Christopher F Black

Professor Christopher F Black is an Honorary Professorial Research Fellow in the School of Humanities at the University of Glasgow. His work focuses on early modern religious institutions, particularly confraternities in Europe and Italy. He has authored books on church-religion-society dynamics and co-edited interdisciplinary volumes on transatlantic confraternities.

His research interests span Early Modern History, Religious Studies, and European cultural history. Notable works include Church, Religion and Society in Early Modern Italy (2004) and the edited collection Early Modern Confraternities in Europe and the Americas (2006).

Publications analyze religious organizations' societal roles, post-Tridentine reforms, and interdisciplinary approaches to early modern religious life. No scientific awards are listed, but his contributions to religious history are significant. He holds no listed grants or advisees.