Tag: ICOM 2017

The Real Origins of Prince Hall Freemasonry

A paradox in Freemasonry, where Brothers are supposed to have a high regard for truth, is that the same Brothers have been known to downplay, ignore, and suppress truth that is found to be inconvenient. The so-called “clandestine” roots of Prince Hall Freemasonry is… Continue Reading “The Real Origins of Prince Hall Freemasonry”

2017 World Conference on Fraternalism, Freemasonry, and History (WCFFH)

More international Masonic conferences should start with a round table of the world’s best and brightest scholars of the craft talking. Just talking. Shop, mostly. Which is how the World Conference on Fraternalism, Freemasonry, and History at the Bibliotheque Nationale de France kicked off in… Continue Reading “2017 World Conference on Fraternalism, Freemasonry, and History (WCFFH)”

ICOM 2017: A Call for Globalization of Masonic Research

If any single message could be said to have come out of last spring’s first International Meeting of Masonic Research Lodges in Toulon, France, it’s that Masonic scholars of all nations need to talk to each other. England and France are examples of two… Continue Reading “ICOM 2017: A Call for Globalization of Masonic Research”