Pavel Soukup

Pavel Soukup is a distinguished researcher and director at the Center for Medieval Studies (Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague). His work focuses on medieval religious literature, preaching, crusades, Hussite studies, and theological polemics, with significant contributions to understanding late medieval heresies and interconfessional conflicts.

• PhD thesis on reform sermons by Jakoubek of Stříbro
• Recipient of Andrew W. Mellon and Humboldt Foundation scholarships
• Principal investigator for Czech Science Foundation (GA ČR) and Leverhulme Trust projects

Research Interests include

• Medieval preaching and its societal impact
• Hussite theology and military ideology
• Crusade rhetoric in Central Europe
• Textual transmission in religious controversies
• Conflict resolution in late medieval societies
• Anti-Hussite polemics and manuscript studies

Scientific Awards feature

• Bourse Andrew W. Mellon (2009)
• Humboldt Research Fellowship (2012-2014)
• GA ČR grants for cultural code analysis (2012-2018)
• Leverhulme Trust project leadership (2013-2015)

Teaching Activities encompass special courses at Charles University on crusades, Hussite conflicts, and medieval preaching. He has conducted seminars at Humboldt-Universität Berlin and Palacký University, Olomouc.

Publications include monographs like Jan Hus: The Life and Death of a Preacher and Reformní kazatelství a Jakoubek ze Stříbra, alongside edited volumes on late medieval crusades and religious transformations. His scholarship examines textual communities, manuscript networks, and the interplay between faith and violence.