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The Fifth RefoRC Conference 2015 will be held May 7-9, 2015 and will hosted by the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.Short Papers and General AttendanceThe conference is open to individual short paper presentations (20 minutes presentation, 10 minutes discussion) and to thematic sessions of two or three short papers. It is also possible to attend the conference without presenting a paper. While we encourage papers on the conference theme, papers can focus on all disciplines related to the 16th century reformations, such as arts, philosophy, law, history, theology etc., independent of the theme of the plenary papers.Short Paper Submission and RegistrationShort paper proposals and registrations can be submitted via the registration form. Short paper proposals are welcome beforeFebruary 15, 2015.Theme of Plenary PapersThe theme of the plenary papers is: Crossing Borders: Transregional Reformations.In recent decades, the field of transnational/transregional history has yielded novel insights: the constant movement of persons, goods, ideas, books and images across boundaries induced a transfer of culture and knowledge shaping the early modern world much more profoundly than previously thought. Although alert to the universal aspect of religion, theologians and (church) historians are only starting to apply this methodology to the study of religious reform in the sixteenth century.The conference aims to emphasize the shift in the field of Reformation Studies to a cross-border and multi-confessional approach: How were religious exile, confessional identity and transregional transfers connected? What were the routes and networks of religious reform, along and across borders? How did the printing press support transregional exchange? In what ways did global, transregional and local dimensions of religious reform interact?The Fifth RefoRC Conference Leuven explores transregional dimensions of the Catholic and Protestant Reformations in the early modern period.CommunicationGeneral communication of the conference is in English, but also papers in French and German will be welcomed. Presenters who prefer to give their paper in French or German, are invited to provide the audience with an English summary of about 150-200 words.Conference VolumeThe conference volume will be published by Vandenhoeck &#38; Ruprecht in the series Refo500 Academic Studies (R5AS) and contains all plenary papers and a selection of short papers. Another publication venue is the Journal of Early Modern Christianity (JEMC).Manuscripts for the conference volume can be submitted to theRefoRC 2015 Organisation Team. All other manuscripts can be submitted to Tarald Rasmussen. Editors will decide on publication.Source : The Reformation Research Consortium.