Christopher Macevitt
Paul Mellon Post-Doctoral Rome Prize
September 4, 2006–August 3, 2007
Profession
Assistant Professor, Department of Religion, Dartmouth College
Project title
Life after the Fall: The Memory of Jerusalem and the Culture of the Christian East
Project description
While in Rome, Christopher Macevitt will continue his study of the impact of the loss of the Holy Land on the diverse Christian communities of the Eastern Mediterranean in the fourteenth century. He will also look into how Western European leaders used the memory of Jerusalem to craft new policies toward the Holy Land.