The Great Curse: Excommunication, Canon Law and the Judicial System in Late Medieval Society, Through the Eyes of an English Preacher by Leo Carruthers

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Staging deaths: King Sverre or a usurper’s path to the throne by David Brégaint

“…Sverre’s own agony and funerals were also meticulously staged in order to defend his rule from accusations of excommunication and pave the way for his succession. The study provides insights on the challenges met by a usurper on his way to royal power and, in particular, on the concomitant relationship between military combat and the work of political persuasion.…”
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CONTEMPLATING ALLAN BOESAK’S FASCINATION WITH PREACHING “TRUTH TO POWER”

“…Allan Boesak, however, has not been swayed by the excommunication of preaching since the dawn of democracy. …”
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Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy: Can linguistic and semiotic analysis clarify their contrasts? by William J. Sullivan, Sarah Tsiang

“…It is these differences that must be subject to careful semiotic analysis to discover whether they are etic and possibly serious but not grounds for mutual excommunication or emic and a true barrier to reunification. …”
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MARCION OF SYNOPE’S RELEVANCE IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD VIS-À-VIS RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE by G Andrade

“…While he made a handsome financial contribution to the Church of Rome, he was eventually excommunicated. Yet, even if his doctrines can seem extravagant, contradictory, alien to modern values, and even anti-Semitic, his theology is relevant in our contemporary world because of the ever-growing threat of religious violence and fundamentalism. …”
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« Un-American ». Usages et appropriations politiques d’une catégorie contradictoire (1886-1916) by Jean-Louis Marin-Lamellet

“…Right-wing groups used un-American to excommunicate radicals while left-wing activists used it to foster a patriotic tradition of dissent. …”
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