Medieval Institute Honors Caroline Walker Bynum with Gründler Prize

The Medieval Institute has presented the 2009 Otto Gründler Book Prize to Caroline Walker Bynum, Professor in the School of Historical Studies for her book, Wonderful Blood: Theology and Practice in Late Medieval Northern Germany and Beyond (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007). According to the award citation, "the topic is sweeping, the thought sophisticated, and the writing elegant." She received the award at the 44th International Congress on Medieval Studies, held on May 8 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.