The Internationalism of European Freemasons: on national belongings, civic engagement, and (non) religious commitments (1845–1935)

Joachim Berger hält einen Gastvortrag am Graduate Institute in Genf. Er ist Forschungskoordinator am Leibniz-Institut für Europäische Geschichte (IEG) in Mainz und ist von 2025-2027 zum Germanischen Nationalmuseum in Nürnberg abgeordnet.

Vortrag in englischer Sprache im Auditorium A2, Pétale 2, Maison de la paix, Genf, Schweiz.

Englischsprachige Veranstaltungsbeschreibung: „In an age of nationalism, colonialism and culture wars, how should the ideal of a universal brotherhood of mankind be realised? In his talk, Joachim Berger will explore how Masonic national associations promoted or opposed the formation of a worldwide organisation of their ‚brotherhood‘.  Ultimately, the transnational efforts before and after the First World War ended up amplifying the differences they set out to overcome. The main causes of controversy were whether freemasonry should have a religious or secular basis, and what socio-political causes, such as charity or peacekeeping, it should support.“