Claiming History in Religious Conflicts

Adrian Brändli is Head of Research, Science and Innovation at the Istituto Svizzero in Rome. Holding a DPhil in Ancient History from the University of Oxford, he conducted research into the history of late antiquity and early Christianity with a particular emphasis on the social dynamics of religious conflicts. Katharina Heyden is Full Professor of Ancient History of Christianity and Interreligious Encounters at the University of Bern and Director of the Interfaculty Research Cooperation "Religious Conflicts and Coping Strategies". Her research focuses on past interreligious conflicts and their potentials, both constructive and destructive, for the present.