Catholics vs. Protestants Global Religious Competition in the Age of Decolonization (1919-1958)

Catholics vs. Protestants

Global Religious Competition in the Age of Decolonization (1919-1958)

Immagine: Béthune, Léon, Baron de, Carte des Missions Catholiques en Afrique, Illinois Library - No Copyright

Catholics vs. Protestants
Global Religious Competition in the Age of Decolonization (1919-1958)

15:00 Sante Lesti (Scuola Normale Superiore)
Welcome and Introduction

FIRST SESSION Chair: Laura Pettinaroli (École Française de Rome)

15:15 Sam Kuijken (KU Leuven)
The Catholic struggle against Protestantism in Asia and the Pacific after the Second World War

15:45 Jaïr Santos (École Française de Rome)
Catholic culture and Protestantism in Brazil in the Vargas era

16:15 Discussion
Mireno Berrettini
(Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano), Luca Castagna (Università degli Studi di Salerno), Sante Lesti (Scuola Normale Superiore), Paolo Zanini (Università degli Studi di Milano)

16:45 Coffee break

SECOND SESSION Chair: Raffaella Perin (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano)

17:00 Caterina Scalvedi (Wake Forest University)
Catholic-Protestant Competition in Italy's African Colonies

17:30 Giacomo Canepa (Scuola Superiore Meridionale, Napoli)
Between persistent alarms and the rise of new priorities: the Protestants in Africa in the Italian and French Catholic magazines (1945-1960)

18:00 Discussion
Mireno Berrettini
(Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano), Luca Castagna (Università degli Studi di Salerno), Sante Lesti (Scuola Normale Superiore), Paolo Zanini (Università degli Studi di Milano)