American Society of Church History

American Society of Church History
AbbreviationASCH
Formation1888; 136 years ago (1888)
FounderPhilip Schaff
Founded atNew York City, New York, US[1]
TypeLearned society
Region
United States
FieldEcclesiastical history
Membership (2020)
1,600[2]
President
Daniel Ramírez
Executive secretary
Caleb Maskell[2][3]
Affiliations
Revenue (2018–19)
$260,753[5]
Expenses (2018–19)$188,354[6]
Endowment (2019)$483,408[7]
Websitechurchhistory.org Edit this at Wikidata

The American Society of Church History (ASCH) was founded in 1888[1] with the disciplines of Christian denominational and ecclesiastical history as its focus. Today the society's interests include the broad range of the critical scholarly perspectives, as applied to the history of Christianity and its relationship to surrounding cultures in all periods, locations, and contexts. The society was founded by Philip Schaff.

The ASCH records are housed at the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On behalf of the ASCH, Cambridge University Press publishes the quarterly academic journal Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture, which was established in 1932.[8][9] The journal is regarded as highly authoritative in its field, and is compared to the British Journal of Ecclesiastical History.[10]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Zikmund 1997, p. 287 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c "American Society of Church History". Washington: American Historical Association. 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "ASCH Executive Committee and Council". American Society of Church History. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "American Society of Church History". New York: American Council of Learned Societies. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  5. ^ Bademan, Bryan (2020). "Finance Secretary's Report to the Membership". American Society of Church History. p. 3. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  6. ^ Bademan, Bryan (2020). "Finance Secretary's Report to the Membership". American Society of Church History. p. 4. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  7. ^ Bademan, Bryan (2020). "Finance Secretary's Report to the Membership". American Society of Church History. pp. 2, 4. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  8. ^ Hein, David; Shattuck, Gardiner H. (2004). The Episcopalians. Denominations in America. Vol. 11. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishing. pp. 333–334. ISBN 978-0-313-22958-9. ISSN 0193-6883.
  9. ^ "Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture". Homepage. American Society of Church History. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  10. ^ Bradley, James E. (1995). Church History: An Introduction to Research, Reference Works, and Methods. Wm. B. Eerdmans. p. 90. ISBN 9780802808264.