Nelson Hubert Minnich (born 15 January 1942, in

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) is an American historian and author who specializes in Catholic history.

Life

Minnich completed his BA in philosophy (in 1965) and MA in history (in 1969) at

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and an

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in theology from the

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in 1970. He earned his PhD in history at

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in 1977. His doctoral thesis was ''Episcopal Reform at the Fifth Lateran Council'' and his doctoral advisor was Myron P. Gilmore.

Career

Minnich joined the faculty of The

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in 1977, becoming Ordinary Professor in 1993, with joint appointments in the History Department and in the Church History program of the School of Theology and Religious Studies . He served as advisory and associate editor of

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, becoming the editor in 2005. He has served as an associate editor of the ''Encyclopedia of the Renaissance''. Minnich is the recipient of numerous fellowships:

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, and

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. His publications deal broadly with Christian humanism; the Catholic and Protestant Reformations; and the papacy and general councils of the early modern period—especially the Fifth Lateran Council (1512–17), on which he has published numerous studies and a critical edition of its decrees. He has also worked on the controversy between

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of Rotterdam (c. 1467–1536) and

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(1475–1531), and the autobiography of

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and of the Gesellschaft zur Herausgabe des Corpus Catholicorum and is active in the Societas Internationalis Historiae Conciliorum Investigandae. Since 2007 he has been a member of the

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Bibliography

Some of Minnich's notable books are: * ''Councils of the Catholic Reformation '' * ''Journeys in Church History'' * ''The Decrees of the Fifth Lateran Council '' Nelson H. Minnich ''The Decrees of the Fifth Lateran Council'' (New York, NY Routledge, 2017)

References

External links

* Catholic University of Americ

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