T.J. Tomlin |
T.J. Tomlin, earned a B.A. in history from Kansas State University in 1999. In 2003, he completed an M.A. in Church History from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. He received his Ph.D. in 2009 from the University of Missouri. His research explores the interplay between religion and American culture, primarily in the eighteenth century. He has given papers at a variety of conferences, including the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and The American Society of Church History. Forthcoming publications include articles in Early American Studies and The Encyclopedia of the American Enlightenment.
He is currently working on a book about the religious content of almanacs, early America’s most widespread form of popular print. Printed and sold annually, almanacs were calendars and astrologically-based medical handbooks filled with poetry, essays, and descriptions of the workings of the natural world. Because they were unaffiliated with any one denomination and sold in mind-boggling numbers across the colonies, almanacs offer a unique vantage point from which to view America’s religious past.
Professor Tomlin has taught at the University of Missouri and at Stephens College. At UNC, he offers courses in early American history, including Early America to 1763, Revolutionary America, and Religion in America.
Classes
During Fall 2009 he is teaching:
- HIST 100: Survey of American History from the Beginning to 1877
- HIST 320: Colonial America, 1492-1763
