Stephen M Davis

Biography

Stephen M. Davis (PhD) is an elder at Grace Church in Philadelphia, PA. (gracechurchphilly.org) and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland. He and his family lived in France for many years where he developed a love for the French language and history. He is the author of ten books including six on French history: 'Rise of French Laïcité' in the Evangelical Missiological Society Monograph Series, 'The French Huguenots and Wars of Religion' (winner of the National Huguenot Society's 2022 Scholarly Works Award), 'French Protestantism's Struggle for Survival and Legitimacy, 1517-1905,' 'The War of the Camisards (1702–1704): Huguenot Insurrection during the Reign of Louis XIV' (winner of the National Huguenot Society's 2024 Scholarly Works Award), and co-author of 'French Calvinism in the Sixteenth Century: A History in Biography' (2025) and "French Calvinism in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: A History in Biography (2026)." He contributed to The Palgrave Handbook of Religion and State Volume II: Global Perspectives (October 2023) --'France's Long March from State Religion to Secular State' ( chap. 7). His books, articles, and book reviews can be found at stephenmdavis.com.