religion in a multi-confessional, religiously pluralist society such as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Prof. Thomas Wünsch
focuses his research on a wide range of topics such as the Haskalah, the Urban History of Upper Silesia, Poland and the German Empire, and Red Ruthenia as a border region of Latin cultural influence in Europe
Credits
Сover Image: Jan Matejko "The signing of the Lublin Union between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Lublin or Brest Union)", 1869