University of Iowa Professor Raymond A. Mentzer is the co-author of a new book, A Companion to the Huguenots (Brill).

From the Brill website:

"The Huguenots are among the best known of early modern European religious minorities. Their suffering in 16th and 17th-century France is a familiar story. The flight of many Huguenots from the kingdom after 1685 conferred upon them a preeminent place in the accounts of forced religious migrations. Their history has become synonymous with repression and intolerance. At the same time, Huguenot accomplishments in France and the lands to which they fled have long been celebrated. They are distinguished by their theological formulations, political thought, and artistic achievements. This volume offers an encompassing portrait of the Huguenot past, investigates the principal lines of historical development, and suggests the interpretative frameworks that scholars have advanced for appreciating the Huguenot experience."

Mentzer is a professor in the Department of Religious Studies​ and History, both part of the UI College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. He is also the Daniel J. Krumm Family Chair in Reformation Studies. His research program focuses on the French Reformed community during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.