Anthony Favier

Anthony Favier is a historian with a doctorate from Université Lumière Lyon 2, specializing in gender perspectives within Catholic youth movements from the 1950s to 1980s. As both a secondary school teacher and university instructor at Sciences Po Paris' History Department, his work examines the intersection of feminism, gender studies, and Catholic institutional responses.

• Core Research Areas: Gender Studies, Religious Studies, 20th Century European History, Catholic Social Movements

Article Trends: His publications focus on papal reforms under Francis, gender theory controversies in Catholicism, and institutional transitions in French Catholicism. A recurring theme is the tension between doctrinal rigidity and evolving societal norms.

Additional Contributions: Maintains a blog analyzing feminist reception by the Church and participates in debates about gender and religious modernization.