Center for Cistercian and Monastic Studies

The Center for Cistercian and Monastic Studies was a research center under the Medieval Institute of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States until 2023. ^[1]

History

In 1973, Western Michigan University and Cistercian Publications, Inc. jointly founded the Institute of Cistercian Studies, which was later integrated into the Institute of Medieval Studies at the same university. In 2010 it was reformed as the Center for Cistercian and Monastic Studies.

The center, which was supported by an Advisory Board, ^[2] organized colloquia and published the Monastic Life series as part of the Medieval Institute Publications.

The Cistercian and Monastic Studies conference ran in conjunction with the International Congress on Medieval Studies until 2021, and focused on all aspects of monasticism from late antiquity to the present. ^[3]

References

1. "Medieval Institute History". wmich.edu. Western Michigan University. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
2. "Center for Cistercian and Monastic Studies Advisory Board". wmich.edu. Western Michigan University. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
3. "Conference on Cistercian Studies Programs". scholarworks.wmich.edu. ScholarWorks@WMU. Retrieved 6 November 2025.