
Fellow (Royal Historical Society)
Chair in History
- About
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School of Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History,
Crombie Annexe, Room 109
Meston Walk,
King's College,
University of Aberdeen,
Old Aberdeen,
AB24 3FX.Biography
Professor Naphy received his doctorate (in Reformation History) from the University of St Andrews in 1993. He was appointed a lecturer at the University of Manchester in 1993 and, in 1996, at Aberdeen where he was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1999. He was awarded a personal chair in 2007. He is the author of six books with translations into six languages (including a translation, funded by the Norwegian government, into Serbo-Croat for an NGO raising awareness of homosexuality in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia) as well as numerous edited volumes and articles in scholarly journals .
He has made frequent appearances in the media (Channel 4; Grampian TV; BBC-Scotland; BBC-Radio 4: Start the Week) as a specialist on the history of witchcraft, plague, and sexuality. He contributed extensively to the media in the discussions surrounding the Kirk's position on gay ministers. He was historical consultant for Out in the World, a four-part series on the history of sexuality broadcast on Radio 3.
He is a leading authority on Calvin's Geneva during the sixteenth century as well as the history of crime and punishment in the early modern period He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and member of the Sixteenth Century Studies Society.
During the course of 2009 and events commemorating Calvin's birth in 1509, Professor Naphy participated in the T. V. Moore endowed lecture series at the San Francisco Theological Seminary along with the Rev. Dr. Setri Nyomi (General Secreary, World Alliance of Reformed Churches). Professor Naphy also delivered a keynote address at the conference on Calvin and his Influence, 1509-2009 (Geneva, 24-27 May).
He speaks often to general audiences on gender, sexuality, witchcraft and Calvinism.
External Memberships
Professor Naphy is one of the editors for the Manchester University Press series on Early Modern Europe.
- Research
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Research Overview
Calvin, Calvinism, Witchcraft, Plague, Geneva, Crime, Sexuality, Gender, Gay Issues
Current Research
Professor Naphy is currently working on the production of a two-volume study of sexuality, deviance, and criminality in early modern Geneva. The first volume will concentrate on 'unnatural' sexual activity (as defined by the Genevan courts), while the second volume will look at the wider issue of the control and criminalisation of other forms of sexual activity (for example, fornication and adultery).
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
- HIÂ 1521 Renaissance to Revolutions
- HI 2512 Making Sex: Constructing Men and Women, c. 1750-the present day
- HI 302E/352E Aztec, Incas and Mayas: Empires on the Eve of Apocalypse
- HI 302F/352F Satan, Sorcery & Sabbaths: Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe, c. 1450-1700
- HI 4015 Homosexuality in the Greco-Roman World
- HI 5026/5526 Tradition and Culture in Protestant Scoland c. 1560-1650
- Publications
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A Long-Suffering Ministry: Calvin & the Continual Crises of Geneva, 1536-1564
A Companion to the Reformation in Geneva. Balserak, J. (ed.). Leiden: Brill, pp. 75-92, 17 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004404397_005
525 Years in the Pursuit of Truth Podcast: The Local Rise and International Role of Marischal College, 1593-1860
Non-textual Forms: Digital or Visual ProductsReforming the City-State: Government in Geneva
John Calvin in Context. Holder, R. W. (ed.). Cambridge University Press, pp. 92-99, 7 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108687447
From prince-bishopric to city-state: Nationalizing the Church and creating a republic in reformation Geneva
Layered Landscapes. Nelson, E., Wright, J. (eds.). Routledge, pp. 134-149, 16 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315591711
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Judges and shepherds: Consistories
Judging Faith, Punishing Sin. Parker, C. H., Starr-LeBeau, G. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, pp. 104-127Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316492659.009
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Consistories
Judging Faith, Punishing Sin. Parker, C., Starr-Lebeau, G. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, pp. 104-116, 12 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316492659
Secret Pregnancies & Presumptions of Guilt: Infanticide in Early Modern Geneva, 1558-1642
Politics, Gender, and Belief. Comerford, K., Maag, K., Nelson-Burnett, A. (eds.). Librairie Droz, pp. 265-287, 23 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersWe don’t care about how farm animals live, so why do we care how they die?
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesTories in denial while Kirk comes to terms with sexuality
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesBorn to be Gay: Historija Homoseksualnosti
Sarajevski Otvoreni Centar; Queeria Center; Queer Zagreb, Zagreb, Sarajevo, Belgrade. 338 pagesBooks and Reports: Books