/u/sowser's posts in /r/AskHistorians
What is the origin of the clerical collar, and how/why did it become so ubiquitous as a symbol of the clergy within mainstream western Christianity?
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When did certain English-language LGBT groups and/or thinkers start to make a point of reclaiming particular slurs? What were the historic rationales given, and did this cause any obvious tension with other parts of the LGBT rights movement?
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What do scholars of early Islamic history think of Lesley Hazleton's recent Muhammad biography, 'The First Muslim'?
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Is it true that Martin Luther at one time believed that the books of James, Jude, Hebrews and Revelation should be wholly removed from the Bible? If so, why?
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Over a dozen women were "elected" to what was (on paper) the collective Head of State for East Germany, the State Council, between 1960 and 1986. What was political life like for these and other women actively involved in the Communist regime?
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I've seen the claim that early Christian belief (circa 3rd/4th century) can be divided into six distinct 'schools' of theological thought. How accurate is this characterisation of early Christian theology?
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How did 12 Step programmes grow from a tiny, infant form of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935 to a massive phenomenon and the popular culture mainstay of addiction treatment?
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